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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Town and Country Planning (TCP) Minister Vishwajit Rane today announced that the Pernem Zoning Plan has been kept in abeyance. “The zoning plan of Pernem will be kept in abeyance. We will take people into confidence. I have held a discussion with CM and central leadership. The plan has been kept in abeyance after discussions with Union Home Minister Amit Shah,” said Rane. He further said that the people of Pernem will be taken into confidence before finalising or going ahead with any plan. “The people should not feel that we are bypassing them and going ahead…

Goemkarponn desk NEW DELHI: States like Delhi and Goa have raised concerns about tax demands on online gaming companies and casinos, claiming that retrospective taxation is being applied. However, Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra has clarified that a 28% Goods and Services Tax (GST) was already being levied on online gaming and casinos prior to these demands. In the 52nd GST council meeting, Delhi and Goa brought up the issue of tax demands on e-gaming companies and casinos. Delhi Finance Minister Atishi stated that tax notices for the past 6 years, calculated at a higher rate of 28%, are being sent…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: A Public Interaction programme is held under ‘Mission Life (Life for Environment) at Gaondongrim (Canaocna) on Naquim and Groundwater Conservation. Central Ground Water Board, an apex organization for groundwater under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India organized a one-day Public Interaction Programme on “NAQUIM & Ground Water Conservation” at Government Highschool Gaondongrem, Canacona Taluk, South Goa district on Saturday (07.10.2023). Gaondongrem and Cotigao villages are taken up as NAQUIM 2.0 studies by CGWB during the current year 2023-24. As a part of this, the Interschool Poster competition and Quiz competition were organized among three high…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The controversy surrounding the pay-parking issue generated a lot of heat during the CCP’s Special meeting today with the opposition councillors alleging it was a “major scam”. The Corporation defended the pay parking contractor- collecting fees even today, stating that the said contractor is the successful bidder to the fresh tender which was floated in July. The Corporation also said that the bidder has already paid 70 per cent of the bid amount with a band guarantee, amounting to over Rs 1.60 cr to the CCP. The CCP had signed a contract with Sohan Juwarkar for three…

Goemkarponn desk OLD GOA: On Sunday night, a hit-and-run accident at the Kadamba plateau in Chimbel resulted in the death of a worker. The laborer Harlaal Murmu (29) of West Bengal was crossing the road when he was struck and run over by a four-wheeler, instantly killing him. The four-wheeler, which was headed toward Panaji, reportedly did a U-turn and went towards the Ponda side, according to eyewitness reports. “A person on a bullet motorcycle then chased the four-wheeler and was able to get its registration number, which has been shared with the Old Goa police,” an eyewitness claimed. Meanwhile,…

Goemkarponn desk New Delhi: Two foreign nationals, including a woman, who were declared proclaimed offenders for their alleged involvement in human trafficking, have been arrested by the Delhi Police, officials said on Sunday. The accused — Aziza Tanrykulyyeva (36) from Turkmenistan and Sherget Afghan (25) from Afghanistan — were arrested from North Goa by a team from the Mayur Vihar police station, an official said. Both the accused were declared proclaimed offenders by various district courts of Delhi in cases of human trafficking and those lodged under the Foreigners Act, he added. The police official said the accused used to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Shacks on Goa’s beaches will now have to mandatorily serve “fish curry-rice”, a staple of the coastal state, along with other Indian and international cuisines, said tourism minister Rohan Khaunte on Sunday. The compulsory inclusion of the coconut-based preparation, savoured for its tangy and spicy taste, in the menu of the joints is part of the state’s new Shack Policy that aims to promote the Goan cuisine, the minister said. Up until now, shacks along the shoreline offered North Indian food but Goan dishes were not available at these places, he said. The government has now made…