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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: North Goa ZP Chairman Siddesh Naik today said that the North Goa District Panchayat Plan has been approved and will be launched on April 25. North Goa ZP today held a meeting to approve the plan in presence of all North Goa District ZP’s “Today the plan was approved and will be launched on April 25 on the occasion of Panchayati Raj day. The plan will be launched by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Panchayat Min,” said Naik He further said that ZP members have submitted their developmental plans. Naik said that we have to put an…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: South Goa Congress Lok Sabha MP Francisco Sardinha today has slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement over the South Goa seat. “Goa’s culture is not like that of Gujarat, this is what I will say to the statement of Amit Shah when she said that South Goa people should vote for the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls,” said Sardinha He further said that the BJP has no leaders and that is the reason they had to snatch Congress leaders to their party. “Goans are not with the BJP. The BJP put cases against some…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The B bench of the Bombay High Court at Goa will continue to hear the disqualification matter tomorrow against eight MLAs who defected from Congress to BJP last September. The arguments in the disqualification matter were completed today, and all eyes are on the Bench on whether it will pass the directions to the Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly to hear the case in a time-bound manner. The Goa speaker has told the Bombay high court at Goa that, as per precedents, the high court should refrain from issuing directions to dispose of a disqualification petition in…

Goemkarponn Desk CALANGUTE: Calangute MLA Michael Lobo today said that the toilet signboard displayed at Manohar International Airport, with a picture of the Basilica of Bom Jesus Church, has hurt religious sentiments. He demanded that the signboard, which is being displayed in view of the G20 Summit, should be removed immediately. “When the advertisement agency is not from Goa, this is bound to happen. They do not know the sentimental value of that religious structures,” said Lobo The further the hoarding depicting the way of the toilet is totally wrong. Locals said that the appended picture at the Mopa Airport…

* Now Uproar In The State Over Basilica Photo on Washroom Signboard * Opposition, ruling MLAs slam agency for the error Goemkaroonn desk PANAJI: The washroom signboard at Manohar International Airport has landed Goa Government in trouble as it has picture of Basilica of Bon Jesus, Old Goa. The picture has gone viral on Social media after activist Hsailendra Velingkar shared the post. The sentiments of the Christian community has been hurt, say leaders. Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao said the MOPA airport standee is proof of haste, waste & unaccountability in government spending – Yuri Alemao “The total recklessness…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: “Disability Commission organises workshop on Universal Design for engineers* ‘Opening minds to Universal Design’ – a two-day technical training workshop for engineers of various government departments was organised by the Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in association with Design Bridge Diversity and Inclusion Foundation, Pune recently. The purpose was to introduce engineers to Universal Design, which is designing for ‘ALL’. The training was conducted at the Goa Rajya Kar Bhavan, Altinho – Panaji with the assistance of Principal Trainers Dr Kavita Murugkar, Access Auditor empanelled with the Department of Empowerment of Persons with…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: A Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System (CAAQMS) was inaugurated by local MLA and Environment Minister Nilesh Cabral during the function held at Ravindra Bhavan Hall, Curchorem, on Wednesday. “The four systems which JSW Foundation sponsors will be installed at four locations in Goa, namely at Dudhsagar, Colva and Baga in North Goa” Cabral announced this in the presence of Curchorem-Cacora Municipal Council (CCMC) Chairperson Dr Jasmine Braganza, Member Secretary of Goa Pollution Control Board Sharmila Monteiro, Director Pradip Naik and JSW representative Anurag. He said that once the mining activities started, the CAAQMS would be installed…