PANJIM: Former Minister and BJP leader Ramesh Tawadkar appointed as Chairperson of SC-ST Commission. “In pursuance to the approval of the Government accorded video U.O.No.4309/F dated 14/09/2020 and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 read with amendment of section 6 of the Goa Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 2010 (Goa Act 9 of 2010) the Government of Goa is pleased to appoint Ramesh B. Tawadkar, R/o. H.No.22/1 Amone, Poinguinim, Canacona Goa, as Chairperson of the Goa Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes with immediate effect,” the order states The order further states that…
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The Land Survey officials along with the mamlatdar of Sattari started the demarcation of the property for the IIT Goa project at Melauli, in Guleli panchayat. A large crowd of hundreds of locals gathered at the spot as the officials continued their work. The residents gave a written memorandum to joint mamlatdar Sanjeevini Satardekar for shifting of the project to some other place. The villagers are up in the arms over the projects and lakhs of sq mt of land, which they claim rights on, has been allotted to IIT Goa. The villagers claim that they have been cultivating the…
Goa reported eight more COVID19 deaths taking the toll to 395. The State reported 536 new cases while there were 395 new recoveries. Out of the total eight deaths on Wednesday, five were in GMC and three were in ESI Margao. The victims included 75 year old female from Old Goa, 77 year old male from Aldona, 74 year old male from Chorao, 49 year old male from Ponda, 81 year old male from Vasco, 76 year old female from Vasco and 50 year old male from Aquem, 55 year old female from Malbhat, Margao. As per mortality bulletin all…
PANJIM: At the backdrop of 6 ISL players testing positive for COVID19, Sports Minister Babu Ajgaonkar said that the football league will held following proper SoP’s and norms. “We have all the permissions for holding the league. The matches will be lef behind closed doors. No fans will be allowed to enter the stadium,” said Ajgaonkar He said, “The league will be held according to the SoP’s and norms. People will only get to watch the match on TV,” Six players from ISL clubs have tested positive for COVID19 before they were to enter the bio-secure bubble in Goa. The players…
PANJIM: Bombay High Court at Panaji has issued notice to the Ministry of Environment, Forests & CC on a PIL challenging a part of the amendment notification on HTL and khazans in the State of Goa. This PIL writ petition is filed for the rehabilitation of Goa’s ecological endowment, ‘the khazans’. The khazan system is unique to Goa and due to it, a vast farmland (reportedly 18,000 hectares, or thereabouts) has been literally reclaimed from the sea, through the sheer ingenuity of our forefathers. The protection of the khazan system and its embankments is a mandatory requirement in view of…
A Division bench of the Bombay High Court at Goa comprising of Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice M.S.Jawalkar today directed the Goa Government to fill the now vacant post of Goa Lokayukta within three months. The Court was today hearing a petition filed by Adv. Aires Rodrigues over the failure of the Government to duly initiate the process of selecting the new Lokayukta despite knowing very well that Lokayutta Justice P.K. Misra was due to retire on September 17th. Advocate General of Goa Devidas Pangam today informed the Court that a communication has been sent to the Registrar of the Supreme…
Panaji: The Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat today submitted a Memorandum to the Governor of Goa Bhagat Singh Koshyari demanding withdrawal of Ordinance number 10 of 2020 which has stopped the scheme of granting House Building Advance (HBA) to the employees of the State Government and further put a ban on them from protesting or approaching the Court of law against the decision of the Government. Terming the Ordinance as a rude shock to the scores of Government employees who had a dream to have an affordable dwelling unit of their very own and to those who had availed the…