Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said that the number of casinos has come down after the BJP-led government has come into power in Goa and increased the annual renewal and license fees.
Basuri Desai I The Goan
Published Aug 22, 2012
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“[The] number of casinos is dropping from double digits to singledigits” the chief minister said at press conference in Porvorim.”
Parrikar mentioned that at least three onshore casinos havenot paid their annual fees and one offshore casino has not renewed its license.
“This indicates they are exiting from the business” the chiefminister said.
The Intercontinental and The Grand Resort Goa have notrenewed their licences after they expired this year.
An offshore casino owned by Golden Globe Hotels Privatelimited, a subsidiary of MDLR group, has also not paid its annual fee.
The chief minister said that the state government hasallowed the quarterly payment of the fees for casinos provided they pay 12 percentinterest on the delay payment.
The CAG report on the forest department reiterates home truths. No forest policy, no control over diversion of land for mining and shoddy afforestation.
Ajay Thakur I The Goan
Published Aug 22, 2012
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With 30 percent forest cover and 0 percent forest management, theforest policy of Goa, while existing in spirit, is lost in the woods. There are six Wildlife Sanctuaries, one National Park and one Zoo, covering anarea of 754.91 sq km. But Goa isn’t covered from their destruction. Forstarters, despite there being clear cut guidelines from the Centre (as perNational Forest Commission in 2006), the State has no Forest Policy. TheState’s reluctance to have a Forest Policy…
