Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today informed NITI Aayog that Goa is eligible for Rs 1000 crore special assistance for successful implementation of various reforms including One Nation One Ration card system. Sawant today attended the NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, virtually. In his speech, the Chief Minister thanked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for allocation of Rs 300 crore towards 60th Goa Liberation Day celebration. Sawant said that Goa is eligible for Rs 1000 crore special assistance for successful implementation of reforms like…
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Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Govt has notified sale of Goa Government Stock (Securities) of 10-year tenure for an aggregate amount of Rs. 200.00 crore (Nominal). The proceeds of the loans will be utilized for financing capital expenditure in connection with the development programmes of the Goa govt, states the notification. The auction for the stocks will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, at its Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai 400 001 on February 23, 2021
NEWSBYTES SURAT: Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) defeated Goa Cricket Association (GCA) by five wickets in the first match of Vijay Hazare Trophy , organised by Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) at the Kholvad Gymkhana ground in Surat on Saturday. Baroda won the toss and opted to bat leaving the boys from Goa to show their batting prowess in their first encounter of the tournament. Snehal Kauthankar finished with a score of 81 runs from 100 balls that enabled Goa finish at 263 all out in 49.1 overs of the stipulated 50. In return, Baroda who had to…
BICHOLIM: The Bicholim MLA and speaker, Rajesh Patnekar told opposition not to do politics on Covid vaccine and people should not get carried away by false propogenda. He was speaking at a function organised by IMA Bicholim branch in association with lions club of Bicholim at Hirabai Zantye hall today. Speaking further Patnekar urged all to take COVID vaccin as a part of nation wide COVID vaccination drive. “All should take the vaccine and not get carried away by people who oppose it or spread rumors” he told. It was attended by 50 representatives of self help groups of bicholim.…
Goemkaponn Desk VALPOI: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today announced setting up of ophthalmic hospital in Sankhalim, equipped with all super-speciality techniques, to ensure eye care treatment to the people. Rane also announced that all the health centers- PHCs and CHCs will be equipped with I-SAT machines, a point-of-care testing equipment, can be used to test 28 parameters The Minister was speaking during the launch of ‘Vision for All’ programme at Valpoi. Nearly 1200 people have registered for the camp, under which free eye checkup, medicines, spectacles and surgeries would be done. Rane said that the Vision for All is a…
Goemkarponn Desk Panaji:GPCC Vice President Sankalp Amonkar on Monday morning said that he had full faith in the judiciary and that Justice would prevail against the recent reservations that was declared for the upcoming civic polls. Amonkar speaking to reporters said that though he had decided to field 33 percent women candidates in Mormugao constituency, congress had approached the court against the reservations for the larger benefit of the state ” Good news is that Shradda Amonkar and Shanti Mandrekar had filed the petition against the reservations and today nine petitions against the reservations have been admitted in the High…
Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: Aam Aadmi party has strongly criticised CM Sawant’s statement of resolving land issues within 8 months. “Sawant cannot do this. What is the roadmap? BJP has not done this for so many years and they dont have intentions to do it. Late Mr. Manohar Parrikar had amended Tenancy Act and cases were transfered from Mamlatdar courts and Dy Collector courts to Trial and District courts and many cases were decided against Tenants because of this, Mr. Parrikar had to take back this amendment because of public outrage and because of this cases were kept pending for shifting…