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CMO clarifies.. Under National Security Act, the order for declaring the competent authority Is made every 3 months. This is a routine order which declares the District Magistrates as the competent authority to dispose of any proposals received under the NSA Act. This has always been there and is not a new thing. This power is delegated by the State Government to District Magistrates or Police Chief, as the case may be, across the country. GAURANG PRABHU/ Goemkarponn MARGAO: The State government on June 17 declared imposition of National Security Act in South Goa for three months, which has become…

Gaurang Prabhu/ Goemkarponn MARGAO: It was on July 9, 2019, when a storm hit Goan politics, which entirely changed the political equations so badly that it sent shock-waves throughout the State. The development was that the 10 Congress MLA’s decided to jump ship from Congress to in BJP under the leadership of then opposition leader Chandrkant Kavlekar. The 10 MLAs may have got the much desired positions and “incentives” then, but two years down the line the situation seems very grim for them. The sources say that the decision of 10 MLAs to move to BJP party overnight was taken…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: It’s a rare coincidence that the smallest State of Goa which recorded its first COVID19 death on June 22, 2020, has completed 3000 deaths on the same day after a year. Last year, on same day I.e. 22 June 2020, Goa got the first bad news of Covid fatality, which had rocked the State then. Since then, Goa has reached a figure of 3000 Covid deaths on the same day on June 22, 2021. Dr Madhu Ghodkirekar, head of Forensics at Hospice hospital says “On this day of first death anniversary of late Chandrakant Sawant (first victim)…

Goemkarponn News Panaji:Panchayat Minister Mauvin Godinho on Tuesday inspected the area of Chicalim leading to the 4 lane highway and also decided to widen the road and also have a strong retaining wall along the road Speaking to media ,Godinho said that a lot of residential complexes had been built in the area and sooner or later,there would be a huge surge in traffic. Godinho said that presently the road already sees a lot of traffic jam in the area and assured that the works will be completed in a months time. Meanwhile Chicalim Dy Sarpanch Kamla Prasad Yadav said…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa State Pollution Control Board has directed the Directorate of Transport to monitor the transportation of ore from Mormugao Port Trust. The Board letter comes following a complaint by activist Damodar Divkar regarding dust pollution in the Vasco city. “The Board as in receipt of the complaint regarding dust pollution caused due to transportation of Bauxite Ore for overloading of any truck and ensure that all the trucks are covered with tarpaulin during the transportation,” the letter by by GSPCB Member Secretary Sheila Monteiro said. Meanwhile, the virtual personal hearing of MPT with regards to complaint regarding…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party has attacked the BJP Govt on its refusal to set up a judicial commission on the issue of deaths due to oxygen shortage. State Convenor Rahul Mhambre said the Govt’s statement in High Court that such an enquiry “would demoralise the medical fraternity” was nothing less than shocking. “By trying to hide behind the excuse that medical fraternity may be demoralised, the BJP Govt is making a false assumption that doctor and nurses were to blame for the oxygen shortage. In reality, the oxygen fiasco was artificially created by the Health Minister due to…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: With the state government announced curfew still in place, the otherwise hustle and bustle of the commercial activities in the town of Chaudi has been shifted to the periphery of the town since last many weeks. With residents of Canacona taluka heeding the advice both from the health authorities as well as government on social distancing norms and closure of the nonessential items in the Chaudi town the vendors have started selling their ware from all of the entry points to the town. Buyers not only get what they want from these vendors but they buy keeping…