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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Town Planner (CTP) Rajesh Naik today said that the exercise to review all ODPs would be done in the stipulated time of six months. CTP Rajesh Naik today held the first meeting with the committee appointed to review the ODPs. “The exercise to review all ODPs will be done in the stipulated time of six months as we do not want an extension further. We will be trying our best. In the meeting held today, we just discussed broadly on ODPs,” said Naik. He further said that the detailed review would be placed before the board…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Garbage issue and littering of waste at various points in Mormugao municipal areas by people have become a major problem in recent times. Although MMC undertakes door to door garbage collection in all 25 wards, this process needs to be done more professionally, and the waste treatment should be done efficiently. Vinod Kinlekar (Pandey), councillor of MMC door to door garbage collection is indeed happening in all wards. It is equally valid that the garbage collection points turn into a black spot when the loading and unloading of garbage waste are not happening professionally. The labourers tend…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Spirituality is the greatest contribution from India to the world, said Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai. “In a democratic system, Government is everything, but Dharma was the supreme, and no one was superior then Dharma was our country’s original concept,” he said. He added, If Dharma is there, there is no need for a king – this is a real concept. Dharma is superior – meaning people are superior. Dharma is still supreme if we respect it properly. He was speaking after inaugurating the second day of three day satsang programme jointly organised by Akhil Gomantak Sri…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Farmers from the Mestawado-Maimollem area see the “ray of hope” in Vasco MLA Daji Salkar that he will bring “Acche din” to the farmers from Mormugao and to the Agriculture. Farmers feel the government should help them by guiding and encouraging them to take up Agriculture. Vasco MLA Krishna (Daji) Salkar, who has remained as a patron and a helping hand to these 40 odd numbers of farmers from Vasco, told reporters that there is a small area for agricultural activities has left in Vasco, and there is a need to protect it and encourage the farmers…

Goemakrponn desk PANAJI: The Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant, said that To increase the happiness index in Goa, all Government services need to be made online. The Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant, and Minister for PWD, Nilesh Cabral, launched the “Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) in collaboration with TJSB Sahakari Bank Ltd. for water supply Bill Payment at PWD, Head Office, Altinho Panaji on Wednesday. Chief Secretary, Puneet Kumar Goel, IAS; Principal Chief Engineer, Uttam Parsekar, Chief Engineer, Santosh Mhapne; Managing Director and CEO Sunil Sathe and Chief General Manager Shubhalaxmi Shirali from TJSB Sahakari Bank Ltd were present on…

Goemkarpnn desk PANAJI: The BJP’s Goa unit on Wednesday held a meeting with ministers in the state cabinet to discuss issues related to governance and review the government’s performance. The BJP’s Goa desk in-charge C T Ravi, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and the party’s state unit president Sadanand Shet Tanavade were present for the meeting. “A review of all the departments was done during the meeting and a discussion about inter-departmental coordination was held,” state Social Welfare Minister Subhash Phaldesai told reporters. The BJP leaders have asked all ministers to work as a team to govern the state well, he…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Even as the fear of the COVID19 pandemic may have decreased, and the World is back on its toes, the memories of the havoc it wreaked last year are still afresh in the minds of the Goans. The Killer May 2021 is one month Goans will never forget. Around 1467 families will observe the first death anniversary of their near and dear ones this month. Approximately 48 innocent people lost their lives every day in May 2021, which was the worst in 25 months of the pandemic. Since the pandemic started in February 2020, Goa has seen…