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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Union Government after due deliberations with scientific bodies has decided to start COVID19 vaccination for 12-13 yr and 13-14 yr age groups (those born in 2008, 2009 and 2010. i.e those who are already above 12 years of age) of population from 16th March 2022. The COVID19 vaccine to be administered would be Corbevax manufactured by Biological Evans, Hyderabad. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted, “If the children are safe then the country is safe! I am happy to inform you that from March 16, Kovid vaccination of children in the age group of 12 to 13 and…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: Newly elected MLA Nilesh Cabral made history in the Curchorem constituency by winning the seat for the third consecutive time. Although Cabral may have got hattrick, it is equally true that this victory was not up to the mark as it was secured with a narrow margin. Revolutionary Goans Party candidate Aditya Desai made a significant impact in this election, securing 2103 votes contesting the first time for the assembly election. Revolutionary Goans Party has practically made a difference in winning and losing margin in many ways in this assembly election. One such example is the Curchorem…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Governor of Goa PS Sreedharan Pillai today administered oath to MLA elect Ganesh Gaonkar as the pro-tem speaker for the State Legislative Assembly. Ganesh Gaonkar took oath in the presence of caretaker Chief Minister Pramod Sawant BJP State President Sadanand Tanavade. The Governor has summoned the Assembly session tomorrow at 11.30 am for the new 39 members to take the oath. “Governor has now ordered the convening of the new Assembly on March 15, 2022, at 11:30 am to administer the Oath or Affirmation to the newly elected members,” the order said. Gaonkar, a second-term BJP MLA…

Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: Newly elected Quepem MLA Altone D’costa pledged to streamline the administrative works from the Quepem constituency for the welfare of the people. He said his main objective will be to complete pending fish market work and improve administrative services from all departmental offices from Quepem. “I will fulfil those promises which were assured in my election manifesto, and I will solve the common man’s issues in Quepem constituency,” said Alton D’Costa in a victory rally in Quepem. While speaking to the media, D’costa said he would work for the welfare and development of the Quepem constituency.…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: MGP Ponda candidate Dr Ketan Bhatikar, who lost by a narrow margin of just 76 votes, has taken responsibility for his loss. Soon after, some media reports suggested that MGP workers themselves were responsible for Bhatikar’s defeat, he took to social media to refute the charges. “My leader Shri Sudin Dhavalikar has been with me thick and thin. My defeat is absolutely my, and none has to be blamed for the same,” he said. Bhatikar said that whenever needed, Sudin has been there at any given time, helping and giving all support emotionally and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: IMD has cautioned of possible heatwave conditions in Goa as the max temperature is expected to soar 4 degrees Celsius above average. “Persistence of these conditions may satisfy the heat wave criteria over the region, and Please note that there is the possibility of marginal heatwave conditions over Goa on 14th March 2022. Maximum temperatures are likely to fall by around 2 degrees from 15th March onwards,” the IMD said. IMD said that in continuation of previous forecasts, because of advection of warmer temperature in the lower levels of the atmosphere over Goa, and because of the…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Stating Congress will function as a Shadow MLA in Canacona, Janardhan Bhandari, while thanking Canconcars for supporting his candidature, informed Congress will not hesitate to agitate against the government if the MLA is not getting sufficient Government support to develop Canacona constituency. Addressing media jointly in the presence of Goa Forward Party leader and Congress Canacona block leaders, Canacona Congress candidate Janardhan Bhandari, said, “Now, the elections are over, the elected candidate is the representative/ MLA of Canacona. We expect the government to make Canacona MLA a minister in the government and even demands Dy Chief…