HEADLINES
🔹 Mhadei, tributaries drying up due to summer, experts blame deforestation
🔹 ‘ CCP will stop picking waste from tax defaulters ’
🔹 Absconding bootlegger from Gujarat held in Goa
🔹 Government schools dominate Goa Board SSC with 100% pass rate
🔹 No substance in petitioner’s contentions: HC dismisses plea on Anjuna ‘land conversion ‘
🔹 Technical glitches hinder access to crucial land ownership docs at CSCs
NEWS IN DETAIL
THE TIMES OF INDIA
🔸 Mhadei, tributaries drying up due to summer, experts blame deforestation
Residents in Sattari taluka living along the banks of the Mhadei and its tributaries have expressed concerns over the river water dipping to alarming levels during summer over the past five years. Environmentalists said that the destruction of green cover has drastically reduced the soil’s rainwater holding capacity. Despite adequate showers, rainwater quickly empties into the sea, they said.
🔸 ‘ CCP will stop picking waste from tax defaulters ’
To ensure that tax obligations are met by residents and commercial establishments and that it doesn’t suffer financial losses, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) will soon discontinue garbage collection for those who have not paid their house tax. The CCP will begin by addressing commercial establishments before moving on to residential houses and complexes. Mayor Rohit Monserrate said that a large-scale drive would soon be launched to identify commercial establishments in the city that have outstanding dues to the corporation, as well as those operating illegally without the necessary trade licence from the civic body.
🔸 Absconding bootlegger from Gujarat held in Goa
The Gujarat state monitoring cell (SMC) arrived in Goa and arrested Bharat Dangi, a resident of Udaipur, for his alleged involvement in the trading of foreign liquor of Indian make from Rajasthan. The Gujarat police had declared a reward of Rs 50,000 on Dangi. He has been absconding in more than nine cases under the Prohibition Act in Ahmedabad City and Rural police, Panchmahal, Aravalli, Sabarkantha, and Vadodara City since 2022.
THE NAVHIND TIMES
🔸 Government schools dominate Goa Board SSC with 100% pass rate
The latest SSC results released by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) have unveiled an improvement in the academic performance of government schools in contrast to their aided counterparts.This encouraging shift is evident in the taluka-wise statistics, showcasing schools achieving a perfect 100% passing rate.
HERALD
🔸 No substance in petitioner’s contentions: HC dismisses plea on Anjuna ‘land conversion ‘
The High Court of Bombay at Goa dismissed an appeal with regards to an illegal conversion of land and construction of a house at Anjuna. Dismissing the petition, Justice Prakash Naik held that there was no substance in the contentions of the petitioner and that the writ petition was devoid of merits. He said that the orders of the Deputy Collector and the Administrative Tribu nal were well reasoned and based on record
THE GOAN
🔸 Technical glitches hinder access to crucial land ownership docs at CSCs
For the past two weeks, residents in several areas of Goa have been facing difficulties accessing crucial land ownership documents at Citizen Service Centres (CSCs), leading to widespread inconvenience, particularly among senior citizens. The issue primarily revolves around the unavailability of Form I and XIV, essential documents for land ownership transactions. Residents who visited CSCs in Mapusa, Margao and other locations were turned away as the forms couldn’t be downloaded due to technical issues with the online platform
