25/07/2015 … Deputy Chief Minister francis dsouza has ruled out his state government re thinking over the issue of mopa consultancy or scarping the mopa airport as it is left up to the state assembly to decide on it he said ….

It may be noted that Goans For Dabolim Only on Thursday had hit out against the Mopa airport project. And asked that the mopa project not only be scraped but also investigated thoroughly.

While the state bjp party on Thursday refuted allegations levelled by the Congress and former PWD minister Churchill Alemao that the contract for the Mopa consultancy was awarded by BJPand had demanded an investigation into awarding the consultancy for the Mopa airport and also a review of all the reports submitted by Louis Berger to the Goa government.

But Speaking to goanreporter in a different voice deputy chief minister francis dsouza said that the issue of mopa had been there for every elections and therefore certain sections of vested interest had used mopa issue for unwanted reasons

Mr dsouza said that he did not found any reason as why there had to be a re-think on mopa consultancy ..

25/07/2015 … With the fatorda football stadium unavailable for the next two years due to heavy packed football schedule, Cricket lovers in the state of goa would be left out of having chance to watch an international cricket match in goa until 2018 … said president of goa cricket association chetan dessai …

The last time Goa had hosted an international cricket match was way back in 2010 between india and Australia

Mr dessai said that though goa was due for an international cricket match it was difficult to get the fatorda stadium as the fatorda stadium had a tight schedule of Indian super league football tournament this years as well as under 17 football world cup due to which it was difficult for gca to host an international cricket match in goa …

The managing committee of the goa cricket association on Thursday also officially appointed former India cricketer Hrishikesh Kanitkar as Goa senior cricket team coach and another ex-India player Ajay Ratra as coach of state’s U-19 cricket team.

Both Kanitkar and Ratra along with GCA president Chetan Desai and other officer bearers were present during the announcement made at state cricket body’s headquarters in Porvorim.

Meanwhile newly appointed coaches hrishikesh kanitkar and ajay ratra gave their views on being offered the job in goa cricket association

24/07/2015 …. Stating that he would like the state assembly to have debate on the jica corruption issue Porvorim mla rohan khaunte has urged the need of setting up a separate select committee of the state legislative assembly to inquiry in to the jica bribery and other issues that had be related to the Louis berger company ..

Addressing media persons in panjim porvorim mla rohan khaunte said that the issue if jica bribery case was just a tip of the ice berg and there was much more that was related to officials of Louis berger in the bribery case which had to be investigated through like the mopa consultancy, sea link and other issues

Mr khaunte said that he would like to demand for a one hour long discussion on the Louis berger issue but the way the issue of this jica case was handled it was looking like as if it was a coalition of the ruling and the opposition party …

24/07/2015 …. Raising doubts on the master-plan of mopa airport Convener of goans for dabolim only fr eremito rebello has said that citing the issue of Louis berger corruption case there was also a need for the crime branch to conduct an inquiry in to the consultancy services of mopa airport that were given to the same company …

Addressing media persons in panjim gfdo convernor fr eremit rebello said that there was a serious question being raised on the state bjp led government if they were really serious in solving the corruption case of louis berges in the jica project

Fr rebello also demanded for the scraping of the mopa airport until questions doubts and suspicious raised in the public domain about the jica corruption case were answered to the satisfaction of all concerned …

23/07/2015 … Calangute mla michael lobo has criticized former calangute mla agnelo Fernandes for neglecting developmental works in calangute constituency during the time of mr fernandes representing calangute constituency as a member of the legislative assembly …

The calangute mla was responding to the allegations made by the congress spokesperson and former mla agnelo Fernandes who had said that the bjp legislator from calangute constituency michael lobo could have received kick backs from jica and there was a need to probe mr lobo’s angle in to the Louis berger issue …

Mr lobo said alleged that mr Fernandes had tried to give tourism department land to a private hotel during the time of mr Fernandes as an mla of calangute constituency

Meanwhile commenting over his meet with the former pwd minister Churchill alemao mr lobo said that it was wrong for mr Fernandes to make comments over mr alemao visiting his office as it was a sudden visit and nothing else

The north goa planning and development authority has received a total of 270 suggestions and objections as far as taleigao odp is concerned where as concerned to mapusa odp ngpda has received a total of 220 suggestions and objections after the end of the schedule time ….

Addressing media persons in panjim ngpda chairman and calangute legislator Michael lobo said that the ngpda office has received various suggestions from people in both taleigao and mapusa odp’s which his office would clear taking every one in to confidence

Mr lobo said that the concerned town planning scheme in mapusa was given to Lks consultants for designing the town planning scheme where in government had plans to get all major government office situated in mapusa at one place along with other amenities

Mr lobo also stated that the town planning scheme was in the interest of the mapusa city

23/07/2015 … Calangute mla Michael lobo has said that he was oppose to the legalization of rent a cab business in to the state of goa putting the life of taxi owners in to danger as the rent a cab was run by those people who already had their own business and

Speaking to media reporters calangute mla Michael lobo said that there was a need for the state government to verify as who were this rent a cab people and weather they had any side business or not

Mr lobo alleged that certain illegal rent a cab business was done in the state by paying money to rto as well as traffic cell officers

22/07/2015 …. Inspector general of police sunil garg has said that the every angle would be looked upon to in to the case of jica bribery scam

It may be noted that the CID-crime branch on late Tuesday night had registered an FIR under corruption and criminal conspiracy charges against some minister in the 2010 state government and Louis Berger International Inc, in connection with the JICA bribery scam.

the case has been registered under Sections 1, 8, 9 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and 120-B criminal conspiracy of IPC

The Louis Berger scam follows the revelation in the US that the New Jersey-based firm had paid a bribe to a Goa minister for a consultancy contract for Japan international cooperation agency  water supply project five years ago.

Addressing media persons igp sunil garg said that the crime branch had register the offence on the basis of the complaint given by the home department

Mr garg said that his concerned department would gather every detail that was required to proceed further in to the investigation of the case

22/07/2015 … Stating that drugs was a serious matter of concern for the state police inspector general of police sunil garg has his department was all set to start little policing system in state schools from next month

It may be noted that the state police department has finalised a programme titled little police wherein participation of students would be involved in policing.

The programme will include students from high schools as well as higher secondary level wherein students will be given an opportunity to visit the police stations and to understand the police functioning. While doing this, the students will also get an opportunity to be a part of the police intelligence network.

As part of the programme, students will be made aware of crimes, the modus operandi and how it can be avoided from happening.

Students would also be made aware of traffic rules, how accidents occur, cyber laws, debit and credit card frauds, burglaries and other issues affecting the society.

21/07/2015 … members of the rent a cab association has given a deadline up till 27th of this month to the state government for legalising their 2000 odd rent a cab permit or have warned of coming on roads and disrupting the upcoming state assembly session which also starts from the 27th of this month …

The members association on Tuesday carried a march starting from panjim city bus stand circle up to azad maidan and later held slogans shouting in for their demands to be fulfilled by the state government

Addressing media person’s secretary of north goa rent a cab association amir shirodkar said that he would urge the state government to give issue them permits and legalize them

Mr shirodkar stated that the state government had to come out with a solution for the rent a cab owners like not more than one permit for single owner

Meanwhile supporting the cause of the rent a cab association former calangtue mla agnelo Fernandes said that the demands of the association were of genuine demands and therefore there was a need to regularize their permits