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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The first General Budget of India’s Amrit Kaal is a public welfare and pro-poor Budget, said BJP State President Sadanand Shet Tanavade. “On behalf of Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa, I thank and congratulate our Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji and Union Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman ji a Budget which touches the lives of every Indian, which takes care of the welfare of all sections of our society,” he said. He said this General Budget of the Bharatiya Janata Party government presented under the leadership and guidance of our Narendra Modi ji is the Budget that…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai said that the Union Budget has nothing for Goa. He said the union govt wants to reduce its fiscal deficit from the current 6.5 in 2023-24 to 4.5 in 2025-26. “…But for the next fiscal, the union finance minister has fixed borrowing at only 3.5 per cent for the states. Goa is already facing a bigger fiscal deficit due to the massive fiscal mismanagement of the Pramod Sawant Govt, and to add to our woes, nothing quantifiable has been granted to Goa in this budget,” said Sardesai. On the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Police signed an MoU with the Goa College of Engineering Government of Goa to enhance R & D and training activities as well as to strengthen law enforcement and cyber security in the State today at Police Headquarters, Panaji. The Director General of Police, Jaspal Singh, IPS, said, “we are privileged to sign MoU with Goa college of engineering. This MoU assumes a lot of importance in contemporary times because technology is increasingly finding its way not only in Police Departments but other. Dr. R. B. Lohani, Principal GEC, Shri Nidhin Walsan IPS, SP North, Dr…

  Goa Lokotsav Starts Sans NoC from Fire Dept Dept only provides extinguishers and vehicles, “no permission or NoC granted” Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Negligence by the Directorate of Art and Culture department in taking the preventive measure against Fire turned out to be disastrous for the visitors and the participants at Lokotsav-2023 as Fire broke out at Kala Academy on Tuesday, the very second day of the beginning of this 10-day long grand event. When spoken to a visitor, Asmita Nevgi from Bicholim said, “It appears as if the organisers are playing with the lives of the visitors and the exhibitors…

Goemkarponn desk TALEIGAO: Massive fire was reported in the fields at Taleigao. The reason for the fire is unknown. “The Fire Control Room received two emergency calls at 1.50 pm and later informing about huge flames at the fields,” informed sources. The fire incidents were reported in the field, opposite Models Housing complex. Somebody had set fire to the dry grass. Two fire tenders were rushed to douse the flames. Locals said the entire road was filled with smoke, and incoming and outgoing vehicles were not visible. “The fire spread quickly due to the dry grass and harsh sunlight. The…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Bombay high court at Goa set aside the decision of the Goa Housing Board (GHB) revoking letters of sale granted to a group of three successful bidders for three commercial plots, based on a ‘decision taken by the government’, and stated that the decision by the government amounted to improper interference with the functioning of statutory authorities. The bench further ordered the GHB to revive the sale letters and hand over physical possession of the three plots to the petitioners within two weeks. The court while giving its judgement said that all constitutional functionaries must function…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: North Goa SP Nidhin Valsan, reacting to the theft at District and Sessions Court, said that the accused was well-versed in the court functioning. “The accused was well-versed in court functioning. The person targeted case properties which include cash and gold items,” said Valsan. He further said that the accused that is he/she singled out demonetised old currency notes and only took new notes and gold items that were part of the evidence in cases. “The value is being ascertained,” SP said.