Goyant Kollso Naka today has announced to intesify their agitation with the state governemnt failing to fullfill their demands to stop coal handling at MPT, transportation through Goa sand scraping double tracking of SWR as the protestorsmarched to the secretariat. “Goyant Kollso Naka has written several representations to you and representatives of the State and Union Governments on the subject matters stating relevant facts and arguments and placing the demands of the people of Goa,” GKN said GKN further said that since the governemnt to respond to these non-negotiable demands despite several representations and protests, the people of Goa are…
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Panaji: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (Rooftop Solar Division) has allocated 75 MW to Goa under phase 2 of solar roof top scheme. Under the Scheme the Ministry of new and renewable energy will provide 40 percent subsidy to residential roof top upto 3 kw and 20 percent for 3 kw to 10 kw.. The allocation was sonw bases on the demand received from DISCOMs/Electricity Departments in FY 2019 20 and 2020-21 in residential sector. The allocation letter says in case the allocated capacity is exhausted by any DISCOM before the timelines, the concerned DISCOM may request for the…
Goa, 24 Nov: Much had been made of the fact that there was yet to be an Indian goalscorer after four games. Anirudh Thapa took barely a minute to set that right. His early strike coupled with a penalty from Esmael Goncalves (26′) gave Chennaiyin FC a 2-1 win over Jamshedpur FC in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Tilak Maidan here on Tuesday. Last season’s golden boot winner Nerijus Valskis (37′) pulled one back but a string of misses ensured that Jamshedpur boss Owen Coyle started the season with a defeat to the team he managed last…
Panaji: Alongwith JSW Steel Goa government has issued a demand notice to 18 other firms handling coal at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT). A total of Rs 208 crore is due in the form of Goa Rural Improvement and Welfare Cess for transportation of coal from the period 2014 to July 2018. In a demand notice issued on November 9, 2020, copy of which was released on Monday, the Assistant Director of Transport has asked firms to pay the cess due to the state within 15 days. Highest cess of Rs 156.34 crore is due from JSW steel followed Rs…
Panaji: Following rise in COVID 19 cases in that state, Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) buses will halt services to the neighbouring state of Maharashtra from tomorrow. The decision to suspend the bus service has been taken in view of the restrictions imposed by Maharashtra govt on people travelling to their state from Goa. In an SOP issued yesterday Maharashtra had imposed several restrictions including mandatory RT-PCR test on travelers coming from Goa and 4 other states.
Panaji: JSW has filed a write petition before the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court challenging the applicability of the Goa Rural Improvement and Welfare Cess Act, 2000 on goods transported by rail and the issuance of a show-cause notice dated 29th September 2020 for non-payment of the cess to the extent of INR 156.34 crores. JSW said the case came up for admission on 22nd October 2020, and was heard on preliminary issues. JSW, defended the challenge on maintainability of the petition by stating that the constitutional vires of the Act was being challenged in the instant case,…
Panaji: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) on Tuesday held a protest in the city and later gheraoed officials of Directorate of Mines demanding action against Urban Development Minister Milind Naik for illegal sale of ore worth Rs 3.5 lakhs. The morcha was led by GPCC Vice-president Sankalp Amonkar. In a memorandum submitted to the Mines officials, the GPCC said that about a year and haif ago, the Port had accumulated all the iron ore cargo lying on various MOHP plots and after weighment of the same had declared a quantity of about 45000 MT to the Directorate of Mines…