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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party Goa Unit President Adv Amit Palekar stated that the statement of CM Pramod Sawant that his government doesn’t need any advice from political parties demonstrates the arrogance of power. Palekar said instead of taking AAP’s suggestion positively, the CM made a statement that he didn’t need to seek advice from the opposition and that his government was capable of running the government schools. As a consequence of the incapable BJP government, Palekar said, the number of government schools declined over the last 10 years; however, private schools run by BJP’s party bearers have been…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Special students of New Dawn Ashadeep school on Thursday tied Rakhi to Mormugao and Vasco MLA s and the staff of Vasco and Mormugao police stations on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. While the legislators who were touched by the gesture have assured the school and special children of all help, the school management has requested the Government to be more disabled-friendly and provide many schools with disabled-friendly vehicles to accommodate students confined to wheelchairs. The raksha bandhan festival for the students began after around 20 students tied Rakhi to the staff of Mormugao police and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: It is highly disheartening to hear from the Chief Minister of Goa about the damaged Tirangas. This shows the most irresponsible & insensitive behaviour of the BJP Government toward our national symbols of pride. Tiranga Zenda has become BJP’s Dhanda, charged Congress Leader Capt. Viriato Fernandes. Reacting sharply to the admission of the Chief Minister that almost 2.5 lakhs of Indian National Flags received by the Goa Government were damaged, Capt. Viriato Fernandes slammed the BJP Government, terming it a Damaging Government. This Government does not know the value of food items, the national flag, national anthem.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that the state government will implement 100% of the syllabus in higher education institutes along the lines of the National Education Policy (NEP) “The state government will implement 100% of the syllabus in higher education institutes along the lines of the National Education Policy (NEP),” said CM Sawant. He further, the implementation of NEP from the college to university level has already started and from the next academic year, a hundred per cent of the syllabus in the higher education institutes will be online with the NEP. “Goa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with around 35…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Taking advantage of the delegation of police personnel for Panchayat elections, unknown burglars breaks-open a Jewellery shop situated in the busy Chaudi market late Tuesday night. Burglars, however, could find and take away the heist consisting only of a few valuables worth around 1 lakh of rupees, including Silver and just 1 gram of gold from the shop. The burglars bent the shutters apparently with a strong iron rod to broke-open and gain entry into the shop somewhere between the midnight/intervening nights of Tuesday – Wednesday. According to goldsmith Sanjay Vernekar, he was hardly keeping gold…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Pondaitees expect parivartan in Panchayat Election after the announcement of results on Friday A total of 80.20 per cent voting was recorded in Ponda 19 Panchayat. Though Panchayat is not on party lines, Politicians’ interference created unhappiness among candidates as Politicians selected some candidates. However, among the contestant, most youths are below the age group of 30 years and gave a tough fight against candidates fielded by politicians. The new generation favoured voting for new candidates rather than the old ones contesting again. Elderly citizens, too, show eagerness to cast a vote and reach the polling booth.…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – A COVID-19-infected patient is amongst the 22568 voters of Canacona to cast their votes to elect 56 Panch members from 7 different village panchayats of Canacona on Wednesday. The voting pattern in Canacona, which began on a very promising note, for the first 2 hours, however, slowed, recording a meager 48.80% by 12 noon, was picked again after lunchtime, as recorded 77.53% by 4 pm, before finally closing at 22568 out of eligible 27244 cast their votes at 82.84% to elect 56 panch members from amongst 169 candidates in 7 village panchayats of Canacona. Three panch…