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Officers transfered, Lolayekar is director of higher education

The Government of Goa has effected transfers of senior scale officers with significant changes including the handing of the post of Director of Higher Education to Prasad Lolayekar, the current director of arts and culture as an additional charge.


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Lolayekar has also been given the additional charge as the member secretary of the Kala Academy which was hitherto held by Parag Nagarsekar. 
Lolayekar will take charge of the department of higher education from June 1.   
Besides this Venancio Furtado, the director of settlement and land records has been given the charge as director of women and child development, while V M Paranjape the additional secretary of protocol has been posted as the director of administration of the public works department. North Goa Collector Nila Mohanan has been given additional charge of the post of director of settlement and land records.   
Several other officers who were awaiting posting including Laura Brito has been handed the post of joint director of ICDS at the Directorate of Women and Child Development while Sharmila Zuzarte has been appointed as the Joint Secretary (Protocol). Umeshchandra Joshi has been appointed as the administrator of Sakhar Karkhana while Margaret Fernandes also awaiting posting has been sent as the Secretary of the Goa Human Rights Commission.   
Besides this, V P Dangui has been given additional charge as officer on special duty to the Goa Election Commission, a crucial move given that the state panchayat elections are coming up and also that of the Managing Director of the Goa Handicrafts Corporation.   
Surendra Naik Additional Collector of Bardez shall hold additional charge of the post of special land acquisition officer of Mopa Airport.   
In the police sector, the government has given S P Bosco George the charge of S P FRRO in addition to his own duties with immediate effect.   
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MMC to vacate beef traders

The Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) on Thursday decided to immediately vacate the beef traders and demolish the old and dilapidated structure housing them in a special council meeting on Thursday.

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Published May 13, 2017, 4:54 AM IST
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MAPUSAThe council also decided to temporarily relocate the beef and pork traders to conduct their business.   MMC, Chairperson, Rohan Kavlekar informed the council that some of the beef and pork traders had voluntarily decided to keep their business shut until the new temporary structure was put in place.   “Fabrication work on the temporary structure has already started. It may take another eight to ten days for the structure to be ready,” Kavlekar said.…

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