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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: In an expected move, TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane today has suspended the Outline Development Plans (ODP) of Candolim-Calangute, Arpora-Nagoa, Parra and Vasco-Da-Gama for a period of sixty days calling for its revision. Also, the department has asked GPPDA, NGPDA and SGPDA to keep their draft plans of Panaji, Kadamba Plateau, Mapusa, Margao and Ponda on hold and initiate fresh process. “There have been many discrepancies and we are suspending the Outline Development Plans (ODP) of Candolim-Calangute, Arpora-Nagoa, Parra and Vasco-Da-Gama for a period of sixty days from the date of this notification,’ said Rane He further said…

Goemkaponn desk PONDA: Following chaos and controversies at the start of meeting with AGM members, claims that the Goa Dairy AGM convened today by Kashi Naik, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) of Goa Dairy, was illegal was cancelled and postponed for next month. Members (farmers supplying milk to Goa Dairy) of AGM claimed that there is no provision in the bye-laws of Goa Dairy to appoint OSD to perform the role of MD, and therefore the meeting is illegal. It may be recalled that the three-member Administrative Committee had recently appointed OSD Kashi Naik. Following the demand by AGM members,…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: With the DMA’s office clarification that Sopo fees cannot be waived, the Shadow Council for Margao demanded that the outstanding arrears of the Sopo Contractor be recovered immediately. Alternatively, the 16 councillors who supported the decision for waiver should deposit 2 lakhs each in the Municipal treasury, and subsequently justify the waiver, Mr. Coutinho stated. SCM Convener Mr. Savio Coutinho informed that he was in receipt of copy of a letter addressed to the Chief Officer of MMC, in connection with the complaint filed by the Shadow Council for Margao. In the complaint dtd 28/03/2022 to the…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Post the Covid19 pandemic, not a single cultural program in Ravindra Bhavan Baina has happened due to the breakdown of the air conditioning plant. The Ravindra Bhavan Baina is where hundreds of cultural, social, and educational programs happened two years back. Sadly, the nonfunctioning central air conditioning system in the Ravindra Bhavan, which is due to the total collapse in the functioning of the Air conditioning plant, has kept the Ravindra Bhavan Baina away from any lively performances. A visit to the Ravindra Bhavan Baina Air conditioning plant revealed that the entire air conditioning plant had developed…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar today informed that government will hike the electricity tariff by 5 to 10 paisa per unit across all categories. “The state government will hike power tariff by 5 to 10 paisa per unit across all categories; The hike that was declared about six months ago would be implemented now to raise revenue so that pending power projects could be initiated,” said Dhavalikar. He further said that his department will not be able to continue the pending underground cabling work across the state if we do not implement the hike. Dhavalikar further said that…

AERIAL VIEW The question now arises if the government is facing losses, why not curtail unnecessary expenses? But while the common man will take the beating, the State government, on the other hand, is splurging money on conferring lifetime Cabinet status on former Chief Minister Pratapsing Rane. Rane will be entitled to all the benefits a Cabinet minister gets like security, staff, fuel, car, and perks, totalling about one crore a year. Isn’t this an unnecessary expense? Another question that arises is this the reason why Mr Rane agreed to not contest the Poriem seat on the Congress ticket? Well,…

Goemkarponn desk By 6.30 pm on Tuesday, Canacona electricity staff were right on their feet from the time gutsy winds forced a blackout in several parts of Canacona (post 9pm Monday night), successfully raised up the last bastion at Ourem, one of the major affected locality and restored Power Supply. “At many of the places, the restoration works were taken up early in the Tuesday morning itself, which helped restoration by the end of the day due to hard and appreciable works out forth by the people”, remarked a resident from Palolem. Besides other works, a total of 8…