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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Days after the Department of Urban Development objected to the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) proposal of settlement and development of the old building of the National Theatre by the commissioner and the Mayor, Minister Vishwajit Rane on Saturday granted his green signal for the proposal. Rane said that government would resolve all the issues concerning the national theatre. He said that Mayor would be granted permission to go ahead with the proposal. Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) Mayor Rohit Monserrate had said that the Corporation has decided to give 400 sq mts area…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: “The failed, insensitive & irresponsible BJP Government must stop blaming the people for fatal accidents in Goa. The absence of Comprehensive Quality Control & Monitoring System is the main cause of bad road infrastructure and fatal accidents in Goa,” stated Cuncolim MLA & Congress Working President Yuri Alemao. Reacting to the statements made by Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant, who blamed drunken driving as the main cause of accidents & PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral, who had said that Government will rope in private players for round-the-clock monitoring of roads for instances of overspeeding, overtaking etc. and Transport…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Directorate of Women and Child, from August, will initiate refund/recovery of the Griha Aadhaar Scheme from the spouses of government servants who have enjoyed the scheme’s benefits. A married woman whose spouse is a regular employee with the government department or its corporation /autonomous bodies is excluded from availing of the Griha Aadhar scheme. The State government had amended BJP’s flagship scheme wherein several thousand eligible women are given a monthly dole of Rs 1,500. “This office is in receipt of above-referred letters from the Directorate of Women & Child Development, Panaji, regarding refund/recovery of Griha…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Goa, has informed that the Election Commission has provided more Opportunities for youth to become part of the voters list 17+-year-old youngsters can now apply in advance for having their names enrolled in Voter’s list and not necessarily have to await the pre-requisite criterion of attaining the age of 18 years on January 01 of a year. ECI, led by Chief Election Commissioner Shri Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey, has directed the CEOs/EROs/AEROs of all States to work out tech-enabled solutions such that the youth are facilitated…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that instead of having bar counters at home, the people should set up libraries to inculcate the youth’s reading habits. “Instead of having a bar counter in homes, the people should set up small libraries to inculcate the habit of reading among the youth,” said CM Sawant at Read India Celebrations He further said that some people talk about the collection of bottles they have in their homes. Instead, they should maintain a library. “I have a small library in my home, and my wife maintains it as she reads alot being…

Goemkarponn desk MORMUGAO: The episode of raw sewage overflowing on the jetty Vasco road is far from over as the commuters have now expressed dismay over the failure of the PWD (Sewerage) section to resolve the issue. The sewage overflowing at the Jetty has continued to trouble the commuters, especially the pedestrians and the two-wheeler riders who pass through the main road of the Jetty where the raw sewage water is overflowing from the manhole. It may be recalled that a month ago, two Manuel labourers had risked their lives and were trapped inside this ma hole for the whole…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco town is all getting set to celebrate the Annual 124th Shri Damodar Bhajani Saptah after two years because of the Covid19 pandemic. Various cultural programs have been lined up this year for the devotees. As per the information given by the Vasco Shri Damodar Saptah Utsav committee secretary Santosh Khorjuvekar, August 2 is on Naga Panchami day, a grand program of devotional and classical songs of Pt. Jayateertha Mevundi will be held next to Shri Damodar temple at 7 pm. On August 3, the Bajarkar group will have its own program of devotional songs, which will…