Panaji, October 20, 2020 The Chief Minister, Dr. Pramod Sawant appealed the local elected Representatives to come forward and carry out the people oriented public works in rural areas. Chief Minister was addressing the public at a function in Sal villege in Bicholim taluka today. The Chief Minister commenced the work of cleaning and disilting of Tillari Irrigation Project Canal of 120 km length under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) scheme of Department of Rural Development in convergence with Department of Water Resources. Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly Shri Rajesh Patnekar and Minister for Rural Development Shri…
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Margao: The Criminal complaint filed by Deputy Chief Minister of Goa Chandrakant alias Babu Kavlekar of hacking and tampering of his mobile phone is clear cut admission by the Deputy Chief Minister that the law and order situation has completely collapsed in the State of Goa, thus pointing out to the failure of the Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant who holds the Home portfolio. The Chief Minister must immediately resign accepting moral responsibility of his failure to even protect the mobile phone of his own Deputy Chief Minister demanded Goa Pradesh Congress Committee President Girish Chodankar. Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant…
PANJIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has accused Sanguem MLA Prasad Goankar of doing setting on IIT land while stating that the title of land at Sanguem was not clear which forced government to shift the project. Speaking to reporters, CM said “Sanguem MLA Prasad Gaonkar was doing ‘setting’ over IIT land, the title of land was not proper so government was forced to get IIT project to Sattari.” He further said that government was also even ready to buy portion of land from that site but Prasad’s setting failed so they refuse to give land…
PANJIM: Ponda Police ASI and Constable were attacked by unknown persons during a narcotics raid at Curti inquiry late night on Monday. ASI Jitendra Gaude suffered 40 stitches after unknown culprits attacked him with alcohol bottles while Constable Jaywant Bharu suffered minor injuries. As per reliable information, the police raided a shop with the information that a person was dealing in drug. However during the raid there was a scuffle between the accused and police. Soon after the incidents the group of unknown fled the spot. Police have detained two suspects while the…
BJP is trying to bring Porvorim in bad light in some or other way: Khaunt Porvorim: Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte has accused BJP of trying to showcase Porvorim in bad light in some or other way. He said that bad politics and bad policing is leading to the constituency getting bad name in the recent times. Khaunte said that the activities against the constituency have started by BJP since the time he has been out of the government. He said that BJP is trying to project Porvorim in a bad light in every possible way. The MLA said that while…
Panaji: The DRDA through its scheme Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) will undertake the project of Desilting & Cleaning of Tillari Irrigation Canal in Bicholim, Pernem and Bardez Taluka under convergence with Water Resources Department. The total cost of this project under Water Resources Department was Rs 1.50 crore including taxes whereas the total cost of this project is approximately Rs.70.00 lakhs under MGNREGA which is a centrally funded scheme wherein 90% funds are central funds & 10% funds is state share thus state has to provide 7 lakh hence saving in total 1.43 crore to…
PANJIM: COVID19 cases continue to drop for the second consecutive day; 159 new patients reported. While there were 519 recoveries and 5 deaths. As per DHS bulletin, a 86 year old patient from Dona Paula with DM+HTN, 32 year old patient from Salvador do Mundo with Rheumatoid arthritis, 61 year old patient from Siolim with DM+HTN, 70 year old patient from Sanguem with HTN and 62 year old from Sanguem with CKD+DM succumbed to the virus. The active cases stand at 3283, the total deaths are 549 while the samples tested today are 742.