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Goemakrponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Badminton Association has objected to the Election Commission taking over the Indoor Stadium Premises for Election-related purposes. The GBA in a strongly worded letter to CM Pramod Sawant and Sports Minister Babu Azgaonkar, has said that,the election officials must look for alternate premises. “We have been given to understand that the Indoor Stadium at Campal, Panaji will be utilised for a few days from October 22 onwards for Election-related purposes. Indoor Stadium at Campal, Panaji will be utilised for a few days from October 22 onwards for Election related purposes. We have previously brought to…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today assured the sugarcane farmers that Sanjeevani Sugar Factory will not be shut down. Sawant also assured that the government will continue to provide minimum support price to sugarcane farmers for next five years. He said that the DPR for setting up Ethanol plant at the site will be ready within 45 days. Earlier, Madkai MLA Sudin Dhavalikar and Sanguem MLA Prasad Gaonkar went in the well of the house demanding discussion on the issue. The factory never made profits in its 46-year-tenure except of minor profits for seven years – in 1989-89,…

The AAP criticised the Sawant Sarkar government as the implementation of Goa Investment Promotion and Felicitation Board approved projects has been delayed. Only 50% of IPB projects were sanctions creating a massive loss of opportunities for Goan Youth. Had these all been implemented more than 15,000 jobs would have been created by the youth. The Sawant Govt is least interested in providing jobs to Goan youth and is only interested in providing jobs to it’s chamchas As per the Minister for Industries, Trade and Commerce, Vishwajeet Rane said the IPB received proposals for 174 industrial projects, of which 136 projects were…

Quepem came out to support The Aam Aadmi Party’s ‘Rozgar Yatra’ today. The Yatra was very well received in Quepem and was led by Raul Pereira, Quepem Assembly Incharge and Joint Secretary AAP Goa and Patricia Fernandes AAP Women’s wing president. 100s of volunteers of the party in Quepem took part in the Rozgar Yatra.  This was followed by booth level meetings and 100s of residents attended. The meetings were attended by large number of residents who were angry with the present Govt. Unemployment is a huge issue in Quepem. Youth are unable to get jobs. The residents of Quepem…

The AAP led out a Rozgar Yatra in Sanguem today & inaugurated it’s new party office in the assembly. The Yatra was joined by 100s of volunteers and residents, the office inauguration was attended by the residents. The office was inaugurated by Abhijit Dessai, AAP leader Sanguem. Arvind Kejriwals ‘Job Guarantee’ has been the main source of attraction, as this area has been greatly affected by the mining ban. To make matters worse, the Sanjivini Factory has been shut down, which has impacted the farmers, due to this closure the farmers income has been affected. Residents will now easily be able…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The Goa Legislative Assembly witnessed heated arguments over haphazard work carried out by contractors on the National Highway Patradevi-Canacona stretch. The Opposition claimed that citizens were facing several hardships while travelling on the National Highway Patradevi-Canacona stretch and demanded action on the contractor. Khaunte charged the contractor bursting the pipelines, snapping underground power cables and filling fields with debris. PWD Minister Deepak Pauskar admitted that there had been issues with the contractors, and already, two times Goa govt has issued show-cause notices to the national highway contractors. He further said that the work on Patradevi to Canacona…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: The question of how to live has been asked repeatedly in the last fifty years by the people of Cudeghal village in Sanvordem constituency, who have no road, no water, no toilets and no connectivity. Despite their repeated petitions to local panchayats, MLAs and administration, their issues have been neglected. The villagers have been suffering for decades now, but none of the politicians are interested in solving their issues. Cudeghal village, in a forested area, has a population of around 60 people and around 25 houses. The village is dependent on mining and near Fomento Mines, but…