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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The opposition on Tuesday grilled the State government over the whopping amount of taxpayer money spent on event management and demanded a House committee to inquire about all expenses. The Chief Minister, however, declined to form House Committee while informing House that all the event management works are given following proper tender procedures. Goa Forward MLA Vijai Sardesai also grilled Chief Minister Pramod Sawant over events. Rs 6450Cr loans have been taken in the last 3 years, and Government is spending on events. “This has become event-managed Government. The event managers are controlling the Government; this is…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today announced that all pending Laadli Laxmi applications will be cleared by March 31. CM Sawant was replying to a question raised in the Goa Legislative Assembly. “All married case applications of Laadli Laxmi will be cleared by March 31, 2023. We are working on this timeline,” said CM Sawant. He further said that 13,000 applications for Griha Aadhaar would also be cleared by March 2023. The state government currently has 42,000 Ladli Laxmi and Ghriha Aadhaar applications pending before it. Besides, 21,000 housing aid beneficiaries have not received the money in their…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: “Event Management has become a major source of revenue for the BJP Ministers and Office Bearers. There is huge corruption in the Tenders of Event Management. Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant refused to constitute House Committee on Event Management, fearing getting exposed for huge corruption,” stated Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. The records reveal that the Government is on a borrowing spree with total debts crossing almost 30 crores now, resulting in a burden of 2.14 lakhs on each Goan. On the other hand, the Government is spending 33 lakhs per minute to organize the Swearing in…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Upon specific information, Goa Police Crime Branch team led by Pl, Laxi Amonkar and staff conducted a narcotic raid at Marod junction, an open parking place, Mapusa Bardez Goa. The Crime Branch caught a red-handed one. Ashok Lagad s/o Baban Lagad, Age 52 years R/o 1268, Vethekarwadi, Kolgaon, Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra with contraband, i.e. “Ganja” weighing 2.250 kilograms all worth Rs. 2,25,000/- Further investigation of the case is in progress with PI Dinesh Gadekar under the supervision of Addl. Supdt. Of Police, Crime, Shri Raju Raut Desai and Supdt. Of Police, Crime, Shri Nidhin Valsan.

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Yuri Alemao today said that the double-engine government has derailed on the issue of Mhadei. “Has the double-engine government derailed on the issue of Mhadei? The Central Government only wants the benefit of Karnataka as they need more seats in Karnataka,” said Alemao. He further said that If Goa Government can’t resolve this issue, they should resign. “Our only demand was that the Governor makes his statement on the Mhadei river. If they cannot do it, then Chief Minister Pramod Sawant should resign for his failure in protecting the Mhadei river,” said Alemao.…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar inaugurated the works for tarring of internal roads in Vasco city Speaking to reporters later, Salkar said that the project of tarring the two roads was taken up at the cost of Rs 2.5 crores. “The internal city roads have been neglected for the last ten years, and we have taken the works in two phases through two contractors. We are starting works on the first phase today, and both these phases will cover the entire city roads,” he said. Besides these works, Salkar said, there is also one coat of tar pending…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Capt Venzy Viegas today alleged that BJP Goa is hand in gloves with the centre to bring their Government to Karnataka. “BJP Goa is hand in gloves with Centre to bring their Government in Karnataka. Today they said DPR is approved, and later in 2024, they will say they lost the case in Supreme Court,” said Capt Viegas. He further Save Mhadei is a people’s movement, and it is the people of Goa who are leading this fight against the Government that has betrayed them. “We have decided that our MLAs or…