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Panaji: Reacting to a statement of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, the Congress on Thursday dared him to open a case against the Congress candidate for the North Goa Lok Sabha seat in connection with the ‘bankruptcy’ of a cooperative bank. State Congress Vice President Sunil Kawthankar told media persons that CM Sawant has conceded defeat as he knows that the BJP candidate for North Goa has failed miserably. The Congress has fielded former Union Minister Ramakant Khalap from North Goa, who was the Chairman of a cooperative bank that ran into losses allegedly due to non-performing assets (NPAs). Addressing a…

Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: Goa Forward Party (GFP) President & Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has slammed the BJP over it’s not answers on critical issues like unemployment, crime and inflation. “BJP has no answer to critical issues like unemployment, crime, and inflation, and their desperate dependence on brand Dempo shows how much despised brand BJP is for the discerning Goans of South Goa,” said MLA Sardesai. He further said that roaming around with Digambar Kamat who has cheated both Goemkars and Gods, and Sudin Dhavalikar, who himself gets confused about what he supports and not supports, the BJP candidate is ensuring…

MUMBAI: With Rohit Sharma to captain India in the upcoming T20 World Cup, the other opening slot will be up for grabs between Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. The former has been in decent form in IPL 2024, leading Gujarat Titans as their new captain. In seven matches, the GT opener has registered 263 runs. Meanwhile, Jaiswal has been in poor form and has only managed 121 runs in seven fixtures. Speaking on JioCinema, England legend Eoin Morgan analysed India for the T20 World Cup and felt that Gill and Jaiswal will battle to partner Rohit at the top of the batting order. “Shubman Gill’s a magnificent…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar has hit back at Fatorda MLA & GFP Chief Vijai Sardesai terming him ‘Kattappa’ MLA Viresh Borkar was reacting to Vijai Sardesai’s statement wherein he had termed RGP as “Mercenaries”. “Sardesai is a “kattappa” a traitor, who had backstabbed the Congress in the 2017 Assembly election and was instrumental in bringing the BJP to power when the people of Goa had voted out the saffron government,” said St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar. The RGP St Andre MLA also warned the Congress not to fall for Sardesai’s manipulation, pointing…

Goemkapronn desk Bicholim: Truck Owner Association of Sesa Mining, the body representing the interests of truckers engaged in ferrying iron ore in the region, has expressed deep concerns over the non-issuance of permits by the Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG) for the use of village roads. Owing to this there have been significant disruptions to ore transport operations, impacting the livelihoods of truck owners who have invested heavily in repairs and maintenance of trucks, anticipating long-term operations following the resumption of mining. In response to the non-receipt of permits, the association has announced the use of an alternative route…

Goemkarponn desk TALEIGAO: One member of Babush Monserrate panel is set to get elected unopposed as he was the only candidate to file nomination in that ward on the last day of filing nomination for Taleigao Panchayat elections scheduled on April 28. There are only two candidates in nine wards while one ward has three candidates. Scrutiny will be held tomorrow and the day after is the day for withdrawal. Since ward No 10 received only one application, Sagar Bandekar will be declared the winner if his application passes the test of scrutiny. The polling will be held through ballot…

NEW DELHI: Tata Group-owned Air India will deploy its newly inducted Airbus A350 aircraft on the Delhi-Dubai route from May 1. This will mark the airline’s use of the wide-body plane for international destinations. “Operating as AI995/996, the aircraft is scheduled to depart Delhi daily at 20:45 hours, arriving at 22:45 hours in Dubai,” the airline said in a release on Thursday. Earlier, Mint had reported that Air India is planning to launch these wide-body aircraft on international routes by mid-2024. The airline had planned to receive the deliveries of a total of six A350 aircraft by March, a senior executive of the airline…