09/08/2015 … Power Minister Milind Naik on Friday assured the Goa Legislative Assembly that the electricity tariff will return to almost normal assuring on the floor of the house that even though the process was delayed by 3 to 4 months then the payments which goans had have made extra would be refunded.

It may be noted that the state government has been attracting criticism over the increased electricity tariff from people, the opposition and even its own legislators, who demanded a rollback of the hiked electricity tariff.

The decision of the Electricity department, following the recommendation of the Electricity Board, had almost doubled the tariff and the middle class and lower section of the society were facing hardships in making payments.

Naik also assured the House that within a month electricity bills will be issued on a monthly basis.

Speaking to media reporter’s calangute mla Michael lobo said that he was happy that the power minister had promised to reduce the power bills in the state as goans had already face the pinch of the tariffs being increased in the state

Porvorim mla rohan khaunte said that there was need for a power corporation to put power problems in to place in the state

Meanwhile deputy sarpanch of calangute village panchayat joseph sequiera said that since power issue was a major issue of calangute village panchayat said that it was sad that the state government had no money to give power to calangute village panchayat

08/08/2015 …. Opposition leader pratapsingh rane has criticized the state government for politicizing the Louis berger bribery case issue targeting certain politicians even though when his party has asked for a cbi probe in to the incident …

Speaking to media reporters opposition leader pratapsingh rane said that it was totally wrong the way the Louis berger case was being handled by the state police targeting certain people over the issue

Chief minister commenting over opposition leader’s statement said that police needs to be vigilant 24 by 7 and had the right to do all things as per law

Deputy chief minister francis dsouza said that if people felt that there was a need for an inquiry on the overall projects of jica then the same had to be done

Meanwhile Bjp state president vinay tendulkar said that the opposing were trying to criticize the ruiling government since their people were involved in it

08/08/2015 …. Supporting the cause of the bharatiya basha suraksha manch Pwd minister sudhin dhavlikar has criticized his government 11 mla’s which also included certain minister’s who had signed a letter and had assured force to get the moi bill passed in the next state assembly session

Speaking to goanreporter pwd minister sudhin dhavlikar said that his party was of the opinion that there was a need to preserve local languages and therefore would support bbsm in all ways they could do so

Mr dhavlikar said that it was wrong on the part of those 11 mla’s who had given an assurance to force for passing the moi bill in the next state assembly session

Meanwhile calangute mla Michael lobo said that it was wrong to divide people using language issue on religious lines and urged goans not to support those who were trying to play politics using education as a weapon

07/08/2015 …. Blaming the earstwhile congress led government for neglecting calangute constituency as far as power issues are concerned Calangute legislator Michael lobo has assured the voters of calangute constituency for setting up of a new power sub-station especially for the people of calangute village

Speaking to media reporters calangute mla Michael lobo said that his government had already finalized area to put up a new power sub-station for calangute

Mr lobo said that a similar power sub-station like saligao was required for the calangute constituency for which communidade of calangute had come forward to give a land for setting up a sub station …

Mr lobo also stated that there was a need for an up gradation to the excising power sub stations of calangute , candolim and baga

07/08/2015 …. With the issue of jica scam being the focus of the day to day affairs in to the state of goa, Deputy sarpanch of calangute village panchayat joseph sequira has now alleged that kickbacks could have also been paid to certain politicians for taking up the jica sewerage project work in calangute village …

Addressing media persons deputy sarpanch of calangute village panchayat joseph sequira said that roads have been damaged badly due to the ongoing sewerage project but the government was least bothered to take a note of it …

Mr sequira said that there was a need to investigate also the sewerage project which was going on in calangute village which was a part of the jica scheme

Meanwhile calangute mla Michael lobo said that there was nothing to hide in any issue and police were doing their job in the jica case in the right way

06/08/2015 … State chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar has ruled out the possibility of handing over the Louis berger bribery case to the central bereau of investigation

Speaking to media reporter’s chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar said that if the things were moving in the right track there he also felt that there was no need for the case to be handed over to cbi for further investigations

On asked if the police officials were on the right track on the Louis berger issue Deputy Chief minister Francis dsouza said that he had not seen any results from the case till date and therefore had no comment to say on the case

Mr dsouza also stated that he was of the opinion that the jica scam case was an easy case to convict

05/08/2015 … Even though he is presently the Congress mla from dabolim constituency, mauvin godinho has now officially announced his next move stating that he would contest the next state assembly elections on a bjp ticket from dabolim constituency

It may be noted that the dabolim congress mla who is still waiting to be made as an unattached mla from his congress party was recently as the chairman of the South Goa Planning and Development Authority after the resignation of Cuncolim MLA Rajan Naik from the same post.

Speaking to goanreporter dabolim mla mauvin godinho said that it is confirmed that he would contest the next state assembly elections on a bjp ticket

Mr godinho said that he had given ample opportunities to the congress party even before being in to the bjp side but nothing happened

Mr godinho also called the congress goa desk incharge digvijay singh a total lier for stating that mr Godinho had acknowledged to him that he could not go against the BJP as he was trying to settle his case in the Supreme Court.

05/08/2015 … The appointment of the dabolim congress mla mauvin godinho as the chairperson of south goa planning and development authority seems to have not gone well with the coalition partners mgp of the present bjp led government who have termed the move as a wrong step towards the coalition led dharma

It may be notehd that following the resignation of Cuncolim MLA Rajan Naik as the chairman of the South Goa Planning and Development Authority the state government has appointed Dabolim Congress MLA Mauvin Godinho to the post.

Godinho has also been appointed as the chairman of sub-committee for regularisation of illegal houses.

Speaking to goanreporter minister for factories and boilers and mgp leader Deepak dhavlikar said that there were lot of good mla’s who could have been given the concerned post which was given to mr godhinho without taking in to confidence the coalition partners

Meanwhile st andre mla vish wagh also gave his views over the appointment of congress mla on the sgpda post

04/08/2014 …. The 8 days strike called on by the convener of forum for children’s right to education savio lopes ended his fast on Monday evening after a written assurance was given by the 11 ml’as of the bjp led government of passing the moi bill in the next state assembly session which is schedule to take place in janaury 2016 …

Around 11 mla’s of the bjp led government which also included independent mla’s and minister’s like avertano furtado and alina saldanha submitted a written assurance signed by all the 11 mla’s to the force representatives at azad maidan after which parents asked force convener savio lopes to end his 8 days fast …

One of the point in the written assurance from the mla’s as well as minister states that the committee proceedings would be expedited and would be placed in the next assembly session in January 2016 ….
Speaking to goanreporter secretary of diocesan society of education fr zeferino d’souza said that they expected the government to abide with what the written assurance was given by the bjp led government members to force over the moi bill

Fisheries minister avertano furtado said that his government would pass the moi bill in the next assembly session in january

Meanwhile cumbarjua mla pandurang madkaikar said that if the state government could done certain thinks like clearing of micky pardon file in a day, mutation could be done in a day then why not the government could clear the moi bill in a day