AERIAL VIEW The saffron brigade is in two minds whether to grant ticket to veterans Babu Kavlekar, Digambar Kamat or Narendra Sawaikar and hence has flaoted the idea of a women candidate just to control the infightings. What this has done is it has given the Opposition an opportunity to make amends and take control in South Goa atleast. They now sense there is no unity amongst BJP leaders in South Goa and its now time to come together and hit the nail. Of Course, the Opposition Congress has a sitting Member of Parliament in South Goa in form of…
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Goemkarponn desk Margao: “Crores are spent on Events. Sadly, the intellectually bankrupt BJP Government’s Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has no money to release Advertisements & organise a State Level Function to mark the beginning of the Centenary of Great Goan, Dnyanpeeth Awardee Ravindrabab Kelekar. Learn to respect Goan Heroes!,” stated Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao.” “I had reminded the Government about the Birth Centenary Year of acclaimed Goan Konkani Poet & Writer Manoharrai Sardessai and Dnyanpeeth Awardee Ravindrabab Kelekar. It is sad that the Government has ignored such tall Icons of Goa,” charged Yuri Alemao. Alemao said that it…
The move is seen as an effort to cap the controversy around the decision of the foundation to sanction ₹3 crore to an institute linked to chief minister Pramod Sawant PANAJI: The North Goa District Mineral Foundation has withdrawn its decision to sanction ₹3 crore for a nursing institute linked to chief minister Pramod Sawant after the Bombay high court in January asked the state to explain the basis on which such allocations were made. “The governing council of the foundation, which was set up to address issues in areas affected by major mineral mining, decided to withdraw its approval…
In a significant move, the Goa Human Rights Commission addresses privacy concerns of women inmates, enforcing new guidelines for male officers. Goemkarponn desk Panaji: In a landmark decision aimed at safeguarding the privacy and dignity of women inmates, the Goa Human Rights Commission has issued a set of recommendations to the Central Jail, Colvale, addressing concerns over male officers visiting the female wards unaccompanied. The move follows complaints from the women inmates, prompting a thorough investigation by the commission. In response to the grievances aired by the women inmates, the commission underscored the necessity for male officers to be accompanied…
Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, Goa and Karnataka take decisive steps to bolster border security, curbing illicit activities for a fair vote. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The office of the Collector, District Election office North in view of the upcoming General Elections to Lok Sabha, 2024 and in compliance to the Election Commission of India, an interstate border meeting was convened by Dr. Sneha S Gitte, I.A.S, Collector & DEO, North Goa District and Shri Nitesh Patil, IAS, DEO & DM, Belgavi District on March 4, 2024 in the Conference Hall, Collectorate North to discuss on interstate border issues, security arrangements…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: AICC Goa Desk Incharge Manickrao Thakre expressed confidence that the INDIA bloc will win both Lok Sabha seats in Goa in the next general elections. He claimed that the BJP is exposed since its “B” teams are attempting to split votes across the nation. Thakre was addressing the media after chairing a meeting attended by state AAP chief Amit Palekar, Goa Forward Party general secretary Durgadas Kamat, Goa Congress president Amit Patkar, opposition leader Yuri Alemao, state NCP (Sharad Pawar) president Jose Philip, and state Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Jitesh Kamat. Thakre said that INDIA bloc allies…
Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: “When I got ministerial position in the government, I tried reasonably to do full justice to my community. While others gave us the title of “backward”, we tried and successfully moved forward,” Goa Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar told the ST youths. On Sunday, Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar , was addressing youth activists of Adarsh Yuwa Sangh (AYS), at Mushifond-Amone in Poinguinim. Tawadkar, the founder president of the AYS was earlier congratulated on achievement of his Doctorate Degree. Addressingthe meet, Tawadfkar spoke on the struggle “We have gathered here to discuss the activities of Adarsh Yuva Sangh and its future.…