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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco Shri Damodar Bhajani Saptah Utsav Committee announced that the annual Shri Damodar Saptah celebration along with Gopalkala, religious rituals will be done in full swing. The devotees and general public has been requested to offer prayers inside Shri Damodar temple only after 2 pm with following Covid19 safety measures like wearing face mask and keeping social distance says Saptah Utsav committee secretary. After a gap of two years due to the Covid19 pandemic, this year the Vasco Shri Damodar Bhajani Saptah Utsav committee has decided to go full throttle in celebrating the annual Shri Damodar Saptah…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Parking issue from Vasco town likely to be solved as the Chairperson Leo Rodrigues has assured to put a full stop to haphazard parking soon in the municipal area of Mormugao. People of Mormugao will have to just wait and watch this time because the newly elected Chairperson of MMC Leo Rodrigues has rolled his sleeves up to clear the parking woes from the town. There has been an absolute difficulty which is faced by the visitors and locals of the Vasco town about parking of vehicles. Cities like Panaji and Margao have a pay parking system…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its report has stated that the Directorate of Fisheries had to forego levy of Goods and Service Tax (GST) of 26.80 lakh on renting of immovable property, due to delay in registration under GST. “The Directorate of fisheries had to forego levy of GST of ` 26.80 lakh on renting of immovable property, due to delay in registration under GST,”said CAG The report states that under Sub-section (1) of Section 9 of the Act Central/State Goods and Service Tax shall be levied on all intra-State supplies of goods or…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) as informed that 403 government schools are functioning with single teacher while 48 schools are having teachers more than the required strength. “As per item no.1 of Schedule I of RTE Act 2009, there should be at least two teachers in a primary school having classes from first to fifth. Audit observed that out of 742 Government Primary Schools in Goa, 403 schools are functioning with single teacher while 48 schools are having teachers more than the required strength,” the CAG report states It further said that the Directorate…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its report said that non-development of fallow land and non-functioning Command Area Development Board led to poor agricultural development in the state. “Non-development of fallow land and non-functioning Command Area Development Board led to poor agricultural development; as a result mangroves and weeds were growing on fallow lands affecting the land holdings which were being cultivated,” said CAG It further said that the farmers were unable to use mechanised farming on account of the fallow land surrounding their farm holdings as observed during the survey of farmers conducted…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao Municipal Council Chairperson has pledged to clear the road encroached by the fruit vendors at F.L.Gomes road. This move would partially solve the parking issue. Vasco city is not new to the illegalities related to the encroachments and mess related to these footpath and road encroachments. People on a regular basis face parking problems, stray cattle issues, accidents, traffic congestion due to the encroachments of the road. The same situation has cropped up at Vasco F.L.Gomes road. The fruit vendors who are doing their business by encroaching on the main road are actually leading to the…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: “Swar Taal” musical institute of Vasco held a grand annual Guru Poornima event at Vidhyadhiraj Bhavan Vasco on Sunday. Several Goan artists gave their solo performances in this event. Students were advised to work hard in the field of music to achieve success. Annual Guru Pornima event was held at Vidhyadhiraj Bhavan Vasco by the disciples of sir Surya Shetye who is a well known Tabla player in Goa. The guru pujan and traditional rituals were performed during the inaugural function by music teacher Sharad Mathkar, Amey Chopdekar, Vice chairperson Mormugao municipal council, Rohit Bandodkar, Prakash Chari…