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Goemkarponn desk MORMUGAO: Goa Forward Party supremo Vijayi Sardesai demands that all political parties support his private member bill and do an act which will have 80 per cent reservation to the Goans in employment. Sardessai feels there is a need to strike a balance between the Taxi operators and the aggregator’s issue in taxi business. GFP supremo and Fatorda MLA Vijay Sardesai said that there is an example of the state of Haryana wherein 80 per cent reservation in jobs is there for the locals. Similarly, a private member bill will be introduced by me, and I feel that…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Panaji MLA and Minister Babush Monserrate has written to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant demanding to conduct an enquiry on bad roads. “There should be an enquiry into this matter, and also enquiry should be made on PWD officials as the roads which were done just three months ago are in bad shape,” said Monserrate. He further said that there should be vigilance enquiry in this matter. “Babush says it’s surprising that the Roads which were Hot mixed three Months back have washed out. I have asked for inquiry in the matter; Concerned Engineer needs to be taken…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday said that the government’s decision to scrap the recruitment of junior engineer posts in the Public Works Department proved that the BJP had used Goan Youth as an election gimmick. It may be recalled that the AAP had exposed the job scam in the PWD sector before the elections. AAP stated that favouritism in job allocation is unfair to Goa’s youth, and now, CM Pramod Sawant should also inquire into the recruitment scam at the health department. AAP Goa unit President Adv. Amit Palekar had previously accused PWD of appointing 316…

Goemkarponn desk MORMUGAO: A month after an official inauguration of the state-of-the-art swimming pool project in Headland Sada, the swimming pool remains underutilised. The assurances given by the Sports Minister are yet to be implemented. A state-of-the-art swimming pool project, which was the dream project of the former Urban Development Minister Milind Naik, was recently inaugurated by the Sports Minister of Goa, Govind Gaude. Prior to the inauguration, he, along with the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs officials, Vasco MLA and the Mormugao municipality councillors had inspected this mega project. During the inspection, Minister Gaude had promised and suggested…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – A free Borewell and Village Infrastructure facilities, including a free humanitarian aid box, are provided to the people of Gulem in the Shristhal Panchayat area. Sponsored by Rotary Club of Miramar (Panaji), Borewell infrastructure facilities have been inaugurated at the hands of AG RTN Ashesh Keni in the presence of President of Rotary Club of Miramar, RTN Snehalata Pednekar, ZAO of Canacona Block Kirtiraj Naik Gaonkar, Project Coordinator RTN Siddharth Deshpande, Ex-sarpanch (Shrishthal) Ganesh Gaonkar, Ex-Panch Damodar Chari, The local village farmers group members of Vella Purush SHG, to whom Rotarians extend the facilities, were also…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Heavy rains have lashed Canacona for two days, with many low-lying roads getting inundated in the taluka. Canacona observatory recorded about 114 mm Thursday morning even as seasonal rains are inching closer to a thousand mark and pegged at 938 mm. The Chapoli dam, often tagged as Canacona ‘s Life-Line, having attained substantial storage at 635.275 Ham, has a Reduced Level (RI) of 33.30 metres of water in its Reservoir. This summer, Chapoli dam has reported RL- 32.02 mts as its lowest level. After heavy overnight downpour rains pounding incessantly caused flooding on many low-lying roads.…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – With the monsoons bringing alive two heavily visited waterfalls in the village, the Gaondongrim panchayat administrator sought the help of the Sub-District Magistrate (SDM) to curb the public nuisances committed by visitors(Tourists) to these waterfalls. Gaondongrim Panchayat Administrator Pradeep Pagui wrote a letter to Dy Collector & SDM of Canacona to depute police and take action against the Youths and others who, while visiting the two water bodies in the village at ‘Bamonbudo waterfall’ and Gunji-Tali commits vulgarities and traffic obstruction in the areas. Pagui wrote that every Saturday and Sunday, many youths from Goa and…