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Goemkarponn desk TALEIGAO: The Babush Monserrate panel made a clean sweep in the Taleigao Village Panchayat by winning all 11 wards. The elections were held on April 28 with a voter turnout of 69 per cent. “I would like to thank the people of the Taleigao constituency. It is their hard work and the trust of the people,” Monserrate said after the final results were declared at the counting centre – Bal Bhavan on Monday. He further said that this time Taleigao will get a fresh face for the post of sarpanch. The winners of Monserrate panel included Siddhi Kerkar…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Thieves have yet again targeted Dev Bodgeshwar Devasthan in Mapusa by breaking the opening donation box. As per information, a gang of thieves in the wee hours of Monday managed to get hold of the watchman on duty, later broke open the donation box and fleed with cash. Information reveals that a devotee saw the watchman tied up and immediately alerted the police and the temple committee. Mapusa Police who reached the spot have started their investigation. The Mapusa Police responded promptly to the complaint filed at Mapusa Police Station under CR. No. 37/2004, invoked sections 279,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Electricity Department has observed that many consumers of the Department are installing generating units within their premises without coordinating with/informing the Department which could be highly detrimental, as seen in a recent electrocution case, to the personnel working on dead Departmental Lines/Infrastructure therefore the attention of all consumers of the Electricity Department is invited to regulations nos. 4.15 to 4.19 of the Supply Code 2018 which was notified on February 21, 2019. It is informed that all the consumers of the Electricity Department who have installed such generating units to their installations without the permission of…

New Delhi: The Indian Defence Ministry’s Goa Shipyard Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Damen Shipyards for collaborating in the field of e-Tugs, in the presence of the Netherlands’ Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Liesje Schreinemacher. The MoU further paves the way for new vistas in providing cutting-edge, reliable, and green solutions to Indian ports, according to Goa Shipyard Limited. The Damen Group is a Dutch defence, shipbuilding, and engineering conglomerate company based in Gorinchem, Netherlands. With 54 companies, it has shipyards and service hubs all over the world. Netherlands Minister Schreinemacher on Thursday, called India…

Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: Goa Forward Party (GFP) President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting has proven beyond doubt that the entire BJP party is anti-Goan, and we must ensure a thumping victory for Viriato Fernandes to save Goa and India. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting has proven beyond doubt that the entire BJP party is anti-Goan, and we must ensure a thumping victory for Viriato Fernandes to save Goa and India,” said Vijai. He further said that the Prime Minister’s speech was thrilling only for Shahjahan and his courtiers who were…

MUMBAI: FC Goa head coach Manolo Marquez expressed optimism as they prepare to face Mumbai City FC in search of a second leg comeback in the second semi-final of the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Mumbai Football Arena in Mumbai on Monday. The Gaurs were stunned by the Islanders in the first leg when in the dying minutes of the match, Mumbai City FC scored three goals to overturn FC Goa’s 2-0 lead. Taking the pitch in Mumbai, Marquez’s men will be desperate to make up for their complacency in their previous encounter and secure a win to ensure…

NEW DELHI: The Congress manifesto for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections seems to have the stamp of the Muslim League, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a mega exclusive interview to News18 Network, adding that while he is talking about inheritance of development, the opposition party is seeking to “plunder that inheritance”. Speaking to Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi, PM Modi said he waited for 10 days for the “evils” of the Congress manifesto to be brought out in an unbiased manner, but was forced to bring some “truths” out. “So far as the Congress manifesto is concerned, someone please…