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Goemkaponn Desk PORVORIM: The State cabinet today granted its approval to recruit 24 children of Freedom fighters into government job; while the remaining would be absorb under Goa Human Resource Development Corporation. Sawant said that in the first phase 24 children of Freedom fighters would be recruited in various government departments. . He said the others would be absorbed under GHRDC and would be accommodated later in the government service as and when posts are created. The children of Freedom fighters were on fast unto death last month demanding that they be recruited in government service as per law.

Goemkarponn Desk Porvorim: Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte has said that the entire controversy and mess around upcoming Municipal Elections in the State is purely due to lack of leadership and administrative acumen of CM Pramod Sawant. Khaunte has pointed out that the closely watched elections for civic bodies have now mired into controversy after BJP and its CM desperately tried to avoid embarrassment during the polls. Pointing out to the sequence of events in the run of reluctantly held municipal elections, Khaunte said that CM took the false stand that municipal elections will not be held on party lines which…

Goemkaponn Desk PORVORIM: The Chief Minister Pramod Sawant-led State cabinet on Wednesday granted a further six-month extension to offshore casinos to operate in River Mandovi , as the government is yet to identify an alternative site for their relocation. “We have granted another 6 months extension to the off shore casinos which allows them to operate in Mandovi river by another 6 months,” informed CM There are six offshore casinos operating in River Mandovi, they include MV Horseshoe Casino, MV Pride of Goa, MV Casino Royale, MV Argosy IV, MV Royale Flotel and MV Lucky. The then BJP-led government had…

Goemkaponn Desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today informed that the budget session of Goa Assembly will begin on March 24. “The budget session of Goa Assembly will start from March 24 and will continue for 3 weeks said CM Sawant Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant will present his second budget in the Goa Assembly. During the session, there will be discussion and voting on demand for grants for the financial year 2021-2022 unlike in the past when the government would seek a “Vote on Account” for four months and then pass the entire budget during the monsoon session.…

TIME LINE 2001: Goa government issues a notification in the official gazette giving all rights to these families. 2002: Tillari residents shifted and 204 plots allocated, but houses not registered. 2010: Tillari residents protest and stage hunger strike. 87 houses then given house numbers. 2015: Second hunger strike and government assures to regularise 24 houses. 2015: 10 houses yet to be regularized and given house numbers. 2018: 100 residents agitate demanding road. 2021: work on construction of road begins with afforts of local MLA and speaker, Rajesh Patnekar and others. By Samir Umarye BICHOLIM: It was more than 20 long years since the first house was built…

Goemkaponn Desk FATORDA: History sheeter Imran Bepari is among a bunch of criminals booked for attempting to kill their rival Shaikh Anwar aka Tiger in a brutal attack at Fatorda this morning. According to police a detailed complaint of victim Anwar shaikh has been recorded at GMC Bambolim wherein he has mentioned names of one Ricky Hornekar, Velly DCosta r/o Tilamol quepem, Imran Bepari r/o St. Cruz, Vipul Pattari r/o Khareband and about 06 more unknown persons. “All these accused assaulted him with iron rod, Koita, danda and one of them fired bullet with the help of fire arm causing…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa today reported 48 new COVID-19 positive cases today. While there 66 recoveries and 3 deaths were reported today. As per DHS bulletin, three persons died due to Covid at GMC Hospital on the last 24-hours. A 69-year-old man from Chandor, 63-year-old lady from Quepem and a 57-year-old man from Curtorim succumbed to Covid. The cumulative covid death count of the state now stands at 784. Further, the active cases now stand at 504. The recovery rate in last 24 hours is 97.63% while the samples tested in last 24 hours is 1604.