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Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: Calangute MLA Michael Lobo today said there should be a strict and tough law for taking action against the illegal touts and hawkers. “There should be a proper amendment, and I will speak to the chief minister and the Adv General on how to implement the law; other, the touts will be arrested in the morning and left free by evening. Where is the action,” stated Lobo. The MLA defended the police, though, saying they cannot simply blame the police for this. “The short-staffed Police are doing their job; they have so many things to handle. We…

Goemakrponn desk VASCO: Following complaints by locals, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) inspected the Velsao underpass constructed by Railways. The locals demanded a stop work order as this is a catchment area and could cause floods in monsoons. Former MLA Alina Saldanha said that the Raiwalys have no papers, and they are showing some court papers. “The papers are of some other village judgements and telling us this gives them the right to work. This shows how they are resorting to illegalities and slyness to destroy villages of South Goa,” she commented. Further, she questioned whether the Railway…

 Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Roadworks, beautification, and waste management works have been taken up in the right direction across the state of Goa. The G20 meetings have led to fast-track works being undertaken through the Smart City (IPSCDL), Electricity Department, and PWD. & GWMC. People’s anguish and worries will end soon as they see the results in a matter of a few days from now. Panaji which has faced major flak is already looking pretty and ready for the G20 meetings, the first of which will take place from April 17-19. The works undertaken by CCP include the maintenance of gardens…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawnat, is gung-ho about Goa achieving 100 per cent Har Ghar Jal but his comments are far from reality. Forget the Opposition; the BJP-ruled constituencies in North Goa, like Calangute and Saligao itself, are not getting any water supply. On Wednesday, the Saligao MLA Kedar Naik, who is also the vice-chairman of GSIDC, met teh Public Works Department (PWD) CE over the water shortage issue. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the MLA said he came to meet PWD CE with the issue of water supply. “Saligao is at the tail-end, and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Roadworks, beautification, and waste management works have been taken up in the right direction across the state of Goa. The G20 meetings have led to fast-track works being undertaken through the Smart City (IPSCDL), Electricity Department, and PWD. & GWMC. People’s anguish and worries will end soon as they see the results in a matter of a few days from now. Panaji which has faced major flak is already looking pretty and ready for the G20 meetings, the first of which will take place from April 17-19. The works undertaken by CCP include the maintenance of gardens…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Luizinho Faleiro, after tendering his resignation, said that he quit because “Things didn’t quite go according to plan, inspite of the best intentions”. Following is the press statement issued by Luizinho Faleiro: I’m reaching out to you to inform you of an important well thought out decision of my political and legislative career, and can of no better day than this when we are celebrating new beginnings and rejuvenation. I have decided to resign from my membership of the Rajya Sabha, very graciously accorded to me by the Trinamool Congress Party…

AERIAL VIEW Faleiro, one of the most experienced members of the Goa Legislative Assembly, knew this was a marriage of convenience. He knew this would end abruptly, yet he decided to quit Congress in 2021 and join TMC. He quit Congress and joined the TMC due to his selfishness and greed for power. But that seemed to have boomeranged now. They say you get what you sow, and thus Trinamool kicked him out when they found he had nuisance value. Luizinho deserved no sympathy here, despite the Congress giving him everything – CM’s post, party president, AICC in charge, etc.…