Panaji MLA, Mayor on board of directors for 'Imagine Panaji'

THE GOAN NETWORKPublished Oct 16, 2020, 1:27 PM IST

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PANAJI

Panaji MLA Atanasio "Babush" Monserrate and Panaji Mayor Uday Madkaikar have been appointed to the board of directors of Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Ltd (IPSCDL).

It may be recalled that on October 13, IAS Hemant Kumar had been named as the new MD/CEO of IPSCDL in addition to his duties as the Commissioner of State Taxes.

The reconstituted board of the special purpose vehicle IPSCDL will begin functioning as soon as Kumar resumes duty on completion of the period of earned leave.

The notification to this effect was issued by the director of Municipal Administration and Urban Administration on October 14. According to the notification, the board of directors has been divided into two categories, ex-officio and appointed.

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Election to Navelim Zilla Panchayat seat countermanded due to candidate’s death

This is the second time in last two decades polls have been cancelled

THE GOAN NETWORK

Published Oct 16, 2020, 12:36 AM IST

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Election to Navelim Zilla Panchayat seat countermanded due to candidate’s death

MARGAONavelim created a history of sorts as elections for the Navelim Zilla Panchayat seat has been countermanded for the second time in the last two decades following the death of Congress candidate Jose Santa Rita Coelho.This is the second time in the Zilla Panchayat history that elections for the Navelim seat have been countermanded twice due to the demise of a candidate.In the 2010 Zilla Panchayat polls, election for the Navelim ZP seat was countermanded after one of the…