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PWD min says only CM can act in PWD job scam probe

Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Digambar Kamat has said that he has no power to initiate any action in the job scam, saying only the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant can issue directions in the matter.

When the media sought his comment on the name of a PWD Engineer figuring as one of the accused persons in the job scam, Kamat shot back saying the media is posing a wrong question to a wrong person. “I have no powers to initiate action. The police department is presently investigating into the matter. After the police department sends a report to the Chief Minister, the CM will then issue necessary directions, I have no power to initiate action”, he asserted.

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Minister pushes for green shift, calls on household to install solar panels

Says green energy is the only alternative to coal

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Nov 12, 2025, 1:09 AM IST
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Minister pushes for green shift, calls on household to install solar panels

MARGAOAsserting that the only answer to coal is the green energy, Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar on Tuesday made a fervent plea to the people of Goa to install solar panels on every house rooftop to generate green energy.“No one wants coal. Everyone is opposing coal. But, we have to understand that 75 per cent of the country’s thermal power needs are met from coal. This is a realty since we have no green energy. If we want to tide over the situation, every household should…

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