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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa In-charge Atishi today announced Advocate Amit Palekar as the new state president. AAP also announced the names of its MLA Capt Venzy Viegas and Cruz Silva as working President. Alina Saldanha and Mahadev Naik have led the AAP campaign for the upcoming panchayat polls in Goa. Speaking on a hike on export duty on ore, Palekar said that the duty of 50%, even on low-grade ore, has essentially sounded the death knell for the mining industry in Goa as we know it. “Most of the ore in Goa is low-grade, for which…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that shortly, the Fire and Emergency Services would be entrusted with the responsibility of drowning rescues across the state. “Now, at present, the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Gaurd help the state during any emergency and drowning rescues, but now shortly, the Fire and Emergency Services will be entrusted the responsibility of drowning rescues across the state,” said CM Sawant during the function of Aapda Mitra/Aapda Sakhi Scheme. He further said that disasters could happen anytime and that disaster alarm centres have been set up across talukas. The Government of India…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Union Minister of State for Tourism and Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shripad Naik inaugurated the upgraded Museum of Christian Art at the Convent of Santa Monica, Old Goa, on Monday. Nilesh Cabral, Minister of Public Works Department (Government of Goa), Dr Carlos Perriera Marques, Ambassador of Portugal to India, Filipe Neri Ferrao, Archbishop of Goa and Daman were present on occasion. Union Minister Shripad Naik said the Museum of Christian Art, which preserves priceless and exquisite artefacts, is an excellent example of a unique art form, a perfect symbiosis of Indian and European culture. The art form,…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – After inspecting the dangerous Crossing on MPCBR Road at Kolsar, which has resulted in 13 mishaps and two deaths over the period, PWD(NH) agreed to close the same provided people do not need the same anymore. GPCC General Secretary Janardhan Bhandari, along with other activists, organised a joint inspection after a 13th mishap at the site on Saturday, hospitalised a few for injuries at the Crossing near Matoshree Hotel -Kolsar Galgibaga with various departments including Mamlatdar office, PWD (NH), Police and Traffic. After agreeing to the arguments put forth by the activists, including there is a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister for Water Resources Subash Shirodkar has appealed to the general public not to throw garbage in Nullahs. Maintain the State’s natural beauty, he said and warned that strict action would be initiated against those who misuse the Nullahs in the State. Additional pipelines to Kushavati to Davorlim and Davorlim to Verna are the two projects the WRD Minister intends to prioritise to solve the scarcity of water in these areas, he mentioned. Shirodkar visited Verna Industrial Estate and Shri Aleixo Reginald Laurenco, Chairman, IDC and WRD Officers. He saw two plants in Verna, namely IFB and…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that he has urged the Union Finance Ministry to give respite in export tariffs on new iron ore and consider retaining the erstwhile tariff. The central government on Saturday had announced that export tariffs on new iron ores and concentrates would be raised to 50 per cent from 30 per cent. Also duties on pellets would be hiked to 45 per cent from zero. “Goas ore largely being low grade (ie below 58%Fe), and not processed for steel making in the country, State of Goa has requested Ministry of Finance to consider…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister for Tourism Rohan Khaunte held a meeting with the senior officers of the Government Departments regarding  pre-monsoon preparedness of Porvorim Constituency at PAC Hall (Assembly Block)  Porvorim today During the course of discussions, the Minister instructed the authorities of Panchayats, WRD, to undertake the work of desilting of drains, gutters and nullahs on account of the onset of monsoon. The issues pertaining to the works to be carried out by PWD, Electricity and Fire and Emergency Services and other concerned departments were discussed. Further, the Minister directed all the concerned departments to gear up their machinery…