Report on draft Land Development & Building Construction Regulations discussed
Digital Goa, July 13- Steering committee constituted under the Goa Land Development and Building Construction Regulations Act, discussed the report of the sub-committee on the draft regulations in its meeting held yesterday. The meeting was chaired by CM Pramod Sawant. “During the meeting, a comprehensive discussion took place regarding the report of the sub-committee on the draft regulations. Several...
Duo arrested for assaulting and abusing police personnel on night patrol at Vasco
Digital Goa, July 13- Two youth were arrested by Vasco police for allegedly using criminal force to deter a Head Constable(HC) attached to the Vasco police station from discharging his duties. The accused are identified as 18-year-old Amit Kamat and 25-year-old Fahad Tinvale. As per the police the duo who were in inebriated state, abused and pushed the HC...
Low Income Group power consumers in Goa exempted from duty on energy consumed; Electric charging stations to pay 70 paise per unity duty
Digital Goa, July 13 – Goa govt today issued notification exempting Low Tension Low Income Group(LIG) power consumers in Goa from paying duty on energy consumed. Duty levied for other types of power consumers in the state is more or less unchanged and varies from 20 paise per unit to 70 paise per unit. Low tension domestic consumers will...
Forest Dept directed to ban alcohol and plastic bottles in forest areas
Digital Goa, July 12 – Goa govt has directed Department of Forest to ban use of alcohol and plastic bottles in forest areas. Those entering forest areas will be checked at entry point for alcohol and plastic bottles. CM Sawant today issued directions to this effect today. In its meeting held today, the State Wildlife Board discussed the proposal...
BJP Rajya Sabha candidate Tanavade resigns as EDC Chairman yesterday
Digital Goa, July 12 - Sadanand Shet Tanavade has resigned as Chairman of Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Ltd. His resignation has been accepted by the govt today. Tanavade has filed his nomination as BJP candidate for Rajya Sabha polls to be held on July 24.
Margao Court rejects discharge applications of Chandor Railway Double tracking activists
Digital Goa, July 12 - Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court Margao has rejected the discharge application of the activists in the Chandor protest case of November 2020. Activists had filed discharge applications stating that charges filed against them be dropped. The activists said that they will challenge the JMFC order. Next hearing in the matter is scheduled on...
Nine arrested for operating fake call center from Majorda Holiday home
Digital Goa, July 12 - Nine persons operating a fake call center from a holiday home at Majorda have been nabbed by Crime Branch today. Posing as bank officials the fraudsters used to fleece money from American nationals by luring them with loans and making them pay fines for low credit scores. Mobiles, laptops, routers, headphones, modems etc and...
Goa receives Rs 4.80 crore from center as State Disaster Response Funds
Digital Goa, July 12 – Goa has received Rs 4.80 crore from the center as State Disaster Response Funds (SDRF). The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, has today released an amount of Rs. 7,532 crore to 22 State Governments including Goa for the respective State Disaster Response Funds (SDRF). In the wake of heavy rains across the country,...
South Goa DM advisory asking public to stay away from waterfalls & other water bodies
Digital Goa, July 12 - South Goa District Magistrate(DM) has today issued an advisory to general public and tourists to refrain from entering ,taking bath or swimming in water bodies, lakes, rivers, waterfalls ,mining pits etc. during the ongoing monsoon season in view of several drowning incidents reported in South Goa. DM South had also released helpline/control room numbers...
Drishti lifeguards to be deployed at waterfalls as temporary measure: CM
Digital Goa, July 12 - Drishti lifeguards will be deployed at waterfalls as a temporary measure to monitor the activities of visitors, informed CM Pramod Sawant today. Pointing out that nearly 15 to 20 persons have died in the last one and half month due to drowning, CM urged people to take due precautionary measures and not to enter...
