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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The illegalities on Comunidade land and amendments to the Code of Comunidades took center stage at the Comunidade Convention, which resolved to come up with foolproof measures to curb illegal constructions or encroachments on Comunidade lands. This was done in response to the illegal land grab cases that have been reported throughout Goa. The members of the convention, which took place on Sunday at the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) auditorium in Dona Paula, demanded that if any changes were to be made to the Code of Comunidades, the Gaonkars must be taken into confidence through a…

Loans given to MSEs based in Goa with Udyam registration will have up to 75-85 per cent guarantee coverage from CGTMSE and up to 10-20 per cent from the Goa government, taking the overall guarantee coverage to the maximum of 95 per cent of the loans provided. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa government has notified the state’s Goa Credit Guarantee Scheme (GCGS) or Mukhyamantri Saral Udyog Sahayya Yojana (MSUSY) in convergence with the existing credit guarantee scheme CGTMSE by the centre for guarantee to loans up to Rs 5 crore provided by lenders to micro and small enterprises (MSEs). Notified…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The retrenched workers of Sesa Goa today submitted a representation to Provident Fund Officer in regards to clarification of PF dues. Addressing the media, the workers said that the PF officer has assured to solve this issue as soon as possible. The workers said that they were assured by the company that their dues would be cleared before December 2023 end. “The mining block is already auctioned. The company is neither clearing our dues nor is it ready to take us back to work,” they said. The workers said that what should we do? We have already…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that government is ready to change school curriculum in order to prepare candidates for skilled jobs required in industries. “Skilled manpower required by industries in not available in Goa. Government is ready to change school curriculum in order to prepare candidates for skilled jobs required in industries,” said Sawant while addressing the gathering at Converge 2024 He further said that the state government has been undertaking various programmes to boost employability of Goan youth in all sectors. Sawant said that the state requires skill development institutions in various fields. “The government…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Panaji Children’s Court today has extended accused Suchana Seth’s police remand by five days. Suchana will be produced again before the court on 19 January. A DNA test of her husband, Venkat Raman, has also been scheduled at Goa Medical College and Hospital at Bambolim. On Friday, the Calangute Police took Suchana Seth to recreate the scene of the crime at the Goa service apartment. Suchana had allegedly killed her son Chinmay on the intervening night of January 7 and 8 in a hotel in north Goa. She had then booked a taxi to Bengaluru from Goa, despite the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a shocking incident, the rickshaw driver who was critically injured in the accident at Nuvem 2 days agao has succumbed to his injuries at Goa Medical College (GMC). Abdul Shaikh, the rickshaw driver, was returning from the Bhoma road after dropping off his passengers when the tragedy happened. Locals came running to the scene to see if anyone had died. When the locals arrived, they discovered that the rickshaw driver was seriously hurt and promptly contacted an ambulance. A high-speed car rammed into a rickshaw approaching from the other side and dragged it 10 meters away.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Panaji Children’s Court today has extended accused Suchana Seth’s police remand by five days. Suchana will be produced again before the court on 19 January. A DNA test of her husband, Venkat Raman, has also been scheduled at Goa Medical College and Hospital at Bambolim. On Friday, the Calangute Police took Suchana Seth to recreate the scene of the crime at the Goa service apartment. Suchana had allegedly killed her son Chinmay on the intervening night of January 7 and 8 in a hotel in north Goa. She had then booked a taxi to Bengaluru from Goa, despite the…