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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Youth Congress has condemned the act of the BJP government to detain its members while trying to seek the appointment of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant over inflation and unemployment. State In-Charge for Goa Pradesh Youth Congress and National Secretary of Indian Youth Congress Ms. Richi Bhargava said that the BJP government has proved that it is stifling the voices of the public when someone stands to ask about inflation and unemployment. “As citizens of this nation, don’t we have the right to ask questions to elected representatives? Why are they shying away from the responsibilities,”…

* Court asks CO to monitor the situation on a daily basis Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The State government today told the High Court of Bombay at Goa that 30 metric tons of daily waste from Margao will be treated at the Saligao Waste Treatment facility temporarily while another five metric tons will be at the SGPDA waste facility. The State also informed Court that it is considering sending around ten metric tons of waste from Margao to the Cacora treatment facility, which is currently operational on a trial basis. Margao generates around 35 metric tons of dry waste daily, which…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Taxi owners from today met the Transport Department to oppose the state government’s decision to levy an annual maintenance charge of Rs 4,654 for the taxi fare meter, which was made compulsory for all tourist taxis in the state last year. Taxi owners had earlier also opposed the installation of the taxi meters, following which the government had agreed to provide a subsidy. “We oppose the state government decision to levy an annual maintenance charge of Rs 4,654 for the taxi fare meter, which was made compulsory for all tourist taxis in the state from last year,”…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Ministry of Home Affairs has designated Manohar International Airport, Mopa, Goa, as an authorised point for entry/exit from India. The first international flight is scheduled to take off from MIA to London-Gatwick on July 21. Tata Group-owned Air India will become the first carrier to operate international flights from the Manohar International Airport (MIA) in North Goa. The airport was inaugurated in January this year. The carrier announced flights from North Goa’s Manohar International Airport to Gatwick Airport, the second-largest airport in the United Kingdom, starting from July 21, 2023. The airline said the flight from Goa is…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI; Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs has informed that Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Department of Food & Public Distribution, New Delhi has extended the date for Aadhar Enrollment/application for Aadhar Enrollment up to September 30, 2023. All the beneficiaries of Ration Cards who have not yet linked their Aadhar Card with Ration Card are requested to do so, as linking of Aadhar Card with Ration Card is mandatory and same is notified by Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs. It has been also informed that the Department will delete Ration Card…

 Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Goa (SCPD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Enable India, a leading NGO from Bengaluru, to collaborate on generating employment opportunities for persons with disabilities (PwDs) and offering them various courses to equip them with industry knowledge in Goa and outside the state. The MOU was signed by Guruprasad Pawaskar, State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and Dipesh Sutariya, Chairman and Managing Director of Enable India on July 11, 2023, in Panaji. The MOU was signed in the presence of Dr. Pramod Sawant, the Chief Minister…

New Fund Offer Period: July 7 – July 21, 2023 The Fund Manager investment strategy is aiming to combine portfolio stability along with Alpha generation Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Canara Robeco Mutual Fund, India’s second oldest mutual fund today announced the launch of Canara Robeco Multi Cap Fund, a solution that allows investors to benefit from the power of the equity markets and aims to generate long term capital appreciation through diversified investments in large, mid and small cap stocks. The new fund offer invests across companies of different market capitalisations. While active management of the portfolio may help to generate…