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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: South Goa Lawyers staged a protest by boycotting entering the Margao civil and criminal court building because of its dilapidated condition and the hardships faced by the Lawyers and the visitors during the Monsoon. A group of lawyers from South Goa staged a peaceful protest by boycotting the entry inside the court building at Margao due to its dilapidated condition and the inconvenience they faced during the Monsoon. Speaking to the reporters, a lawyer from Margao said they resolved to boycott entering the court building since it is unsafe. He said a few days back; that a…

Goemkarponn deak PORVORIM: Congress Calangute MLA Michael Lobo said that he was never a part of the PDA of Nagoa, Parra, or Arpora and the property in Parra was meant for the Institute of Hotel Management. Lobo reacted after TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane tabled the report on illegalities in ODPs in the assembly. “I was never a part of PDA for Arpora, Nagoa and Parra. The property in Parra was for Institute of Hotel Management for which gram sabha resolution was passed,” said Lobo. He further said that nowhere my name has been mentioned in the report and that if…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a significant move, the State government has made consent from the Judiciary mandatory for changing the names of those whose parents or grandparents are not born in Goa. “People will have to seek of the Judiciary to change the name; People with parents and grandparents born in Goa will be allowed to have Goan surnames,” said Law Minister Nilesh Cabral. He further said that Amendments in Sale Deed Act to maintain online records of books and digital photographs along with primary thumb impressions recorded at the registration department. Cabral said the amendment would be sent for…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Last year, the road leading to KTC Bus Stand caused great inconvenience not only to Bus Drivers bus also to pedestrians and college students. Every day the same road is used by vehicle riders visiting at RTO office for their official work are also facing hardship. After highlighting the road condition through media, the authorities repaired the road couple of months ago with patchwork; however, recent heavy rain has led to a worsening of road condition, and again the potholes are developed where the patchwork was done. The KTC road condition now appears to be a similar…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA -A Kadamba Bus rams into two parked private buses after the driver lost control of the bus, as uprooted Grating Covers (gutter railings) pierced its wheels inside the KTC Bus stand Chaudi. No injuries were reported; however, besides denting and other damages to the three vehicles, the Fuel and Oil began to leak out from the KTC bus. The poor maintenance of the prestigious KTC Bus Terminus got its second victim in a week, as the broken gutter railings struck the second time in its fleet. A KTC Bus bearing registration no. GA-03 X-0287 coming from Kumta…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The entrance premises of the office of Ponda Assistant Director of Transport had become slippery on account of the spread of cow dung by castles and caused hardship to vehicle owners visiting this office for their various official work. Viraj Sapre, a social worker, expressed strong resentment over the situation. He said stray cattle take rest and drop cow dung at the entrance of this office, where hundreds of people visit for various officials’ works related to their vehicles. He said visitors complained of falling after slipping on cow dung. He questioned who was responsible if anybody…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The Ballot Box and other polling material for the President of India Election were brought to Goa by Joint Chief Election Officer, and Nodal Officer for Presidential Election, Smt Aisha Vaingankar and Asst Returning Officer, Shri Hercules Noronha for Goa State and was kept in strong Room at Goa Legislative Assembly Complex yesterday. The term of office of Shri Ram Nath Kovind, President of India, is about to end on 24th July 2022. The Election Commission is mandated to ensure that the election to the office of the President of India, which is the highest elective office…