Ashok Naik pips Hoble to the post of Bhandari Samaj prez

The Goan NetworkPublished Nov 28, 2018, 3:12 AM IST

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Ashok Naik has been elected as new president of Goa Bhandari Samaj. Naik defeated outgoing President Anil Hoble who is also a vice-president of Goa BJP unit by 1283 to 1205 votes. Hoble was president of Samaj for 9 long years.

The elections to appoint executive committee of Goa Bhandari Samaj which constitutes 27 percent of the population in Goa was held in Panaji on Sunday. The counting process of total 2488 votes cast out of 3998 went on for two days.

Devanand Naik and Rupesh naik has been elected as vice-president, other members of elected body are Upendra Gaonkar (General secretary), Amar Shirodkar (secretary), Fakru Panajikar (Secretary), Jaguso Naik (treasurer), Sunil Naik (Jt-treasurer) also Mangaldas Naik, Satyavijay Naik, Eknath Tari, Anand Temkar, Rupesh Naik, mahanand Asnodkar, Vasudev Virdikar are the newly elected members of the Bhandari Samaj.

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State Pollution Control Board inspects MPT amid concerns of bauxite cargo

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Published Nov 28, 2018, 3:12 AM IST

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the goan I networkVASCOA Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) team on Tuesday visited the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) and inspected the bauxite cargo at Berth 10. According to sources, the GSPCB officials inspected the cargo following concerns raised over the handling of bauxite cargo at berth 10, in close proximity to the city. The NGO ‘Goa First’ had subsequently filed a complaint with the GSPCB demanding that the bauxite cargo be handled at the…