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Goemkarponn desk Mormugao: Mormugao, Vasco police swung into action after an order on senior citizens outreach program was issued by the Superintendent of Police South. On Friday, after the order issued by the Superintendent of Police South Abhishekh Dania to commence the senior citizens outreach program by police to improve the policing and create contact with the senior citizens, Rajesh Kumar SDPO Vasco and Kapil Nayak Police Inspector Vasco alongwith staff visited Senior Citizens in the jurisdiction of Vasco Police Station area and met the senior citizens at their residence. Discussed with them their personal issues,health,beat staff visits. The SDPO…

Panaji – Goa Pradesh Youth Congress Team headed by it’s President Adv. Varad Mardolkar have performed well in taking up the issues concerning the youths and common man. Youth Congress has also worked tirelessly during the covid pandemic times delivering oxygen cylinders to the needy . I am confident that Youth Congress will continue to be the Watchdog on the BJP Government & expose its anti-people policies and scams stated Congress President Amit Patkar. He was speaking at the Goa Pradesh Youth Congress State Executive Meeting held at the GCCI Hall, Panaji. The meeting was attended by Indian Youth Congress…

Goemkarponn desk POVROIM: Mapusa MLA Joshua D’Souza was elected the Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly, defeating opposition candidate Delilah Lobo 24-12. The ruling polled 24 votes (minus Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar), Opposition polled 12. Aam Aadmi party MLAs – Capt Venzy Viegas, Cruz Silva and Revolutionary Goans MLA Viresh Borkar, abstained from voting. Congress took a dig at the three MLAs for abstaining from voting, saying “the mystery of President’s polls cross-voting was solved. “Cross voting during Presidential elections reflected today during the election of Dy Speaker. A & B team of BJP stands exposed. After all, it’s AAPkeBJParivar. Mystery…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Minister for Agriculture Ravi Naik informed that Government has not taken over the Sanjivani Sugar Factory from Society. “Government has not taken over the Sanjivani Sugar Factory from the Society; There is no elected Board of Directors. Hence Government has appointed an Administrator to look after the affairs of the Society,” said Naik. He further said that there is currently no Board of Directors, and there are 3565 shareholders of the factory, out of which 132 are societies, and 3433 are farmers. “All the employees have been paid their salaries regularly from the funds released by Government…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Minister for Agriculture Ravi Naik informed the house that 7664 farmers have received compensation under the SAN scheme due to crops damaged by stray and wild animals/natural calamities/c floods/cyclones from 2019 to date. “The total number of farmers who have applied for compensation under SAN are 9554 from 01/06/2019 till date Number of farmers that have received compensation from 01/06/2019 till date is 7664 numbers,” said Naik. Further, 1180 applications are rejected for not fulfilling the guidelines of the SAN scheme, and the pending applications are under process for payment of compensation. “Compensation under Shetkari Aadhar Nidhi…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Minister for Labour and Employment Babush Monserrate informed the house that 333 Industrial Disputes were reported under the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947, from 2017 to date. “As per the available office records total of 333 Industrial Disputes reported under the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 during the Year, 2017 till date by this office,” said Monserrate. He further said that conciliation machinery is making all-out efforts to resolve the dispute amicably across the table. “As per the available office records, total 368 number of workers affected on account of dismissal/Retrenchment,” he said. Monserrate informed that efforts are being…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Minister for Waste Management Atanasio alias Babush Monseratte said that the Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) intends to set up 25 TPD + 25 TPD, that is, 50 TPD bio methanation facility with ancillary facilities for treatment of wet waste at Sonsoddo dump site. Replying to the question tabled by the Curtorim MLA Alexio Reginald Lourenco, Monseratte said that the 50TPD bio methanation facility could be set up after the completion of remediation of the legacy waste dump at Sonsoddo. “Presently, the process of preparing a detailed project report (DPR) and estimates is initiated by GWMC. As…