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The CEC announced during its hearings on the Goa Foundation complaint before it that it would be visiting Goa for site inspections of all three infrastructure projects during January 2021. The CEC conducted two hearings in December 2020 on the complaint filed by the Goa Foundation against the approvals granted to the three infrastructure projects by the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL). The first hearing took place on 11 December, and was devoted exclusively to the Tamnar High Tension Line project. The second hearing on 14th December took up the issues of double tracking of the…

“Government is doing an eyewash to fool the people, We were called saying that a survey would be carried outfor the objectors has been called but there is no one present here” says Amonkar GPCC Vice President Sankalp Amonkar seems to have taken the agitation against attempts to delete 900 voters from Mormugao constituency using fake objectors including a dead persons documents to its logical end prompting election commissioner to issue order directing to randomly change the majority of BLOs who are employed with the power department. Amonkar further said that the Government was doing an eyewash and though a…

PANJIM: The state cabinet has approved summoning of 5-day long session of State Legislative Assembly from Jan 25, 2021. The government has also proposed spending limit for panchayat and zilla panchayat. “Cabinet approves summoning of 5-day long session of State Legislative Assembly from Jan 25, 2021, Budget will not be presented during January Assembly session, budge will be taken up later in March-April,” said CM Sawant Cabinet has further proposed to increase limit of spending for Panchayats and Zilla Panchayats. “State govt will hike expenditure limit, allowance for ZP’s,” said Mauvin Godinho Meanwhile, CM Sawant said that state needs Tamnar…

MARGAO: South Goa Congress M.P. Francisco Sardinha today has blamed the party local leadership in Goa for losing so badaly in the ZP elections. Sardinha said that many senior leaders were not taken into confidence. Addressing the media, Sardinha said that he blames the local party leadership for the loss in zp election. “I blame the local party leadership in Goa for losing ZP elections, many senior leaders were not taken into confidence,” he said Sardinha further said that many people were not given party ticket and that is teh reason they contested as indepedentsand theyt won thus affecting the…

PANJIM: The Excise Officials at Excise Check Post Patradevi seized a vehicle of bearing registration number MH-04 EP-2454 for carrying 114 cases of liquor bottles of worth Rs.1,80,000/- for illegal transportation of liquor at about 07.30 am on 16/12/2020 which was proceeding from Goa to Maharashtra State. The said liquor was transported in a sealed container of a vehicle of make TATA 407. The said vehicle was detained by the following Officials.

MAPUSA: A Nigerian National was arrested with narcotic drugs worth Rs 12 lakh at Arambol, Pernem by Anti Narcotic Cell(ANC) of Goa police. In a raid at Girkarwado, Arambol, Pernem, ANC nabbed the accused Shedalock Loivius Kama( age- 32 years) with 11.806 grams of LSD Liquid and 52.6 grams of ganja approximately worth Rs. 12 lakh

Panaji, December:The Ashwem coast witnessed a single rescue earlier today of an Indian lady tourist. Similarly, in another incident that took place at Calangute beach , another female tourist was saved from drowning. Earlier today, at about 12:40hrs, a lady tourist entered into sea along with a ring buoy to have a swim at the Ashwem beach. Drishti lifesaver Rahul Mahale present on the shore continuously advised the public to not go beyond knee level waters while he was patrolling. The lady, despite the lifesaver’s advice ventured into the deep waters where she got pulled inward by a rip current.…