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Major Ports Bill enforcement mean that state laws like Town and Country Planning Act, Goa Land Revenue Code, Panchayat and Municipal acts will not be enforceable in these areas. Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao Port Trust has now become Mormugao Port Authority. This enforcement of the Major Port Authorities act will lead to overlapping power over state government and create constitutional crises. Activists feel that such a draconian move will have its repercussions in coming times. An official letter of Mormugao Port went viral on Friday on social media platforms which raised concern among the people of Mormugao taluka. The excerpts…

MEGA U-Turn… “In fact, it is more related to the parking issue. The people who work in the casinos park their bikes cars everywhere, which further creates problems for the residents even to come out of their homes. Almost 90 per cent of the businessmen from Panaji had approached me and said that if Casinos were closed, these businessmen would be out of business and starve. Our main focus will be those 10 per cent of the people whose access is blocked due to haphazard parking” Babush Monseratte Panaji MLA Says BJP will get 27 seats and form the next…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The BJP General Secretary Narendra Sawaikar has slammed the Congress for its manifesto. “In yet another election jumla, the cash-strapped Congress Party, in its manifesto, promises Rs 6,000 assistance to every poor family, free healthcare and a bunch of lies. A Party that has been involved in gross corruption and scams to fill their personal treasure did nothing for the poor and denied due rights to the backward classes has a habit of making false election promises,” he said. He said Congress is in an unenviable situation because of a severe financial crunch and organisational disarray. Making…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Independent candidate from Panaji Utpal Parrikar today said that he can sense the feel of people for change. Utpal, son of former Goa CM and BJP stalwart late Manohar Parrikar, is busy in his door to door campaign in the constituency. Speaking to media persons, Utpal said that the people of Panaji are looking for a change, and he is hopeful that the change would be he. “I can sense that people here are looking for a change. I am confident that they will see that change in me. I am confident of my victory,” he said.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Nigerian National Ugochukwu Solomon Ubabuko has been placed under one-year preventive detention under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act. Ugochukwu is a repeat drug offender, and several drug cases have been registered against him by NCB Goa, Goa Police & Hyderabad Police after his entry into India in 2009. He will remain under Preventive Detention for one year starting from November 7, 2021, the date of service of the Detention Order. He was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau for alleged possession of narcotics on the grounds that the police failed…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The State government earned over Rs 143 crore revenue through the e-auction of 1.46 million tons of ore. A tot of 2.22 million tons of ore was put up for e-auction held on January 19. The Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG) sold 1.46 million tonnes of mineral ore at Rs 143.74 crore. Another 0.76 million tonnes of mineral ore remained unsold, which will be put up for auction shortly. The iron ore lying at various mines, plots and jetties including, Kotambi, Rivona, Vagus, Navelim, Tudou, Pale, Uguem, Shigao, Sonus, Mina Jetty, Navelim Jetty, Cuddegal was tendered…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Randeep Surjewala has appealed to Mamata Banerjee to extend support to Congress candidates in Goa in a bid to ouster BJP. Addressing a press conference in Panaji, Surjewala said that Mamata Banerjee is part of our family, and she needs to think whether TMC is here to fight for Goa or help BJP. “Mamata Banerjee is part of our family. Our leader Sonia Gandhi respect her. TMC needs to think…are they here to fight for Goa, or are they here to help BJP,” he said. “It’s not too late; I…