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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: As the government-appointed committee nails GMC for oxygen shortage during the Covid crisis, the GFP president and MLA Vijai Sardesai have demanded the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant’s resignation on moral grounds. Addressing reporters, Sardesai alleged that 80 innocent covid patients lost lives due to oxygen shortage in the GMC. He said that Chief Minister should accept the responsibility for the deaths and resign. Further, Sardesai charged that Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, who failed to attend the session on health grounds, was asked to remain absent to hide a coal scam of Rs1,546 cr. Former deputy chief…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The two-day Goa Legislative Assembly started on a stormy note as the united opposition created a ruckus by entering the well of the House demanding answers over the repeated postponement of questions. As the situation became tense, Speaker Rajesh Patnekar adjourned the session till 12.30 pm. The opposition charged the state government with murdering democracy by failing to answer questions. The opposition objected to the postponement of several important questions and alleged that wrong answers were given, and in some cases, no answers were given at all. In the ruling, Speaker Patnekar urged the members to not…

Porvorim: Minister for Law and Judiciary Nilesh Cabral has assured Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte on the floor of the House to examine the matter regarding increase in stamp duty on registration fee on conveyance deed. Khaunte pointed out that there is fear and anxiety in the minds of the people due to the sudden increase in the stamp duty of conveyance deeds especially for registration of housing societies. “Vide notification dated 17-06-2021, published in the official gazette, the stamp duty on registration fee on conveyance deed was hiked from 1.5 per cent to 3 per cent. This has raised concern…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Goa Legislative Assembly witnessed arguements on the issue of rehabiliation of Goa Medical College (GMC) vendors who were razed for being illegal. St Cruz MLA Antonio Fernandes and St Andre MLA Francisco Silveira were demanding answers as to why still no action was taken on rehabilating the vendors while they were promised to which CM Sawant told the house that the issue will be solved. “Today i demand the CM to give me an answer on the rehabilitation of vendors outside GMC, people are crying today and pointing fingers at us,” said Fernandes Fernandes said he…

Porvorim: Minister for Law and Judiciary Nilesh Cabral has assured Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte on the floor of the House to examine the matter regarding increase in stamp duty on registration fee on conveyance deed. Khaunte pointed out that there is fear and anxiety in the minds of the people due to the sudden increase in the stamp duty of conveyance deeds especially for registration of housing societies. “Vide notification dated 17-06-2021, published in the official gazette, the stamp duty on registration fee on conveyance deed was hiked from 1.5 per cent to 3 per cent. This has raised concern…

Boosting TOURISM SECTOR… Granting of fresh tourist visas for foreign tourists via Chartered Flights starts, tourists other than Chartered Flights to get fresh tourist visas from November 15th Development work at Bom Jesus Basillica Heritage Zone, amounting Rs 41.69 crores has been sanctioned by Central Government” Shripad Naik today inaugurates week-long campaign of India Tourism, Goa office on ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ Goemakrponn desk PANAJI: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, Waterways and Tourism Shri Shripad Naik today inaugurated a week-long campaign of India Tourism, Goa to promote the national festival of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ at Panaji. Venkatesan Dhattareyan; Regional…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Arguments were witnessed between Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant over the issue of the fish mafia, to which the latter challenged CM to prove his connection with the mafia, after which he will resign. “I challenge CM Sawant to prove that if I have any connection with the fish mafia and if proven, I will resign and if CM fails to prove he should resign,” said Sardesai on the floor of the House. He further said it’s two years now, and the state government has still failed to function a lab to test…