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* Additional resources shall enhance Govt. Of Goa’s development works in multiple sectors, says CM Sawant Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Centre has released two instalments of tax devolution to State Governments amounting to ₹.1,16,665 crore, wherein Goa has received ₹.450 Crore. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for releasing the additional instalment of tax devolution. “The additional resources shall enhance Govt. Of Goa’s development works in multiple sectors for the betterment of State,” said CM Sawant. Two instalments of tax devolution to states totalling over ₹ 1.16 lakh crore to help accelerate their…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: “I spoke about Ghost Airport in the last Assembly Session. As Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho is on the lookout for third Airport in Goa when Mopa is yet to Take-off, he needs to kill the ‘Ghost’ which has already landed on Goan Roads claiming the lives of people almost daily,” charged Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. He said that Innocent people are losing lives almost daily in fatal accidents across Goa. The pathetic road conditions and corruption in Road Transport Department is the leading cause of these accidents. There is no control over maintaining roads and checking…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa government is likely to lift the ban on the transportation of cattle from neighbouring states to the Goa Meat Complex in south Goa for slaughtering, which was imposed on account of the outbreak of lumpy skin disease a couple of months ago. Goa Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar said that the ban was imposed because of lumpy skin disease. “Now as the things are improving, we have decided to lift the ban, which will be done shortly,” Halarnkar said. According to him, the Goa Meat Traders Association had also appealed to the…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: ‘We will take stern action against all the non-registered tourism activities and stop all illegal Tourism activities, nor will bow down to any political intervention/pressure in cleansing the tourism sector of the State’,” informed Director of Tourism Nikhil Dessai in the presence of Minister of Tourism Rohan Khaunte on Thursday at Canacona. Earlier, the All Goa Private Property Shacks and Huts Owners Association (AGPPSHOA), led by its president Dharmesh Saglani in interaction with Minister for Tourism Rohan Khaunte, put forth a series of five demands of private property shacks and huts owners stating they are facing difficulties…

CANACONA – Stating developing the environmentally rich, Clean, and green Canacona taluka is a challenging task, Minister for Tourism Rohan Khaunte informed two off Canacona Beaches, including Agonda Beach can be recommended for Blue-Flag Beach Certification. Minister Khaunte, along with GLA Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar, was interacting with different local bodies(CMC Chairperson and Councillors, Sarpanch’s and Panch members of Agonda, Shrishthal, Poinguinim Khotigao Gaondongrim and Loliem-Polem) and prominent citizens over tourism developmental works in Canacona at Government Rest House Shrishthal on Thursday. “We will carry out progressive development of Canacona along with rest of the state, in the…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Alleging he has been rebuked by GLA Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar, GPCC General Secretary Janardhan Bhandari dared BJP to refrain from harassing people for raising issues of public concerns. Accusing Goa Legislative Assembly (GLA) Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar of abusing him for demanding repairs of Canacona roads before the visit of the President of India to Canacona in December, Congress leader Janardan Bhandari said Speakers’ high-handedness cannot stop him or anyone else from raising people’s issues. Addressing a hastily called press conference at Chaudi late Thursday evening, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee State General…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: During the last six months, the Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has granted 44 retail and 15 fresh wholesale licenses under Drugs Rules 1945. The Drugs Inspectors of the Directorate conducted surprise inspections of chemists and druggists/pharmacies, and wholesale drug dealers to ensure that the dealers adhered to the provision of Drug Rules, 1945. The drug enforcement cell has conducted 325 surprise inspections of sales premises for the period from April 2022 to Sep 2022 and has issued show cause notices to 102 drug sales firms and issued a warning to 73 drug sales firms for various…