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Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: The Goa Civic and Consumer Action Network (GOACAN) has strongly recommended that the government act quickly to fix the broken lifts in the Excise Office in Mapusa. Because the elevators are broken, employees must ascend roughly 100 steps to get to the fifth-floor office of the Excise Inspector in Mapusa in order to complete their work. In a letter addressed to the Bardez Deputy Collector, GOACAN Coordinator Roland Martins urged him to undertake a site inspection with representatives from the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department, PWD, Mapusa Municipal Council, and the electricity department in light of…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Recently, residents of Panaji have taken legal recourse to address concerns regarding dust pollution arising from ongoing Smart City projects in the capital city. Two separate Public Interest Litigation (PIL) writ petitions have been filed, highlighting the potential health hazards associated with the construction activities. These petitions emphasize the urgent need for measures to mitigate the adverse effects of dust pollution on public health and safety. The matter was brought before the Hon. High Court of Bombay at Panjim on Tuesday, March 26, underscoring the pressing need for action to resolve this issue. Despite efforts by Imagine…

Definitely, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) seems set for the third consecutive term in the Lok Sabha as of today but the question remains on the kinds of developments in the run-up to the polls of the world’s largest democracy. We have already spoken, discussed and debated at length about the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Income Tax notices and freezing of Congress party accounts…but what is new now is the foreign interference in the internal matters of India. Modi is vying for a third consecutive term, and he promises the third term -…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA – Government (Tourism Department) sponsored Shigmosthav Floats will be organized by Canacona Shigmosthav Mandal and Canacona Municipoal Council, will be held on April 2. Unlike everyyear, the concluding program of the Shigmosthav Floats will be held at Kadamba Bus – Stand, Chaudi, against the normal practice of holding the concluding function at Shri Gaitonde Grounds. The organising committee has also decided to wind-up the floats and the concluding prize distribution function by 10 pm in view of the Code of Conduct in force. The floats procession will be flagged-off at Char Rasta in the presence of CMC…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA- A Car from Telangana State is stopped at Polem Checkpost border for displaying a ‘Police’ sticker on its rear glass at Goa’s border Check Post at Polem in Canacona on Friday morning. The Car bearing registration No.TS06 EZ1314 coming from Karwar headed into Goa was stopped for routine checkup before being allowed entry into Goa State at Polem checkpost.’ While the concerned sleuths had a thorough check-in of the Car, which is being routinely carried-out nowadays on every vehicle entering the State in view of Lok Sabha Polls, it was noticed that the Car had stickers of…

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today promised the party will take exemplary action against those who have destroyed democracy – “when the government changes” – after the party received a ₹ 1,800 crore income tax notice which it called “tax terrorism”. The fresh tax notice is for the assessment years 2017-18 to 2020-21, and includes penalty and interest. “When the government changes, action will definitely be taken against those who are destroying democracy. And the action will be taken in such a manner that no one will have the courage to do all this again. This is my guarantee,”…

New Delhi: A group of American professionals has levelled serious allegations against Indian tech giant Tata Consultancy (TCS) in the latest twist to the ongoing debate over the US visa program for skilled foreign workers. The workers alleged that they were fired by TCS on short notice and their roles given to Indians on H-1B visas, the Wall Street Journal reported. The H-1B visa program allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations requiring technical expertise. Typically, H-1B visa holders are employed for three to six years, with the possibility of renewal if they pursue permanent resident status…