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New Delhi: A massive traffic jam was witnessed near ITO Chowk, Raj Ghat and Vikas Marg this morning as the roads leading to BJP headquarters and ED office were shut due to AAP’s protest over the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, officials said. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and supporters are protesting at the ITO intersection, near the AAP and BJP headquarters at the DDU Marg. Police officials were asking protestors to disperse in view of prohibitory orders under section 144 imposed in the area. The police have put up barricades on roads leading to DDU Marg and…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Opposition parties in Goa have accused the ruling BJP of failing to stop neighbouring Karnataka from diverting Mhadei river water and demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “guarantee” on it. Revolutionary Goans Party Chief Manoj Parab said on Thursday that the BJP-led government in Goa and at the Centre haven’t succeeded in saving the water body. Parab claimed environmentalists have exposed that Karnataka has dug up canals to divert water from the Kalsa tributary to the Malaprabha basin. “We want only guarantee from BJP. Let saving Mhadei water from being diverted be ‘Modi ki Guarantee’ on behalf of…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Goa Congress president Amit Patkar on Thursday lodged a complaint with poll authorities against state BJP chief Sadanand Shet Tanavade for allegedly targeting Rahul Gandhi over the “shakti” remark. In his complaint to state Chief Electoral Officer Ramesh Verma, Patkar said Tanavade deliberately misinterpreted the speech of Gandhi and, thereby, incited hatred. “Tanavade has mischievously, deliberately and intentionally interpolated the word Mahila, Naari along with the word Shakti and thereby attempted to convey a sinister motive to Rahul Gandhi during a press conference in Goa held on March 19,” the party’s complaint alleged. Tanavade did this deliberately…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Holi spells fun and fun spells Goa. No wonder, for the long Holi weekend, most travellers are headed to Goa. Online homestay marketplace Airbnb reports a nearly 330% increase in searches for south Goa, which has emerged as India’s most popular getaway for the upcoming Holi and Easter long weekends. Online aggregator MakeMyTrip also reports Goa being the most favoured destination this weekend.With Holi on a Monday and Good Friday right after, many are making a long holiday of it as well, taking the entire week off between these two dates.Considered a religious festival, Holi holidayers are…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The Mormugao Municipal Council is facing hardship due to revenue issues, leading to delays in paying salaries to its working staff. One of the main reason is the sudden halt in the Re Assessment of houses amidst the Lok Sabha Elections. MMC Chairperson Girish Borker said that the House re assessment will commence post the Lok Sabha elections “To boost revenue, the council had initiated a house assessment for tax revision. However, the assessment procedure has been hampered by the deployment of most staff on election duty for the Lok Sabha elections,” he said. “This deployment, coupled…

Just yesterday we wrote about the controversial issues of the PM Narendra Modi led BJP government on CAA, Electoral bonds, Congress account freezing etc, hours comes another breaking news – DELHI CM ARVIND KEJRIWAL ARRESTED, days before the LOk Sabha elections in the country. Well, this actually did not come as a surprise as the Delhi Chief Minister was taking the Enforcement Directorate’s summons a bit lightly. As in there were 9 summons which he had ignored and continued his meeting and campaigning. Arvind Kejriwal claimed that the summons were illegal and approached the Delhi High Court on Thursday with…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Panaji police have detained a 33-year-old person with mental disability for allegedly being responsible for desecrating the cross at Altinho, Panaji. Police detained Agustin Fernandes and later referred him to IPHB for treatment. Following an investigation into a complaint made by Pedrito Fernandes, the president of Confrarias Reunidas Da Igreja Immaculate Conception Church in Panaji, the accused—Agustin Fernandes—was placed under arrest. Religious harmony could be harmed by the occurrence, according to the complainant. A formal complaint was filed under section 295 of the Indian Penal Code.