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The mayor polls were the first clash between the NDA and the INDIA bloc before the general elections and Nitish Kumar’s sensational switch. Chandigarh: The Bharatiya Janta Party’s (BJP) Manoj Sonkar won the Chandigarh mayoral elections today, defeating the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Kuldeep Kumar. The BJP was pitted against an alliance between the Congress and AAP, in the first contest between the newly formed Opposition coalition and the NDA, following Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s sensational switchover to the latter. Mr Sonkar secured 16 votes while Mr Kumar garnered 12 votes. The outcome was not without its share of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: BJP Goa President and Rajya Sabha MP Sadanand Tanavade today announced that BJP Bhavan will be built at Merces. Tanavade was addressing the media on the sidelines of a BJP program in the capital. “The BJP Bhavan will be built at Merces next to Panaji to Ponda National Highway. All the legal formalities have been completed” said Tanavade. He further information that BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda will be in Goa to the lay foundation stone. “Notification announcing Lok Sabha polls is likely by February end or March. BJP candidates for both the Loksabha constituencies in…

Goemkarponn Desk ALDONA: Terming it as ‘WhatsApp University for Promoting Themselves’ Congress Leader and ALDONA MLA Adv Carlos Ferreira today has slammed the Goa government for roping Social media influencers at the cost of taxpayers money. “I slam the Goa Government for roping in Social Media influencers for promotions at the cost of taxpayers, calls it a “WhatsApp university promotion for promoting themselves,” said Ferreira. He further questioned why does Government need influencers, the government should stand up and explain their achievements. “If some influencers are giving negative publicity to Goa, then they should be put behind bars, but If…

Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: Terming the Margao Master Plan as “disastrous”, Fatorda MLA and GFP Chief Vijai Sardesai has indirectly slammed Margao BJP MLA Digambar Kamat for working for ‘vested interest lobbies’ Sardesai was speaking at the felicitation programme by the Margao Municipal Council in the MMC hall. “By creating this disastrous Master Plan for Margao and Fatorda, one leader has declared beyond doubt that his loyalties lie not with the people of #Goa but with the vested interests lobbies,” said Vijai. He further said that this blatant take over of farmers’ lands is engineered by the ruling party leader with…

Goemakrponn desk Panaji: “Yeh toh hona hee tha! I had sounded alarm when CM Dr. Pramod Sawant announced Chief Minister’s Apprenticeship Policy for School Dropouts. Recent Data of 12 percent decline in Students at Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination (HSSCE) is alarming. Government should formulate policies to encourage Students for Higher Education and advanced training in skill development,” stated Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. Reacting to the drop in number of dtudents registering for XIIth Examination conducted by Goa Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education, Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao said that this can be the fall out of…

Goemakrponn desk Panaji: A delegation led by Anduk Tsetan, senior most Member of Tibetan Parliament-in-exile today met the Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao at the Assembly Complex and submitted a Memorandum to him urging his support for the Tibetan People. Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao had a detailed discussion with the delegation on various issues including the prevailing situation in Tibet, Number of Tibetans settled in Goa and safety & Security of Tibetan Children, Women & Senior Citizens. He assured them of his support and conveyed his respect to His Holiness Dalai Lama and People of Tibet. The Memorandum signed…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today has denied any possible rumours of Goa Forward Party merging into the BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha Polls. Sawant was speaking to reporters after paying Floral Tributes at Martyr’s Memorial at Azad Maidan along with Governor Pillai and Power Minister. “There is no such move, please ask Vijai Sardesai,” said Sawant refuting rumours of possible merger of GFP with BJP led NDA ahead of LS polls. Goa Forward Party MLA Vijai Sardesai has stated that it is a tactic by the saffron party to baffle public over his performance in…