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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: A major change in policy has been made by the Dr Pramod Sawant-led Goa cabinet, requiring applicants to know Konkani to apply for Group A and Group B positions in the State government. The decision replaces the previous one in which Konkani was not required for these higher positions. “Professors at professional colleges like architecture and engineering, as well as consultants for the Directorate of Health Services and Goa Medical College and Hospital, will be an exception to this rule,” said Sawant He further said that Konkani language proficiency will now be required for Group A and…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The Goa Legislative Assembly’s budget session will begin on February 2nd, according to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. Sawant said that the Goa Legislative Assembly will be called to session starting on February 2 by the state cabinet, which convened on Thursday at Mantralaya. He announced that the state budget will be presented as well as the governor’s speech to the House during the session. Sawant stated that a call to the legislative assembly’s Business Advisory Committee (BAC) would determine how long the budget would last.

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that 204 kgs of drugs worth Rs 8.38 crore have been seized and 197 drug peddlers have been arrested in 2023. “Goa is often related with drugs, but today I want tell people what action we have taken, from January to December, 197 drug peddlers, dealers were arrested & 204 kg various kinds of drugs seized costing Rs. 8.38 crores approx,” said Sawant He further said that all these seized drugs is incinerated at Kundaim Bio Medical Waster plant every 6 months or 1 year. “I appeal all the Goan youths…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: BJP workers in Goa burnt the effigy of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the Jagdeep Dhankhar mimicry row on Thursday. A controversy had erupted on Tuesday after Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee mimicked Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar during the opposition’s protest on the stairs of the Parliament against suspension of opposition MPs. Rahul Gandhi could be seen filming the act. BJP supporters and leaders took to the streets in Goa on Thursday as a mark of protest, raising slogans against the opposition. BJP General Secretary Damodar Naik said the opposition has insulted Jagdeep…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: A man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly creating a fake Instagram profile of a minor girl and uploading objectionable pictures on it, a Goa police official said. Sameer Hazara was held by the Cyber Crime Cell of the state police after the girl’s parents lodged a complaint on Wednesday, he said. Hazara has been charged for various offences under the Information Technology Act and the Goa Children’s Act, he added. A court remanded him in one-day police custody, the official said.

Goemkarponn desk Margao: Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao said that the BJP Government has failed to provide uninterrupted Power Supply to the Consumers despite spending Rs 12000 crores from 2019 to 2022 for Improvisation of Power Transmission & Distribution System. “Government has no right to burden the Consumers for its failure to control and minimize the Power Losses and recover huge Outstandings from the Defaulters,” charged Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. Reacting to the Petition filed by the Electricity Department before the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) proposing almost 7-14 percent hike in Power Tariff Hike, Leader of Opposition Yuri…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Stating the Sunburn EDM festival promotes drug culture in the state, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary Vijay Bhike on Thursday opposed the event and demanded that the government stop organising it. Bhike said that the government is organising such music festivals in the name of tourism and revenue generation, and that this does not benefit in any way. “People are forced to approach the courts as the government is not bothered about their concerns. In the Legislative Assembly, the Opposition had opposed the festival. This festival promotes drugs, and this is adversely affecting the state’s culture,…