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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a stinging attack on the State government for ignoring the plight of the industries, the Goa State Industries Association has said that the apathy towards the industries continues in Goa. “GSIA had raised the issue of pathetic road conditions in various industrial estates. Which was carried by various frontline newspapers on their first Page on 20th Nov 2021. Subsequently, the Government had released five crores out of the 10 crores, which was budgeted to GIDC for infrastructural improvements in industrial estates,” said GSIA president Damodar Kochhar. He said the GSIA had indicated the priority works to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Sports Minister Govind Gaude today expressed dissatisfaction over less provision allotted to sports in the recent budget announced by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. Gaude has also vowed not to allow political influence in selecting students in various sports fields. “I feel that the amount of funds allocated in the recently placed budget is very less. I also feel that sports have been neglected in the state of Goa. We have to see that sports in the state achieve a new height in the next three years,” said Gaude interacting with Directorate of Sports officials. He further directed…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA- In his maiden visit (after occupying the CMs for the second time) to the Taluka after taking charge of Chief Minister-ship in the new term, CM Dr Pramod Sawant conducted Bhumi-Pujan of foundation stone for the construction of a New School Block of Shri Mallikarjun Vidhyalaya Char-rasta, on Saturday. Chief Minister was accorded a warm welcome with the women performing Arti and floral /garlanding and welcome song on his first visit to the taluka after he assumed the chief minister chair in his second instinct at the entrance of Centro Promotor Instrucao (CPI), Char-rasta. Chief Minister, along…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Reiterating ‘Swayampurn Goem’ will be a reality very soon, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant called on the women to register themselves with the respective local bodies (Panchayat’s) under MNREGA, and it will be the responsibility of the government to provide a job for a minimum of 10 days in a month. ‘We had already planned and decided 10 days of work, and though it may be different and in various forms, whoever has registered their names under MNREGA with the panchayats will be given the jobs. I request all the women to write their names under…

Goemkarpoonn desk CANACONA- Laying foundation stone to construct two houses in Canacona under BJP’s Seva Sankalp program, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant announced one lakh each from Chief Minister Fund to build many houses for the needy families identified by BJP karyakartas. Dr Pramod Sawant spoke after laying the foundation stone to construct the House to the families of late Somnath Mirashi of Ziltawadi (Gaondongrim) and Kamlakar Gaonkar at Baddem(Khotigao) in the presence of Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar and others. ‘We have just launched Swyampurn Goa 2.0 to work even vigorously for the poorest of the poor in…

CM Sawant expands cabinet; Sudin, Nilkanth & Phaldesai inducted as ministers None of the three independents who extended support got Cabinet berths Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Sanguem BJP MLA Subhash Phaldesai, Thivim BJP MLA Nilkanth Halarnkar and MGP Marcaim MLA Ramakrishna Dhavalikar were inducted as cabinet ministers in the Pramod Sawant led BJP government. The oath-taking ceremony took place at Raj Bhavan in the presence of Governor P.S Sreedharan Pillai and Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant. All the three MLAs took their oath as a minister in the Marathi language. Two-time Sanguem MLA Phaldesai was elected as the Deputy Speaker…

AERIAL VIEW There is no denying that despite spewing venom on the last Pramod Sawant government, Dhavalikar enjoyed an excellent repo with BJP national leaders like Nitin Gadkari and Amit Shah. That was one of the reasons that soon after the BJP won 20 seats, Amit Shah rang Dhavalikar and requested his support. That is one of the reasons, Dhavalikar – who is a hard negotiator when it comes to politics, extended unconditional support to the BJP, so much so that he did not utter a word even when the BJP did not name him in the first list of…