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Goempkarponn desk PANAJI: Stating that negligence of industries in keeping a check on its precautionary fire measures results in fire hazards, Director of Fire and Emergency Services Nitin Raikar said a thorough inquiry should be conducted into the Berger Becker fire incident to probe whether the incident has occurred due to short circuit or was it due to negligence of industry in taking proper precautionary measures. Raikar said the Managing Director of Berger-Becker, Rajesh Mehrotra, in his statement, has mentioned the cause of the fire to be a short circuit. “There is the possibility that the cause was mentioned as…

Goempkarponn desk PORVORIM: Nearly 40 % of the people from whom land has been acquired for Mopa Airport still need to be paid their compensation due to their internal property dispute, CM Pramod Sawant told the house today. He further added that Fast Track courts have been established to expedite the matters. Sawant also said that the quantum of compensation has been increased three times. 81 lakh sqr mtr of land has been acquired for setting up the greenfield international airport at Mopa in Pernem. As per the award passed to date with regards to Mopa International Airport, the amount…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Almost after a gap of more than two months, Karmalghat is back in the news as an Inter-State Truck got stuck into the roadside trench early Monday. According to sources, a loaded truck with Karnataka Registration bearing no. KA- 34 B-2739 was headed towards Karwar, fell off the highway road after its left side wheels went down the trench, and its body rested o the mountain walls. The loaded goods, reportedly print materials, also fell on its left side but rested on the hill section. The incident reportedly occurred past Sunday midnight/in the wee hours of Monday.…

 Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Tense situation prevailed at Sonarbag Usgao over the construction of Bandhara on the Khandepar river. Sonarbaag Usgao locals stopped Bandhara construction work on the Khandepar river, and machinery and labour moved to the site, following which Ponda Mamlatdar, Ponda PI and the police team rushed to the site to maintain law and order. Sonarbaag Usgao Panch member Vinod Mascarenhas said locals opposed to proposed Bandhara on the Khandepar river, fearing floods in the Monsoon. The locals gathered at the site where construction for the proposed Bandhara is finalised. Rohan Naik, a local, said during Monsoon, the Khandepar…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today assured the House that he would instruct Forest Department to take strict action against those poaching wild animals. The issue was raised by Revolutionary Goans Party MLA Viresh Borkar. “I assure the House that he would instruct Forest Department to take strict action against those poaching wild animals,” said CM Sawant. He further said that such cases happen when someone sets a trap for hunting wild boars, but leopards of tigers fall prey to these. A leopard died after getting stuck in a snare set for a wild boar in the forest…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today has agreed to submit all the names of the people from Pernem employed at the Airport. Pernem MLA Pravin Arlekar and Mandrem MLA Jit Arolkar, along with LoP Yuri Alemao, raised the issue of employment to the locals at the Manohar International Airport. Sawant said that at present, 1200 youth from Pernem are currently employed at Mopa Airport. “GMR and allied units have employed 2033 persons at Manohar International Airport,” SAID CM Sawant He further said that 40 % of people whose land was acquired for Manohar International airport have not been…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The opposition on Tuesday grilled the State government over the whopping amount of taxpayer money spent on event management and demanded a House committee to inquire about all expenses. The Chief Minister, however, declined to form House Committee while informing House that all the event management works are given following proper tender procedures. Goa Forward MLA Vijai Sardesai also grilled Chief Minister Pramod Sawant over events. Rs 6450Cr loans have been taken in the last 3 years, and Government is spending on events. “This has become event-managed Government. The event managers are controlling the Government; this is…