Rules governing casino operations in Goa have neither been drafted nor notified, rendering the operations potentially unauthorised, the activists said Panaji: Activists pressing for the removal of casinos from the Mandovi river said chief secretary V Candavelou gave no firm commitment on the issue during a meeting on Thursday. Ponnjekars Against Casino raised fresh concerns…
Panaji: On the same day the state announced plans to boost the fisheries sector, the Captain of Ports said that it plans to introduce a Rs 5,000 fee for fishermen who install fishing cages, racks, or stakes in rivers. The move to charge fishermen could draw scrutiny given the state’s constitutional obligations toward artisanal fishing…
Panaji: Alleging that the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) has suffered a loss of over Rs 10 crore, United Goans Foundation (UGF), an NGO, has called for a probe into all the industrial plots allotted in the last few years. GIDC allotted a utility plot, reserved for common utility infrastructure, to a private steel fabrication…
Panaji: The Enough is Enough citizens’ movement, led by Justice Ferdino Rebello, on Tuesday threatened to march to the Town and Country Planning (TCP) department on July 17 to seek a response to its representations to the govt.The movement submitted a 10-point charter of demands to the govt, including the proposed Goa Agricultural Land Protection…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant has said that before the inauguration of the new six-lane Porvorim elevated corridor, it will be kept open for the public to walk on and click photographs, as was done with the Atal Setu project and the new Zuari bridge.He said the bridge is expected to be inaugurated in Sep…
Panaji: Dams in Goa have started rejuvenating following heavy rainfall across the state over the last couple of weeks. However, the dams are far from reaching their capacity.Selaulim reservoir, for instance, is just 37% full. The usual date for the dam to reach full level is July 7. Last year, all the reservoirs in the…
Panaji: In a bid to strengthen last-mile connectivity through Goa’s motorcycle taxi riders, the Majhe Driver App will be launched on Monday. The app will allow commuters to book two-wheeler motorcycle taxis registered with the Goa Motor Cycle Taxi Rider’s Association from anywhere in the state.Around 2,000 motorcycle taxi riders, popularly known as pilots, are…
Margao: AICC general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal on Saturday launched a scathing attack on BJP govt in Goa, alleging chief minister Pramod Sawant was involved in “the biggest scam” in the state, and that land was being grabbed from Goans in the name of development, bypassing local bodies through special rule provisions.Venugopal told reporters…
Margao: A delegation of scheduled tribe MLAs, ministers, and leaders called on chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday, pressing him to vigorously pursue the demand for political reservation of STs in Goa and ensure the process is completed before the 2027 assembly elections.The delegation comprised assembly speaker Ganesh Gaonkar, tribal welfare minister Ramesh Tawadkar, MLAs…
Margao: A delegation of the Gouly-Dhangar community, led by former deputy chief minister Chandrakant Kavlekar, met chief minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday, urging him to expedite the community’s inclusion in Goa’s Scheduled Tribes (ST) list and resolve the long-pending demand within two months.The meeting comes in the wake of the Union ministry of tribal affairs…
