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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Central Government has notified the constitution of 3 member State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Goa. The Authority headed by Dr Purushottam Pednekar has Dr Dipak Gaitonde as a member and Director, Dept of Environment & Climate Change, Goa govt as Member Secretary. A member State Level Expert Appraisal Committee(SEAC) has also been notified by the Center. The SEAC chaired by Pascoal Barbosa Noronha has Dr Nitin Sawant, Dr Subhash Bhosle, Prasad Rangnekar, Dr Jose Faleiro, Sanjay Jahagirdar, Sujeetkumar Dongre, Sanjay Amonkar as members and Sr Environmental Engineer, Goa State Pollution Control Board as Member…

With just around 10-12 days left for D-Day, the entire Congress machinery and INDI alliance seems to be focused on the South Goa seat, indicating that the party has already given up on the seat. Right from GPCC president Amit Patkar, Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao, AICC leader Girish Chodankar, Goa Forward chief Vijai Sardesai, AAP MLAs – Venzy Viegas, Cruz Silva are all focussed on the South Goa seat leaving North Goa candidate Ramakant Khalap to fend for himself. Twenty-five years ago, in 1999, Shripad Bhau Naik defeated the sitting Member of Parliament, who was also a Union Minister…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Utpal Parrikar, the son of former chief minister and former Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, stated that he wants Narendra Modi to be Prime Minister of India for a third time in the best interests of the country and that the Bharatiya Janata Party is the platform for deciding whether or not he needs to be a member of the party. He stated that the nation should come first and that the BJP should win back control of the Central government in this Lok Sabha election, in an interview with a local channel on Thursday. Goans ought…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Sun Estates Developers has announced its foray into the hospitality sector with a grand vision for Goa. The company is planning to invest close to Rs 1000 crore to introduce a series of hospitality projects, aimed at elevating the tourism experience in one of India’s most sought-after destinations. Building on the success of its recent ventures, including the acquisition by Astor’s hotel, Sun Estates Developers is excited to unveil its latest project – the launch of 500 keys branded all-suite service apartments. This marks the beginning of a larger initiative, which will see the development of seven…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Two brothers in their late twenties, a former engineer and a commerce graduate, were found dead in an apartment in Goa’s Margao and an autopsy indicated they may have died of malnutrition, police said on Thursday. The deaths came to light after police broke into a flat at the Paradise Apartment at Aquem-Margao late on Wednesday, alerted by the father of the two men, who were living with their mother. Officials described the bodies of the two men as having been in a state of extreme emaciation, and the mother was found unconscious at home and admitted…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Bombay High Court in Goa has upheld the Registrar of Co-operative Societies’ order disqualifying several past and current board members, dealing a serious blow to the disqualified Goa Dairy Board of Directors. They were found guilty of irregularities that resulted in losses and negatively impacted the milk cooperative by the quasi-judicial order. Following that, a plea challenging the Registrar of Co-operative Societies order was filed before the High Court by the disqualified members, including the then-chairman. The plea was dismissed on Thursday. The Registrar of Co-operative Societies had declared that there were anomalies in the purchasing…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said the party’s vote count and lead in both the Lok Sabha seats in the state will increase after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally on April 27. BJP leaders on Thursday took stock of the preparation for PM Modi’s public meeting scheduled to be held at Sancoale in South Goa. “People are eager to attend the public meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Around 50,000 people will gather. It will have a positive impact on both Lok Sabha seats in the state. Our lead will increase after the meeting,” CM Sawant…