Author: Team Admin

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday raised concerns over the Election Commission’s decision to carry out a special intensive revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls just months before the 2025 Assembly elections. While acknowledging the legality of updating voter lists, the court said the timing could lead to genuine voters being dropped without a chance to appeal. Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia told the EC, “The exercise is not the problem… it is the timing,” warning that once voter rolls are finalized, courts typically do not interfere, leaving disenfranchised individuals without recourse. Justice Joymala Bagchi added that while ensuring non-citizens do not…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: In a significant push to boost Goa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant on Tuesday sanctioned new loan proposals worth ₹40 crore and gave in-principle approval to the Mukhyamantri Rozgar Yojana during the 404th Board Meeting of EDC Limited held at EDC House, Panaji. The Chief Minister also approved the corporation’s financials for FY 2024–25, with EDC reporting a revenue of ₹111.47 crore, a profit of ₹81.27 crore, a gross NPA of less than 0.25%, and a net worth of ₹840 crore. A key highlight of the meeting was the approval of a collaborative initiative with…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: The girls’ team from Shri Mallikarjun & Chetan Manju Desai College, Canacona, brought pride to Goa by securing the Bronze medal at the 8th West Zone Ball Badminton Championship (Girls) 2025-26, held in Jodhpur, Rajasthan from June 27 to 29. The team, comprising Bindya Velip, Nital Gaonkar, and Akanksha Gaonkar, displayed remarkable skill and determination throughout the tournament. They were guided by Sports MTS Pankaj Velip and Physical Instructor Mayur Naik Gaunkar, whose coaching played a key role in the team’s success. College Principal Dr. Rupa Chari congratulated the team on their impressive performance, commending the players…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: A political war of words has erupted in Goa, as Minister Sudin Dhavalikar issued a fiery rebuttal to MLA Vijai Sardesai’s provocative claim that the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) is unlikely to ever secure a ministerial berth again. Sardesai, in a recent public statement, declared “There’s a strong possibility that Minister Sudin Dhavalikar may not return as a minister. Looking at the current situation, it seems likely that MGP won’t get a ministerial position again.” He went further, attacking the MGP’s political strategy and principles “A party that aligns itself with all political parties needs to be…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Velim, Cruz Silva, will move three significant Private Member Resolutions during the upcoming monsoon session of the Goa Legislative Assembly scheduled to begin on July 21, 2025. The resolutions, set to be taken up during the sitting on July 25, span across education, town planning, and cultural recognition. According to Assembly documents, the first resolution seeks to introduce the Roman (Romi) script as an optional medium for teaching Konkani in schools. Citing the constitutional rights of linguistic minorities and the multilingual approach of the New Education Policy 2020, the resolution calls…

KOLKATA: In a significant development in the South Calcutta Law College rape case, the survivor has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing police investigation, her lawyer informed the court during the latest hearing. The division bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Smita Das De took note of the statement and formally recorded it in the court order. “The Advocate-on-Record for the victim has submitted that the survivor is satisfied with the progress of the investigation so far,” the court noted, as reported by Bar and Bench. The Bench also reviewed the police case diary and a sealed progress report, which was…

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a candid reflection on the Emergency era, senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor has said that the 21-month period from June 25, 1975, to March 21, 1977, should not be seen merely as a dark chapter in Indian history but as a moment of critical learning. Writing in Malayalam daily Deepika, Tharoor emphasized that the Emergency’s harsh realities must be remembered and its lessons never forgotten. Tharoor, who is also a member of the Congress Working Committee, acknowledged that while the Emergency was declared by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, its excesses, particularly those under Sanjay Gandhi’s…