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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Justice V.K Jadhav Commission of Inquiry probing the Land grabbing in Goa will on 1st March at 11 am hear the complaint against Mandrem MLA Jit Arolkar of having grabbed land admeasuring 1,48,800.00 sq. mtrs situated at Village Dhargal in Pernem of which Mapusa based Rawloo Khalap currently residing in California is a co-owner. Adv. Aires Rodrigues, on 4th July last year, had filed a complaint on behalf of Rawloo Khalap with the Special Investigation Team at Crime Branch, giving details of the land grabbing by the Mandrem MLA. Jit Arolkar, in March last year, was elected on an MGP ticket and is now supporting the ruling government, having…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Minister Govind Gaude said Bhoma villagers would be given alternative plots and rehabilitated accordingly in case there is any loss of houses and land due to highway widening issues. “Bhoma villagers will be given alternative plots and rehabilitated accordingly in case there is any loss of houses and land due to highway widening issues,” said Gaude. He further said that improper road planning is a cause of rising accidents at Bhoma. “Alignment of the national highway at Bhoma will solve the problem. Vehicles need to avoid speeding, and shops at the roadside need to shift their location,”…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa today was informed that several names listed in the recruitment process undertaken at Goa Medical College (GMC) and other departments did not receive any appointment letters. The fact came to light when the notices were served to the 1372 applicants who were recruited to various posts. The High Court has admitted the amended petition filed by petitioner Shailesh Velingkar exposing further irregularities in the recruitment process. The petitioner also pleads before the Court to direct the State to submit the Staff Selection committee report. The State has sought four weeks…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Over a hundred houses will be built for the poor and needy people of Canacona under the ‘Shram-Dham’, a scheme conceived by Canacona MLA and GLA Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar. One house is already built in record time with the contribution made by the people and made – over to a family previously living in a makeshift residence at Badde-Khotigao. There is a concrete plant to build 100 houses for the poor and needy people of Canacona, out of which 14 more homes will be constructed within a short period. According to Canacona Municipal Council Chairperson Ramakant…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Bike rider injured in Car-Bike accident at Borim succumbed to injuries. Ponda Police booked an offence against Orrisa-based Car Driver in this connection. According to Ponda Police, the accused, Shri HariHara S/o Prakash Chandra Padhy, age 38 years, N/o Temple Street Patratur, Jayantipur, Ganjam, Orissa, Driver of Hyundai Creta Car bearing registration JK-14-F-6409 on 19 Feb drove his Hyundai Creta Car in a rash and negligent manner endangered to human life without taking proper care and caution, while proceeding from Borim circle towards Ponda direction and when reached Near Topcola Borim, Ponda Goa and while overtaking gave…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Porvorim Rising is all set to host the fourth edition of ‘NoMoZo’ (No Motor Zone) on Sunday, February 26 on the Service Road in Porvorim A brainchild of Minister of Tourism, IT & EC and Printing and Stationary, and MLA of Porvorim, Rohan Khaunte, conceptualized in 2018, NoMoZo is an endeavour to give people a clean and safe space to play, to connect with families and friends to promote fitness and sport, culture and heritage, local art and craft and to foster healthy community gathering and bring together people of all age groups. Suraj Borkar of Porvorim…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Pondaitees are upset over the Government not holding the Carnival parade at Cultural City Ponda for reasons not known, and people say its injustice on Pondaitees when Carnival was organized for past many years, and it was uniting people of all communities why it is not happening this year. When a big event takes place at Panajim. Margao, Mapusa and Vasco, why not in centrally located Ponda. John Pareira, former Curti Khandepar Sarpanch, said that he feels this is an injustice to the minority community at Ponda. He asked why the Carnival parade is organized at new…