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Goemkarponn desk PORVOPRIM: A day after businessman Ricardo D’Souza, owner of Tito’s night club, announced he would contest Assembly polls on BJP ticket, the party’s State unit president Sadanand Shet Tanawade said that he has no knowledge of development. “I do not have any idea of Mr D’Souza meeting any party leaders in Delhi. The local office here has no idea,” he said. Tanawade said Mr D’Souza must have met people in Delhi, but nothing is informed to them. “For us, we have a sitting MLA Michael Lobo there, and we do not see any reason to deny him a…

Canacona A truck proceeding from Margao towards Karwar mowed down 12 and critically injured 2 cattle squatting on the middle of the NH66 road at Gulem in Canacona in the wee hours of Tuesday. Locals with the assistance of fire and emergency personnel cleared the road for traffic as the dead carcasses were all over the road. Later all the dead cattle were buried with the help of an heavy earth moving machinery in the night itself sources informed. Police informed that the driver of the truck who had fled with the vehicle after hitting the cattle was intercepted at…

Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: Congress Party delegation led by President Girsh Chodankar today called on the Governor of Goa P.S. Sreedharan Pillai and submitted two Memorandums raising various issues concerning the State of Goa and demanding probe into Pegasus Spying by Modi Government. The Congress Party has demanded dismissal of the BJP Government under Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant for its failure to protect the interest of Goa and preserve the Identity of Goa. The second memorandum addressed to the President of India has raised concerns about the threat to the Nations Security after reports of Spying and Snooping through Pegasus…

by Rajendra P. Kerkar KERI (SATTARI) – Deforestation undertaken for various purposes in the watershed of the tributaries of Mandovi, Zuari, and Colvale intensified the flooding situation in different parts of Goa. Though there was a heavy downpour of monsoonal rain during the last week, on Thursday repeated heavy rainfall coupled with the destruction of the watershed of the various tributaries have intensified floods in the low-lying areas of Bicholim, Dharbandora, Pernem, Sattari, and its vicinity. Massive deforestation for the quarter-century in the various basins of the Mandovi, Zuari, and Colvale resulted in increasing sediment load. Also, encroachment done in…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Even as locals thought that after the Manohar Parrikar Sea-side road linking Char Rasta to Mashem was thrown open in 2019, the traffic issues in the cramped town of Chaudi will end, but the problem has become more acute as motorists scramble to find a parking slot in the town, haphazard parking and no traffic sense is also a leading factor for traffic chaos in the town mostly during the first half of the day, motorists and pedestrians complain. Even as campaigns and rallies are organized every year to raise awareness on traffic rules and road safety…

Goemkarponn PANAJI: A three-day session of the Goa Legislative Assembly will commence from tomorrow, July 28. The state government will be passing the crucial “Mining Corporation Bill” during the upcoming session. Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant had said that the Goa Mineral Development Corporation Bill 2021 would be introduced in the forthcoming session of the Assembly. During the session, the State Budget 2021-22 would be passed and he will ensure that all the MLAs get an equal opportunity to raise their voice. Also in order to give a chance to all the members, they have increased the calling attention quota…

Goemkarponn PANAJI: The state government today approved and hiked the rate of Dearness Allowance (DA) of 28 % with effect from July 1, 2021, to its employees and employees of GIA Educational Institutions. “Dearness Allowance (DA) hike of 28 % with effect from July 1, 2021, to its employees and employees of GIA Educational Institutions,” the order states The new DA rates will be paid from the month of August 2021 onwards along with the arrears for the month of July 2021. An office memorandum to this effect was issued yesterday. The order is likely to benefit around 65,000 to…