Goa News

By Albert Fernandes

PANAJI: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat has said that the budget presented by him in the state assembly on Thursday is growth-oriented budget, that has given more thrust on agriculture and infrastructure development keeping in tune with the central budget.

PANAJI: The Comptroller and Auditor General has said that delay in submission of annual plans resulted in delayed release of funds by the central government aimed at modernizing the state police force.

PANAJI: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat on Thursday informed the House that the ongoing inquiry into the alleged multi-crore scam related to the excise department as carried out by the Finance Secretary, Mr Udipta Ray has collected various documents from the excise commissioner and are presently under scrutiny.

　PANAJI: The Minister for Urban Development, Mr Joaquim Alemao said that most of the vendors/ shopkeepers shifted to the new municipal market complex in Panaji are as per the list prepared by the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation; however, allotment of all spaces are not exactly as determined by the GSIDC, that is there is change of places of vendors from the designated places to alternate space.

PANAJI: The members of the Goa State Legislative Assembly called for handing over the case relating to drug and the involvement of police personnel in it to the Central Bureau of Investigation for an impartial inquiry.

PONDA: In a special meeting held at the council hall, the Ponda Municipal Council on Thursday, passed a deficit budget of Rs 15.39 crore, for the financial year 2010-2011.

PANAJI: Sanjay Kashinath Parab has moved an application for anticipatory bail, before the High Court of Bombay at Goa, apprehending arrest in connection with the FIR filed by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Crime on the basis of a YouTube clipping showing alleged drug dealings.  The matter has been fixed for hearing on March 26.

MARGAO: The BJP MP, Mr Shripad Naik refuted that the BJP would support the moves of the G 7, or were in any way connected with them , even as the GPCC chief, Mr Subash Shirodkar categorically denied that there were chances that the state would go for mid-term polls.

MARGAO: Thursday was the day of the second joint inspection of Sonsoddo, to check on the progress of work, as announced by the Chief Minister earlier this month, however, this time, unlike last time, the inspection was carried out by the chairperson of the MMC on his own.