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PANAJI: Goa’s additional chief electoral officer has referred to the Election Commission of India (ECI) a complaint against the state government for signing a mining lease deed with Vedanta Ltd on March 22 allegedly in violation of the model code of conduct (MCC). “It is observed that the mining lease deed executed by the department, though may [seem to] be part of the same contractual commitment, however, it is an independent agreement and since it was executed during the MCC period, it is binding on the part of the department to obtain prior permission of the Election Commission of India…

Box Details of the Violations and Expected Outcomes The Commission has highlighted several breaches of the Buildings and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996: ·       Unsafe Living Conditions: The children and families were found living in makeshift accommodations amid hazardous materials and without basic utilities. ·       Absence of Creche Facilities: The site blatantly disregarded the requirement to provide creche facilities, crucial for the welfare of the children of construction workers. ·       General Safety Violations: The overall safety at the site was compromised, with no measures in place to prevent injury or ensure basic sanitation. The hearing will address these issues comprehensively. The responsible parties are…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao has issued a circular urging people to vote for a secular party, thus he has actually extended his support to the BJP itself, the saffron party said. “In the last 10-12 years, the BJP has done more work for the minority community compared to the Congress. It was during the tenure of the BJP government that the work of the Minority Commission at the Centre and in the state was going on in full swing. Our manifesto is not on the issue of caste and religion like other parties. The BJP is a truly…

Panaji: Reacting to a statement of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, the Congress on Thursday dared him to open a case against the Congress candidate for the North Goa Lok Sabha seat in connection with the ‘bankruptcy’ of a cooperative bank. State Congress Vice President Sunil Kawthankar told media persons that CM Sawant has conceded defeat as he knows that the BJP candidate for North Goa has failed miserably. The Congress has fielded former Union Minister Ramakant Khalap from North Goa, who was the Chairman of a cooperative bank that ran into losses allegedly due to non-performing assets (NPAs). Addressing a…

Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: Goa Forward Party (GFP) President & Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has slammed the BJP over it’s not answers on critical issues like unemployment, crime and inflation. “BJP has no answer to critical issues like unemployment, crime, and inflation, and their desperate dependence on brand Dempo shows how much despised brand BJP is for the discerning Goans of South Goa,” said MLA Sardesai. He further said that roaming around with Digambar Kamat who has cheated both Goemkars and Gods, and Sudin Dhavalikar, who himself gets confused about what he supports and not supports, the BJP candidate is ensuring…

MUMBAI: With Rohit Sharma to captain India in the upcoming T20 World Cup, the other opening slot will be up for grabs between Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. The former has been in decent form in IPL 2024, leading Gujarat Titans as their new captain. In seven matches, the GT opener has registered 263 runs. Meanwhile, Jaiswal has been in poor form and has only managed 121 runs in seven fixtures. Speaking on JioCinema, England legend Eoin Morgan analysed India for the T20 World Cup and felt that Gill and Jaiswal will battle to partner Rohit at the top of the batting order. “Shubman Gill’s a magnificent…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar has hit back at Fatorda MLA & GFP Chief Vijai Sardesai terming him ‘Kattappa’ MLA Viresh Borkar was reacting to Vijai Sardesai’s statement wherein he had termed RGP as “Mercenaries”. “Sardesai is a “kattappa” a traitor, who had backstabbed the Congress in the 2017 Assembly election and was instrumental in bringing the BJP to power when the people of Goa had voted out the saffron government,” said St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar. The RGP St Andre MLA also warned the Congress not to fall for Sardesai’s manipulation, pointing…