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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Aam Aadmi Party’s Benaulim MLA Capt Venzy Viegas has been served a summons by JMFC Vasco for the anti-coal protests in 2020. “Your attendance is necessary to answer to a charge of u/s 146, 147 and 174 (a) Railway Act 1989. You are hereby required to appear in person before this court on December 17, 2022, at 10 am,” the JMFC C Court notice reads. Reacting to teh notice Capt Venzy Viegas took to social media to say BJP was rattled by his performance, and hence the notices were issued. “This summons has suddenly appeared from 2020…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: With no solution from Government, around hundred vendors and shopowners risk their lives to conduct business in the 30-year-old Usgao dilapidated PDA Market Building. Vendors said the building was on the verge of collapse with no proper maintenance wood for 30 years. However, they have no option but to conduct business under this structure to feed the family. Market structure has become weak and dangerous for conducting business and could collapse anytime, vendors said. The ground plus-one-storey PDA Market building was constructed and inaugurated in 1992 by former Ponda MLA and Chief Minister Ravi Naik. The building…

Goemkarponn desk CANDOLIM: Calangute MLA Michael Lobo said that Calangute Panchayat is a hell bend to stop illegal activities under their jurisdiction. “Panchayat is hell bend to stop illegal activities happening under their jurisdiction; first of all, the business being carried out should be first established, and then action should be taken,” said Lobo. He further said that there should be a proper channel, that is, first, there should be an inspection, then notice should be issued, then a personal hearing and lastly, closure. “What Sarpanch Joseph Sequeira is saying is 100 per cent correct, but we have to follow…

SURAJ NANDREKAR/ Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: The Villagers of Calangute are up in arms over the dance bars, and the bouncers abusing and assaulting the local youth for no reason. Not just this, but the dance bars have tarnished the image of the entire Goa, which is a popular tourist destination across the World. As per the latest report of the Village Panchayat of Calangute, which has taken an aggressive stand of shutting down these illegal dens of prostitution, there are around 14 dance bars operating in its jurisdiction, and there are two places where the pimps operate from – Tito’s lane,…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: District Magistrate, South-Goa, Margao, has notified the Pay Parking for two-wheelers, four-wheelers and parking for Rickshaw carriages only. The notification will be applicable 24 hours on all days within the jurisdiction of Curchorem-Cacora Municipal Council, subject to the stipulated conditions. Pay Parking notified at GSUDA Market, Curchorem at the front of Rajani Pushpa Building on the left side of the main road to Vendor’s shade, right side from the Main road to Vendor’s shade, from GSUDA market to Shantadas building, right side from the Main road to Fire Station road, front of GSUDA market, left side from…

*First installment of bid price to be paid to the govt within 15 days of letter of intent, says mines director Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today announced that Vedanta is the successful bidder to acquire Block 1, Bicholim in the first phase of auctioning with the bidder executing the lease for a period of 50 years. As per information, the online bid for Bicholim-Mulgao mining block was opened on at 63 per cent of the average sale price fixed by Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) and Vedanta bided highest at 63.55 per cent revenue share. “Vedanta is…

Want action against illegal dance bars in Calangute Touts promoting illegal businesses by misleading, cheating & harassing tourists, says Lobo 16 illegal dance bars to be issued notice tomorrow for misusing license, says Joseph Sequeira Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Calangute MLA Michael and Village Sarpanch Joseph Sequeira today met DGP Jaspal Singh IPS, demanding strict action against illegally operating dance and disco bars in Calangute jurisdiction. Lobo, along with members of the Panchayat today, met the DGP over the issue of illegal dance bars operating without valid licenses. “Illegal dance bars operating in Calangute. Today we have met DGP demanding to…