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SURAJ NANDREKAR/ Goemkarponn desk PANAJI/ SANCOALE: Even as the Opposition, as well as the civic society, is up in arms over the alleged land scam by ZACL. The State government has washed its hands of action against Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited (ZACL), which is accused of illegally selling off of nearly 50 lakh sq mts of land that was purchased from the Sancoale communidade for industrial purposes, back in 1971. Revenue Minister Babush Monsertte and Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant had assured that they would table facts on the floor of the House after the second legal opinion was sought…

AERIAL VIEW As per the notification of the Transport department, the following are the SUV Regular rates like Creta, Ecosport, Thar, Innova (Old), Marazzo, Tata Aria, Jeep Compass, Duster, Ertiga and Bolero. The rate for four hours and 50 kilometres is ₹ 1500/-; The Full Day is four hours, and 100 kilometres is ₹2900 Per Kilometer, the rate is ₹32 for SUVs, and without a return journey, it is ₹43. So if the government already has rates notified, where does the question of the increased fare and levying taxes come from? The two ministers – Khaunte and Godinho, had embarked…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Tense situation at Velsao after villagers confronted Goa police personnel for backing the railway authorities in the double tracking works. The villagers of Velsao were agitated after the Verna police decided to attach a pick-up loaded with some boulders, to construct a fence of a property belonging to a woman. As the woman’s property was adjacent to the railway line where the railway authorities initiated double tracking work, the Verna police, however, have decided to attach the boulder-laden pick-up, as it may lead to the barrier and disrupt the results of the railway authorities. The former minister…

Claims of Geobag technology • Will make Sewage Treatment Plan (STP) redundant • To be cheaper than STP • Uses a 30 metre geo bag tube which can inflate upto 2 metres after trapping the sediments • Pilot project cost to be 5-6lakh rupees which are far less than building an STP • Will initially be implemented on a ‘no cure, no pay’ basis Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Water Resources Department (WRD) has decided to introduce a Geobag tube technology to reduce the Sal water pollution by initially plugging in one of the sources, Khareband nullah, which discharges wastewater into river…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Karnataka police have arrested a man at Mangaluru and seized 16 grams of narcotics estimated to be worth ₹1.56 lakh. The accused, identified as Abdulla Bardila (51), is a resident of Goa and was arrested a Mangaluru. The accused was found in possession of one auto-press transparent Polyphone bag containing white colour powder suspected to be Cocaine weighing 12.64 grams, police said. Mangaluru police “There was another similar bag containing in it crystal powder suspected to be MDMA (drug), weighing 3.82 grams. The total value of the seized narcotics approximately stands at Rs. 1, 56,000 in the international market.”

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar on Thursday said that the Maimolem lake, which was in a bad state, would be revived in phases and added that the government had already sanctions ₹1 crore rupees for the works on the first phase. Salkar speaking to reporters after a joint inspection with the Mornugao Municipal Council (MMC) councillors, also added the work order was awaiting NOC from the Mormugao communidade. “This Maimolem lake which once was so beautiful and even had even lotuses blooming, is close to the heart of all Vascokars, and they have an emotional connection with this…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: United Balrath Employees Union today has given the state government a 15 days ultimatum to fulfil their series of demands, including a salary hike. The union has also threatened a strike if the demands are not fulfilled within the next 15 days. “We have given a 15 days ultimatum to the government to fulfil our demands which are Job security, hike in Salary, PF benefits and insurance for the Employees,” said the United Balrath Employees Union. Social Activists Swati Kerkar alleged that by not absorbing the employees into the regular workforce, the government treating as bonded labourers.…