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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) has issued a show-cause notice to its North President Vijay Bhike for his derogatory remarks against their alliance partner Goa Forward Party’s Leader, Vijai Sardessai. “It has been brought to the notice of the Party that you have made certain derogatory remarks against our alliance partner Goa Forward Party and its Leader, Vijai Sardessai, MLA, suo moto, without taking the Party into confidence and without authorisation of the Party and contrary to the stand of the Indian National Congress,” the order states. The GPCC said that such statements damage the standing of…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant opined that the Congress party is keeping the flavour of TMC in Goa, wherein post-election results, the BJP workers are being targeted. “Such criminal activities won’t be tolerated in Goa and DGP preparing a game plan to nab the miscreants involved in the assault cases on Friday evening,” he said. Goa Police have left no stone unturned in combing operation at Mormugao Headland Sada area to nab the miscreants behind the group fights on Headland Sada. On Saturday morning, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant personally paid a visit to Sub-district hospital Chicalim…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Tense situation prevailed on Friday night at Headland Sada, and Bogda area after a clash between the two groups took place earlier on Friday. A large number of the police force was deployed at Mormugao police station since Friday evening if any Law and Order situation occurs. Locals said that all is not well at Headland Sada. The festival of colours “Holi” turned dark after some verbal abuse and physical fights between some groups at multiple places in the Headland Sada area broke on Friday evening. After these incidences, the situation at Bogda area and at Sada…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Former Chief Minister and Margao MLA Digambar Kamat said that the Goa Assembly Election Results were clearly against the 10-year misrule of the BJP Government. “However, the split of votes facilitated the BJP to reach out to 20 seats which again is not the majority number in the 40 member Legislative Assembly of Goa,” he said. He said that the mandate of the people of Goa was clearly against the ruling dispensation, which is visible from the 33.31% Vote Share of the BJP, which clears that 66.69% of voters did not want the BJP Government to govern…

PANAJI: As the issue of government formation in the State of Goa continues to drag on, the Congress and the BJP seems to be involved in a “war of words”. Soon after Congress MLAs addressed a press conference on Friday stating they were open to any adjustments to keep BJP out of power, BJP State president Sadanand Shet Tanavade took a swipe at Congress, especially targetting former CM Digambar Kamat. “Digambar Kamat In a contradicting statement, a piece of paper you read in a press briefing today, is a pure display of desperation, and it reminds me of an idiom…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: BJP State President Sadanand Tanavade today informed that the swearing-in of the new state government will take place between March 21 and 25. “Swearing in of the new govt is likely to take place any day between March 21 to March 25, date will not go beyond March 25, i.e. next Friday,” said Tanavade. He further informed that BJP central leaders have decided that swearing-in will take place in all the four BJP led states on alternate days, and national leaders will attend the functions. “Technical formalities like swearing-in of the new MLAs once the term of…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Khandepar locals fear flooding of Khandepar river in monsoon due to landfilling at the low-lying areas, at Kerya Khandepar alongside the bank of nullah by one Margao-based construction company. Locals have demanded immediate action from authorities against Margao-based construction company to save Khandepar villagers from flooding in the monsoon. Local Rocky Dias has filed a complaint with Panchayat and concerned authorities. He said based on his complaint, local Curti Khandepar Panchayat had inspected the site; however, strict action needs to be taken by Panchayat and TCP considering the flood-like situation that occurs in monsoon. The deputy collector…