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Goemkarponn desk Panaji: RBI has granted in-principal approval to release first installment of Rs 7.05 crore to small depositors of the liquidated Mapusa Urban Bank after a very long wait. In a letter dated Feb 1, RBI’s Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation(DICGC) has granted in-principal approval to settle claims of 45,268 depositors of the bank who have single account and whose deposit balance does not exceed Rs 10,000 as on the cut-off date of April 16,2020. The total amount to be released from liquid funds is to the tune of Rs 7.05 crore. This is hardly 2.6 % of…

PANAJI: The first ‘Gaushala’ of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in the state of Goa, is inaugurated ISKCON Center, at Devgim, Madel-Chodan on Sunday. Mayem MLA Pravin Zantye, Chodan-Madel Sarpanch Kamlakant Palyekar, BJP spokesperson Premanand Mahambre, Former Mayem MLA Dharma Chodankar along with ISKCON monks Nagendra Das, Achyut Gopal Das, Arjun Priya Das among other were present for the inauguration. Speaking on the occasion Mayem MLA Praveen Zantye emphasize on the need for more such Gaushala in the state of Goa. “Cow rearing and agriculture is the most sustainable living in the society and this needs to be encouraged”,…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI:Goa Mining Peoples Front (GMPF) today in a meeting has decided to hold peaceful morcha on February 8 from KTC bus stand to Azad Maidan demanding immediate resumption of mining activities. The meeting was held between all mining dependents along with barge owners at Tisk. “There is an urgent need to resume mining in the state to restore economic stability and provide a sustainable, self-reliant source of livelihood for the people of Goa,” GMPF Convenor Puti Gaonkar said. Gaonkar said that they will be holding a peaceful morcha on February 8 from KTC bus stand to Azad Maidan…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa today reported 106 new COVID-19 positive cases. While there 62 recoveries & 0 deaths. As per DHS bulletin, the total active cases are 768, the death toll is 768. the samples tested in last 24 hours is 2317 while the the recovery rate is 97.13 percent

CHURCHOREM: The Harbour Coastal Police register case against unknown persons for illegally extracting sand behind Santoshi Mata Temple Curchorem. The total sand illegally extracted is worth Rs 80,000. The police have said that they have also seized canoe boats without registration number. The total estimated worth of all the articles includes to Rs 6.8 lakhs. Harbour police have said that further investigation into the matter is on.

Aam Aadmi Party today held a protest at the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant’s residence and while asserting that Mhadei was the lifeline of Goa said it cannot be sacrificed for the sake of Bharatiya Janata Party’s political agenda. AAP delegation led by AAP Goa Convener Rahul Mhambre said the interest of Goa and Goans was primary and there can be no compromise of any nature on that. He demanded that AAP should be a part of the all party delegation that will call on the central government over the matter and Dr Pramod Sawant agreed to it and he…

Mapusa: The Communidade de Guirim has urged the North Goa Planning and Development Authority (NFPDA) to exclude portion of Guirim village included in Mapusa Planning Area. A letter to NGPDA chairman by Communidade de Guirim president Tulio de Sousa reads, “I am herewith enclosing a Resolution passed by our Comunidade to exclude a portion of the Village of Guirim which has been earlier included in the Mapusa Planning Area.’ The letter further states that this area comprises of agricultural paddy fields, and the Comunidade desires to retain them as paddy fields only. “In the view of the above, you are…