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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar has yet again disallowed adjournment motion moved by the MLA Vijai Sardesai demanding discussion on the allegations of corruption levelled by the Speaker against Art and Culture Minister Govind Gaude. Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai had moved the motion under Rule 68 of Rules of Procedures and Conduct of Business of the Goa Legislative Assembly, demanding discussion on serious allegation regarding misappropriation of funds by the Department of Art and Culture, while giving special financial assistance (grants) for organising cultural events. In addition, he wanted to talk about the purported audio recording of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday listed in the state assembly various steps being taken by the government to ensure the safety of school children and collegians, like rounding up of persons found moving suspiciously near educational institutions, Sawant was responding to the calling attention motion moved by Poriem MLA Deviya Rane, who drew the attention of the House towards the incident that was reported on January 27, 2024 in her constituency in Sattari taluka, wherein unidentified persons tried to kidnap a minor girl. She said the girl managed to run away, but the incident raised…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The Goa Health department collaborated with Astra Zeneca India, a global, science-led, patient-focused pharmaceutical company with its headquarters at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus in Cambridge, England India to conduct the data analysis to create an Equitable Healthcare Access model. Health minister Vishwajit Rane said that the model aims to showcase the ‘STAGE SHIFT’ achieved through proactive screening interventions in the State. This initiative focuses on early diagnosis, contrasting with the previous scenario where individuals were diagnosed in late stages with poor outcomes. “Through this project we aim to demonstrate improved overall survival rates for those diagnosed early,…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: With cases of dogs attacking children and adults being reported, the Goa government was contemplating identifying and enlist certain breeds of dogs which are ferocious, Minister for Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services Nilkanth Halarnkar said in the Assembly. He said this in a written reply to the Starred Question of Independent MLA. Aleixo Lourenco on Wednesday. “Identifying and enlisting certain breeds of dogs which are ferocious is being contemplated. The local governing bodies will have to initiate registration of owned dogs in their jurisdiction so that data of various breeds of dogs kept as pets in the…

She claimed she was threatened to withdraw the case. The chief minister has assured the woman that the accused would be arrested by Wednesday night, a social worker accompanying her said Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: A woman who had lodged a rape case against a man for raping her under the pretext of marriage on Tuesday met Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and complained that she was being threatened to withdraw the FIR. Talking to reporters outside the assembly complex, the victim claimed two persons intercepted her bike on Tuesday in south Goa after a court rejected the pre-arrest bail plea…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Goa assembly speaker Ramesh Tawadkar has said he would get a house constructed for two minor siblings from neighbouring Maharashtra who have lost their parents. Tawadkar has started the ‘Shram Dham’ initiative under which he has facilitated the construction of 20 houses for the needy people in his constituency Canacona in South Goa district. The speaker on Wednesday said he has decided to extend the initiative for a brother-sister duo from Arag village in Miraj taluka of Maharashtra after he received a request from the local panchayat. Arag panchayat sarpanch S S Naik has in a letter…

Many in the ruling party believes that an alliance with Naidu will help the NDA perform well in the state that is ruled by the YSR Congress New Delhi: Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and the assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh, Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu met Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda late on Wednesday night, fuelling indications that the two parties may come together in the state. As per sources, Naidu met Shah at the home minister’s residence and Nadda was also present at the meeting. NAIDU’S PRESENCE TO HELP…