ONE YEAR IMPRISONMENT TO THOSE INVOLVED IN ILLEGAL LAND CONVERSIONS; MINISTER
Panaji (Goa) BJP led coalition government proposes to make illegal land conversions as criminal act by introducing one year imprisonment for the violators by amending the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Act. Minister for TCP Vijay Sardessai announced this today, while alleging involvement of non-Goans in such act. “I have raised the issue with Chief Minister demanding that some serious steps needs…
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GOVT TO APPROACH GST COUNCIL FOR EXEMPTION OF TIATR; VIJAY
Panaji (Goa) Goa government has decided to approach the GST council demanding exemption of tiatr from its ambit. Minister Vijay Sardessai said that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will be taking up the matter before the GST council demanding exemption of tiatr from GST regime. “We will be make a strong case before the council,” he said. Explaining in detail, Sardessai said that the…
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FRESH TROUBLE FOR MINING INDUSTRY?? GF MOVES SC SEEKING REDUCTION IN ANNUAL PRODUCTION CAP
Panaji (Goa) In what could led to further troubles for the iron ore mining industry in Goa, which is yet to resume for the season, the Goa Foundation has approached Supreme Court pleading for reduction in annual ore production cap from existing 20 million tons to 12 million tons. Goa Foundation, the initial petitioner before the Supreme Court in the illegal…
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GOA: DUMPING OF DEBRIS ALONG THE PANAJI-OLD GOA BYPASS: CONTEMPT PETITION FILED IN HC
Panaji (Goa) A contempt of Court petition has been filed by Adv. Aires Rodrigues before the Bombay High Court at Goa against the Goa Government over its inaction on the continued dumping of building debris and garbage along the Panaji-Old Goa bypass road. The petition will come up for hearing on Wednesday 25th October before the…
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MORE PDAs UNDER NORTH GOA PLANNIN BODY; DECISION ON OCTOBER 30
Panaji (Goa) Minister for Town and Country Planning (TCP) Vijay Sardessai today said that government has in-principle has agreed to split the North Goa Planning and Development Authority (NGPDA) into three- coastal PDA, Panjim PDA and Greater Panjim PDA consisting Taleigao, Bambolim and Old Goa. The TCP Board will be meeting on October 30 to take final call on the matter. Sardessai said…
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NEW FACILITY TO HOUSE ARCHIVES IN NEXT TWO YEARS; SARDESSAI
Panaji (Goa) Government proposed to construct modern State-of-the-art facility to house the department of archives and archaeology within next two years. Minister for Archives and Archaeology Vijay Sardessai today made his maiden visit to the department located at Mala, as he took charge of the portfolio. Speaking to media persons post visit, Sardessai said that Goa has a distinction of having the…
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GOA: MGP IS UNHAPPY WITH GOVERNMENT
Panaji (Goa) Stating that few central committee of the party are ‘unhappy’ with the BJP-led government, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party today said that they are waiting and watching the performance of government for next six to eight months before taking the next step. MGP President Dipak Dhavalikar addressing mediapersons after chairing the central committee also said that the party is making…
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GOA: VISHWAJIT RANE GIVES SURPRISE VISIT TO DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN MAPUSA
Mapusa (Goa) Hours after issuing show cause notices to two senior health officials, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today conducted surprise inspection of district hospital at Mapusa. Rane said that “it was a surprise check and he was really shocked that nutrition that has been supplied to the patient has been stopped by director of health services a year back.” “We will…
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GOA: NGO SAVERA QUESTIONS UNION GOVERNMENT’S MOVE TO DISCONTINUE PDS, EXPRESSES CONCERN
Panaji (Goa) State’s one of the leading NGO Savera in their communication to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has urged that the age old Public Distribution System which provided subsidized grains to the poor should not be discontinued. NGO’s President Tara Kerkar has written letter to the Prime Minister. We bring to you the details of the letter: “It is…
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GOA: VIJAI SARDESAI SAYS THEY ARE SOFT PADDLING TDR POLICY, WAITING FOR MARCH TO COME
Panaji (Goa) It was in the monsoon session of the House that Town and Country Planning minister Vijai Sardesai announced about the TDR policy to happen in six months. But now he says that considering the sentiments of Real Estate industry, the policy would be delayed. The wait of for the March next year. “We are slow pacing the work…
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