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New Delhi: Amid a row over the use of animal fat in prasada given at Tirumala temple in Andhra’s Tirupati district, Amul issued a clarification on Friday, stating that it had never supplied ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD). After posts on various social media platforms, Amul.coop posted a statement on X, stating that Amul Ghee was never supplied to the TTD. “This is in reference to some social media posts mentioning that Amul Ghee was being supplied to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD). We wish to inform that we have never supplied Amul Ghee to TTD,” the statement read. Issued…

The allegations of a “cash for jobs” scam in the recruitment of Lower Division Clerks (LDCs) in the South Goa Collectorate have sparked outrage and demands for immediate action from the Opposition Congress Party and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The call for scrapping the recruitment process and initiating a thorough inquiry by a Judicial Commission reflects the gravity of the situation and the need for transparency and accountability in the government’s actions. The demand for the resignation or dismissal of Revenue Minister Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate by the Congress, followed by an inquiry into the recruitment process, underscores the seriousness…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Cuncolim Industrial Estate’s polluting units have finally been given the boot by the Goa State Pollution Control Board, which ordered a fish meal facility and a fish processing unit to halt operations immediately. GSPCB Member Secretary Dr. Shamila Monteiro has sent letters to Ms. United Marine Products and Ms. Quality Foods, asking them to provide justification for why their operations shouldn’t be stopped or halted. The observations suggest that the fish meal facility is being conducted in a way that amounts to a breach of the terms of the operating consent granted under the Water (Prevention…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law, Fr. Agnel College of Arts & Commerce, Pilar, V.M. Salgaocar College of Law and Don Bosco College, Panjim score wins in the Goa University Inter Collegiate Football Championship 2024-25 for Women. At Goa University Ground In the First match of the day at Goa University Ground, Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law, Margao triumphed over Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda, Margao in a tie-breaker, finishing with a score of 3-2 after the match concluded with a score of 0-0 in its stipulated time. During the tie-breaker, Prida Fernandes, Jwelly Dias,…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that according to the agreement with Maharashtra regarding the Tillari water project, Goa receives 80% of the water while Maharashtra receives 20%. He emphasized that Maharashtra cannot divert water to Karnataka without Goa’s consent. In addition to paying for project upkeep as needed, he claimed that Goa has the greatest authority over Tillari water. “Maharashtra cannot share or divert Tillari water with Karnataka at any cost,” Sawant declared. According to media sources, Karnataka has proposed to Maharashtra that Tillari water be diverted through the Markdey River to Ghatprabhat. Karnataka is currently engaged…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: The Goa Official Language Act (OLA) can only be amended by passing a bill or resolution in the Legislative Assembly, according to the Global Konknni Forum (GKF). Elected MLAs have a responsibility to consider the demands of the populace and enact the necessary laws to grant Roman script equal status. GKF President Kennedy Afonso, Secretary Jose Salvador Fernandes, and Xavier Mascarenhas announced at a news conference that the “Meet Your MLA – Kodel Zay vo Romi Zay” campaign would begin on September 23. This project is a component of the broader effort to request that the Roman…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Speaker of the Goa Assembly Ramesh Tawadkar has expedited hearings on applications for disqualification in response to recent orders from the Supreme Court. The disqualification case involving eight renegade Congress MLAs who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in September 2022 has been rescheduled by the Speaker for October 3 and 4. Dominic John Noronha filed a petition for disqualification, and the Speaker ordered on Friday that the arguments be finished in two days. The Supreme Court ordered the Goa Assembly Speaker to carry out his constitutional duties in the first week of September of this year.…