MHADEI WATER DIVERSION WOULD HAVE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON DRINKING WATER, ENVIRONMENT, TOURISM: MINISTER
AGENCIES|PANAJI Diversion of water from the Mhadei river will severely affect drinking water supply, irrigation, navigation, tourism, ecology and environment in Goa, Water Resources Minister Vinod Palyekar told the Goa Assembly today. Palyekar made the statement in response to a question from Congress MLA Ravi Naik in the Assembly. In reply to an earlier question during the ongoing monsoon session, Palyekar had…
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NEW AIRPORT AT MOPA WILL HANDLE 30 MILLION PASSENGERS ANNUALLY: CM
AGENCIES|PANAJI The upcoming greenfield airport at North Goa’s Mopa plateau, once completed, will have the potential to handle 30 million passengers annually, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the State Assembly on Thursday. “The Mopa Airport is being constructed in four phases with an annual passenger capacity of 4.4 million in phase I, 5.8 million phase II, 9.4 million in phase III…
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GOA GOVT GONE SOFT ON SANATAN SANSTHA: MAUZO
AGENCIES|PANAJI Sahitya Akademi award-winning writer Damodar Mauzo, who was last week given police security following death-threats by alleged killers of Bengaluru-based writer Gauri Lankesh, on Wednesday said the state government has gone soft on the Sanatan Sanstha, headquartered in the state. “Why has this happened today? When in 2009 the bomb blast happened, the government went soft on the accused. If…
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ELECTRICITY DEPT RECEIVED MORE THAN 1.20 LAKH POWER OUTAGE CALLS DURING JANUARY-MARCH
AGENCIES|PANAJI Goa Electricity department had received more than 1.20 lakh calls over power outage during January-March this year, the Legislative Assembly was told today. All the calls were attended to within stipulated time and power supply was restored, state power ministry stated in a written reply. A question was tabled by Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar. “The department had received 1,20,976 calls from…
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OVERALL PROGRESS OF NEW MANDOVI BRIDGE IS 87 PER CENT: PARRIKAR
AGENCIES|PANAJI Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that overall progress of the new Mandovi bridge being constructed across River Mandovi near the city was 87 per cent. In a written reply tabled in the state assembly to a question asked by Congress MLA Ravi Naik, Parrikar, who also holds finance portfolio, said that as per the information given by GSIDC (Goa…
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GOA TO HAVE ITS OWN SPECIAL VESSEL TO TACKLE OIL SPILL IN RIVERS: PORT MINISTER
AGENCIES|PANAJI The Goa government is in the process of constructing a vessel which will tackle pollution in inland waterways due to oil spillage, the assembly was informed today. Port Minister Jayesh Salgaoncar said the ship is being constructed by his department and it will be deployed to tackle instances of oil spillage in inland waterways. Salgaonkar was replying to various…
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GOVT WILL INVESTIGATE IF BANDODKAR GOLD CUP TROPHY SWITCHED: SPORTS MINISTER
AGENCIES|PANAJI Sports Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Tuesday said the government will investigate whether the Bandodkar Gold Cup — one of the most expensive sports trophies made of pure gold plating — has been surreptitiously replaced with one made of a cheaper metal. Former Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party MLA Churchill Alemao, who is currently an aspirant for the president’s post…
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UPROAR IN STATE ASSEMBLY OVER PLASTIC EGGS
AGENCIES|PANAJI The Goa Legislative Assembly on Tuesday witnessed an uproar after Congress MLA Aleixo Reginaldo alleged that eggs made of plastic were being sold in Goa and demanded a probe into their sale. “I have brought three eggs to show you. These are plastic eggs which are being sold in Goa. This is harmful for the health of the people of…
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OVER 1 CR COLLECTED FROM FEES FROM NON-GOAN PATIENTS AT GMC SINCE JAN 1, 2018: VISHWAJIT RANE
PANAJI Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today informed the State Legislative Assembly that an amount of Rs 1,45,90,653 has been collected from fees for taking benefits of various facilities at Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC), Bambolim, by non-Goan patients since January 1, 2018. In a written reply tabled in the House in response to a question asked by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
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GOVT WILL USE AADHAAR SYSTEM TO CURB PROPERTY FRAUDS: KHAUNTE
PORVORIM The state government, in order to curb property frauds, will be implementing Aadhaar-based system which will send alerts regarding transactions about linked properties. The system will enable, resident, as well as non-resident Goans, to keep track of their ancestral property and take steps to prevent fraudulent sale of their land. “Regarding property, we are getting into a service to give Aadhaar-based…
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