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Monserrate holds Taleigao BJP workers melava

PANAJI

Former Minister and Taleigao MLA, Jennifer Monserrate on Sunday said Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has developed Goa, including Taleigao, to a great extent and should be the Chief Minister again in the next term as well.

Monserrate was speaking at a Bharatiya Janata Party workers’ meeting in Taleigao where Sawant, BJP State President Damodar (Damu) Naik and former MLA Sidharth Kuncalienker, among others, were present.

Monserrate said many projects, including the bridge over the Zuari river, the Mopa airport, and the AYUSH Hospital, among others, have been completed during Sawant’s tenure.

She said that the Chief Minister’s Skill Development Scheme and other initiatives were also launched to provide employment to youth.

“The country, including Goa, is developing rapidly under the double-engine government,” Monserrate said, adding that even in Taleigao the roads have been hot-mixed at a cost of Rs 13.20 crore.

Monserrate further said that all other work, including the development of the football field in Taleigao, will be completed.

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Proposed tariff hike: GOACAN demands ‘white paper’ from Electricity Dept on losses

Urges dept to tackle illegal billing and power theft

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Apr 28, 2025, 12:55 AM IST
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PANAJIThe consumer rights group GOACAN has responded to the proposal for a power tariff increase, which is part of a petition submitted to the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC). The organisation has asked the Electricity Department to issue a ‘white paper’ on the revenue losses it has identified and to take steps to address them.  In a statement issued by its convenor, Roland Martins, GOACAN said the department must tackle the widespread illegal…

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