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Parrikar govt plans action against Kamat in mines recruitment case

In what could spell trouble for former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, the present Manohar Parrikar government has asked the ACB to file a criminal complaint for alleged irregularities in job recruitments of the Mines department, which was then headed by Kamat.

The complaint, to be registered by the Anti-CorruptionBureau (ACB) of vigilance department, indirectly refers Kamat, who was also themines minister, as it will book former mines and geology department directorArvind Lolienkar, his superiors and subordinates for alleged illegalrecruitment in the department, in December last year.

When asked, Parrikar told PTI that the investigations willnaturally probe Kamat, since the preliminary inquiry in the job scam hasrevealed that the "recruitments were done as political favours".

"The ACB will file criminal complaint againstLolienkar, alongwith unknown superiors and junior officers who have colludedand committed criminal conspiracy in the recruitments," Parrikar said.

The ACB will book case under sections dealing with cheating,forgery, manipulations and corruption, the chief minister said.

The former Kamat-led government had given letter of offer to230 youths in December, who were recruited as mines supervisors.

The Parrikar government, which took over the reigns afterGoa Legislative Assembly elections in March earlier this year, decided not tohonour the offer letters to the youths, claiming that they were given when theelection code of conduct was already in force in the state.

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GSPCB slaps notice on MPT for pollution in Vasco

The coal handling operations at the Vasco port are polluting the town, forcing the pollution control board authorities to issue a show cause notice to the port trust warning a legal action.

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Published Aug 30, 2012, 7:14 AM IST
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In a notice issued to Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) yesterday,the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has warned that the consent givento operate under the Air and Water Pollution Control Acts would be revoked, ifthe port authorities do not control pollution "that has exceeded theprescribed levels" in Vasco town, situated 40 kms from Panaji.The coal is handled at MPT's berth number 10 and 11, whichhas been causing severe air pollution in Vasco town, resulting in…

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