Upon credible information a narcotics raid was conducted by verna police station at cumborda Verna, in the evening of 5/12/2020. Narcotic substance Ganja weighing 2.157 kg w/rs 2,15,700/- was seized from the possession of accused , Simanchal s/o Bhaskar Swaim age 32 yrs, native of Odisha. He has been arrested in the case . He came to Goa 3 years back working as a Labour Supervisor, at IDC verna for last 3 years . Further Investigation is in progress. SP South Goa
Green activists and Goa Foundation director Claude Alvares today urged the center to refrain from doing favoritism by considering the views of only the mining operators and not giving due hearing to the views of Goans in the mining matter. Centre should call and hear Goans too said Claude. “Don’t do favouritism by hearing only mining operators,” he added. State got only Rs 3,000 crore revenue in last ten years and mine operators earned Rs 30,000 crore during the period, he lamented. Goa government should go for formation of Mining Corporation, he advised
Aam Aadmi Party today handed over taps to the Public Works Department to protest against failure of the government to provide tap water people from Sattari taluka. AAP leader Vishwesh Prabhu led residents of Bydruk Karmali Manik wada who also met the Sattari deputy collector. Vishesh lamented that for 35 years now people are not receiving piped water even though the place has been represented by the Ranes of the Congress and now of BJP. “What is the point of having taps in the houses when there is no water in the pipes and that is why we returned the…
Panaji: Following criticism from various quarters, the State Government has revoked the fee hike in Goa Dental College. The government had increased fee from Rs 12000 to Rs 1 lakh. Health Minister Vishwajit Rane took to social media to announce the revwrsal of decision. “With reference to the hike in fees structure at Goa Dental College, it was a matter of communication gap between the Public Health Dept and both the institutions of Goa Dental Colleges,” he said. “However, we have issued necessary instruction to not increase the fees of both the institutions,” he said.
Panaji: The postponed Zilla Panchayat elections have now been schedule d for December 12 and counting will be held on December 14. State Election Commission Chokha Ram Garg announced that COVID positive patients will be allowed to vote in the last hour with proper SOPs. Garg said that the elections will be held in 48 seats. One candidate in Sancoale is elected unopposed and in another constituency a candidate expired “No public campaigns allowed from today. The Model code of conduct comes into force from today and will be inforce till Dec 14 midnight,” hr added. He said all the…
Panaji: The Health Minister Vishwajit Rane by floating tender for “Facility Management Services” (FMS) in Goa Medical College is in the making of well-organised fraud to the tune of Rs.300 crores in GMC and other State run Hospitals charged GPCC president Girish Chodankar. GPCC President in a press conference in Panaji exposed the well-organised fraud and loot of public money by BJP Governments Health Minister Vishwajit Rane. “We demand that Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant should clarify on this fraud within three days, failing which it will endorse that he is partner in this loot of public money claimed Girish…
PANJIM: Matching towards achieving Swayampuran Goem, the state government today gave 16 parameters to all panchayats to make the State self sufficient. The chief minister Dr Pramod Sawant along with panchayat minister Mauvin Godinho held video conferencing with all 191 panchayat members. “We want to achieve the target if Swayampuran Goem and to get there we will have to work with all panchayats to make the state self sufficient,” said CM He said that the state government has given 16 parameters to all panchayats to make the State self sufficient. During over a hour long interaction, CM also directed the…
