Panaji: The Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant chaired the 17th meeting of the Board of Directors of Goa Human Resource Development Corporation (GHRDC) held at Secretariat, Porvorim today. During the meeting, the Chief Minister informed that Security Guards working in Secretariat initially recruited by Goa Labour Employment Society on contract basis will be absorbed through GHRDC after completion of 30 days familiarization training. He said, Apprenticeship scheme envisages providing incentives, subject to the registration of the firms under GHRDC portal. The vision is to provide a unique platform for employers, unemployed Goan Youths and other stakeholders…
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Goemkarponn desk Panaji: As the pre-Budget meetings with the industries and Association began today, the CREDAI demanded that the Dr Pramod Sawant slash “exhorbitant” taxes, ease of doing business The representative of CREDAI, GSIA and Small hoteliers association met the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant, at Van Bhavan, Altinho and presented their charter of demands. “We understand the situation of the State after the pandemic and we have not asked any financial incentives but to have a re-look at “exhorbitant” taxes and give us ease of doing business,” said the association representatives. They said that right now there are several…
Goemkarponn desk Pernem: The residents of Pernem are furious over the repeated bursting of water pipelines, which they say is causing major harships to them. On Thursday morning, a water pipeline at Volpya in Vironoda village busted and led to wastage of huge amount of treated water. While the Pernem taluka is already going through a water crisis, people said that this is the second incident in last two weeks. From last two days the Pernem taluka has not received water supply as the PWD have declared three days shut down to carry out repair works but the incident of…
Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: The State Traffic police have announced diversion of vehicular traffic for the Carnival Float Parade to be held on Saturday in Panaji. As per the statement issued by traffic police, the Carnival floats will be lined up on the Ribandar Causeway i.e. from Divja Circle to Ribandar- Merces junction. The actual procession will commence at 3pm onwards drom Old Secretariat building towards Kala Academy. All the floats thereafter will be parked at Bandodkar Ground, Campal. Incoming Traffic to Panaji City The incoming traffic to Panaji city will be diverted at Goa Konkani Academy tri-junction to proceed via…
Goemkarponn Desk Mapusa: A delegation of NCP in a written letter to Dy Collector Bardez Kapil Phadte demanded action against the petrol pump operators manipulating petrol meter gauge and requested the government to take steps to subsidize the price of commodities especially Petrol/Diesel and Gas Cylinder. In the letter, NCP stated that the rapid increase in the price of the commodities is not affordable to common people. Letter further states that Businesses of the common people are down while many people have lost their jobs during the covid pandemic and are going through a financial crisis due to which the…
Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa today reported 45 new COVID-19 positive cases. While there were 59 recoveries and 0 death reported today. As per DHS, the total active cases now stand at 684, the total death tally is 776 while the samples tested in the last 24 hours is 1634.
Gaurang Prabhu/ Goemkarponn Margao: Targeting the BJP over several issues, Goa Forward Chief and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has slammed the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant for his U-turn on Sonsoddo. Sardessai made the statement after inaugurating the hot-mixing of internal roads in ward no 6, 8, 9 and 10 costing nearly Rs 4 cr. He said that the CM failed to hold the high-level Committee meeting on Sonsoddo, which he had assured on the floor of the Assembly. “Now they have taking a U-turn on Sonsoddo and asking the Municipality to set up plant at Sonsoddo,” he said. He…