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Goemkarponn desk New Delhi: Accepting Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly submission that the disqualification petition against 10 MLAs who jumped ship to join BJP in July 2019 would be taken up on February 26, 2021, the Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing in the disqualification case to first week of March 2021. The matter of the disqualification petition filed by the GPCC President Girish Chodankar finally came up before the Supreme Court Bench headed by the Chief Justice, on Wednesday. The Solicitor General representing/ appearing for the Speaker informed the Court that the Speaker has fixed the hearing regarding the…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Environment Minister Nilesh Cabral said that State government has recommended that its prior approval would be mandatory for any major infrastructure projects, including that of the Central govt, in the CRZ areas. The recommendation is been proposed to be incorporated in the CZMP. Addressing the media, Cabral said that any major infrastructure project in CRZ areas which requires EIA studies, consultation etc prior approval in principal of the State Government should be obtained before the project is placed in public domain. “The recommendations submitted by the Government of Goa do not fall within review of NCSCM, the…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant appealed to GSIDC fast tract all the incomplete projects at a meeting held with officials of Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd to review the infrastructure developmental works/ projects undertaken, yesterday. Discussing on the various projects undertaken by the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd he appealed to setup a time frame for each project and provide list of projects which are near completion and fix dates for inauguration. MD, GSIDC made a presentation on various developmental projects undertaken by GSIDC and also briefed the status on each project. The projects includes…

Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: The Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant today announced that the much awaited pending foundation stone for the complex with all government offices will be laid soon in Bicholim. The CM was today speaking after inaugurating the first phase of road beautification project from Bicholim to Walshi undertaken by the Bicholim municipal council. The CM told that the much demanded project of the new complex at the old police station will soon take shape. “There were some hurdles regarding the land acquisition and now that they are resolved we would soon lay the foundation stone for the same”…

BICHOLIM: The Bicholim Youth congress today staged a protest and a corner meeting in Bicholim denouncing the petrol price hike in the state. Speaking on the occasion the Bicholim youth president, Manoj Naik accused the BJP of doing hike in prices of the petrol and diesel. “BJP has hiked the prices of petrol to and has made the life of the people miserable even in this situation of pandemic” Naik told. Bicholim Block congress president, Meghasham Raut told that the government is taking common men to task. “This is not the government of common men. We demand that they should…

Goemkarponn desk Quepem: Fire to Cashew plantation in Ambaulim Quepem incurres a loss of esteemed Rs lakh, this morning. Officials said the plantation at Ambaulim, Tokar, at Quepem, caught fire around midday of around 12.O5 and spreqd throught. The fire caused a esteemated loss of ,l around 1 lakh of loss. The fire was finally put off after one and half hours by fire fighters. The Curchorem fire fighter iteam was lwd by nspector Umesh Acharyi, Manoj Gaonkar and fire fighter Nikhil Naik, Gango Lambor.

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today has said that the reservation for Municipal Polls has been done as per rules placed by the DMA. He also stated that the move is not to benefit any political party. “It is not to benefit any political party; displeasure over process within our party also there,” said CM Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat had said that the recent amendment introduced to the Goa Municipalities Act, where the word population has been substituted by voters, which is complete “ultra virus”. Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Friday confirmed that the upcoming…