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Porvorim: While State government has paused the developmental works in Porvorim constituency , three major culverts that help people connect to different areas have began caving in triggering the possibility of major mishap in near future. Local MLA Rohan Khaunte has been raising this issue, periodically before the state government, since the year 2014, but these works have been kept on the backburner. The social media is flooded with the pictures of huge holes developed on the road alongside all the three culverts, indicating that the stretch may cave in any time. The culverts and roads leading to them at…

Aam Aadmi Party today rejected Health Minister Vishwajit Rane’s statement demanding cancellation of the IIT project in his constituency as a political gimmick and said unless the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant issues a notification or takes a cabinet decision to this effect, they will continue to oppose IIT being set up in Melauli. Briefing media persona AAP spokesperson Adv Surel Tilve pointed out that the same Vishwajit Rane had earlier asserted that he would establish the IIT at Melauli come what may/ “However now that his political future is under threat, he has taken a U turn which is…

Panaji: the eye of storm over deforestation, the Goa Tamnar Transmission Project Limited (GTTPL) has implemented an extensive afforestation drive across various locations in the region – Sankhli (Goa Institute of Management), Usgaon, Sangod, and Codar. As on date, GTTPL has planted a total of 9367 trees in the land allocated by the Goa Forest Department. A press note issued by the GTTPL says, Power shortage is a major impediment for development and growth for Goa’s economy. The Goa Tamnar Transmission Project Limited (GTTPL) project is an Inter State Transmission System envisaged by Ministry of Power in 2015 to create…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Panaji MLA Atanasio Monseratte today annaounced that sitting CCP Mayor Uday Madkaikar will not be to be a part of the babush Monseratte led CCP panel for the upcoming ccp elections. “I have announced early this time will give 80 percent new faces. We are waiting for delimitation and reservation to complete to announce candidates,” said Babush He said that all 30 wards will be won by the BJP. He added, “I have already told Mayor to filed his son as the candidate and he will not contest this election from my panel,” Meanwhile, Babush has demanded…

The National Polio immunisation programme, as part of which children in the age group of 0-5 years are administered polio drops, has been deferred “till further notice” by the Centre citing “unforeseen activities”. The National Immunisation Day (NID), commonly known as Pulse Polio Immunisation programme, was scheduled for January 17 across India. The Union Health Ministry has communicated the decision to defer the polio immunisation programme to all states through a letter on January 9. “This is to inform that due to unforeseen activities, it is decided to postpone the scheduled Polio NID (National Immunisation Day) round from January 17,…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Taleigao MLA Jennifer Monserratte today has rubbished the rumours that there is a proposal to merge Taleigao Panchayat with the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP). “This is to assure the people of Taleigao that there is no such proposal of merging the Taleigao Panchayat with the Corporation of City of Panjim (CCP),” said MLA Jennifer CCP currently consists of 30 wards of which 21 are part of Panjim constituency, while nine fall in Taleigao constituency. The proposal was to increase the number of wards to 50 – that is 30 in Panjim and 20 in…

Panaji – The funeral of Mrs. Vijaya Shripad Naik will be held on Thursday January 14 at Adpai, Ponda. Vijaya Naik passed away in tragic accident that took place in Hillur-Hoskambi village near Gokarna on Monday. AYUSH and Minister of State for Defense Shri. Shripad Naik is injured and is undergoing treatment at Goa Medical College (GMC). Tomorrow morning between 8 am to 9 am Mrs. Vijaya Naik’s body will be kept at her Sapendra, Raibandar. Then her body will be brought to her native village, Adpai. People will be allowed to from 9.30 am to 12 noon. The final…