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Goemkarponn desk NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India today has issued notices to the Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker and 10 then MLAs who had quit the Congress to merge into the BJP. Former GPCC President Girish Chodankar has approached the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court verdict, which had upheld the Goa Assembly Speaker’s order dismissing two petitions seeking disqualification of 12 MLAs who had switched over from their parties to the ruling BJP in 2019. However, the MGP had chosen not to approach the top court due to a financial crunch. The appeal in the apex court…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Goa State Pollution Control Board assured to take cognisance of the issue of dead fishes surfacing in the Vaddem lake. Vaddem lake is infested with moss and plastic bottles. There is no ending to the miseries faced by the once beautiful Vaddem lake. It is about dead fishes that surfaced in the lake water on Friday morning. As per the available information, some joggers who came for the morning walk noticed a few big fish in dead condition floating in the Vaddem lake. This alarmed some citizens who circulated the photographs of dead fishes from the lake…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The state of Goa has received Rs 2352 crore from the central government for the year 2021-22. The total compensation includes Rs 1758 crore for GST compensation, Rs 216 crore for central schemes and Rs 7.60 crore for the COVID-10 package. Further, the state has been allotted Rs 111.04 crore in terms of the loan for capital expenditure, Rs 78.50 crore as grants for local bodies (Rural/Urban) and Rs 31.45 for grants in the health sector. Earlier, the state had got Rs 150 crore as special assistance for Goa@60 celebrations. As part of implementing the new tax…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: To strengthen the Congress party at the grassroots and reignite the spirit and build trust between the party workers, Amit Patkar, GPCC President, kicked off the nine-day Chetna Yatra at Cuncolim. Speaking to the Congress workers gathered at his office, in the presence of Working President Yuri Alemao, Patkar said, “Instead of people coming to meet us, we decided to meet with every Congress worker, sympathizer, supporters at their constituencies to boost their morale and rekindle the spirit for the party. Congress will reach out to everyone, and this yatra is our first step.” He said that…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar re-launched the 4.10 crores of road work by inaugurating Hot-Mix Machine at Loliem-Polem on Thursday. The road works involve repairs, tarring and laying of Hot-Mix carpet to different roads (Maxem to Agas, Loliem Church to Pedem, Depot to Kajelkar, Dhaptamoll, Polem via Gali, Dhulgal to Shelim, to a total length of 16 km in Loliem-Polem village. Tawadkar launched the works by inaugurating the Hot-Mix Machine to commence the laying of Hot-mixing carpet to cover the 16 km distance of various internal village roads in Loliem. Also present were Loliem-Polem Sarpanch…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: India’s most eagerly awaited endurance challenge Ironman 70.3 Goa returns, as the race is set to take place here at the iconic Miramar Beach. One of India’s first endurance race events since the pandemic, the event returns with participants having to complete 1.9 Km swim, 90 Km cycling and a 21 Km run, in some of Goa’s most iconic locations. The inaugural edition was held in 2019 with over 1,100 triathletes from Switzerland, Singapore, France, Germany, Australia, Qatar, Japan and more fought for top honours. Triathletes can look forward to crossing the finish line with their best…

BAI selects strong contingents for CWG, Asiad and Thomas & Uber Cup 120 players competed in the selection trials; 40 players were inducted in the core group Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: After six days filled with high-voltage competition and nail-biting action in the selection trials at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) announced strong Thursday Indian contingents to participate in the upcoming Thomas & Uber Cup, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. Goa’s Tanisha Crasto by virtue of her strong performance at the trials, secured a place in the prestigious Asian Games and the…