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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: After students boycotted classes in Government primary School at Kasayale Usgao in protest against installing a mobile tower, it has been shifted to another location. Following this, students joined classes. It may be recalled that on 9 March, the parents and students protested the construction of the mobile tower in GPS, fearing radiation and demanding to shift. However, later the Mobile tower company shifted the tower and began construction at another place. Following this, students started joining the school classes on 13 March. PTA Chairman Ajinath Gaude, Ulhas Gaude and other parents thanked Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane…

Goenkarponn desk Panaji: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said that the Goa govt’s free pilgrimage scheme to resume from April. Talking to reporters, the state social welfare minister said the Mukhyamantri Devdarshan Yatra Yojana will resume in April, as the budget allocated for the same for this fiscal was exhausted.The social welfare department has received 12,000 applications from people who wish to avail the scheme, he said.These applications will be scrutinised thoroughly and will be sanctioned in April during the new fiscal, Phal Desai said.Some people who have already availed the scheme have reapplied for it. The Goa government’s scheme…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has revised its tax structure for commercial establishments and residential starting April 1, 2023. CCP sharply reduced municipal tax on commercial establishments, bringing in a uniform rate for all commercial establishments. All such commercial establishments will now pay a uniform rate of Rs 237.6 per sqm, a reduction of as much as 200% for some establishments. As per the new structure, the commercial C1 central special zone and C1 zone tax have been reduced to Rs 237.6 per sqm, while the commercial C2 zone tax would now be Rs…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa government will present a “realistic budget” for fiscal 2023-24 in the upcoming Assembly session, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday. The budget session of the Goa Legislative Assembly will be held from March 27 to March 31. However, the date for the budget presentation is yet to be decided. As a part of the pre-budget consultative exercise, the chief minister on Tuesday held a meeting with chairpersons and member-secretaries of various state-run corporations. Talking to reporters, Sawant said state-run corporations had been asked to be financially self-sufficient during the upcoming fiscal year. He said…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Calangute MLA Michael Lobo has demanded action against those who are demanding protection money from clubs & restaurant owners. Lobo yesterday late night met Chief Minister Pramod Sawant over the issue. “I met CM and told him that such type of incidents is happening in Calangute. I urged him to direct police to act strictly against such people,” said Lobo after meeting CM Sawant. He further said that people should immediately call the police if they receive any such calls from people demanding protection money. “I will not allow anyone to collect protection money from restaurant and…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai has said he would not mind moving out of the 450-year-old heritage structure of Raj Bhavan so that the historical premises can be opened for public viewing. The governor, who has been touring the state and launching various initiatives, said people should be able to see the beauty of the Raj Bhavan building. The 16th-century fort-turned-palace, which stands atop a cliff overlooking Rivers Zuari and Mandovi beside the Arabian Sea, has been the governor’s home since Portuguese times. Speaking with PTI, Mr Pillai said as a public servant, he always feels that…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The ‘Save Mhadei Save Goa Front’ (SMSGF) has demanded an apology from Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for campaigning in Karnataka for his party candidates. The SMSGF members on Tuesday protested near the Water Resource Department building demanding withdrawal of permission granted to Detailed Project Report of the Kalasa-Bhanduri dam project of Karnataka. “Recently, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, while campaigning has said that till his last breath he will fight and he will do everything to divert Mhadei to Malaprabha. This means he is making a statement against Goa. However, the next day our Chief Minister Pramod…