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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Expert Appraisal Committee has sent back the Vedanta Ltd proposal for expanding its plant at Navelim-Amona due to several issues that have not been responded to by the company, including how it proposes to deal with the issues raised during the public hearing. The EAC has also requested MoEF & CC to issue a Show Cause Notice to the Project Proponent for the non-compliance to the existing EC conditions as mentioned. “Committee recommended to returning proposal in its present form to address the shortcomings as enumerated above. Further, PP is required to undertake necessary corrective action  on…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC is delighted to announce it has signed a three-year historic International Club Partnership with Watford FC of England’s Premier League. This association will be mutually beneficial for both the regions where the clubs operate and will cover different footballing and non-footballing aspects. This partnership will play an important role in the development of the footballing eco-system in Odisha as coaches from Watford will help Odisha FC set up youth systems and players from Odisha FC’s Elite Youth team will get an opportunity to train with Watford’s first team and/or academy team. Watford and Odisha FC will support…

Lt. General Kamal Repswal (Chief of Staff, HQ Eastern Command, SM, VSM) has said the organisers plan to include more teams in the Durand Cup from next year to promote football in the country. Kolkata – the Mecca of Indian Football, on Thursday was officially confirmed as the home of the Durand Cup – the oldest club football tournament in Asia, for the next five editions. General Repswal (Chief of Staff, HQ Eastern Command, SM, VSM) confirmed Kolkata as the home of the Durand Cup until 2025. “In 2014, for the first time Durand Cup was shifted to Goa at…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: North Goa Rent A Cab Association has written to the Transport Department complaining against the private cars/bikes given for rent. “We would like to bring to the notice that some of the Private Cars/Private bikes are given on Rent by the owners of the vehicle,” said President Ramdas Palkar. He further said that they are holding Rent a Cab services our members who pay Road Tax Insurance and all the levied tax to the government but still have very little growth in Rent a Cab Business. “Due to Covid-19 there is less tourism business in Goa, and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Former Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) Mayor Tony Rodrigues and his supporters today joined the Congress Party. “If you see the history, it is evident that I am a Congressmen from the start, but then I joined the Babush camp for some reason; I used to which side Babush jumps, but now I am in no position to tolerate that,” said Rodrigues soon after joining the Congress. He further requested the people to vote for Congress in the coming elections and bring the party to power to end the suffering of the people of Goa.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar said that no support will be given to Congress defectors at any cost while stating that the alliance issue will be decided by P Chidambaram and Dinesh Gundu Rao.= “I am clear, and it is decided that no support will be given to Congress defectors in any way, we do not have a place for defectors,” said Chodankar addressing the media. He further said that the alliance issue is handled by AICC Senior Observer for Goa P. Chidambaram and Goa Desk Incharge Dinesh Gundu Rao. “The party High Command…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Former minister Francisco Xavier Pacheco (Micky) has announced that he would contest the 2022 assembly elections from the Benaulim seat on the Congress ticket. He said that before joining Congress, he has given plan A and Plan B to party high command, including his candidature, which was accepted by party high command. “The Congress party will regain the lost glory in Benaulim and Fatorda. I am sure will win Benaulim as the constituency has always stood with me, and this time, they are with me; I will also see that the Congress party wins in Fatorda too,”…