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PANAJI: Goa Forward Working President Kiran Kandolkar, Vice President Durgadas Kamat & Employees Forward John Nazareth called on the Children of Freedom Fighters at Azad Maidan who are on fast unto death demanding jobs in Govt. GFP demanded that government should immediately be given letter of appointments as per existing vacancies in various departments Around 90 children of freedom fighters have to be given the appointment, which is just 1% of the 10K jobs declaration made by the Chief Minister, said Goa Forward leaders. “Chief Minister has multiple source of income such as Jai Ganesh, Mining Transportation but these freedom…

PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today inaugurated the bio-digester facility which is an initiative of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP). CM Sawant said that with the bio-digester functional it will help in a big way to to reduce the waste and keep the capital city clean. “I congratulate the entire CCP team, this plant will convert waste into biogas which can be used for several purposes,” he said The bio-methanation treatment plant will process organic waste in a decentralised manner. The first bio-digester unit has been installed at the Kadamba Bus Stand whereas the other places…

Ponda: The Bandora locals have complained against Sanatan Sanstha over the hill cutting at Ramnath. The villagers have submitted a memorandum to Bandora Panchayat today demanding immediate stop order to Sanatan Santha illegal hill cutting work progressing behind Sanatan Santha Asram at Ramanthi. The locals complained that not only trees are cut and hills are levelled but also sewerage is released into the fields at Ramanthi. Following the complaint the panchayat has issued notices to the Sanatan Sanstha.

Goemkarponn desk Quepem: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has urged the youth to bring about a change in the Society by making use of government schemes and policies. The Chief Minister was speaking at Swami Vivekanand Yuva Sammelan, at Quebec. ”Our government is totally committed to development of youth and their future. Only youth can bring change in outlook of state by using various government policies and programs,” he said. Sawant said the youth can make aware people about the schemes in every part of Goa. “The participation of youth in government programs has been missing in past in our…

Goemakarponm desk Agassaim: St Andre MLA Francis Silveira on Thursday demanded that the widening of MDR road from Pilar to Old Goa be denotified immediately. Silveira made this demand before PWD Minister Deepak Pauskar, who assured him to to look the matter positively. Speaking to Goemkarponn, Silveira said that the villagers of Dongri and Neura are living in fear and anxiety due to widening of road proposed in RP 2021. “Due to road widening many people will lose their houses, temples, chapels,” he said. Silveira aaid that the villages hof Dongri and Neura have already resolved to oppose the move.…

Chris Pednekar/ Goemakrponn Quepem: Quepem is one of the busiest town in Goa but lacks many basic facilities. The major no parking facilities  lead to traffic congestion. There is always traffic jams near Municipal Garden Square, fish market area and also opposite to deputy collector’s office. The major cause of the jams is the hap-hazard and double parking. Goemkarponn spoke to Quepem chairperson Dayesh Naik on various issues plaguing the town right from traffic to garbage and he said the issues would be sorted soon. “There is Master plan for Quepem and I am confident that this will be implemented…

PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa today has issued notices to state government and Director of Social Welfare Department over non payment of monthly stipend through DSS, to persons with disability in Goa, for the last 5 months. The High court has registered communication received through Disability Rights Association of Goa(DRAG) as a Suo Motu Public Interest Litigation. Notices are returnable on Feb, 1. DRAG said that monthly stipend of Rs 2,000 has not been paid to nearly 12,000 beneficiary persons with disabilities for the past 5 months which the government was paying to the needy and poor…