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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Public-Private Partnership of the Goa government has invited fresh bids to construct a 5000-seater world-class International Convention Centre at Dona Paula in public-private partnership (PPP) mode on Design-Build-Finance-Operate-and-Transfer (DBFOT) basis. The concessionaire will have to build facilities, including a 5000-seater Convention Hall, 300-room convention hotel, four-screen theater, retail mall, etc. The project is set at 98,299 sq meters, i.e., 24.29 acres of prime land at Dona Paula. Bids are invited from reputed national and international developers either as a single entity or as a consortium. The details will be available on eprocure.goa.gov.in from May 16. This is…

AERIAL VIEW Well, Rs 850 / litre of water is not something new, and those who follow cricket and football will know that the famous stars Virat Kohli and Cristiano Ronaldo drink water which is over Rs 600 per litre. The water is specially imported from France. Of Course, Kohli and Ronaldo pay from their own pocket, and neither the BCCI nor Ronaldo’s club pays for the huge water bill. There may be some sponsors but definitely not the government. Now the question here arises who foots Amit Shah’s water bill? At an average of Rs 2550 / day (for…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – The once unknown but presently well-known Khotigao, a distant hamlet where most indigenous people live, cries for authorities’ immediate attention to repair the Portuguese era built Culvert-bridges now in life-threatening conditions. “Our Khotigao, which most knows as a primitive area, has altogether eight different sizes Culvert- bridges built during Portuguese period on the main Village road itself. Due to their wear and tear over such long years, these Culverts have now become life-threatening as most of these are in immediate need of attention to either repair or reconstruct with new Culverts’, informed panch and ex-Sarpanch Manohar…

Goemkrponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Government paid Advocate General Devidas Pangam a whopping Rs 2,41,13,732 (Two crores forty-one lakhs thirteen thousand seven hundred and thirty-two rupees) for the period from June 2019 to January this year. This has been revealed in the information obtained by Adv. Aires Rodrigues from the Law Department under the Right to Information Act. The Pramod Sawant had appointed Devidas Pangam as Advocate General on 14th June 2019 with the rank and status of a Cabinet Minister. Expressing concern over the continued huge expenditure being incurred on the Advocate General, Adv. Rodrigues has urged Devidas Pangam…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte today said that the State government will act against illegal activities on beaches. Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte had a meeting with DGP and Tourism officials to start the mission “Safe & Clean beaches” and ensure the slogan “Atithi Devo Bhava” becomes a reality. “There are many illegal activities on Goa’s beaches, and the state government will act against illegal activities on beaches. Such illegal things are sending a bad message to tourists,” said Khaunte. He further said that his department wants to start a mission called Safe & Clean beaches” and to ensure…

Goemakrponn desk SALIGAO: In a shocking incident, early morning between 1 to 3 am pair of ploughing bulls belonging to Kalidas Patekar, from Muddavadi, Saligao, were stolen. Stealing bulls is not something new in Saligao, and two years ago, about six pairs were stolen in a similar pattern; but after arresting three suspects from Guirim, these robberies were stopped, but it’s a bad sign that once again, these cattle thieves have become active and robberies restarted, says Ramesh Ghadi, a social activist and BJP block president. He aays Kalidas is one of the last farmers of Saligao who has a…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Built at the cost of crores of exchequer’s money, the neglect from the government authorities of the Baina Ravindra Bhavan and particularly the air conditioning system, is disheartening. Post Covid19 pandemic, not a single cultural program in Ravindra Bhavan Baina has happened due to the breakdown of the air conditioning plant. Sadly, the nonfunctioning central air conditioning system in the Ravindra Bhavan, which is due to the total collapse in the functioning of the Air conditioning plant, has kept the Ravindra Bhavan Baina away from any lively performances. The Ravindra Bhavan Baina is where hundreds of cultural,…