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Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today announced that DSS, Griha Aadhar scheme and the Ladli Lakshmi Scheme money will be cleared by December 19. Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte said that there was fear and anxiety in the minds of senior citizens, women and the ladli Lakshmi of the State due to the pendency of money to be disbursed under vital schemes like DSS, Griha Aadhar scheme and the Ladli Lakshmi Scheme respectively. “Due to pandemic, people have faced unemployment crisis, increase in the price of essential commodities and other similar hardships, what is the government doing on this,”…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that the police has itensified patrolling in view of the murders that have taken place in the last few days. “Patrolling intensified in all beats and tenant and migrant verification intensified in all urban and panchayat areas,” said CM Sawant He further said that induction of new vehicles including Mahindra Thar and Activa Scooties for more intensive patrolling especially in tourist areas have been taken up. “ We are introducing Goa Police Rules and proposal for designating Habitual Criminals and History Sheeters.,” he added CM Sawant further said that they are…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: As the government-appointed committee nails GMC for oxygen shortage during the Covid crisis, the GFP president and MLA Vijai Sardesai have demanded the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant’s resignation on moral grounds. Addressing reporters, Sardesai alleged that 80 innocent covid patients lost lives due to oxygen shortage in the GMC. He said that Chief Minister should accept the responsibility for the deaths and resign. Further, Sardesai charged that Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, who failed to attend the session on health grounds, was asked to remain absent to hide a coal scam of Rs1,546 cr. Former deputy chief…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The two-day Goa Legislative Assembly started on a stormy note as the united opposition created a ruckus by entering the well of the House demanding answers over the repeated postponement of questions. As the situation became tense, Speaker Rajesh Patnekar adjourned the session till 12.30 pm. The opposition charged the state government with murdering democracy by failing to answer questions. The opposition objected to the postponement of several important questions and alleged that wrong answers were given, and in some cases, no answers were given at all. In the ruling, Speaker Patnekar urged the members to not…

Porvorim: Minister for Law and Judiciary Nilesh Cabral has assured Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte on the floor of the House to examine the matter regarding increase in stamp duty on registration fee on conveyance deed. Khaunte pointed out that there is fear and anxiety in the minds of the people due to the sudden increase in the stamp duty of conveyance deeds especially for registration of housing societies. “Vide notification dated 17-06-2021, published in the official gazette, the stamp duty on registration fee on conveyance deed was hiked from 1.5 per cent to 3 per cent. This has raised concern…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Goa Legislative Assembly witnessed arguements on the issue of rehabiliation of Goa Medical College (GMC) vendors who were razed for being illegal. St Cruz MLA Antonio Fernandes and St Andre MLA Francisco Silveira were demanding answers as to why still no action was taken on rehabilating the vendors while they were promised to which CM Sawant told the house that the issue will be solved. “Today i demand the CM to give me an answer on the rehabilitation of vendors outside GMC, people are crying today and pointing fingers at us,” said Fernandes Fernandes said he…

Porvorim: Minister for Law and Judiciary Nilesh Cabral has assured Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte on the floor of the House to examine the matter regarding increase in stamp duty on registration fee on conveyance deed. Khaunte pointed out that there is fear and anxiety in the minds of the people due to the sudden increase in the stamp duty of conveyance deeds especially for registration of housing societies. “Vide notification dated 17-06-2021, published in the official gazette, the stamp duty on registration fee on conveyance deed was hiked from 1.5 per cent to 3 per cent. This has raised concern…