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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) employees union members met MMC Chairperson to resolve the employees’ pending salary issue. Union has given an ultimatum of Monday, failing to issue a legal notice and will likely go on strike. On Thursday, MMC employees union secretary Anil Shirodkar along with the MMC workers, met MMC chairperson Damodar Kaskar and inquired about the two months’ pending salaries of the MMC workers. The union secretary later told the media that he had been assured by the MMC chairperson Kaskar that two months of pending salaries of the MMC workers would be released by…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: In a tragic incident at Talponwada –Shiroda, Rajesh Ganesh Gaonkar (34) murdered his father Ganesh Ragoba Gaonkar with an iron rod over petty issues that the victim was not getting any marriage proposal from the accused. Ponda Police registered an offence under section 302 for murder and arrested the accused. The incident took place today at the residence of the victim at around 12.45 pm in the house’s courtyard. According to Ponda Police, some altercation took place between son and father over a marriage issue. Rajesh made the issue that his father was not getting any marriage…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: BJP Goa President Sadanand Shet Tanavade today said that his party will cross the magic figure comfortably and will form the next government under the leadership of Dr Pramod Sawant. “BJP will cross magic figure comfortably and, on its own, will form the next Government in Goa under Dr Pramod Sawant,” said Tanavade Tanavade said from the response the BJP was getting statewide, it was certain the party will retain power easily. “Different political parties are forming pre-poll alliances with the sole aim of defeating the BJP. But the people of Goa have understood this entire gameplan,”…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Stating Stating Mining Traffic has badly damaged the Polem-Margao NH-66 section, Congress leader Janardhan Bhandari informed two-layer repairs of this road would be carried out on this route. If required, even Mining Traffic would be stalled for a certain period to enable healthy surfacing of the road. It may be recalled that following submission of memorandums to PWD higher-ups. Amidst threats, Rasta-roko, PWD, has repaired the badly mutilated NH-66 road from Gulem (Canacona) to Dramapur (Salcette) on Tuesday. The repair works which were launched on Tuesday, however, had been carried out only in patches of only…

Goemkarponn desk CORTALIM: Acute water shortage issue in some parts of Cortalim village to be solved soon. PWD(water supply) officer informed that the new water supply pipeline would be laid down to improve the water supply pressure, resulting in insufficient supply to all elevated areas. Locals of Cortalim village areas from Pajentar, Thana, and near Ferry warf have been suffering from acute water shortages. In the past, locals, on multiple occasions confronted the PWD(water supply) section officials on the low water pressure and critical water supply issue. Villagers had questioned officers about when the old water supply has passed through…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Michael Lobo, who contested from Calangute on Congress ticket, on Thursday rejected the rumors that BJP’s top leaders are in contact with him and stated that Congress will stake claim to form government on 10th March by 5 PM, if the results are out by 3 PM. Lobo on Thursday addressed a press conference in Panaji and said that BJP is master in spreading rumors and hence nobody should believe such rumors. Former Chief Minister and Senior leader Digambar Kamat, GPCC President Girish Chodankar, former ZP member Moreno Rebelllo and Vice President Altino Gomes were present on…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Porvorim Police have arrested one accused person for committing theft of laptop, iPad, smart watch and liquor bottles from a residence of a journalist at Porvorim. As per PI Anant Gaonkar a complaint was received from Mr. N. Venkateshwaran, journalist by occupation complaining that on 21/02/2022 unknown person had broke opened the lock of his apartment in Devashri Garden, Sucoor, Bardez Goa and further committed theft of his DELL laptop, Lenovo pad, Amazefit smart watch and various liquor bottles. Accordingly Porvorim Police analysed various CCTV footage’s and through technical surveillance accused person namely Mr. Sumeer Sharma,…