Author: Team Admin

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The AAP leaders today slammed BJP government for their “tiffin pe charcha” initiative accusing them of “teasing” common man whose lives have turned miserable with inflation. They also said that while the government has no money to disburse the benefits of social welfare schemes, however, spends lakhs of rupees to hold chintan shibir in a five-star resort. “BJP should hold their Chintan Shivir at Azad Maidan, why a five-star resort is needed. The government does not have money to pay beneficiaries of Laadli Laxmi and Griha Adhar,” said Adv Amit Palekar. He further slammed the BJP government…

   CALANGUTE VP KEEPS RESOLUTION IN ABEYANCE AFTER MASSIVE PROTEST Thousands March To Calangute Demanding Apology and Immediate Withdrawal of Panchayat Order; Reports of Stone-pelting, car damage Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: In a massive show of strength, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj premis, on Tuesday, launched a massive protest against the Village panchayat of Calangute order to demolish the Shivaji statue, installed a fortnight ago. The statue was installed on June 3 at the junction near the police station. However, in a notice issued late yesterday evening, the Calangute panchayat, led by Sarpanch Joseph Sequeira, ordered the demolition of the statue, which…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) today has demanded that an FIR be filed against the contractor Ashoka Buildcon whose truck was responsible for the accident which led to the death of one local resident. The Congress delegation today met PI and questioned why no FIR has been filed against the contractor. “I want to know how a non-Goa-registered truck is plying in the state. Did the police check whether they are paying road tax? When an accident takes place, why is the local MLA sitting in the police station?” said Patkar. Patkar has accused the local MLA…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: On Tuesday, Mormugao BJP MLA Sankalp Amonkar said that development came first and that the cabinet reshuffle could come later. Amonkar was speaking to reporters in the presence of Murgao BJP Mandal President Sanjay Satardekar and other mandal members during a press conference to showcase the developments taken by the BJP under PM Narendra Modi’s Governance in the last 9 years. “The question of re-shuffling of ministers does not arise when our CM, Dr Pramod Sawant and his ministers are doing a great job and bringing in massive development across the state for the people. Sawant has…

PANAJI: Goa-IDC (Goa-Industrial Development Corporation) organised a Building Plan Workshop ‘Deconstructing Construction Plans’, which aimed at sensitising Architects and Engineers. The workshop provided the detailed procedure followed for issuing construction licence and occupancy certificate and highlighted various reforms taken up in Goa-IDC to make the process simpler, faster and transparent. A detailed presentation was made on the common errors in the drawings at the stage of plan submission which can be avoided for speedy approvals. The Chief Guest for the workshop held at International Centre Goa (ICG), Dona Paula was Smt. Swetika Sachin IAS, Director of Industries. Also present was…

 Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Tragedy struck a group of young visitors from Mumbai holidaying in Goa, as their Rent-a-Cab Car, after hitting an oncoming Tanker, fell down the 8-the gorge below, killing one instantly and grievously injuring four others. Disaster struck once again, and this time a fatal accident at the sharp accident-prone curve (turn) at Karmalghat, killing one on-the-spot and injuring four others seriously involving a Rent-a-Cab Car and a Tanker on Monday evening. Canacona police provided the name of the deceased as Arun Gandhi (M-19), who died on the spot, while the seriously injured at Neil Patva (M-19) Amey…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Locals reacted angrily for govt’s long failure to erect protection at the vulnerable accident-prone zone at the Karmalghat to-Margao NH66 section, called for immediate attention to remove the traffic bottlenecks at Karmalghat, provide side set-backs on the narrow and dangerous Gulem NH-66 section on the primary basis but to no avail!’. One Mumbai youth died, while four others were injured when their vehicle fell into a valley at Karmalghat on Monday. Incidentally, the situation at the Karmalghat accident site was very tense, with people talking in different and violent tones about the government’s failure to tackle the…