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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: With the State Tourism Department extending deadline for submitting the applications for erection of beach shacks, deck beds, umbrellas to October 30, it is now clear that beach shacks, the main tourist attraction, will take more time to come up along the coastal belts. The applications will be accepted till 1 pm on Oct 30. Oct 27 was the last date for submission of applications as per the previously issued public notice. Shack operators and other stakeholders have been expressing concern over the inordinate delay in beach shack allocations even a month after full-fledged commencement of the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Three persons have been arrested by Collem police for murdering 38-year-old Jharkhand native at Collem under the influence of alcohol. Naked body of Philip Kispotta a labourer residing at Collem was found near the railway track at Collem on Oct 27. The accused are identified as 40-year-old Ramesh Doddamani from Hukkeri, Karnataka, 22-year-old Shivam Ram Bahadur from Raibarely and 56-year-old Chandrakant Bhagyavant from Satara, Maharashtra. Police had initially ruled out foul play but later registered the case as that or murder. The nude body of a worker from Jharkhand was found behind the railway station at Collem.…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: In a major relief to Tillari dam project-affected families, Bicholim MLA Dr Chandrakant Shetye informed that the 200 families will be granted sanads on Thursday. “The families who were uprooted by the Tillari project and are presently receiving rehabilitation at Sal rehabilitation colony will be granted rights to land and houses.” In 1980, the Tillari dam, a joint Goa-Maharashtra project, opened for business. The dam’s water covered nine villages in Maharashtra: Pal, Sargane, Shivange, Ainode, Patye, Kendr Khurd, Kendr Budruk, Tervan Medhe, and Konal. 1110 families in all were impacted by the project; 200 of them underwent…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Under the direction of Industries Minister Mauvin Godinho, the State government has formed a ten-member Task Force Committee to identify priority areas for strategic investments in infrastructure and industry. Under Secretary of Industries Vivek Naik stated in a notification that the Task Force will also have to meet with diverse stakeholders to form a consensus, share ideas, and offer comprehensive recommendations on balanced industrial and socioeconomic growth businesses’ associations. In order to attract investments, the Task Force Committee must identify important industrial and infrastructure improvement sectors. The notification further stated that the Committee must recommend measures to…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa l ruled that those who have joined in govt service prior to 2005 on contract basis and have been later regularized will be eligible for pension and other retiral benefits under Old Pension Scheme(OPS) and not the presently applicable new pension scheme under National Pension System(NPS). The NPS is a defined-contribution pension system which waas formed in 2004. The court order came in the case of an employee of Sanquelim Munipal Council who retired from her service as a sweeper in Dec 2020. Court ordered that the pension under the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that he discussed various aspects of economic, tourism, education, cultural cooperation among Goa and the USA with US Ambassador. “We discussed various aspects of economic, tourism, education, cultural cooperation among Goa and the USA,” said CM Sawant post the visit. Ambassador of the United States of America to India Eric Garcetti visited the Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Laboratory in North Goa District Hospital, along with senior officials from USAID India and Goa’s health department. Ambassador Garcetti emphasized the United States’ ongoing commitment to aligning with local governments in developing models that are…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Four Colvale State Central jail officials have been suspended for permitting jail inmates to use firecrackers and burn the effigy of Ravana in the prison premises as part of Dussehra festival celebration. Inspector General of Prisons has reportedly suspended an assistant superintendent, two jailers and one assistant jailer for dereliction of duties. IG Prison has also sought explanation from the officials concerned regarding the incident. The action was initiated after video of the celebration went viral on social media. The officer said that when the incident came to light, an inquiry was conducted and the responsibility was…