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MARGAO: Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat said that it is important that every city must have the basic infrastructure in place which can provide the required amenities to the citizens like water and power supply, sewage and garbage disposal, road network, drains etc. “I have always focused on creating the basic Infrastructure in Margao,” stated Kamat. He was speaking after commissioning 500 cubic meter capacity water overhead tank at Monte Hill, Margao. MMC Councillor Damodar Varak, SE Presley Dias, EE Shrikant Gaonkar, AE Subodh Shirodkar, JE Pallavi Tupare and Nadim and local residents were present during the programme. The overhead…

Goemkarponn Desk BAGA: One of Goa’s most iconic club ‘Tito’s’ along with other allied businesses have been sold by local promoter allegedly due to harassment by the state authorities and NGOs. The  announcement of the same was done, by its owner Ricardo D Souza, through social media. “It is with sadness but with anger that we have sold our entire business in Goa. I personally have suffered the least as I was compensated adequately and even my future generations won’t have to work. I will also share some with our staff , but in the long term they now have…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: The act of the BJP Government to announce just three day assembly session from Wednesday 28 July to Friday 30 July is part of undeclared emergency by Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant to suppress the voice of the people in Goa charged Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat. The three day session is a mere formality which will effectively allow transaction of government business for only two days with the last day allotted to private members bills and resolutions. “The schedule announced today by the Legislature Secretariat on tabling of questions also exposes the fact that Government is…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant, today, unveiled portraits of five former Chief Ministers of Goa in the open space at Secretariat, Porvorim. Leader of opposition Digambar Kamat, Principal Secretary (Finance). Puneet Kumar Goel, IAS, Secretary (GA) Y. V. V. J. Rajshekhar, IAS Under Secretary (GA), Shripad Arlekar and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. The former Chief Ministers whose portraits were unveiled included the first Chief Minister of Goa late Dayanand Bandodkar, late Shashikala Kakodkar, late Dr. Louis Proto Baroboso, late Dr. Wilfred D’Souza and late Manohar Parrikar.

COVID19 MISMANAGEMNT… * HC puts onus of COVID19 management on Expert Committee * Says no room complacency, prepare for third wave * No need to appoint judicial commission to inquire into deaths at GMC * The statistics in the public domain placed by the State Authorities themselves indicate that from out of the total number of 3013 (as of 24/6/2021) COVID-19 related deaths in the State of Goa so far, almost 1481 deaths took place in May 2021. Besides, the statistics reveal that almost 740 deaths took place at the Goa Medical College itself. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Bench…

By holding such felicitation functions, the HM and the CM seems to diverting the attention from the promise what they had made to the health workers. The Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant, on April 7, 2020, announced that that the health workers will get 20 % hike as COVID19 allowance. But sadly, 14 months after the announcement, it has remained just another statement by the CM, as no such hike has been given to the health workers. CM had said that the Goa government has hiked salaries of staff working at COVID-19 facilities by 20% along with providing them a…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: The notification issued by the South Goa District Collector has banned most of the activities due to the threat of the spread of Covid-19 virus but at the Bamonbudo waterfall in Gaondongrem its opposite as the police are failing to control the surging crowds who are seen throwing caution to wind and breaking the Covid-19 protocol in it’s real sense. Come monsoon the seasonal water falls in Canacona come to life throwing one of the best breathtaking sights and gushing water which merry makers come to enjoy. Over the frequent complains from locals against the fun seekers…