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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa today has granted bail to the accused Prashant Dhabolkar and Iqbal Nanpuri in the Vilas Methar Murder Case. Earlier, HC had granted bail to accused Shailesh Shetty in the Vilas Methar case over a personal bond of 50 thousand rupees. It may be recalled that Vilas Methar was waylaid and set ablaze on the afternoon of October 14, at Torda, Porvorim. Methar succumbed to the burn injuries at Goa Medical College and Hospital in Bambolim a day later. The six other accused arrested in the case are Santosh Pillai (29),…

Is the cash-strapped Goa Government now taking support from casino owners to run educational institutions? On Tuesday CM praised a casino company for supporting Govt school SURAJ NANDREKAR/ Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: It’s no secret that the Goa Government is in a tight situation viz-a-viz the finances; no matter how many manipulated surplus budgets they present, the reality is that – Goa is going through a severe financial crunch. With the mining operations shut for four years now, the tourism industry seeing ups and downs due to the COVID19 pandemic, the casino industry seems to have become the only life-saver…

AERIAL VIEW The decision could be both good or bad, considering that the leaders who deserted the party have lost the faith of the people, and that was noticeable in the recently held elections wherein most of the defectors like Babu Kavlekar, Wilfred D’Sa, Clafasio Dias, Isidore Fernandes, Filipe Neri Rodrigues, Francis Silveira, Tony Fernandes lost miserably. Only three out of 10 who defected won again: Babush Monseratte, Jennifer Monseratte, and Nilkanth Halarnkar. So the question now is whether the leaders would add any value to the Congress in Goa or become a liability. Today Congress, except for a few…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister for Panchayats Mauvin Godinho today informed us that the state government had finalized June 4th as the tentative date for elections to 189 panchayats across Goa. “The tentative date for elections to 189 panchayats is June 4th, counting will be done soon, delimitation process is going on currently, the state government and SEC is consulting each other in this matter. Most things will be clear, and the next process will be a reservation,” said Godinho. He further said that there is a certain rotation that takes place wherein the ward can be changed to ladies and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a shocking incident, the IPHB contractual staff have claimed that the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) officials demanded money to carry out their protest at Azad Maidan. The IPHB staff claimed that CCP officials demanded Rs 2,500 per day to carry out their protest at Azad Maidan, which falls under the corporation’s jurisdiction. One of the contractual staff said they had applied for permission with the North Goa Collection to carry out a hunger strike, but we have still not received the permission. “We had submitted the letter to Collector on April 13 but…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Power Minister Sudin Dhavlikar appreciating the hard work of linemen, said they are the most important part of the Power Department. “While providing his service in repairing and restoring power supply, there is always a risk to his life. Several linemen have been working on a contract basis for several years,” he said. He said considering their contribution, these contract worker linemen will be given job security and existing insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh will be extended to Rs 15 to 25 lakh to linemen and assistant linemen. He was speaking as chief guest at a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Following reservations raised by some MLAs, the Tree Authority has decided to exempt the single house/ standalone construction from approaching Tree Authority and instead approach the tree officer for permission for tree-felling for construction. An order issued by Dr Puneet Kumar Goyal, Chief Secretary and Chairman of Tree Authority, says the matter was deliberated in the joint meeting of the Tree Authority of the North Goa and South Goa districts dated 13th April 2022, wherein the MLAs suggested that it shall be a matter of grave inconvenience to the public if the proposal of tree felling relating…