Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda will be visiting the state on July 23-24. This comes after JP Nadda’s two-day visit to Goa was cancelled because he had other engagements in the National Capital. The BJP national president was supposed to visit Goa to hold meetings with different wings of the party in the wake of upcoming Assembly polls.
Author: Team Admin
Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: The Anti-corruption bureau inquiry report has found defects with almost 95 p.c of works tendered by previous Margao Municipal Council. The allegations of the Shadow Council for Margao, over the Fake Tender issue of the previous Council stand proven and justified by the detailed report of the Anti Corruption Branch, Dy.SP Smt. Sucheta Dessai, claimed SCM Convener Mr. Savio Coutinho. “Every councillor putting up a proposal for any work in his/her ward requires to be made accountable too. Since they are elected for a short term, they get away scot free after their term, without being questioned”*,…
Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Urban Development Minister Milind Naik on Wednesday said that the port has to function for the sake of employees and pensioners. Naik however said that it did not mean that the port should handle polluted cargo and that pollution of every cargo should be controlled. Naik was speaking to reporters alongside a function where around 80 beneficiaries were given the laadli laxmi sanction letters The minister when questioned about the mining issue said that the port once was fully functional and dependent on mining but since mining ban had diversified to coal handling. “The port has a…
Goemkarponn desk VALPOI: Due to heavy rainfall in Sattari taluka, the water level in the Anjunem dam has increased dangerously. The level has reached 87.50 meters and the water will be discharged in the coming days. A press release released here said that t is expected that water will be discharged in the next two days. As the level reaches 89 meters the water would be discharged, informed WRD officials. At present, the level is only 1.50 meters lower than the threshold. It is raining heavily in the area, and the level is expected to reach 89 meters in two…
Goemkarponn desk VALPOI: The passengers travelling to Belgaum from Goa via Chorla Ghat have to suffer a lot due to the bad condition of the highway between Jamboti and Goa border. Goa government has spent crores of rupees to repair the highway to Goa, but the road on another side of the border is in precarious condition. The road from Goa to Jamboti in Karnataka has deteriorated and the commuters have to bear the brunt of vehicle damages and accidents. More importantly, the number of vehicles on the road has started increasing as the Anmod highway is closed for traffic.…
Goemkarponn desk SANKHALI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has informed that his government has written to the union health ministry requesting to reduce the gap between the COVID-19 vaccines from the current 84 to 30 days for both the teaching and non-teaching staff. CM also informed that the state government would be waiting for approval from the health ministry. “Government has written to the union health ministry requesting to reduce the gap between for both COVID-19 vaccine from the current 84 to 30 days for both the teaching and non-teaching staff,” said CM Sawant speaking to reporters at Sankhalim event…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Following the Supreme Court of India dismissing review petitions of Goa Government and Vedanta, the Goa Foundation has said that the Government is itself to be blamed. “The Supreme Court has been true to type and protected the sanctity of its decisions. It has also highlighted the mala fides of the two Review Petitioners: the State of Goa, and the Vedanta Co. The Review Petitions were filed to recall the judgement of Justice Madan Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta dated 7.2.2018, cancelling the grant of second renewal of 88 mining leases in Goa.,” The Goa Foundation said.…