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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Governor of Goa P.S. Sreedharan Pillai today has appealed to the new state government led by Dr Pramod Sawant to prepare a road map for the state for the next 25 years. Pillai also informed that efforts are all in to resume the mining activities in the state of Goa for employment generation and taking the economy to the next level. “I appeal to the new state government led by Dr Pramod Sawant to prepare a road map for the state for the next 25 years. This will set the benchmark for the years ahead for sustainable…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Goa Forward Party (GFP) President Vijai Sardesai today has raised his doubts about whether the opposition is united or not. “I am in the opposition, but I do not know whether the opposition is united or not; we will have to see that first. I do not know whether they are united or not,” said Sardesai. He further said that there was no question to support the BJP in the election of the Speaker due to the reason that I am in the opposition and also that BJP never approached me for my support. When asked whether…

Goemkarponn desk SANGUEM: Sanguem BJP members have demanded ministry for Sanguem MLA Subhash Faldesai in the next Cabinet expansion. ON TUESDAY, the BJP volunteers gathered outside the MLA Faldessai’s residence in Sanguem, making the demand. While demanding ministry to Sanguem BJP MLA Subhash Faldesai Suresh Kepekar Zilla Panchayat member of Rivona said that after Fal Desai’s victory they, all senior party leaders and karaykartas and supporters felt that this time Sanguem constituency will surely get minister in the form of Subhash Faldesai, but that is not the case, that’s why we very much disappointed for not considering Faldesai in the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Congress Legislature Party in Goa has authorised AICC interim president Sonia Gandhi to pick its leader after the newly elected legislators failed to reach a consensus on the leader of the Opposition. Marred by factionalism and infighting, the Congress won 10 of the 40 seats in the Goa Legislative Assembly Elections last month. A meeting of the newly-elected MLAs to choose the CLP leader was called at the party office in Panaji. Sources present in the meeting said the MLAs proposed two names — former chief minister Digambar Kamat and former BJP leader and Minister Michael Lobo —…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: With the elevation of fourth time MLA and ex-Minister Ramesh Tawadkar to the post of Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly, Tawadkar have created a history of sorts by being the first-ever GLA Speaker from the ST community and also the first -MLA ever from the southernmost Canacona to occupy the coveted post of Speaker. According to Gaondongrim ex-Sarpanch and UTAA leader Vishant Gaonkar, previously Prakash Velip as an MLA from the ST community was Dy Speaker. “On Tuesday, Ramesh Tawadkar became the first MLA from the ST community to occupy the post of Speaker of GLA. We…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Jaspal Singh, IPS, has been appointed as DGP of Goa with effect from April 1, 2022. “Consequent upon the retirement of Sh. I.D. Shukla, IPS (AGMUT: 1995) on 31.03.2022 (AN), Sh. Jaspal Singh, IPS (AGMUT:1996) is appointed as DGP, Goa with effect from 01.04.2022,” states that order by Ministry of Home Affairs. Jaspal Singh, IPS joined Indian Police Service in 1996 and has remained posted in Delhi, Goa, Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. He handled field assignments for 12 years in different ranks, as Dy. Director of the Intelligence Bureau, he handled a critical assignment for…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Youth of Goa and Amche Mollem Citizens Group gives a call to the newly formed Goa government to stand on their side and rise up to the challenges of being sustainable development. As Goa’s new government is being sworn in, the Youth of Goa and Amche Mollem Citizens Group has taken to social media to remind fellow Goans that the looming threat to Goa’s biodiversity still hangs overhead. They have put together salient points on how to hold our elected representatives and government accountable in their subsequent tenure. Farai Patel, an ecologist, explains, “Now more than ever,…