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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: BJP leader Sadanand Shet Tanavade was sworn-in as Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament from Goa today. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sadanand Shet Tanavade was declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Goa. Tanavade, president of the Goa BJP unit, had filed his nomination papers on July 11 for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Goa. Returning Officer Namrata Ulman on Tuesday handed over a letter to Tanavade, declaring him as elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Goa.

Demanding discussion on Manipur issue, Opposition MLAs created ruckus in the House and wanted Jit Arolkar to stop his Zero hour mention Opposition charges the BJP of sabotaging intergroup cohesion Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: All the seven members of Goa legislative assembly were suspended from the house for two days with effect from Monday. In a shocking change of events, opposition members rushed to the House well on Monday and demanded that the Manipur matter be discussed, causing chaos in the Goa Legislative Assembly. The Speaker’s denial of a private member resolution discussing the issue led to the outrage. The Goa…

Rane says SLC members on TCP Committees to be blacklisted Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane today on the floor of the House withdrew the word ‘Fraud’ against NGP Goa Foundation used during his reply. “I am withdrawing the word ‘Fraud’ used against the NGO Goa Foundation. I tender my apologies if anyone has been hurt,” said Rane in Assembly. He also informed the state assembly that SLC members on any Town and Country Planning (TCP) Committee will be blacklisted. Rane also took back his statement wherein he had said that files put up by architects would not be…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Poriem MLA DR Deviya Rane today said that being residents of Sattari, they have not seen a single Tiger. “We being residents of Sattari have not seen a single Tiger. The Tiger Census report which claims presence of 5 tigers is not accurate,” she said. She further said that thousands of people will be affected if the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary is notified as a Tiger reserve. “We have to save Tiger and Mhadei, but who will save thousands of people, the notification of Tiger Reserve will affect thousands of people living in this sanctuary,” said Dr Deviya.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Football Development Corporation has issued a clarification regarding pending salary of coach Sebastiao Roberto Fernandes, who was with GFDC Coach from 2015 to 2017. The GFDC said that on 18th February 2020 Sebastiao Roberto Fernandes was re-appointed as coach of GFDC in the Residential Academy. “In March 2020 Covid-19 took place wherein all GFDC Centres were closed w.e.f from 16 March 2020. However, all the coaches including Robert were paid their salaries for March & April 2020,” the GFDC says. Further, it said, since the pandemic was still prevailing all centres were closed and a…

To conduct survey now, implement from next financial year Agrees to levy a Garbage collection tax on each household and trade permits Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: After a heated and prolonged discussion Agonda villagers discarding the government-proposed tax slabs, finally agreed to revise House-Tax as per their conditions while first time introducing the levy of Garbage collection taxes at the Gramsabha held on Sunday. Heated and prolonged discussion and arguments followed after Agonda Panchayat Secretary Amol Naikgaunkar citing court directives and stating there were no house-tax revisions for the last two decades, put forth the proposal for revision of house taxes…

Locals want politicians should stay away from Bhagwati plateau Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Preservation of Biodiversity and complete stoppage of Hill-Cutting marred the Gramsabha of Loliem-Polem on Sunday. Indirectly pre-warning politicians against bringing back the ghost of IIT or for that matter attempts to misuse the biodiversity-rich Bhagwati Plateau on the pretext of bringing developmental projects in the village, members deliberated the issue and reiterated the Resolution passed in the Special Gramsabha of 2016 that no developments of whatsoever nature will be permitted at the Biodiversity rich Bhagwati Plateau. After discussing the attempts and reported statement and visit by Social Welfare…