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Goemkaponn Desk DELHI: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has further extended the validity of documents related to Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central, Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 to consider relaxation in permit fees/taxes etc. The Ministry taking into consideration the grim situation due to prevailing conditions for prevention of spread of COVID-19 across the Country has decided that the validity of fitness, permit (all types), driving license, registration or any other documents whose extension of validity could not be, or was not likely to be, granted due to lock down and/or COVID-19 and which had expired since February 01, 2020…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The State Election Commission (SEC) today announced April 23 as the date of elections for the 5 municipalities of Mormugao, Margao, Mapusa, Sanguem and Quepem while the counting will be held on April 26. With this the model code of conduct comes into force with this moment across all five Municipal areas. “The five Municipalities- Margao, Sanguem, Quepem, Mormugao and Mapusa to go for polls on April 23; counting on April 26; The model code of conduct comes into force with this moment across all five Municipal areas,”SEC WV Ramanamurthy while addressing the press conference He further…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today said that sec 144 was imposed on celebrations in public places while there were no restrictions on celebrations in private properties. “Sec 144 was imposed in public places but there were no restrictions for celebrations in private properties,” said Sawant The district collectors of both North and South Goa issued the order banning gatherings under section 144 of the CrPC. Sec 144 imposed in Goa ahead of Holi, Eid, Easter in light of Covid surge. Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the country, the Goa government has imposed section 144 of the Code of…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: Following the spike in COVID19 cases the State government has decided to invoke Section 144 during the festive season banning large gatherings and parties. However, it is now being alleged that the government authorities are selectively targeting the Goan businesses while the non-Goan businesses have been left scot free. In one such case, the partner of Titos Resorts and Hospitalities Pvt Ltd Riocardo D’Souza has written to the chief secretary and the chief minister alleging extortion tactics by Deputy Collector Kapil Fadte. “I have to report to you that we were having a function in our privately…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Student of class 12th drowned in a rivelute at Acoi, Thivim on Monday afternoon. The eighteen year old had gone to the rivulet with his two more friend’s to have bath after celebrating Holi. Deceased is identified as Ravi Shivraj Shivbasnavar and ia a resident of Karaswada Mapusa. The dexwased is a native of Badu Akalagi, Belgaum. The fire-fighting staff included Dnyaneshwar Sawant, Hanumant Mapari, Vishnu Kesarkar, Sanjay Karapurkar, Girish Gawas, Jitendra Mayekar, Pravin Gaonkar, Narayan Morlekar firefighter.

Goemkarponn Desk The State Election Commission (SEC) is all set to announce the elections to the 5 municipalities of Mapusa, Sanguem, Margao, Quepem and Mormugao tomorrow. According to sources the elections will be held on April 26. The Apex Court on March 4 stayed the High Court order to allow elections in the municipal councils of Margao, Mormugao, Mapusa, Sanguem and Quepem and the State Election Commission had accordingly already issued a notification, rescheduling the polling in the five municipal councils on March 21, besides the elections due in 11 other municipal councils on March 20 which the High Court…

Goemkarponn desk Aam Aadmi Party while taking note of the upsurge in number of Covid cases in Goa has questioned Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant’s attempts to control it and in fact questioned whether his reaction is befitting a person who belongs to the medical profession. AAP Goa Convener Rahul Mhambre asked why there are no restriction at all on public gatherings at night clubs, casinos, trade fairs at all while welcoming the restricting on gatherings for religious programmes like Holi, Eid and Easter. “It is not understood why there are restrictions for religious programmes but no restrictions at…