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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Councillor of ward no 16, Girish Borker, was on Thursday elected unopposed as the Chairperson of Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC). It may be recalled that Councillor Leo Rodrigues had recently resigned from the post of Chairperson after a mutually agreed tenure of one year had ended. The formalities and procedures to elect a new Chairperson for MMC began after the resignation was tendered by Rodrigues and submitted to the DMA. While the official elections to elect the new Chairperson was to be held on Friday morning, the last date to file nomination for the Chairperson post was…

Odei Onaindia will reunite with Manolo Marquez once again, this time at FC Goa. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: FC Goa announced the signing of Spanish defender Odei Onaindia ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Super League (ISL 2023-24). The club confirmed that the defender from Spain has put pen to paper with the Gaurs on a one-year deal. Onaindia is no stranger to Indian football, having first played in the country in the 2020-21 season in the colours of Hyderabad FC led by their then-head coach Manolo Marquez. He returned last year for another stint with the Hyderabad FC…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: State representative on the GST council and Goa Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho believes that the tax hike on casinos would harm the sector moving forward and called it “a negative factor for the industry.” Goa already supported taxation on gross gaming revenue (GGR) and not on full face value. Godinho said that the state would write to the council for reconsideration. According to Godinho, the industry welcomes a 28% GST rate, be it online gaming casinos and horse racing, but the decision to levy that new tax rate on full face value instead of GGR is frowned…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: A 51-year-old man from Agonda dies after his Scooter was hit head-on by a Rent-A-Cab Car at Agonda late Wednesday night. According to police, Sanju Laxman Naikgaunkar, 51, succumbed to his injuries at CHC he suffered after his Scooter (GA10 B5396) was dashed by an oncoming Car (GA- 07 T 0253) driven by tourists from Haryana @ about 9.40 pm on Wednesday night. Police further informed that Arjun Singh, 25 driving the car in a rash and negligent manner, drove it towards the right side of the road at Panna (near Sanjay Bandekar’s house) and hit the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today justified his government’s decision not to have a Tiger Reserve in Goa, stating that being a small state, it does not fit into one of the criteria led down by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). On Wednesday, the state Wildlife Board headed by Sawant decided not to proceed with the Tiger reserve proposal for any of its protected areas. Talking to reporters on Thursday, Sawant said that State does not fit into one of the criteria set by NTCA, and hence there was no question of having a Tiger reserve. He…

Goa Govt signs MoU with Paytm for Digital and Cashless Payment Technology in Goa. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today announced that all state government departments and services will go cashless in the coming days. The State government today signed an MoU with One97 Communications Limited for Digital and Cashless Payment Technology in Goa. “We want to take forward PM Modi’s vision of digital India. The government today signed an MoU with One97 Communications Limited for Digital and Cashless Payment Technology in Goa. All state government departments and services will go cashless in the coming days,” said Sawant.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The 93 erstwhile SMCL workers who have recently been employed by Vedanta Limited for the resumption of mining at Bicholim Mineral Block met with Sarpanch Karishma Gaonkar and Panch Members of Sirgao village. These workers were offered employment by Vedanta Limited- the preferred bidder and current leaseholder of the Bicholim Mineral Block. This group of 93 workers led by Atmaram Tilve met the village Panch Members to garner their support for the resumption of mining at Bicholim Mineral Block, which was secured by Vedanta Limited during the first auction of Goa mining leases in December 2022. The…