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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The city of Panaji is gearing up for the Carnaval festivities with carnival masks, colourful streamers and bright colorful decorations going up the city. The Samba Square at the Jardin Garcia de Orta and the Sunset Carnival venue at the Mandovi promenade is being decked up to welcome carnaval revellers through the four-day-long event between 26 Feb and 1 Mar 2022. “In keeping with the city of Panaji’s continuous efforts to adopt a sustainable approach, the city has announced ‘Mission to Zero Waste’ and is committing to making this Carnaval celebration a zero-waste event with the core…

PANAJI: MGP Supremo Sudin Dhavalikar today said that the current BJP has only two Chief Ministerial faces that is Vishwajit Rane and Nilesh Cabral. Sudin also claimed that MGP can win even 9 seats if we have a look at the current political scenario. “If we have a look at the current BJP camp. There are only two faces that can become Chief Minister that is Vishwajit Rane and Nilesh Cabral. I have been meeting Vishwajit Rane casually once in four days,” said Sudin Dhavalikar Speaking on postal ballot, Sudin demanded that the Election Commission should scrap ballot voting and…

Court observations… “We conclude that the Petitioners have not been able to make out a case for interference in the impugned Orders passed by the Respondent no.1-Speaker Upon the merger of the original political party of the elected member with another political party, the elected member will not face disqualification in either contingency i.e. whether he chooses to go with the merger or disagrees with the same. The contention raised on behalf of the Respondents pertaining to the concept of substantive proximate becomes relevant.  It becomes clear that the Petitioners are not justified in contending that subparagraphs (1) and (2)…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Lokayukta has closed suo-motu proceedings against former Superintendent of Police (Anti Corruption Branch) Priyanka Kashyap over allegations of failing to register an FIR against ex-minister Pandurang Madkaikar in a disproportionate assets case. Former Lokayukta Justice P K Misra, in September 2020, had directed the ACB to register a First Information Report against Madkaikar while observing that SP Kashyap had entirely failed to discharge her duty according to law. The then Lokayukta also directed that suo-motu proceedings be initiated against her for gross dereliction of duty, stating that appropriate punishment was required to be imposed on SP…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar reacting to the High Court verdict said that the order is setting a bad precedent in our country and that the 10th schedule is destroyed by the order. “This order is setting a bad precedence in our country where after election few MLAs come together, may take the money and can break away. The very spirit of the 10th schedule is destroyed by the order,” said Chodankar He further said that the the10th schedule is to encourage defection or to prevent it and the SC has to make clear…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa Forward today has written to State Election Commissioner questioning the hurried manner in which delimitation process for the panchayat polls are been carried out and have demanded to postpone process of delimitation till March 10. “We have earlier seen how manipulation’s have taken place during Municipal Polls for which we had to go till Supreme Court and seek justice; delimitation process should be put on hold till 10th March: Goa Forward in its letter to SEC,” said GFP in a letter GFP further The people of the State are currently waiting for the results of the…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: Locals of the Curchorem municipal area ​​ have approached the PWD water supply section and have asked why the overall water bill has increased exorbitantly. Citizens who had lodged a complaint with the PWD water supply section later said that they were called on Thursday by the officers because the assistant engineer of the water supply section was not available in the office on Wednesday. Amar Naik, who had lodged a complaint with the authorities, said, “We have not received any water bills since the government had drawn up the water scheme six months ago. We have…