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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa Justice Mahesh Sonak has recused himself from hearing the petition filed by Congress leader Girish Chodankar pleading to direct the Speaker to decide the disqualification petition in time bound manner against 8 defected MLAs. Former GPCC President Girish Chodankar will now mention the petition before the Special Bench of the High Court. According to the disqualification petition filed by Chodankar, the merger of the eight legislators into the BJP was invalid. Chodankar has also said that the legislators should be disqualified as MLAs of the state assembly under Article 191…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa today has granted liberty to the prime accused in the food gate scheme Sachin Naik to file a petition before the lower court pleading to discharge from the case. The directions came after Naik withdrew his petition from HC seeking to quash FIR registered against him in the food grain scam. The South Goa, District Sessions Court, recently quashed the order of the District Collector to hand over the seized grains to Fair Price Shops (FPS), and the accused has now applied for the release of the food grains claiming…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Amid the ongoing Adani-Hindenburg row, the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) protested outside the State Bank of India (SBI) Margao Branch and Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) offices at Patto-Panaji. This comes after the Opposition parties demanded a discussion and an investigation into allegations of fraud and stock manipulation levelled by the US-based short seller Hindenburg Research against the Adani Group that led to a massive rout in the latter’s stocks. GPCC President Amit Patkar said the opposition parties want day-to-day reporting of the Joint Parliament Committee (JPC) or a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the issue concerning public…

Goemkarponn desk BENAULIM: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Captain Venzy Viegas today said that Goa BJP is trying to divert Mhadei issue by raising the ongoing ED accusations on his party in regards to alleged Delhi Liquor Scam. “I am clearly saying that BJP is diverting the issue of Mhadei in Goa by bring up the issue of ED accusations on his party,” said Captain Venzy He further said that BJP is only trying to divert the issues of Mhadei, western by pass, fisherman issues and issue of doubling tracking Viegas has also questioned BJP Goa President Sadanand Shet Tanavade…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Union Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) Bhupendra Yadav said that presently the Mhadei issue is at state level and when it comes before his ministry expert opinion will be taken before taking any decision. “Presently the Mhadei issue is at state level and when it comes before his ministry expert opinion will be taken before taking any decision,” He further said that he will study the matter first before speaking on the Mhadei water diversion issue. “I am not a scientific expert to comment about Mhadei and needs time to study the Mhadei…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: AICC Desk Incharge of Goa Manickam Tagore today said that BJP and RSS is playing with sentiments of Goa and Karnataka on Mhadei issue. AICC Goa Desk Incharge Manickam Tagore held a meeting today at the Congress house to assess the party’s position in Goa. Tagore also said that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant should show courage to condemn remarks of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.. “that for BJP more important is election and for Congress rights of Goa people. “BJP and RSS are not sensitive towards Goa’s right, for them what is important is to win elections.…

Goemkarponn Desk MORMUGAO: Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar on Friday performed the pooja during the 27th Vardhapan Diwas of the Khapreshwar Temple in Baina on Friday. While Amonkar performed the pooja, Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, Vasco BJP Mandal President Deepak Naik and Former Minister Jose Philip D’Souza also paid visit to the temple and offered prayers on the special occasion. Speaking to media , Amonkar said that the temple commitee had offered prayers to Khapreshwar for his victory in the assembly elections. ” I was supposed to do the pooja during the last Vardhapan Diwas but i could not as there…