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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Ponda locals today protested at Kapileshwarim Underpass to Daag Ponda road against the worst and bumpy road condition and demanded that PWD Minister Nilesh Cambral inspect the sewerage-ridden bumpy road and give them relief by undertaking immediate hot mix carpeting of this road stretch. Senior citizens said its been five years since they have been forced to travel through potholes, bumpy and worst roads dug for sewerage network for past five years and complained about body pains while riding through horrific roads. “Now though the work of the chamber is completed, they are covered with rough cement…

On the Phogat murder cases, Sawant said that on the demand of her family, the government has handed over the investigation to the CBI. “Any assistance which CBI may require from the Goa Police will be given. A CBI team has already visited Goa, and it is carrying out an investigation in the state,” We want Goa to become the country’s tourism capital. Besides sun, sand and sea, we are promoting spiritual and wellness tourism,” Sawant said. Sawant said that Goa Police conducted an investigation in a very good manner, and all the evidence collected has been handed over to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said his government was firm on introducing app-based cab services in Goa. “I want to give you an assurance that in a few days, app-based taxis will be available,” said Sawant speaking to media on the sidelines of a program. He further informed that the taxi issue would be resolved in a few days, and we will get an app-based taxi in Goa. Private taxi operators have been opposing app-based cab services, claiming it will destabilise their business. Legislators in Goa have been fiercely discussing whether the state should have mobile application-based taxi…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The villagers of Kundaim including Naresh Gaude, Vijesh Naik and others addressing to media today at Kranti Maidan, Ponda, urged the local MLA and Power Minister Sudin Dhavlikar to support them in their agitation for saving the communidade land at Kundaim for future generations. The locals said since 2010, they have been agitating against Kundaim communidade, allotting 36000 square metres of its land to Karnatak-based Chitrapur Mutt at Kundaim plateau. The locals reminded Power Minister that in the past, they had opposed allotment of land to Chitraput Mutt, and local MLA Sudin Dhavlikar, in February 2010, had…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Locals of Savoi-Verem demand immediate upgradation of the Electricity Department’s dilapidated two-room section-office. The premises of a decade-old single-story house which was rented to a school earlier is now used by the Electricity Department as its section office. It is worth noting that the three major Village Panchayats fall under the Priol constituency, viz. Querim, Vere-Vagurme and Volvoi having a total population strength of approximately 12,000 people, comes under the jurisdiction of this office. Goemkarpon met a lady named Sudha Gaude at the spot who had come from Querim to meet the Junior Engineer (JE) at this…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The State Government has directed all its efforts to expedite administrative work while stating that files/cases/proposals must be disposed of within 3 working days. “It is directed all its departments to expedite administrative work. In a circular issued, it is mentioned that files/cases/proposals are to be disposed of within a period of 3 working days,” the circular issued by govt states. Per circular, Files/cases/proposals/correspondence received by officers shall be disposed of within 3 working days from their receipt thereof, whereas consultations/examinations at the department level shall be provided within 7 working days for every file/case/proposal received. It…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco Police today registered an offence and arrested three persons for assaulting a mentally disabled person. The three persons for allegedly thrashing a mentally unstable person in the port town of Vasco, suspecting him to be a child lifter. Police Inspector Kapil Nayak informed that Saudagar Rain (25), Basvraj Rathod (32), and Anwar Kaliger (26) were arrested in this connection. However, the police later clarified that the man was not a child lifter and that he was hospitalised after the incident. Vasco police said that the man had been admitted to the Institute of Psychiatry and Human…