AERIAL VIEW The Games, are facing uncertainty for a long now, were originally scheduled for November 2018 but were postponed to April 2019. However, due to the general election, the government of Goa ordered another cancellation. With the works on Games infrastructure getting delayed due to financial crunch, Goa was in no position to host the Games in October 2020. However, former Sports Minister Babu Azgaonkar had some other ideas. he constantly reiterated that State would be ready for the Games at short notice of three months, but the reality is something else. SURAJ NANDREKAR Editor, Goemkarponn On Monday, the…
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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Hindu Janjagruti Samiti has demanded a ban on the use of loudspeakers for azan as per the orders of teh High Court. The HJP delegation met the North Goa Collector and submitted a memorandum demanding the ban. “In response to a Petition filed by Varun Priolkar in March 2021, in the Goa Bench of Bombay High Court against the usage of the illegal loudspeakers by the Mosques for Azan, citing his fundamental right as per Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules 2000, the High Court issued a writ directing the Additional Collector to address the complaint…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: EDC today handed over the cheque of interest from dividend amounting to Rs 12.80 crore to Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant. “Today we have handed over the cheque of interest from dividend amounting to Rs 12.80 crore to Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant; another dividend of Rs 84 lakhs will be handed over in next 15 days,’ said EDC Chairman Sadanand Tanavade He further said that EDC is a corporation that does not take a penny to function from the state government but gives around Rs 12-13 cr years. “EDC has been a profitable corporation; last year,…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Amit Patkar today said that he is confident of getting back the vote share, which got split during recent polls, resulting in Party’s defeat. Today, the Congress party held a meeting with all office bearers, including Goa Desk Incharge Dinesh Gundu Rao to strengthen the Party. “67 per cent of the Goans are against the BJP and the state government but definitely yes, a political party, I do not want to name it, have taken our vacuum of vote share, and we will work together to bring it back,” said Patkar.…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: BJP President Sadanand Shet Tanavade reacting to the Baina Ram Navami incident, said that no one would be allowed to take the law into their own hands. “I am again saying that no one would be allowed to take the law into their own hands. Law has its own course,” said Tanavade. He further said that religious outfits had met him along with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to discuss the incident. “Investigation has been directed into the incident, and necessary action will be taken,” he added. Tanavade also said that strict action would be taken against all…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today has clarified that all the social welfare schemes are fully functional. Recently, the news was making rounds on social media that beneficiaries of state government-run social schemes were not getting their monthly allowances. “All the social welfare schemes are functional, but there might be delay by one or two months as far as Dayanand Social Security scheme is concerned, which is being addressed,” said CM Sawant. He further said that if some people are not getting the money in their banks, there might be some issues related to their application. “The…
Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Tense situation prevailed at Khariawado, Vasco, after some angry fishermen and women confronted the GCZMA members who had come to inspect the Khariwado area for jetty project purposes. The situation became tense at Khariawado Vasco on Tuesday morning after some residents from the fishing community confronted the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority members who had come to conduct a site inspection at Khariawado for some jetty project. Angry people questioned the GCZMA members about why they came to Khariwado and what kind of inspection they undertook. The members of GCZMA were shocked to see the annoyance of…