AERIAL VIEW Cabral was hand-picked by Manohar Parrikar for 2012 after his Goa yatra and was instrumental in granting ticket to him against Shyam Satardekar from Curchorem. However, soon after Manohar Parrikar was elevated to the position of Defence Minister of India and Laxmikant Parsekar was named his replacement. But in 2017, BJP came back to power again with the help of Goa Forward, MGP and independents. Cabral was not in the list of ministers appointed by Parrikar but soon after then St Andre MLA Pandurang Madkaikar fell sick, Cabral got his chance in the State cabinet. This was somewhere…
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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar today said that he never asked for a ministerial berth in the past nor will ask in future. “I am happy with position as a Speaker. Never asked for a ministerial berth in the past nor will ask in future. I can do much more social work being a Speaker,” said Tawadkar Speaking further, Tawadkar demanded to the state government to protect houses on communidade land. Tawadkar said that there are 70 houses in Canacona which have received demolition orders and stay is granted for the same. “60% of Agonda comes…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa police have commenced a special drive from today against private vehicles which are being illegally rented out to tourists, “Renting private vehicles in violation of MV Act. Such vehicles will be targeted during the drive, he added. He further urged tourists to check the requisite documents before taking a vehicle on rent,’ SP Traffic SP Akshat Kaushal. This has become a common thing in many parts of the state. A meeting was called at police headquarters last week. Following the meeting, it was decided to launch an inspection drive to check the illegal use of private…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Not only coastline erosion, but rainfall and fruiting patterns, and flower blossoming seasons have been altered due to the impact of climate change in Goa, say environmentalists and experts. According to noted environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar, the impact of climate change can easily be seen in the Western Ghats, from where the rivers Zuari and Mandovi originate. “The flow of rivers has become less and it is not as it was in earlier times. These things are happening due to the destruction of forests. In the last two years, there has been rampant cutting of trees and forest…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A ‘yellow alert’ has been issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for Goa on November 23 and 24. The alert warns locals of the possibility of thunderstorms with lightning and winds gusting to between 30 and 40 kmph in isolated areas. Additionally, until Sunday, the advisory predicts light to moderate rainfall in a few locations. The IMD predicted dry weather for both of the state’s districts on November 21 and 22, but it did not state why the weather had changed. Similar to what was seen on November 20, haze or light fog is anticipated on…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Office of the District Magistrate, North Goa has issued an order diverting traffic and Parking for vehicles, from 00:00 hrs of November 25, 2023 to 24:00 hrs of December 04, 2023 in view of the Novenas and feast of St. Francis Xavier at Old Goa. The Diversions will be on the routes from Panaji to Old Goa via Ribandar. There will be Special Buses to ferry passengers from Panjim to Old Goa via Ribandar. The Special Buses from Panaji to Old Goa will proceed via Ribandar and on reaching Dempo Engineering at Old Goa, will take left…
Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Goa has filed a police complaint at Ponda Police station demanding ban products with a HALAL tag with immediate effect and respect the sentiments of Hindus. HJS said that on 18th November Uttar Pradesh government banned products with a Halal tag and it declared that strict legal measures will be implemented against any individual or firm engaged in the production, storage, distribution, buying, and selling of Halal-certified medicines, medical devices, and cosmetics within Uttar Pradesh. They further said that Halal certification of food products is a parallel system which creates confusion regarding the quality of food items…