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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: In an attempt to restart iron ore activities in the state, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today announced to set up Goa State Mining Corporation. “Govt proposes to set up Goa Mining Corporation to restart iron ore mining activities in the State during the ongoing assembly session itself,” said CM Sawant while presenting the budget He further said that in to promote ease of doing business and to ensure a seamless process for grant of quarrying leases for minor minerals my government shall bring amendments to the Goa Minor Mineral Concession rules, 1985. 22 4. “Government also…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: With elections written all over it, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Wednesday presented a total populist Budget 2021-22 in the Goa Legislative Assembly today. The Chief Minister announced creation of 47,000 jobs in the State. He said that 11,000 jobs have been created in government departments and 37,000 in the private sector through Investment Promotion Board. Besides this, the Chief minister also announced formation of Goa Mining Corporation for early resumption of mining operations in the State. The Chief Minister also declared the Mukhyamantri Dev Darshan scheme through Railways introduced. Sawant also said that the government…

Canacona. A delegation of Goa Pradesh Youth Congress leaders took out a morcha to Canacona police station to demand registrstion of FIR against the father and son duo for threatening the father of the girl victim who was allegedly assaulted and molested by his son a few days ago. It may be recalled that a college going girl was allegedly assaulted, and kidnapped from near her home by a son of a political leader of Canacona last week. The case got wide publicity as the person who is accused in the case is a son of a BJP South Goa…

Goemkarponn Desk DELHI: The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) is a grouping of 10 National Laboratories that was established by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India on 25/12/2020. INSACOG is since then carrying out genomic sequencing and analysis of circulating COVID-19 viruses, and correlating epidemiological trends with genomic variants. Genomic variants of various viruses are a natural phenomenon and are found in almost all countries. Since INSACOG initiated its work, 771 variants of concerns (VOCs) have been detected in a total of 10787 positive samples shared by States/UTs. These include 736 samples positive for viruses of…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has said that 1500 jobs are expected to be available for Goans once Mopa International Airport is operational. CM Sawant also informed that Mopa Airport construction work is in progress and the first phase is expected to be commissioned in August 2022. “ Around 1500 jobs are expected to be available for Goans once the airport becomes operational. Government has already approved setting up of Aviation Skill Development Centre by the Concessionaire at the Airport site to impart skills/training to Goans unemployed youth to become eligible for such jobs,” CM Sawant said…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Stormy scenes were witnessed on the floor of the house on the first day of the Budget session of the state legislative assembly over Railway Double tracking issue. Cortalim MLA Alina Saldanha had raised the question whether the SWR officials or the officials of any Government Department demarcated on ground, the area or are markings done at the site indicating the land to be acquired for the said project under this notification however the concerned minister failed to give a concrete answer which led to ruckus in the house. Demanding half-an-hour discussion on the issue, opposition walked…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: CCP Ward No 30 newly elected Corporator Sandra Maria da Cunha to face disqualification for having failed to comply with the law and go on leave before filing her nomination for the CCP polls. Sandra da Cunha is a teacher at a Government aided Perpetual Succour Convent High School in Navelim. In her affidavit along with her nomination paper she suppressed the fact that she was currently a teacher at that school. Any teacher employed in a Goa Government aided Primary, High School or Higher Secondary School and contesting a Panchayat, Zilla, Municipal, Assembly or Parliamentary election…