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Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: Local government authorities have turned a blind eye toward the safety measures of the pedestrians and commuters despite several road accidents at Tilamol junction. Tilamol junction, Shivaji Chowk in Curchorem remains a dangerous place as it was in the past for commuters. Goemkarponn news had highlighted the dangers of rash driving, fatal accidents and vehicular mishaps, but the warnings have fallen on deaf ears. Still, there are no proper safety measures at these accident-prone junctions for the safety of the commuters. The same issue is being faced by the people at the Dr B.R.Ambedkar chowk from Curchorem,…

Christanand Pednekar/ desk QUEPEM: The locals have questioned rampant landfilling activity in Quepem near the roadside at Karali in the low lying area. With the land filing activity happening in the low lying area near Karali, locals took it to social media platforms to highlight this issue and question the people behind this landfilling activity. The locals expressed worry that this landfilling will affect the low lying area and the roadside during the rainy season causing massive flooding, which may cause accidents and untoward incidents. This area is mostly agricultural land connected to Paroda village, which is affected badly by…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today said that resuming mining, focusing on tourism and employment generation will be his top priorities. Sawant today took charge as the Chief Minister and resumed his office at the Goa Legislative Assembly Complex. “Resuming mining, focus on tourism and employment generation will be our priorities. Everything that is mentioned in the manifesto will be implemented within the next 5 years,” said CM Sawant. He further said that the employment generation will be worked out in both the private and government institutions. Speaking on tourism, Sawant said that his top priority will…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Finally, after 18 days of results, Goa gets a full-fledged government under the chief ministership of Dr Pramod Sawant. In the first round of swearing-in, Sawant has left out the allies, who have extended support that includes  Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and three independents – Aleixo Reginald Lourenco Chandrakante Shetye and  Anton Vaz. A close look at the cabinet reveals that almost all nine ministers are crorepatis, with Atanasio Monseratte being the richest with Rs 48+ crore assets. Nilesh Cabral is the second richest with Rs 28+crore assets, followed by Vishwajit Rane Rs 23 + crore, Mauvin Godinho…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Former Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today said that it is a tough task for the Pramod Sawant-led state government to complete its tenure. “From the media reports and other means, it is said that Pramod Sawant will have a tough time completing the government’s tenure; I am not an astrologer but speaking on things I have heard,” said Parsekar. Parsekar said he came for the swearing-in ceremony and termed it a spectacular event. He further said that he is not an MLA, and the question of supporting this government does not arise, but time will decide on…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The confusion on whether the BJP will take support from the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party continued with Dr. Pramod Sawant leaving out the party and independent MLAs in the first round of swearing-in of Cabinet ministers. The MGP had extended support to the BJP government on the day election results were declared on March 10 after Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to him over the phone. However, there has been no clarity on whether BJP will take support or not as at least five of the nine-member Cabinet had opposed taking support of Sudin Dhavalikar. Ravi Naik, Govind…

Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: Ordinary meeting of the Quepem Municipal council decides to make SOPO tax compulsory in its jurisdiction. A series of issues from revocation of permissions of illegal structures, sewage release into the Kushawati river, hike in the salary of municipal employees, etc., were tabled in the meeting. During this meeting, various issues were discussed of the Quepem municipality, including revocation of illegal house permissions, hike in the salaries of the municipal employees, recruitment of employees for the easy contract of the municipality, Avedem, Xeldem panchayat waste, and also the issue of sewage water from shops and hotels from…