AMIT SHAH ARRIVES IN GOA ON HIS TWO DAY LONG VISIT
Vasco (Goa): BJP National President Amit Shah has arrived in Goa on his two day long tour during which he will be interacting with various coalition partners, professionals and elected representatives of the party. Shah landed at Dabolim airport at around 11.30 a.m. during which he was given warm welcome by more than 2,500 party workers who were present there. Chief Minister…
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GOENKARPONN… THE GOA SONG
Inspiring and uniting Goans and Goa lovers Worldwide The Spirit of Goenkarponn is what is needed for India to find its feet! Goa has been a pristine and heavenly paradise for time immemorial, loved by people from across the world for as long as time has been! It is however, in a very imminent danger of losing it all, considering the…
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SIT CONTINUES RAIDS IN MINING SCAM
Panaji (Goa): The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has begun tightening noose around all those involved in the multi crore illegal mining. After arresting mine trader Kancha Gaunder for iron ore theft, the investigation sleuths along with officials of mines & geology department visited Paikul-Valpoi mining site and Sacordem dump site on Friday. The teams noticed dump handling activities…
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NO MORE FREE INTERNET AND CALLING TO GOAN YOUTHS; GOVT DISCONTINUES GYSY FROM JULY 1
Panaji (Goa) In what came as major shocker to around 32,000 youths on Friday evening, the State government, without prior intimation, announced to discontinue the much hyped ‘Goa Yuva Samwad Yojana (GYSY)from July 1, within six month of its launch in December 2016. GYSY launched by then Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar provided free calling of upto 100 minute and internet…
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NO ENTRY FEES AT CHECK POST FROM JULY 1
Panaji (Goa): With roll-out of Goods and Service Tax (GST) from mid-night, the Goa government has discontinued the entry fees levied on the non-Goan vehicles entering the State from July 1. In an order issued on Friday, Government has said that the entry fee which was being charged by Public Works Department at the entry check post will be discontinued from…
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WE ARE OPEN FOR AUDIT; CEO TELLS GOVERNMENT
Panaji (Goa) Days after Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar hinted at conducting audit into the Chief Electoral office (CEO) spending during the February state election, the CEO has welcomed any audit or scrutiny by government the government. Speaking to media persons, CEO IAS Kunal said that the election department is the most transparent and hence we are open for audit or…
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551 NAMES OF PORTUGUESE NATIONALITY HOLDER DELETED FROM ELECTORAL ROLL
Panaji (Goa): The Chief Electoral Office (CEO) has deleted names of 551 voters for holding Portuguese nationality from the electoral roll. In last five years, as many as 27,000 names have been deleted. CEO IAS Kunal informed media persons that during the special summery revision held in 2016, total 551 names of people with Portuguese nationality were deleted as they ceased…
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HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE LEFT-OUT VOTERS TO GET THEMSELVES ENROLLED
Panaji (Goa) The Chief Electoral Office (CEO) will on Saturday launch a month long enrollment drive with a focus to enroll around 15,000 left out voters in the age group of 18-21 years. The drive from July 1 to 31 will be held as per directions from the Election Commission of India (ECI), who observed low enrollment amongst the college going students…
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DISTRICT MAGISTRATE BANS ENTRY OF MUTHALIK IN GOA
PANAJI (GOA): The District Magistrate North Goa has banned the entry of Pramod Muthalik, leader of ‘Sri Ram Sene’ and any of his associates or members within the jurisdiction of North Goa District for a period of 60 days with effect from June 30, 2017 under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. The step has been taken to prevent every…
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WHEN THE GOVERNMENT IS TALKING SO LOUDLY ON E-GOVERNANCE, ISN’T THIS A JOKE?: SAVIO COUTINHO
MARGAO (GOA): The website of MMC has messed up the names of the councilors and has listed only 23 wards instead of 25 on the website. The photos of the CP are not correct. Lady councillors like Crasto, Pooja, etc. have male photos opposite their name and male councillors like Rupesh, Tito, Jaffer have photos of females. “When the government is talking…
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