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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) has said that it will file disqualification petitions against eight rebel MLAs who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in September this year. GPCC President Amit Patkar said that he has received documents sought through the Right to Information (RTI) Act from the office of the Speaker. “We have got the documents which we wanted. Based on these documents, we will now file a disqualification petition against eight rebel MLAs,” he said. Former Advocate General and Aldona MLA Adv Carlos Alvares Ferreira said that there is evidence that there is no merger…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao Dy Collector Ravishekar Nippanikar has given a clean chit to the Railway Vikas Nigam Limited over the fresh controversy in the double tracking issue saying the Railways were working well within their land. The Dy Collector asked the villagers protesting to prove teh ownership of land if they had any dispute. Speaking to reporters, Nippanikar said that Railway authorities were working well within their own land at Velsao and that any villagers opposing the project must produce their land documents to prove their claim on railway land “It was given to understand from the Railway authorities…

Goemkarponn desk BELAGAVI: The Karnataka Authorities have blamed the Goa Government for the pathetic condition of the Goa-Belagavi Chorla road for the delay in handing over possession of the Ghat section to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Govind Karjol, district in-charge minister, said the NHAI is not proceeding with the construction of the road as Goa State has not handed over the road under its jurisdiction. Earlier, Karjol had a review meeting on Monday at Belagavi after which he announced that the work on the Belagavi to Chorla road would commence on November 14. He said he himself…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, who rushed to the site, said that the family will be shifted to a shelter home until the house is rebuilt and will also be offered compensation and financial help to get their house rebuilt. “We will take care of everything that the family needs as of now since their entire house is gutted in the fire I have also spoken to the WRD Minister to shift them to the shelter home till they can get their house ready again and we will also offer them all financial help through CM Relief Fund,”…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: One Santosh Naik (35) resident near Datta Mandir, Adpai Ponda, was killed in a road mishap reported at Quelosssim. Sources said that the accident occurred at around 1.30 afternoon at Krupawaddo Quelosssim, between Jupiter bike (GAO5YO621) and Bus (GA04T 1410). The deceased was riding the bike and working as an attendant at GMC. The deceased was grievously injured and was shifted to Hopspicio hospital but succumbed to the injuries on his way. Verna police HC Babaji Matkar is investigating further under PI Diago Gracias’s supervision.

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: In what could be like a Diwali Bonus, many people in and around Baina were shocked on Monday evening after the ATM began delivering excess cash from the machine. Sources said that many people who had arrived to withdraw cash got excess money, and almost everyone who withdrew money from the ATM got excess money, sometimes more than double. Many people who wanted to withdraw 5000 Rs have been believed to have got Rs 12,500, and as the news spread far and wide, a huge crowd of people began arriving at the ATM from distant areas of…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The underpass below the Curti-Khandepar to Ponda four-lane highway has become an illegal vendors’ paradise, which poses a huge risk of accidents. Besides using an underpass for vending, all the vacant areas are used for unauthorised parking of vehicles. The underpass is for the safety of locals; however, migrant vendors have made it a hot spot for business. Meanwhile, today in gram sabha, the illegal vending issue was discussed, wherein panch member Bika Kerkar declared that roadside vending is illegal and it’s the responsibility of PWD to clear encroachment once locals have complained to these authorities. Curti…