Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has directed the head of departments as well as Finance departments to clear dues of all social security schemes before Ganesh Chaturthi. CM said this at the review meeting with the Finance Department & HoDs from other departments. He reviewed the Public Welfare schemes of the Union & State and has directed officials to ensure timely release of benefits of various schemes before Ganesh Chaturthi.
Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that his government has spent crores of Rupees in the power sector and there is no need for further investment for the next 25 years. “The government has laid emphasis on underground power lines in the state by spending a large amount of crores of rupees. Given the investment made by the government in the power sector, there is no need for further investment for the next 25 years,” said Sawant. He further said that in the last five years, Rs 2000 cr have been spent on power infrastructure including underground…
Goemkapronn desk SANGUEM: In spite of several assurances over the years regarding Wifi and mobile phone connectivity, villagers of Netravali in Sanguem are extremely upset over the near non-existent mobile and internet connectivity in the village. According to social worker Mithil Ulhas Dessai, several villagers complained to him about the promised Wifi services which have not as yet materialized. According to Mithil, during a recent event for distribution of fertilizers, which was attended by almost 70 to 80 farmers from the area, the school-going children are suffering greatly as they have to walk long distances to avail of internet facility.…
Goemkarponn desk SANGUEM: In spite of several assurances over the years, some tribal villagers and farmers from Sanguem residing in the Netravali area are still fighting for their rights under the Forest Rights Act 2006, social worker Mithil Ulhas Dessai said while speaking to media persons in South Goa. Tribals residing with a fixed habitation within the boundaries of the Netravali Wild Life Sanctuary were promised a solution to their cases for alternate accommodation or compensation for loss of their ancestral agricultural/horticultural activity, since the implementation of the Forests Rights Act in Goa in 2012. According to Mithil Ulhas Dessai,…
New Delhi: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday said that if “evidence is submitted” terrorism “will not be condoned” when questioned about the extradition of Zakir Naik. Naik is an Islamist preacher who fled to Malaysia after being accused in India of supporting terrorism and spreading hate and division among Muslims and other communities in India through his so-called lectures and speeches. The Malaysian Prime Minister also said that one case should not deter Malaysia and India from enhancing their bilateral relationship. “We are open to any ideas and if evidence is submitted, we will not condone terrorism, but…
KOLKATA: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) may have got a preliminary permission to conduct a polygraph test on a man accused of raping and murdering a 31-year-old doctor inside a Kolkata hospital, but it is now faced with a peculiar situation that is delaying the process. For no lawyer was initially ready to represent Sanjoy Ray, a 33-year-old civic volunteer who had easy access to the interiors of the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the body of a trainee doctor was found on August 9, according to CBI sources. The crime has triggered massive country-wide protests…
Kolkata: Top officers of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which guards airports and Parliament, reached Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital this morning for a recce. The paramilitary force has been tasked with taking over security arrangements at the state-run hospital after a shocking incident of vandalism in the aftermath of a 31-year-old doctor’s rape and murder that has shaken the nation. Senior CISF officer K Pratap Singh, who visited the hospital this morning, told the media, “Let us do our job. We have come here for some assignment. Let us finish our work, then senior officers will brief…
