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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Despite Ramtaleshwar Devasthan’s claims of encroachment, the Bombay High Court in Goa declined to stay the nearly completed MRF shed construction in the Aldona Village Panchayat area. The High Court noted that stopping the project, which is 90% complete, might result in the waste of money already spent during the joint hearing of a Public Interest Litigation filed by the Devasthan and a writ petition by the Village Panchayat challenging the Administrative Tribunal’s order overturning the NOC granted by the Communidade of Boa Esperance on October 26, 2023. In order to manage solid waste, the Village Panchayats…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: State government today hiked DA for its employees to 50% of their basic pay. The hike will be implemented with retrospective effect from January 1, 2024 with the arrears being paid out along with the salary for April. “Goa Government hiked DA for its employees to 50% of their basic pay; hike will be implemented with retrospective effect from January 1, 2024 with the arrears being paid out along with the salary for April,” the order states The order states that the same may be paid to the employees from the month of April 2024 onwards,…

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday uploaded data it has received from the State Bank of India (SBI) on electoral bonds, which allowed individuals and companies to make donations to political parties. Coimbatore-based Future Gaming is the biggest donor of electoral bonds, according to the data disclosed on the orders of the Supreme Court. The Future Gaming and Hotel Services donated ₹ 1,368 crore in electoral bonds to political parties between April 12, 2019 and January 24, 2024. Here is all you need to know about Future Gaming and Hotel Services Founded in 1991, Future Gaming and Hotel Services…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today came down hard on the State Bank of India for not sharing the complete data on electoral bonds, a scheme that allowed individuals and businesses to donate anonymously to political parties. The court had struck down the scheme and directed the bank to share all details on the donations made in the last 5 years. Hearing a petition by the Election Commission, the Supreme Court said that the data provided by the Supreme Court was incomplete. The five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, directed SBI to disclose electoral bond numbers as well,…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: An ambitious Rs 20 crores worth Beautification of Palolem Beach is unveiled on Wednesday. The Palolem Beach Beautification Project is inaugurated by carrying out bhumipujan at the Palolem beach main Entrance in the presence of Canacona MLA and Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar, CMC Chairperson Ramakant Naikgaunkar and others. Tawadkar, assured there won’t be any fund dearth from government side for carrying out developmental works, and most of the infrastructural developments would be a reality in due course of time. CMC Chairperson Ramakant Naikgaunkar upon the coastal business community to avoid fights with the guests, particularly tourists so that…

MARGAO: FC Goa’s head coach, Manolo Marquez, expressed his delight following their triumph over Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa. Securing all three points against Bengaluru FC was a source of happiness for FC Goa’s head coach, Manolo Marquez, in the recent ISL encounter. Bengaluru FC started off strongly, with Shivaldo Singh scoring an early goal in the second minute. However, Odei Onaindia equalised for FC Goa in the 22nd minute, redirecting a shot by Boris Singh into the net. The match’s decisive moment came in the 81st minute when Borja…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: Government High School (GHS), Padi-Barcem girls won the State level under-14 yrs by defeating Dr. Ambedkar English High School, Mapuza. Or̤g̤a̤n̤i̤s̤e̤d̤ b̤y̤ D̤irectorate of S̤ports and Y̤outh A̤ffairs, P̤a̤n̤j̤i̤m̤ and played at Sports Complex, Ponda, G̤H̤S̤ P̤a̤dd̤i̤ B̤a̤r̤c̤e̤m̤ Q̤ṳe̤p̤e̤m̤ won the S̤t̤a̤t̤e̤ L̤e̤v̤e̤l̤ C̤h̤a̤m̤p̤i̤o̤n̤ship (1st Place) i̤n̤ K̤h̤o̤ K̤h̤o̤ t̤o̤ṳr̤n̤a̤m̤e̤n̤t̤ ṳn̤d̤e̤r̤ 14 y̤r̤s̤ g̤i̤r̤l̤ by defeating Dr. Ambedkar English High School, Mapusa by 02 points. In the first innings, GHS Padi girls scored 10 points, while Dr. Ambedkar Eng H/S, Mapusa could get only 5 points. Whereas in the second innings Mapusa girls rallied strongly scoring 07…