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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Minister for Environment Nilesh Cabral today assured the House that government will modify the Noise Action Plan to incorporate an entertainment zone. MLA Chandrakant Shetye had raised the issue of Commercial Establishments and business owners operating in the coastal belts of Goa on account of the order/notification in respect of silence zones issued under the noise pollution rules 2000. “I assure you that a separate plan will be made for Goa and also the existing noise action plan would be submitted to the High Court for consideration. We also plan to set up a dedicated entertainment zone,’…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Stating no one can stop his dedication to work for the benefit of the deserving, Quepem MLA distributed Atal Asara Yojana (AAY) sanction letters providing financial assistance for the repair of houses. In a brief function organized in the Khola panchayat Hall, Quepem MLA Altone D’Costa in the presence of Panch Prabhakar Vaiz distributed AAY Sanction letters to 34 OBC beneficiaries providing financial assistance to the tune of Rs.1.5 lakhs to each of the beneficiaries to repair their houses in Khola village. Speaking on the occasion, D’Costa informed though he belongs to an opposition party, he will…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that the election commission of India has begun a process, on a pilot basis, to identify and delete those voters having dual voting cards. The Chief Minister’s response came after Revolutionary Goans MLA Viresh Borkar brought to the notice of the House, that there are various beneficiaries of dual voting cards and that the government has failed to act against them. Sawant told the State Legislative Assembly that the government is against issuing dual voting cards; however, the subject is not within their ambit. Sawant said that the dual voting card…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today distributed offer letters to 42 Children of Freedom Fighters and 63 Homeguards who will now take up roles as Police constables. “Today we have distributed offer letters to 42 Children of Freedom Fighters and 63 Homeguards who will now take up roles as Police constables,” said Sawant. He further said that the remaining persons will be absorbed by December 2023. “Children of Freedom Fighters should carry forward the torch of dedication to the land that their parents had exemplified and do their work,” said Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant at the event…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Legislators across party lines on Tuesday raised the issue of dust pollution due to the handling of coal cargos at Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) in Vasco, South Goa. BJP MLA Sankalp Amonkar, the Aam Aadmi Party’s Venzy Viegas and Cruz Silva, Goa Forward Party legislator Vijai Sardesai, Congress MLA Carlos Ferreira voiced their concerns during the ongoing monsoon session of the state legislative assembly. Amonkar demanded that coal cargo handling companies — Southwest Port Infrastructure and Adani Mormugao Terminal — be asked to control the dust pollution levels. The other members also raised concern about the pollution…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI; The Court has granted five days of police custody to accused Paresh Sinai Sawardekar in the Banastari accident case. “Court has granted five days of police custody to accused Paresh Sinai Sawardekar in the Banastari accident case,” police said. According to the police, the speeding car first collided with two bikes before changing direction and crashing into three other cars coming from the opposite direction, resulting in injuries to several individuals in the second collision. According to the medical report, the driver of the vehicle, identified as Paresh A Sinai Sawardekar, was found to be driving under…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today has assured to take action against an IPS officer, who was reportedly involved in molesting a girl in a night club in Goa. “We will not tolerate this; strict action will be taken in connection with the matter.” Said Sawant on the floor of the House. Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai raised the issue on the floor of the House. Sardesai urged that the IPS officer be suspended right away. “This case is much more dangerous than drunk and driving, the IPS officer should be sent home, these officers think they are on…