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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) has taken a new initiative under the leadership of MMC Chairperson Girish Borker and sounded warning bells to people encroaching in markets and other areas MMC Chairperson Girish Borker speaking to the media on Wednesday afternoon said that MMC will not tolerate illegalities and encroachment “We are not against any business but we will take the most stringent action on anyone indulging in encroachment and illegalities in our jurisdiction. We have received several complaints from organisations, individuals, senior citizens and women about congestion in the markets,” he said. The chairperson says “We want…

Oppn questions whether it was Rs 35k loss or only Rs 350 cr CM Sawant says not in a position to quantify figures now Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today told House that the government is not in a position, at this point, to quantify the exact figure of revenue loss to the State due to illegal iron ore mining. He also said that the government has so far recovered Rs 80cr while another Rs 271cr is due to be recovered and for which notices have been issued to 42 mining companies. The Chief Minister’s indirect submission that…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Goods and Service Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023, has been passed by the Goa legislative assembly that permits the state to build a tribunal to settle the issues of GST. A three-member tribunal would be formed, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant elaborated, and that all the bill’s provisions would be “people-friendly and not unfavourable”. Opposition leader Yuri Alemao had urged that the bill be referred to a select committee since it contains several suggestions, but Sawant rejected it, claiming that since the law is a Central Act, there is no need for it. The House passed the…

Once passed, the Bill will mandate that every record-creating agency (government ministry, department or state-run or funded corporation or autonomous body) shall appoint a records officer, who shall be in charge of the records room Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa government has introduced the Goa Public Records Bill, 2023, in the Assembly to curb the menace of “tampering and vandalising of public records leading to land frauds in Goa”. The Bill was introduce to regulate the “management, administration and preservation of public records of the government”. The Bill allows the appointment of a records officer in each department and punishment…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Minister for Environment Nilesh Cabral today assured the House that government will modify the Noise Action Plan to incorporate an entertainment zone. MLA Chandrakant Shetye had raised the issue of Commercial Establishments and business owners operating in the coastal belts of Goa on account of the order/notification in respect of silence zones issued under the noise pollution rules 2000. “I assure you that a separate plan will be made for Goa and also the existing noise action plan would be submitted to the High Court for consideration. We also plan to set up a dedicated entertainment zone,’…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Stating no one can stop his dedication to work for the benefit of the deserving, Quepem MLA distributed Atal Asara Yojana (AAY) sanction letters providing financial assistance for the repair of houses. In a brief function organized in the Khola panchayat Hall, Quepem MLA Altone D’Costa in the presence of Panch Prabhakar Vaiz distributed AAY Sanction letters to 34 OBC beneficiaries providing financial assistance to the tune of Rs.1.5 lakhs to each of the beneficiaries to repair their houses in Khola village. Speaking on the occasion, D’Costa informed though he belongs to an opposition party, he will…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that the election commission of India has begun a process, on a pilot basis, to identify and delete those voters having dual voting cards. The Chief Minister’s response came after Revolutionary Goans MLA Viresh Borkar brought to the notice of the House, that there are various beneficiaries of dual voting cards and that the government has failed to act against them. Sawant told the State Legislative Assembly that the government is against issuing dual voting cards; however, the subject is not within their ambit. Sawant said that the dual voting card…