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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar on Saturday morning said that all corporate bodies must come forward and carry out beneficial public works through CSR in Mormugao. Amonkar was speaking to reporters after the distribution of 32 engine motors to Desterro Fishermen through CSR by JSW company. “This was a long pending issue of the fishermen association, and though JSW foundation, who had taken the initiative of distributing these motors, had kept it pending for some reasons. After around two years, we got in touch with the company, spoke to the authorities, and got these 32 motors distribution,” Amonkar…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today said that he has complete faith in the BJP leadership and no one dictates terms to the party. “I have full faith in my leadership, and my chief minister and no third party should dictate terms to the BJP about who should be the chief minister,” said Rane. He further said that he is a loyal karyakarta of the BJP and will go by the guidelines laid down by the party. Speaking of pneumonia, Rane said it had claimed the lives of 2.5 million people, including 672,000 children. “The COVID-19 pandemic, climate…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The Sanjeevani Sugar cane-producing farmers association led by Rajendra Desai today held a meeting at Sugar Factory premises at Dharbandora and expressed strong unhappiness over the Government not clearing their compensation amount. Speaking to the media, Rajendra Desai said that when the 2020 government declared the Sugar Factory’s closure, the farmers met Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and put the grievances of sugar cane-producing farmers before him. He said the CM had assured to pay compensation amount for five years, and by that time government would also restart Sanjeevani Sugar Factory with a new product. “The compensation for…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: “This is “Rum Rajya”, not “Ram Rajya” in Goa under BJP Government headed by Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant. This is how BJP Government maintains the sanctity of the Martyrs Memorial at Azad Maidan, Panaji. This is the same place where Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid Wreath during his visit to Goa,” charged Congress Media Cell Chairman Amarnath Panjikar. Reacting sharply to the video of drunkards openly consuming Alcohol at Azad Maidan, Panjim, which has gone viral, Amarnath Panjikar ridiculed BJP Government over its fake Hindutva & so-called patriotism. “Just a week ago, we had exposed CM…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The scathing report of NITI Aayog has exposed Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s repeated lies that all is well in Goa and has pointed to serious and far-reaching failures in his administration, said Goa Forward President Viaji Sardesai. Sardesai, briefing the press, said that instead of accepting criticism for the betterment of Goa, he has chosen to acquit himself and accuse NITI Aayog of making mistakes. “This is akin to a student tearing up the report card instead of accepting failure and striving to do better the next time. Such an attitude will not help improve the abysmal…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Superintendent of Police (IPS) Bosco George will now hold a charge as the new Inspector General of Goa Prisons. George has also been given the additional charge of Deputy Inspector General of Police. “Bosco George, IPS, Commandant IRB, shall also hold the charge of Inspector General of Prisons and shall look after the charge of the post of Deputy Inspector General of Police, in addition to his own duties until further orders,” the order states George had earlier said that he had decided to hand over the security management of the jail to the police department. In…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Minister for Tourism Rohan Khaunte announced the launch of the ‘Goa Tourism Development Corporation Service from Panjim to Canacona on fixed days. The special tourism promotion service will bring people from a fixed location in Panjim on a full-day tour of Canacona on fixed days. The package as to what is included in the one Canacona Darshan will be worked out in coordination with the Canacona MLA, according to Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte. Stating some people are trying to misguide people over Mopa and Dabolim airports, and the government has time and again maintained that no airport…