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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa State Election Commission (SEC) has extended the time to submit suggestions and objections to the draft Panchayat ward delimitation ward proposal until March 4. “The draft delimitation proposals of the Village Panchayat wards for ensuing General Election to Village Panchayats 2022 prepared by the Electoral Registration Officers (EROS) has been kept open in the Office of the respective EROS and also in the Office of the Talathi of the respective Village Panchayat till March 4, 2022 (Friday)” the order by SEC states. The SEC said that the draft is kept open for the general public…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao municipal employees are in dismay since they have yet to receive their two-month salary. Mormugao Municipal Council Chairperson assured to pay pending salaries after borrowing a loan from a bank. It has now come to the fore that the MMC will take a loan of Rs 3 cr to pay the employees. In a sorry state of affairs, Mormugao Municipal Council has once again encountered the problem of a financial crunch. Due to the insufficient recovery and generation of revenue by the Mormugao municipality, salaries for January and February months are yet to be released to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa State Co-operative Bank officers association held a peaceful demonstration against the bank’s failure on wage revision and threatened a strike. Subash Naik Jorge, president of the GSCB officers Association, said that the bank has been making a profit for the last several years. “In fact, call to 10 18 the bank has been making a profit and is likely to recruit a large number of new employees because many employees have retired. However, as far as the existing employees and officers are concerned, there has been an increase in wage for the last 7-8 years,”…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: In a fatal accident that took place Friday late evening at around 8 pm, bike rider Arjun Laxman Naik (47), a native of Thane Maharashtra and resident of Cuncoliem-Priol, died on the spot while his wife got injured and shifted to Ponda Sub District Hospital and then to GMC. It is learnt that the bike rider came under the wheel of a Canter truck and died. The bike rider had come to Ponda market with his wife for shopping and was proceeding from Ponda to Cuncoliem Priol, and when he reached GVM circle Farmagudi, the canter truck…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Upset with the poor and worst road conditions in Kundaim Industrial Estate, the furious workers of several companies today protested at Kundaim Industrial Estate and warned to stage major Rasta Roko agitation if the road is not restored immediately after the code of conduct is lifted in next few days. Several other workers gathered on Friday evening to attract the attention of concerned authorities. Nasir Sheikh said for the past one, and a half years, they have been demanding to repair and restore the damaged portion of the 7 km Industrial road, on account of which workers…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Aam Aadmi Party has criticised the hike in BJP led government over increase in residential and commercial premises taxes. AAP Ponda candidate Advocate Surel Tilve called it “inhuman” at a time when the Covid crisis continued to adversely affect the people. Tilve said, “This new rate is introduced just after elections. The BJP  government has already started looting the Goans”. He claimed that the hike would lead to a greater financial burden for the low-income group. He said, “The entire state is going through the COVID-19 crisis, and people are suffering from a huge financial crisis.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party condemned the National Coastal Zone Management Authority (NCZMA) ‘s move to reject the state government’s plea of deleting the port limits from the Goa Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP). AAP Benaulim candidate Captain Venzy Viegas assured that if the AAP forms the government, the party would place an intervention with the Central Environment Ministry as a state representative and only by doing this would be able to stop the destruction. Viegas said, “The AAP’s vision is to replace the coal hub with a pharma hub once it forms the government. Goa is being turned…