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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today said that Dual Citizenship and OCI Card issues needs to be settled as quickly as possible not for any political fallout but as Service to Goans. Khurshid was addressing a press conference at Congress House Panaji. “Dual Citizenship and OCI Card issues needs to be settled as quickly as possible not for any political fallout but as Service to Goans,” said Khurshid He further said that Congress is always committed for welfare of OBC, SC and ST Community but BJP is not willing to give power and rights to them.…

*Twist is expected as all 3 storage houses from where police confiscated 9.74 l worth liquor reportedly have license/permits Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA – Even as Canacona police hands over the alleged illegal liquor storing and interstate trafficking to the Excise Department, Canacona excise has set the ball rolling in investigating the liquor trafficking racket via Canacona forests. Canacona Excise Inspector Shamba Naik informed that the police have already handed over the case papers and the liquor consignments police have confiscated from the three storage houses at Tirval (in Poinguinim village), in the vicinity of Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary. ‘yes, we have…

Goemkarponn Desk DELHI: On Sunday, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had promised to find a solution to the problem of giving Scheduled Tribe (ST) members of the Goa Legislative Assembly reserved seats. Sawant, who is currently in Delhi, met with Shah and asked him to move quickly to reserve seats for the ST population in the Goa Legislative Assembly. “Home Minister has assured to resolve the matter,” Sawant stated. The Chief Minister also disclosed that a last-minute emergency prevented the ST community delegation from attending the meeting. But he promised that the home minister…

Goemkarponn Desk DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed breach of privilege proceedings issued against West Bengal chief secretary Bhagwati Prasad Gopalika and director general of police Rajeev Kumar among other officials on a complaint by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sukanta Majumdar alleging misconduct and life-threatening injuries during a protest over Sandeshkhali violence. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwla and Manoj Misra issued notice on a petition filed by West Bengal chief secretary seeking urgent orders as the Privileges Committee of the Lok Sabha had asked the officials to appear on Monday.…

Goemkarponn Desk COLVALE: Colva police are on lookout for Karnataka native youth who has been allegedly involved in sexually assaulting a minor girl for the past two years by blackmailing her. The accused is identified as Prashant Bastadkar from Khanapur, Belgaum. As per police, Prashant clicked objectionable photos of the girl and by threatening to make the photos viral he sexually assaulted the girl for nearly two years. He also started demanding money from her. Finally, the girl confided in her family and the family filed a complaint at the Colva Police Station.

Goemkarponn Desk ADVALPAL: Advalpal Gramsabha has demanded that the Environmental Public Hearing related to Advalpale-Thivim Mineral Block scheduled on March 15,2024 at Bicholim for addressing concerns of affected persons be postponed. The villagers alleged that the Environment Impact Assesment(EIA) report submitted by the company is faulty. They demanded that the company prepares a fresh EIA report and holds the public hearing subsequently. The villagers also demanded that before holding the public hearing the company should withdraw allegedly false cases filed against locals in 2008. They also demanded that the company desilts the rivers and nullas in the area. The villagers…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Rs 100 crore has been sanctioned to Goa University for upgradation as Multi-Disciplinary Education & Research University (MERU) under Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan. The decision was taken during the Project Approval Board (PAB) meeting of PM-USHA. The amount approved for Goa University under the scheme is Rs 999,920,109. To transform Goa University into MERU, the erstwhile departments of the University have already been amalgamated into various Schools based on their functional similarities. To provide a holistic and multidisciplinary teaching learning environment, University is also planning new programmes in technical education at the Undergraduate and Post-graduate levels…