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Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: Aam Aadmi Party women’s wing today held a demonstration in front of the old collectorate building and later submitted a memorandum to the civil supplies department housed there protesting against the increase in LPG price. Matilda D’Silva who was AAP’s candidate from Navelim at the Zilla Panchayat elections lambasted chief minister Dr Pramod Sawant for increasing the prices of LPG from Rs. 600 per cylinder to Rs. 783 per cylinder which she said was very steep particularly in the times of pandemic. “Our children have lost their jobs and instead of decreasing the prices to help people…

Goa, 17 February: Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) on Wednesday released the schedule for the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) 2020-21 playoffs with the Final on Saturday, March 13, 2021. The season saw Hero ISL expand to 11 teams. The number of matches going up from 95 last season to an unprecedented 115. This has been one of the most closely fought seasons ever with thrilling last-minute finishes in numerous games. Eight teams still remain in contention for a top-four finish, heading into the final three rounds of the League stage. The JL Nehru Stadium in Fatorda will host the…

Goemkaponn Desk PORVORIM: The State cabinet today granted its approval to recruit 24 children of Freedom fighters into government job; while the remaining would be absorb under Goa Human Resource Development Corporation. Sawant said that in the first phase 24 children of Freedom fighters would be recruited in various government departments. . He said the others would be absorbed under GHRDC and would be accommodated later in the government service as and when posts are created. The children of Freedom fighters were on fast unto death last month demanding that they be recruited in government service as per law.

Goemkarponn Desk Porvorim: Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte has said that the entire controversy and mess around upcoming Municipal Elections in the State is purely due to lack of leadership and administrative acumen of CM Pramod Sawant. Khaunte has pointed out that the closely watched elections for civic bodies have now mired into controversy after BJP and its CM desperately tried to avoid embarrassment during the polls. Pointing out to the sequence of events in the run of reluctantly held municipal elections, Khaunte said that CM took the false stand that municipal elections will not be held on party lines which…

Goemkaponn Desk PORVORIM: The Chief Minister Pramod Sawant-led State cabinet on Wednesday granted a further six-month extension to offshore casinos to operate in River Mandovi , as the government is yet to identify an alternative site for their relocation. “We have granted another 6 months extension to the off shore casinos which allows them to operate in Mandovi river by another 6 months,” informed CM There are six offshore casinos operating in River Mandovi, they include MV Horseshoe Casino, MV Pride of Goa, MV Casino Royale, MV Argosy IV, MV Royale Flotel and MV Lucky. The then BJP-led government had…

Goemkaponn Desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today informed that the budget session of Goa Assembly will begin on March 24. “The budget session of Goa Assembly will start from March 24 and will continue for 3 weeks said CM Sawant Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant will present his second budget in the Goa Assembly. During the session, there will be discussion and voting on demand for grants for the financial year 2021-2022 unlike in the past when the government would seek a “Vote on Account” for four months and then pass the entire budget during the monsoon session.…

TIME LINE 2001: Goa government issues a notification in the official gazette giving all rights to these families. 2002: Tillari residents shifted and 204 plots allocated, but houses not registered. 2010: Tillari residents protest and stage hunger strike. 87 houses then given house numbers. 2015: Second hunger strike and government assures to regularise 24 houses. 2015: 10 houses yet to be regularized and given house numbers. 2018: 100 residents agitate demanding road. 2021: work on construction of road begins with afforts of local MLA and speaker, Rajesh Patnekar and others. By Samir Umarye BICHOLIM: It was more than 20 long years since the first house was built…