In the midst of the Lok Sabha election, a lot of mud-slinging began with Congress and BJP both fighting tooth and nail to gain supremacy in the March 7 polls, in Goa. Amidst the charges and counter-charges, a video of Congress’ South Goa candidate Capt Viriato Fernandes on the local channel has gone viral on social media where he is heard talking about the dual citizenship issue”. This had drawn sharp reactions from the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant, teh BJP and the Revolutionary Goans Party. What Viriato said… Viriato said in 2019, when he was with Goencho Ekvott he was invited by then-GPCC president Girish Chodankar…
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Goemkarponn desk MOPA: The Mopa Airport Police has arrested a notorious criminal involved in 15 criminal cases from a hotel in Bangalore. The accused identified as Swapnil Parab from Varkhand, Pernem was involved in many cases across various police stations and multiple warrants were pending against him in different courts across Goa. As per police, he was continuously evading arrest and even when he was arrested he would go untraceable as soon as he would secure bail. Police also informed that the accused was earlier extended out of Goa for two years in 2021 by the DM North Goa District…
Goemakarponn desk PANAJI: North Goa Congress candidate Ramakant Khalap hit back at power minister Sudin Dhavalikar for wasting ₹12,000 crore on the power department with no results to show for it. Responding to a question that pointed out to him that Dhavalikar had raised the issue of the Mapusa Urban Cooperative Bank that went bust, Khalap said that Dhavalikar had become desperate since it was clear that he might be dropped from the cabinet after the elections. “After the Congress MLAs joined the BJP, it is likely that Dhavalikar may be dropped from the cabinet so he is talking like…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister for Art and Culture, Govind Gaude has shrugged off the controversy over the Kala Academy false ceiling by placing the blame on the PWD. He stated that Kala Academy has not yet been turned over to us and that the work is being completed by the PWD. He went on to say that engineers from Kala Academy had occasionally written to the PWD pointing out different difficulties. “PWD has a chain of engineers that oversees the renovation work, ranging from Principal Engineer to JE. JE Kala Academy is not involved in the construction,” said Gaude In…
Goemakrponn desk CANACONA: Reacting strongly to Opposition (Congress-led INDIA) claims that they will garner most of the 70% of votes who have voted against BJP candidate in last Assembly elections, Canacona MLA /Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar (who polled only 30% of polled votes and won), said, the results of votes polled in Lok Sabha polls in Canacona segment will give befitting reply to the congress led I.N.D.I.Alliance taunts directed at him (Tawadkar). “This time in Canacona, I will bring 90% of Hindu votes to BJP candidate,” Tawadkar declared at the corner meeting held at Rajbhag-Tarir. Tawadkar was speaking at a corner…
Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: Pallak Revankar, Veda Kolvalkar and Shayana Mirashi top Arts, Commerce and Science, respectively at Shri Soiru Angle He. Secondary, Maxem–Dapot had an overall pass percentage of 84.99% at the 12th Boards examinations results declared on Sunday night. 50(52)-Arts, (Distinction-12, 1st Class-12 & 2nd class-26) , 40 (49)-Commerce (D-06 1st Cl-05, 2nd Cl-17, Passes-12) and 57 (60)–Science (D-04, 1st Cl-24, 2nd Cl-28 & PCl. 01)Science have passed out. A total of 14 students with a maximum of 12 students in the Commerce stream alone needs improvement. Pallak Revankar with 95.66% topped in Arts, Shreya Prabhu with 92.05% stood…
Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: Stating 25 houses have been built under Shram-Dham for the needy people, BJP’s South-Goa candidate Pallavi Dempo praised Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar during her 2nd campaign visit to Canacona constituency for the Lok Sabha polls on Monday. Dempo arrived straight at the Vithal Rakhumai Devasthan Temple at Dhavallkhazan, Agonda where she was received by Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar himself and took part in the prayers held for her and BJP’s success in the National General Elections at the Vithal Rakhaumai idol. Addressing the locals, Dempo reminded the people of the best of the best developments carried out in Goa…