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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that his government has finally fulfilled the long-awaited demand of the common man to obtain permission at the officer’s level in tune with the cardinal principle of less Government and more Governance. “Govt has finally fulfilled the long-awaited demand of the common man to obtain permission at officers level in tune with the cardinal principle of less Government and more Governance,” said CM Sawant He further said that reforms in the functioning of PDAs as proposed in my budget speech of 21-22, have been achieved by way of delegation of power…

AERIAL VIEW So overall, it seems a reasonable and sensible decision from the Gandhis, considering the Congress in Goa was heading nowhere and the honest workers of the party, who gave their sweat and blood to the party, had become frustrated with the decline of the party in Goa. Sidelining Kamat was the need of the hour. He had become more of a liability for Congress and was seen as BJP’s mole in the party. Despite being the unannounced party’s CM candidate and Leader of Opposition, Kamat did very little or nothing for the party’s success in the recently held…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Armed with a new MV Act 2019 fines on traffic violations, Canacona traffic police get cracking, particularly on two and four-wheelers along Canacona roads. Interestingly, not many violators, particularly 2-wheelers, could be tracked, whereas around 22 cases were booked, collecting total fines (as per new tariff) of Rs.12,500/- till 1 pm on Friday. Two traffic teams were placed on NH-66 road at Gulem and Polem sections, while Canacona Traffic Cell PI Vinayak Patil himself led the movable team to challenge the traffic violations alongside the main roads in Canacona. Thirteen cases were booked against tinted glasses, four…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) Vice-chairman Guruprasad Rai cleared the air about the berth number 10 and 11, saying both of these berths will be privatized shortly and in berth number 9, multi-cargo will be handled. “The financial condition of the MPA is not sound, and the Sagarmala project will benefit the coastal communities due to the infrastructural development,” Rai said during the media interaction and presentation about 7 years of progress under the Sagarmala project by Mormugao Port. Rai said that the Sagarmala project will be beneficial as it will bring infrastructural development and economic activities to…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Against the run of play, when the COVID19 pandemic is declining every day, twenty-four students of BITS, Pilani Goa campus, tested positive for Covid19 infection on Thursday night. Deputy Collector of Mormugao issued an order to conduct RTPCR tests of the students showing Covid19 symptoms and take preventive measures to stop the spread of this infection to others. Arjun Harlarnkar BITS Pilani Goa PRO told reporters that utmost care and testing of the students showing symptoms of Covid are underway. The infected students are isolated in their personal rooms. Harlarnkar also added that the situation on the…

The Aam Aadmi Party’s state convenor Rahul Mhabre resigned on Thursday, citing personal reasons. Incidentally, his resignation came on the day that the party-appointed him its national spokesperson. Mhambre, a chartered accountant, had contested the recently held assembly election from the Mapusa constituency. While he did not win, the AAP made its way into the Goa assembly, winning two seats in the 40-member House. In a tweet, Mhambre thanked the party leadership for appointing him National Spokesperson but added, “Due to personal reasons, I hereby request you to accept my resignation as State Convenor, Nat Executive and Nat Spokesperson.…

GENERATION NEXT… Name Position Amit Patkar – GPCC president Michael Lobo – CLP leader Sankalp Amonkar – Dy leader, CLP Carlos Fereira – Chief Whip Savio D’Silva – DCC President Viren Shirodkar –  DCC President Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Soon after being appointed as the present of the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee, Amit Patkar has made his intentions clear of fighting for the rights of the people of Goa and taking the grand old party to new heights in Goa. Thirty-eight-year-old Amit Patkar was appointed the GPCC President and an MLA from Cuncolim in South Goa Yuri Alemao (37), a commercial…