Author: Team Admin
AERIAL VIEW One wonders if the drugs are seized every day, and two of the kingpins are cooling their heels in police custody all the way in Hyderbad; one wonders how the business continues to flourish? This means the alleged accused, Steve and Edwin, maybe just the tiny pawns, and the kingpin is sitting somewhere out and running the cartel. It is shocking that the Goa Police, which has made a habit of cracking the cases within hours, fails to lay their hands on the kingpins. Or is there no inclination to nab them? The Goa Police never bothered to…
Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The BJP-led Ponda Municipal Council led by Chairperson Ritesh Naik received a setback today. Ritesh is the son of Ponda MLA and is also considered a setback to Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik after eight out of fifteen councillors submit a no-confidence notice against Ritesh Naik. The development took place with just a few months left for the PMC election, as council tenure ends in the next few months. Those who signed the notice are councillor Venkatesh Naik, William Aguilar, Pradeep Naik, Jaya Sawant, Seema Fernandes, Ameena Naik, Geetali Talavalikar and Shantaram Colvekar.
Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) on Thursday served notices to fish wholesale outlets operating at Kharewado while giving them an ultimatum of seven days to stop their buisness, failing which MMC will seal their shops and confiscate goods at the outlets. MMC notice also mentioned that the sale of fish within a radius of 1 km from the fish market was illegal under the law and that the activities must be stopped immediately. The wholesalers who received the notice have now said that the MMC has been travelling their buisness while doing nothing about the people selling fish…
Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Two Usgao locals have issued a legal notice to the Directorate of Mines and Geology for not taking proper action against the illegal stone quarry operating at Usgao for a long time near Goa Meat Complex. The notice mention that as per instructions, locals had filed complaints to the mines department of an illegal stone quarry operating in one property at Usgao and inspections were conducted by officials from your department on 2/09/2021 & 25/07/2022, wherein it was found that there were illegal quarrying pits in the said survey number and that illegal quarrying had been done.…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Congratulating the Goan youth for getting government employment opportunities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Goa has taken a major step towards providing employment to the youth. During the Rojgaar Melava, the Goa government distributed letters to 1,250 youth for appointments in the state government departments, including police, fire and emergency services, planning and statistics and agriculture. CM Sawant and others were present during the function held at the Raj Bhavan’s Darbar Hall in the Dona Paula area near here. The prime minister said Goa has taken a major step towards providing employment to the youth and congratulated…
Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Referring to the case of a tourist who is currently in the hospital battling for her life due to a drug overdose, Goa Forward party president Vijai Sardesai said that Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant could not excuse himself from accepting responsibility for failing to control the rampant distribution and sale of drugs in Goa. “Today, the Sawant government has prioritised event management over everything else in the state. The government appears to have an unofficial policy to organise one of two events every month, which cost the exchequer around 2.5 Crore or more; At the same…