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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Amidst possible swearing-in or cabinet expansion, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today met Governor of Goa P S Sreedharan Pillai. However, Sawant refuted claims saying he had just gone to discuss routine matters. “I had this meeting planned few days. It was nothing on cabinet expansion or swearing-in. I went to discuss the programmes scheduled on the Birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” said Sawant. He further said that the meeting with Governor was pre-scheduled and was nothing related to political aspects. 8 of the 11 Congress MLAs in Goa yesterday joined the ruling BJP two months after…

Goemkarponn desk PANJIM: Even as the matter with regards to the 2019 disqualification petition filed by Girish Chodankar is yet to reach its logical conclusion, Congress is bracing for another long court battle against the defectors. Rattled with defection of eight MLAs, the Congress party is exploring all possibilities of questioning and challenging the alleged merger in the Court. This comes at a time when the party has already filed a disqualification petition against Digambar Kamat and Michael Lobo, before the Legislative Assembly Speaker, in July. Also, a disqualification plea filed by then-party president Girish Chodankar against the 10 rebel…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Reacting to the 2/3rd split in Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) President Amit Palekar said that the MLAs betrayed the gods and the Goans as well. “8 MLAs who joined the BJP in pursuit of wealth and power have not only betrayed Gods but Goans as well. Operation Lotus failed against AAP in Delhi but succeeded against Congress in Goa,” said Palekar. He further said that Congress is nothing but a B-team of the BJP, and only AAP can overcome the BJP and give true development to Goa and a future to our youth. “We are…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, is set to undertake a study to assess the environmental impact of the proposed doubling of the railway line from Tinaighat in Karnataka to Kulem in Goa. The move comes nearly four months after the Supreme Court on May 9 cancelled the clearance given by the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) for doubling the railway track. The WII issued an advertisement on September 1 inviting applicants for different positions, including project scientist, lab assistant, project associate, etc. to conduct a cumulative environment impact assessment. The project is titled ‘Cumulative Environment…

Goemakrponn desk VASCO: A 44-year-old man, Basappa Negimani morning jumped to death from the terrace of the Furtado building at Down Mangor. While the person tried to commit suicide, locals say his life could have been saved had the ambulance arrived on time. Angry locals demanded Health Minister Vishwajit Rane to intervene in the serious matter. “The Health Department must keep ambulances on standby at areas in and around Vasco for an emergency,” they said. Councillor Girish Borker said, “even after the jump, the person was alive and could have been saved only if the ambulance had arrived on time.”…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Margao MLA Digambar Kamat, who switched sides to the BJP and 7 others, said that he sought divine intervention before deciding to join the Saffron party. “I went before God and explained the entire situation, and he advised me to take appropriate decision, and based on that, I have taken the decision,” said Kamat. He further agreed that he had sworn in front of God earlier not to leave Congress. “I am a man who believes in God; I met God again and told him that the circumstances are such; what should I do; God told me…

Goemkarponn desk NEW DELHI: On Wednesday, the AAP mocked the Congress party after 2/3rd of its MLAs in Goa, including ex-CM Digambar Kamat and LoP Michael Lobo, jumped ship to BJP. Taking to Twitter, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha contended that whenever people vote for a Congress candidate, it is a mandate for a potential BJP MLA. In the run-up to the Goa Assembly election this year, AAP regularly urged the electorate to not waste their vote on Congress owing to its history of defections. At present, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party has two MLAs in the 40-member Goa Assembly. Meanwhile,…