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Goemkarponn desk SANGUEM: Informative postal of Goa state legal services authority was inaugurated at Post Office in Sanguem. While speaking on occasion as a chief guest, Apurva R Nagvenkar secretary, District legal Services authority South Goa and a senior civil judge said it is service provide the section of the society as entitled under section 12 of the legal services which to provide free legal assistance to those whose income 3 lakh per year. Further, (a) a member of a scheduled caste or scheduled tribe.(b) A victim of trafficking in human beings or beggars as referred to in article 23…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa’s caretaker Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other leaders paid tributes to former state CM Manohar Parrikar on his death anniversary on Thursday. Senior BJP leader Parrikar died on March 17, 2019 after battling cancer. “Bhai (Parrikar) was a source of inspiration, someone I could always look up to,” Sawant told reporters after paying floral tributes at Parrikar’s memorial at Miramar beach near Panaji. “He did not only bring me into the political arena, but guided me time and again on serving the people with sincerity and impeccable integrity,” he said. BJP MLA Vishwajit Rane said…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Valpoi MLA Vishwajit Rane today has sparked-off another controversy after the media questioned him about the possibility of his name coming forward for the Chief Minister’s post. “Please don’t ask me faltu (useless) questions; you all can ask the BJP central leadership; I came here to pay my respects to the tallest leader of Goa, Late Manohar Parrikar,” said Rane speaking to media. Rane’s visit to Goa Governor P. S. Sreedharan Pillai at the Raj Bhavan set speculation of him eyeing the Chief Minister’s post and his alleged rivalry within the BJP with Sawant. Miffed at the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Khandepar villagers submit a memorandum to Deputy collector for removal of encroachment at Dangerous OPA Khandepar Junction and make way for construction of bus shed for the safety of school children. According to locals and PTA members, the PWD has given NOC to construct the bus shed at OPA Khandepar Junction, but due to encroachment by two kiosks in the government acquired land, the bus shed cannot be constructed due to which it becomes an accident-prone zone. Locals said one company has shown willingness to construct bus shed in above land but subject to the condition that…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today informed that he had gone to Delhi to submit the final report on the recently concluded elections in Goa. Sawant also said that the final date on government formation is yet to be decided. “I had gone to Delhi to submit the final report on the recently concluded elections in Goa. We all had gone to Delhi to say thanks; as of now the final date has not been finalised. I came to meet and seek the blessings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others,” said CM. He further said that they…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Hundreds of Khariwado locals and some activists met the Chief Officer of MMC asking for more time to come up with the solution on this matter. Activists demand regularisation of houses from the fishing village of Khariwado, which were built prior to 1991. On Thursday morning, several fishermen activists and locals from Khariwado gathered outside the Mormugao municipality, expecting a solution from the authorities on the house demolition issue. Social activist Capt. Viriato Fernandes said that he and other groups of fishermen and activists met the Chief Officer of MMC and brought to his notice that there…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary and Goa desk in-charge CT Ravi on Wednesday credited the party’s victory in Goa Assembly polls to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘name and work’. Goa acting Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Sawant, BJP Goa president Sadanand Shet Tanavade, General Secretary Satish Dhond along with CT Ravi met PM Modi in Delhi ahead of government formation in Goa. Ravi added, “The date of oath ceremony will be decided by central observers Narendra Singh Tomar and L Murugan.” The BJP, which fell one seat short of the majority figure…