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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Goa Forward Party (GFP) and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai today called the budget disappointing while claiming that it has nothing to beat the financial crunch. “Goa is already facing a bigger fiscal deficit due to the massive fiscal mismanagement of the Pramod Sawant government, and to add to our woes, nothing quantifiable to add to our woes, nothing quantifiable has been granted to Goa,” said Vijai. He further slammed Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s failure to fulfil and implement last year’s budget. Sardesai claimed that there are 18 departments which have zero fulfilment, and the action taken report…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Yuri Alemao reacting to the budget 2023-24 today, termed it as a carry-forward budget. “There is nothing Manohar in this budget. This will just be a carry-forward budget,” said Alemao. He further said that the budget is like a smart city mission that will lend the state into potholes. “Same schemes with fancy names. The threat of Governance and public service getting stuck and caving. The budget does not address unemployment,’ he added. LoP also said that the budget does not speak and has no mention for employment for youth. “I hope whatever…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker & Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar today said that his aim is to construct the maximum number of houses for the needy under the initiative of Shram Dham in the next five years “With the initiative of Shram Dham, we have decided to construct houses for the needy. Currently, 14 houses are being constructed; we will construct 150 houses in the near future,” said Tawadkar He further said that the disputes between the house owner and land owner, if any, will be resolved through discussions. Tawadkar announced that the chief minister will lay foundation…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Terming Sonsoddo as “”Disaster””, the Opposition today lambasted the government’sgovernment’s failure to solve the long pending issue of a garbage dump. Curtorim MLA Alex Reginaldo raised the issue claiming that the continuous flow of Leachate, even in the non-monsoon months from the Sonsoddo Garbage dump to  the adjacent roads and to the  fields which,  poses dangerous  health hazards to the workers,  commuters and  the people living in the area. The Opposition said that Sonsoddo has become a disaster and the state government must involve a disaster management agency to deal with legacy waste before everything comes crashing…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is marring democracy to save his ‘Param Mitra’ Adani, Dr Shama Mohamed, National Spokesperson of Congress, on Wednesday stated that Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification was done in a planned manner. However, Congress will win against the act of suppressing the voice of the people. Addressing a press conference in Goa, Dr Shama Mohamed said that the Modi government is targeting Rahul Gandhi for exposing thieves and seamsters. Goa Pradesh Congress Committee President Amit Patkar and Media cell Chairman Amarnath Panjikar were also present. She said that the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi is…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Manipal Hospitals, Goa, has successfully completed a Video Assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), a one-of-its-kind surgery for lung cancer, in Goa. The surgery was performed on an 80-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with right-side lung cancer. Dr. Sredharan M, Dr. Jagannath Kulkarni, Operating surgeons and Dr. Shekhar Salkar, head of the surgical oncology department, Dr Yogesh Gaude, Anesthetist and Dr Prabhu Prasad, Pulmonologist, who were part of this surgery said that through VATS technique, the tumor and the involved lobe of lung was entirely removed. Complete mediastinal lymph node removal was done to reduce the risk of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Reacting to Hyderabad City Commissioner CV Anand’s allegations on non-cooperation of Goa Police, North Goa SP Nidhin Valsan today said that the allegations are false. “Allegations reportedly made by Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand about non-cooperation by Goa police in investigations are not true,” said Valsan. He further said that the allegations have no substance, and if you go purely by statistics, there are 25 cases in which we have given immediate help to police of other States – Maharashtra Police and Karnataka Police. “Even Telangana, Hyderabad Cyber Police, Hyderabad Police, and Hyderabad Narcotics Police have come…