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Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday expressed its solidarity with the protesting patient care attendants (PCAs) of the Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (IPHB) hospital, which is part of GMC, Bambolim. AAP leader Puti Gaonkar, has given the government a seven-day deadline to renew their contracts. If not, he claimed, the AAP will embark on an indefinite hunger strike. As many as 28 PCAs, who had worked on contract basis at the IPHB for over nine years, staged a protest at Azad Maidan in Panaji after they were reportedly asked not to report to work as…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that the state government will write to Bombay High Court requesting to use Konkani language along with English during the court proceeding at the Goa Bench. “Government will write to Bombay High Court requesting to use Konkani language along with English during Court proceedings at Goa bench,” said CM Sawant addressing the media Basha Sahodari International Hindi Conference He further said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the trend to bring in offical gazette of the Government of India in Hindi language. “Goans speak four language that is Hindi, Konkani, Marathi…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today announced that his government will lay emphasis on the importance of new and upgraded technology in disaster management. Sawant also informed that his government will go a step ahead and try to purchase advanced upgraded technology for the same. “My government will lay emphasis on the importance of new and upgraded technology in disaster management; government will go a step ahead and try to purchase advanced upgraded technology for the same,” said CM Sawant He further appreciated the efforts of the Fire and Safety Personnels during the Cyclone and floods which happened…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today announced that Ambedkar Bhavan will be constructed and established within a year of time. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant paid floral tributes to architect of the Indian Constitution & Bharat Ratna Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar on his Jayanti at Dr.Ambedkar Park,bus stand, Panaji. “Ambedkar Bhavan will be constructed and established within a year of time. The Department of Social Welfare has already identified land for the project,” said CM Sawant CM Sawant further said that there are many schemes of the social welfare department which have not yet reached the beneficiaries and that within…

Orders inquiry into Sankhali-Chorla road repairs; suspends engineers Also, orders fact-finding exercise of any laxity in any other projects in Goa; ATR to be submitted in 45 days Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In an interesting development, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has initiated an inquiry into the Sankhali-Chorla road repairs and suspended the assistant engineer and junior engineer pending an inquiry. The work has been tendered to Interbuild Infrastructure at an amount of Rs. 11 crores 89 lakhs. “This pertains to improvement of existing road admeasuring 27 kms from Chorla Ghat to Sankhali. I am surprised to see the insensitivity…

AERIAL VIEW CM’s swift action came within days of him visiting the neighbouring Belgavi city in Karnataka. During his visit, he must have encountered the same problems of potholes that the common man faces despite paying huge taxes in the form of road tax etc. In one day’s visit, he understood the plight of the common man. He also ordered a fact-finding inquiry into any lapses in other road contracts and submitted a report in 45 days. We wish to remind him that all such roads which are in bad shape are done by their pet contractor – the BJP’s…

Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: Cashew growers from South Goa were left high and dry after facing a major setback due to the low yield of cashew this season. Compared to last season, areas from Quepem, Sanguem, and Sanvordem, who are major cashew producers, saw low cashew yield this year. Many farmers said that this season’s Cashew production is very less; even some farmers from the Sanguem Quepem area said that they have not even surpassed half of the cashew yield as compared to last year’s output. This year the investment put into cashew cultivation seems to be difficult to recover. Cashew…