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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar today has issued notice to MGP Supremo Sudin Dhavalikar and Girish Chodankar asking them to be present on April 5 in the disqualification matter. The disqualification petitions were filed by Congress President Girish Chodankar against ten the Congress MLAs, and MGP leader Ramakrishna Dhavalikar against two then party legislators. While MGP MLAs switched sides to BJP in March 2019, the Congress legislators joined the ruling party in July, 2019. When the matter came up for final hearing before the Speaker, the petitioners contended that the MLAs have incurred disqualification in terms…

Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: Aam Aadmi Party while accusing the government of not being bothered about the welfare of Goan youth and their employment said this was evident in a written reply given by Industries Minister Vishwajit Rane in the assembly. AAP Goa Convener Rahul Mhambre pointed out that Vishwajit Rane has admitted that the government has no information absolutely about how many Goan youth have been employed by the various units approved by the Investment Promotion and Facilitation Board in the State. Since 2017 the Investment Promotion Board has sanctioned 4,885 industrial units in Goa and of these 46 projects…

Goemkaponn Desk DELHI: In a significant step to exponentially expand the countrywide Vaccination drive, the Centre has decided to operationalize both public and private sector COVID Vaccination Centres (CVCs) on all days of month of April (from today till 30th April 2021). The Centre has written to all States and UTs today and asked them to make necessary arrangements to provide COVID vaccination in these CVCs on all days of the month including gazetted holidays during April 2021. This step has been taken after detailed deliberations with the States/UTs on 31st March, 2021 to optimally utilize all COVID Vaccination Centres…

Canacona. Simon Rebello councillor of ward X (Palolem-1) as expected won the election for the chairpersons post of Canacona Municipal Council by polling seven votes, the elections were held on Thursday in municipal building. Rebello who from the beginning had support of the majority of the 12 councillors is a former chairperson and had occupied the chair in 2014-15. Amita Pagi councillor of ward IV (Kindlem) was elected as vice chairperson, Pagi also got seven valid votes. Before the elections for the two posts started, Rohit Kadam who acted as a Presiding Officer (PO) administered oath of office to all…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: In view of rising cases in the state, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has appealled all citizens who are eligible for taking the vaccine to come forward and get vaccinated. Rane also urged the citizens to follow all the SOPs of wearing a mask & following strict social distancing as per govt. Direction. “With the surge in cases, it is my appeal to those. A vaccine will act as a protective layer against the virus. Those eligible for the vaccine should not shy away,” Rane said He further his department will interacting with expert committee on steps to…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: Stating that the proposed 30MLD water treatment plant in Calangute will resolve the water woes of Calangute, Saligao, PIlerne Industrial Estate and surrounding areas, Calangute MLA and Waste Management Minister Michael Lobo said the government has granted the administrative approval for the project. As per the order of the government the administrative Approval of the Government is hereby accorded for the work of “Construction of 30 MLD Raw Water Pumping Station at Calangute on Tillari Intigation Canal, for Pillare Industrial Estate and Surrounding area of Calangute and Saligao”, amounting to Rs.19,90,42,700/- (Rupees Nineteen Crores Ninety Lakhs Forty…

Goemkarponn desk Vasco police in a daring operation have on Wednesday rescued a 13 year old Vasco based Girl from a hostile location in Delhi. Sources in Vasco police said that the girl with another 18 year old boy had left from Margao and boarded a train Mangala Express on 28th March to Delhi ” Though attempts were made to check the train at Ratnagiri, both managed to give the authorities a slip. However after reaching Delhi, the girl called her friend to inform that she had reached safely, while the boy called his friend for financial help. Vasco police…