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Goemkarponn desk PONDA; Bandora former Sarpanch Rajesh Naik is unhappy over reservation of Wards for Panchayat Election. He said the Panchayat Election should be held by State Election Commission only after proper reservation of Wards. He said there is a need for proper correction. He said in eleven members of Panchayat, the Wards reserved for ladies are 9, 10 and 11. He said while reserving such wards, the Election Commission should study reservations of the past two elections (terms) and then only decide on the reservation. Similarly, he pointed out that in Ward number three, only 32 voters belong to…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The incessant heavy rains since Sunday night that continued Monday hit normal life at Ponda. It also exposed the unpreparedness for the monsoon as in most places in Taluka, rainwater was seen flowing on the road due to choked gutters that were not cleaned before the monsoon. Today the road in the heart of the city at Dada Vaidya chowk at Ponda bus stand is submerged as gutters were choked, causing inconvenience to locals. Similarly, the house was damaged at Shiroda after a tree collapse. The gutter water was directly flowing on the road at Bablyakhali Curti.…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Electricity engineer complains about inappropriate waste dumping by people underneath the power transformers increases hindrances in working for the electricity linemen. The MMC chairperson assures to instruct the garbage contractor to clear the bins near power transformers. The lack of synchronisation and sanity among the departments, local governing bodies and the people seems to be diminishing daily. Now that the people have started dumping their mixed waste inside the dust bins placed underneath the power transformers, they have started creating problems for the electricity linemen who come to attend to the electricity supply faults. Sanjeev Mashelkar, Assistant…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Panch of Moira Panchayat Mahesh Satelkar distributed fertilizer to the farmers of Moira village in the Aldona constituency on Sunday. Also present were panch members Suryakant bhatlekar, Pooja chari, ex-Sarpanch Santosh Chari, ex-member Rama Satelkar. Mahesh Satelkar and his team have been distributing fertilizer to farmers for the past four years at no cost. As part of this initiative, this time, 50 kg bags of fertilizer were distributed to each farmer in Moira. About 350 farmers benefit annually from this initiative. Satelkar said, “The soaring prices of agricultural commodities have…

Dhiraj Harmalkar/ Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Hundreds of Vasco-Collem train passengers were stranded for little more than an hour due to the uprooting of a huge tree which fell on the railway track between the Kalay-Sanvordem route. Railway staff managed to clear the track by 8.30 am. Uninterrupted heavy rainfall all over Goa has unfolded the havoc in its own way. There is a rise in the incidences of landslides, flooding, tree uprooting, short circuits, accidents, and passengers standing for hours due to the flooded roads. In one such incident, many passengers who travelled on the Vasco Collem local train were…

Goemkarponn desk MORMUGAO: BJP President Sadanand Tanawade’s statement announcing that Government will go to the Supreme Court on the Panchayat Reservations issue clearly reflects the party’s dominance in the day-to-day administration of the Government. Tanawade’s statement has made it clear that the Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant, is a Puppet of the Bhartiya Janata Party, alleged Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar. In a press release by the Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar, he said BJP Government is using the government machinery to its advantage. They are all out to finish the democracy and constitutional rights of the people. The Government filed an…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco and Verna Fire station staff are on their toes due to the numerous emergency calls ranging from tree uprooting landslides to rescue operations. Francisco Mendes, Vasco Fire station in charge, said if landslides happen, then we call up PWD, and they clear the landslide issues. If there are any emergencies related to tree uprooting, fire accident etc, then we attend to them. When asked whether they had enough machinery and man force to handle the emergency situation, he said “we have a sufficient number of people and the additional equipment also going to come soon.” Mendes…