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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Calangute MLA Michael Lobo has hit at his own government over the renewal charges for taxi meters and app-based taxis in Goa. Speaking on demands for Transport, Lobo said, Taxi Operators are worried about their uncertain future: Nobody knows what is happening. Is Uber coming? No answers”. He said the Taxi operators are hand-to-mouth people, who are traditional Goans. “They are self-employed people who do not depend on State for employment and hence their issues have to be looked upon sympathetically. After the High Court order they fitted Taxi meters but now they are asked to pay…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho on Tuesday sternly advised to revoke the taxi licences of all those vehicles that fail to install digital meters and vehicle location tracking (VLT) devices in a timely way, pleading with his colleagues not to act as protectors of tourist taxi operations. The government will soon introduce a multimodal transport aggregator app, according to Godinho, which will assist users in selecting from a variety of public transportation options for last-mile connections. “MLAs must stop acting protectively. I’m not promising to use Ola and Uber. Will we provide affordable transportation to the people of…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Goa Forward MLA Vijai Sardesai has alleged a major scam in the GIDC plot allotments. Sardesai said that the plots have been allotted to IDC employees overriding Central Civil Service Conduct Rules. “IT’S RAINING SCAMS! I’ve exposed another one today. The #IDCPLOTS SCAM and I’m calling for a CBI enquiry. Plots had been allotted to IDC employees overriding the Central Civil Service Conduct Rules, then realising the criminality, charge sheets had been filed against some,” he tweeted. Sardesai added, “Then, just 4 months ago, suddenly, @GovtofGoa finds no infringement of laws, and everything is quickly settled! This…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister Subhash Phaldesai said that the state government has incurred a total expenditure of Rs 14.43 crore to date on the Dev Darshan scheme. “The total expenditure incurred is Rs.14,43,75,000.the scheme is still existing Till date total applications received are approx 21605 and the number of pending applications are 9626,” said Phaldesai. Some people who have already availed of the scheme have reapplied for it. However, the scheme can only be availed once and such applications will not be entertained, he said. The scheme, which was launched in November 2022, offers free pilgrimage to holy places, including…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: To commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, three convicts, two of whom are serving rigorous imprisonment for culpable homicide, will be released on August 15, 2023. At the Cabinet meeting, it was decided to grant Sayyed Zubair, Ajit Bezbaruah, and Vinay Kerkatta remission or pardon, as recommended by the screening committee. Kerkatta has completed the longest prison sentence of the three at five years, six months, and 29 days. He had received a seven-year RI sentence as well as a Rs 10,000 fine from the court. Out of the 10 years RI the court ordered, Bezbaruh…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Archaeology Minister Subhash Phal Dessai said that the department has sites initiated a process to demarcate the protected areas with the help of DSLR. “Department has sites initiated a process to demarcate the protected areas with the help of DSLR. A proposal to install CCTV on some protected sites is initiated. Security guards are posted on all sites through GHRDC,” said Phaldessai. He further said that providing Drinking water facilities at the protected sites is under consideration. “Parking areas, drainage sites, etc are developed as part of the restoration work at the Sites on the basis of site-specific…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: After spending over 133 cr on bunch cabling, the Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar has now termed the entire project as major failure. Dhavalikar informed that in entire Goa total 760.5 kms. ABC cable was installed out of which 448.93kms is in service which works out to 59%. He further said that the AB cables have failed in many places due to jointing kits, excessive temperature, insulation failure and time taken is longer for fault detection and as such for restoration. Also, there is no specific fault finding method. Dhavalikar told the Goa Legislative Assembly that the Aerial…