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Inquiry initiated against SOPO contract granted to SGPDA in Margao: Vishwajit Says Sopo contract was given to the SGPDA in Margao without tendering and due process Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane said that his department has initiated an inquiry against the SOPO contract given to the SGPDA in Margao without tendering and due process. “It has come to my notice that the Sopo contract was given to Margao SGPDA without tendering and due process,” said Rane. He further said that the department will inquire into this matter, and strict action will be taken against the Member Secretary and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The State government has tightened the noose around Dominic D’Souza, who was recently arrested in the religious conversion case, issuing him show cause over the road tax exemption given for the purchase of a Mercedes vehicle in 2014. The notice issued by the Directorate of Transport states that the tax payment for MV No GA03 Y2020 Mercedes Benz was given to a charitable institution. “As per the opinion of the Law Department that a luxury vehicle like a bove prescribed one is not required for the use of any charitable purpose and therefore and therefore has come…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Sancoale Panchayat has issued a stop work notice to Marman shipyard after residents allege dredging activity pending inspection. Sancoale Panchayat will conduct a site inspection of one shipping dock in Sancoale on Thursday for alleged dredging activity on the seabed. Sancoale Sarpanch Girish Pillai said no permission from the Panchayat was obtained from the party to conduct such activity at the Sancoale seabed area. Sancoale Panchayat has decided to take serious note of the complaint made by several residents regarding an alleged dredging activity happening in the Sancoale seabed area by a shipping dock. The residents fear…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Finally, two months after the closing of the KTC bus stand shed for passengers, the Transport Department has decided to repair and renovate the KTC bus stand shed by spending around Rs 1 crore; this was stated to media by Power Minister and local MLA Sudin Dhavlikar. He spoke to the media after the inauguration of 220 KVA Transformer installed at the KTC Bus Stand and Chiruputem area. Present on the occasion present were Bandora Sarpanch Rajesh Naik, Power Department Engineers Mr Bartan, Keshav Gaude, and KTC officials were present. The PWD officials today inspected the shed.…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Power Minister Sudin Dhavlikar today supported the initiative of Ponda MLA and Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik to set up the third district in Ponda Taluka. Sudin Dhavlikar was speaking after launching the new 220 KVA transformer at Bandora. Sudin even suggested to Minister Ravi Naik that he should set up the third district office on land owned by the Transport Department located near KTC Bus Stand Ponda, spread over around 92000 square metres area. He said this land was acquired by the transport department when he was Transport Minister. He said all the government offices required for…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: Several milestones were achieved during the tenure of PM Narendra Modi. Under the BJP government, there is uniformity in the country with one PM, one flag and one Constitution said Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant. “Today, we are proud citizens of India because of Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a landmark decision, repealed Article 370 and made Jammu and Kashmir an integral part of India,” he said. Sawant, while addressing a Garib Kalyan Sammelan in the Curchorem constituency, said that the PM Modi had taken a historic step by amending the law of triple talak so…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The State Government has initiated a process to grant sand mining permits in River Chapora, based on the preliminary report submitted by the NIO. The Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant, said that NIO has submitted a preliminary report on the Chapora river while a report on Mandovi is awaited. “NIO has submitted a preliminary report of Chapora river while a report on Mandovi is awaited; State Government has initiated a process to grant sand mining permits in River Chapora,” said CM Sawant. He said that based on the report, we have started the process of renewing the…