AERIAL VIEW Agreed with the CM that a government servant cannot get involved in any protests or rallies but does this rule apply to Anganwadi workers working on an honorarium. As per the Ministry of Women & Child Development, the Anganwadi Workers/Helpers are Honorary Workers who come forward to render their services in the area of childcare and development on payment of a monthly honorarium. Anganwadi Workers being honorary workers, can neither be declared permanent servants nor can be given any civil posts: hence they are not eligible for related benefits. SURAJ NANDREKAR Editor, Goemkarponn The Chief Minister of Goa,…
Author: Team Admin
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that his party is ready for the Panchayat elections and that there was no hidden motive behind delaying the elections. “BJP is ready for Panchayat Elections; we had no hidden motive to delay elections, wanted it postponed due to the reservation issue so that there is no injustice done to the OBC community,” said CM Sawant. He further said that his government wanted to make the reservation, so they had asked for extra time. “When SC told us to take elections only after ‘triple test’ which couldn’t be done only by…
Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Goa Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s logistics committee chairman Chandrakant Gawas attended the 35th DRUCC Railway meeting in Hubbali Gawas proposed to upgrade the Dabolim and Vasco railway station on par with the Hubbali Railway station. GCCI logistics committee head Chandrakant Gawas said that he attended the 35th DRUCC railway meeting in Hubbali, where he had gone as a representative from the business sector. He said that during this meeting, he has proposed to the railway authorities to upgrade the Vasco and Dabolim railway stations on par with the Hubbali Railway station. Gawas said he personally visited…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Hours after Cheif Minister Dr Pramod Sawant assured reinstating the striking terminated Anganwadi workers, Leader of Opposition Michael Lobo met the workers. He assured his and the Congress party’s support to teh striking workers. Speaking to the reporters, Lobo said that CM must take the workers back as soon as possible. “With folded hands, I request CM Sawant to please take the striking workers back on humanitarian grounds. They are poor ladies; they work in Anganwadi, not that they earn a lot,” he said. He said that the workers have to support their families. “If CM Sawant…
Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Ponda MLA and Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik held a meeting of various officials of government departments today at Curti Khandepar Panchayat office at Haveli Curti, wherein discussions were held on completion ongoing development works besides launching of new works, roads, bridge, cleaning of nullah and construction of internal roads. The pending sewerage work was also discussed. Minister Ravi Naik said the government had reserved space to construct a new Panchayat office and Market at Housing Board Colony. “1352 square metre open space is located at housing Board which can be used for Panchayat Ghar and market,” he…
Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Ponda locals have demanded the Disaster Management team inspect and cut dangerous roadside age-old trees before they fall and cause loss to property and lives. Viraj Sapre, a social worker at Ponda, said that if the Fire Personnel team finally cut the trees after they fell, why not cut before they caused the disaster? He said there are several roadside age-old trees, and as the roots of some of the trees are rotten, they are falling on the road causing loss of property and risk to lives. Recently Manish Kumar (35), residing in rented premises near Goa…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In an interestingly cooked abduction case solved by the district police, a youth has been awarded 15 days of judicial custody by the court here. Varun Nayak (25) is the person who was awarded 15 days of judicial custody. On June 26, Varun had called his parents in a very fearful voice and had informed them that he had been kidnapped by some miscreants. He also said that the kidnappers demanded Rs 5 lac for his release. In fear and love for their son, the parents filed a complaint in Udupi town police station about the kidnap…