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Aquem crossroads to get modern junction

There’s a ray of hope that the long-neglected accident-prone Aquem Power House traffic intersection will be finally put in place with a junction to be constructed on scientific lines.

the goan I networkrMARGAO rrTuesday saw Margao MLA Digambar Kamat, South Goa Collector, Swapnil Naik, PWD officials etc, inspecting the traffic circle. They gave their nod for the construction of a junction on scientific lines. The delegation also took cognizance of the illegal parking of outstation trucks at the traffic circle, posing danger to motorists, especially two-wheeler riders. rAfter the inspection, the Margao MLA said that PWD will finally tender the work of constructing the Aquem Power House traffic circle at a cost of Rs two crore. r“The proposal has received administrative approval and work on tendering the work should take place by July end,” Kamat said, adding that PWD has prepared a plan wherein the Aquem Power House junction and the nearby Rawanfond junction will be developed simultaneously on scientific lines. r“The PWD’s plan has found favour with TCP, architects and others. It would be tendered shortly,” he said.
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140 commercial tax dealers yet to figure on GST portal

Eleven days after the rollout of Goods and Services Tax (GST), 140 commercial tax dealers in the state still don’t have a login account for the GST portal. This was confirmed by Dipak M Bandekar, commissioner of commercial taxes.

The Goan Network
Published Jul 12, 2017, 3:21 AM IST
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the goan I network rPANAJIr rBandekar said, “Till a few days back, 600-700 dealers weren’t the on GST portal. These were mostly mismatches related to PAN. We got most of these cases sorted out, and now only 140 of these dealers await registration.” rWhen asked to elaborate on the mismatches, Bandekar replied, “There are cases, wherein a partner of a firm gave his personal PAN and not his firm’s PAN, while attempting to register on GST portal. Or, sometimes, people reported…

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