GOA: AAP TO TAKE GOVT. TO COURT OVER PWD CIRCULAR
By Our Chief Reporter PANAJI (GOA): The Aam Aadmi Party said that the Govt was itself promoting corruption through tendering process in the PWD and other departments that are carrying out public works by relying on a circular which restricts a bidder in any tender, from quoting below 20% of the estimated cost in the case of buildings, roads, water supply…
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GOA: BJP IS DOING WELL IN GOA, EVEN IF PARRIKAR IS NOT PHYSICALL PRESENT: KHANNA
By Our Chief Reporter Panaji (Goa) A senior BJP leader today said that the party and the State government is doing well even in the physical absence of chief minister Manohar Parrikar, who is currently taking treatment in the USA. Parrikar has been admitted in the hospital in the USA from the first…
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GOA: GOA FOUNDATION MOVES TO LOKAYUKTA AGAINST PARSEKAR, SAIN AND PRASANNA ACHARYA
By Our Chief Reporter Panaji (Goa): Goa Foundation, a NGO whose petition before the Supreme Court resulted in quashing of 88 mining leases, today filed a complaint before Lokayukta against former chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar and two government officials holding them responsible for the loss to the tune of Rs 1,44,000 crore. The NGO filed complaint before…
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ELECTION SCHEDULE FOR PONDA & SANQUELIM MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ANNOUNCED
By Our Special Correspondent Panaji (Goa): Fifteen wards in Ponda municipal council and 13 in Sanquelim municipal council will go for polls on April 29 and May 6, respectively. The counting for all 28 wards is scheduled on May 7. The State Election Commission (SEC) today issued notification announcing election schedule. The…
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GOA: GOVT TO INCREASE WATER CAPACITY BY ADDITIONAL 500MLD IN 25 YRS- DHAVALIKAR
By Our Special Correspondent Margao (Goa): With focus on future water requirement, the State government proposes to augment the water capacity by additional 500 MLD in next 25 years. PWD Minister Ramakrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar said that as of today about 750 MLD water is supplied in the State and in near future Government is planning for…
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GOA: MICHAEL LOBO-GIRISH CHODANKAR MEETING SPARKS POLITICAL SPECULATIONS
Panaji (Goa) The meeting between Congress leader Girish Chodankar and BJP legislator Michael Lobo in a city hotel has sparked political speculations on the backdrop of chief minister Manohar Parrikar’s absence from the State. Though officially, none of the leader confirmed that the meeting had any political angle, source stated that both of them were in…
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NOC FROM TCP FOR SALE OF PLOTS MANDATORY
Panaji (Goa) From now on, No Objection Certificate (NoC) from the Chief Town Planner is mandatory before sale/ registration of any plots in the State. The amended the Town and Country Planning (amendment) Act 2017 has come into force from March 22, making NOC from Chief town planner mandatory. In this regard, a notification is been issued…
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PWD TO CONDUCT STRUCTURAL AUDIT OF OLD BUILDINGS, BRIDGES
Panaji (Goa) The public works department (PWD) has decided to conduct structural audit of old government buildings, school complex, bridges and culverts in the State and so also the road safety survey. For this purpose, the department has invited expression of interest from the companies/ contractors. The selected company will be entrusted with the task of…
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CABINET APPROVES ONLINE REGISTRATION WITH EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE
Panaji (Goa) The State cabinet today granted its nod for online registration by job seekers at the employment exchange. The decision was taken by the council of Ministers via a circulation. The proposal before the cabinet was for discontinuation of the ongoing manual registration of job seekers in employment exchange and bringing in force the online…
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FURTHER TREATMENT ON CM BEGUN- CMO
Panaji (Goa) The advance medical treatment on Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has begun in USA, CMO office said today. Parrikar was shifted to USA on March 6 for advance treatment. He is been suffering from pancreatitis related ailment since February 15. He was initially treated at Lilavati hospital in Mumbai. “Further treatment on chief minister has…
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