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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: State representative on the GST council and Goa Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho believes that the tax hike on casinos would harm the sector moving forward and called it “a negative factor for the industry.” Goa already supported taxation on gross gaming revenue (GGR) and not on full face value. Godinho said that the state would write to the council for reconsideration. According to Godinho, the industry welcomes a 28% GST rate, be it online gaming casinos and horse racing, but the decision to levy that new tax rate on full face value instead of GGR is frowned…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: A 51-year-old man from Agonda dies after his Scooter was hit head-on by a Rent-A-Cab Car at Agonda late Wednesday night. According to police, Sanju Laxman Naikgaunkar, 51, succumbed to his injuries at CHC he suffered after his Scooter (GA10 B5396) was dashed by an oncoming Car (GA- 07 T 0253) driven by tourists from Haryana @ about 9.40 pm on Wednesday night. Police further informed that Arjun Singh, 25 driving the car in a rash and negligent manner, drove it towards the right side of the road at Panna (near Sanjay Bandekar’s house) and hit the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today justified his government’s decision not to have a Tiger Reserve in Goa, stating that being a small state, it does not fit into one of the criteria led down by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). On Wednesday, the state Wildlife Board headed by Sawant decided not to proceed with the Tiger reserve proposal for any of its protected areas. Talking to reporters on Thursday, Sawant said that State does not fit into one of the criteria set by NTCA, and hence there was no question of having a Tiger reserve. He…

Goa Govt signs MoU with Paytm for Digital and Cashless Payment Technology in Goa. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today announced that all state government departments and services will go cashless in the coming days. The State government today signed an MoU with One97 Communications Limited for Digital and Cashless Payment Technology in Goa. “We want to take forward PM Modi’s vision of digital India. The government today signed an MoU with One97 Communications Limited for Digital and Cashless Payment Technology in Goa. All state government departments and services will go cashless in the coming days,” said Sawant.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The 93 erstwhile SMCL workers who have recently been employed by Vedanta Limited for the resumption of mining at Bicholim Mineral Block met with Sarpanch Karishma Gaonkar and Panch Members of Sirgao village. These workers were offered employment by Vedanta Limited- the preferred bidder and current leaseholder of the Bicholim Mineral Block. This group of 93 workers led by Atmaram Tilve met the village Panch Members to garner their support for the resumption of mining at Bicholim Mineral Block, which was secured by Vedanta Limited during the first auction of Goa mining leases in December 2022. The…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) MLA Viresh Borkar said that the opposition did not have the numbers, so no candidate was fielded for the Rajya Sabha Polls. “if we had put an independent candidate, we require 10 MLAs, and we do not have that, and similarly for a party candidate, we require 4 MLA. This is the reason we did not field a candidate,’ said Borkar. Seven Members of the Goa Legislative Assembly from the Opposition Benches have unanimously decided not to field a Candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha MP polls. The press communique signed by all…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant handed over a Letter of Intent to the four successful Minning bidders for five iron ore blocks in North Goa. Congratulating the bidders, Chief Minister requested all the bidders to accommodate the people dependent on mining. He further assured that the Department of Mines and Geology and the State government will fully support them and further advise them to complete the formalities required with the government of India and State government, such as Environment clearances, to ensure that mining activities commence soon in Goa. The successful bidders were Vedanta, Fomento Group, JSW…