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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Condemning the murder of Shivamogga youth and Bajrang Dal activist Harsha Jingade as a heinous crime, like-minded people in Canacona called for the death penalty for the murderers. A public meeting of like-minded people was held at Chaudi (Old Bus-Stand), where speakers condemned the murder as a heinous crime against humanity and religious intolerance and demanded capital punishment for the murderers involved in the crime. An outrage engulfed neighbouring Karnataka after 26-year-old youth and Bajrang Dal activist Harsha Jingade popularly known as Harsha Hindu in Shivamogga was murdered allegedly by Muslim youths over the raging Hijab controversy…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Black spots reappear with unscrupulous elements, dumping waste and garbage on the road leading to Agonda village. The bypass road connecting NH-66 at the foot of Karmalghat (Gulem) at one end and Agonda road at Dumane-Keri is covered with garbage dumps at three different places. Agonda Sarpanch Badal Naikgaunkar blamed local residents who rent out their premises without making provisions for depositing day-to-day generated wastes. ‘People who have rented out their premises on a long-term basis needs to provide or make available collection bins at the premises. These people do not keep their day-to-day generated waste outside…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa State Election Commission (SEC) today informed that elections to 186 village panchayat will be held in June 2020. SEC also said that the entire process of ensuing elections will have to be completed by June 18. “Elections to 186 village panchayat will be held in June 2020, the entire process ensuing elections will have to be completed by June 19,” the SEC W.V Ramamurthy. SEC further said that it has initiated the process of the delimitation of 186 Village Panchayat areas into wards for ensuing General Elections to Village Panchayats 2022. “In order to complete the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Expressing concern about Goans in Ukraine, CM Pramod Sawant has urged the Union Minister of External Affairs to help in the safe return of Goans. “We are concerned about the Goans in Ukraine who are considering returning to India in light of the ongoing Russia – Ukraine crisis. I request Union Minister for External Affairs Dr S Jaishankarto help in the safe return of Goans. I am keeping track of the situation,” said Sawant. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine, claiming it’s intended to protect civilians. In a televised address, Putin…

PANAJI: Condemning the act of NCZMA for rejecting the plea of deleting the port limits in the Goa Coastal Zone Management Plan, Congress party charged that despite knowing that the port limits has the potential to usurp the powers of the state and local bodies, the BJP government failed to protect Goa. “It is the conspiracy of BJP to sell Goa to crony capitalist.” Congress leaders said. Congress spokesperson Olancio Simoes and Chairman of Professional Congress Elvis Gomes, Chairman of Research Department Avinash Tavares and Capt Viriato Fernandes, Orville Dourado, Jason Silveria, Ramiro Mascarenhas and Siddharth Karapurkar on Wednesday addressed…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: AAP’s National Youth Vice president Siddesh Bhagat has said that the change in nomenclature of Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) to Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) is nothing but a plan to finish the Rights of the state. “The Union government has constituted a new board of major port authority for Mormugao port, a move that would rename is from the classic MPT to MPA (Authority) and make local laws redundant within its jurisdiction. The changes are part of the Major Port Authorities Act, 2021, which replaces the Major Port Trusts Act,1963,” he said. Bhagat further says that this…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Pathetic conditions of the Kadamba transport corporation Ltd buses has been highlighted by a NGO named GOACAN. The NGO has written a letter to the Assistant Director of Transport requesting to immediately look into the matter. GOACAN has sought its intervention to get KTCL Vasco Depot to undertake repairs of Bus No GA-03 X-0260 in the interest of the comfort & safety of consumers using the same. The NGO has addressed a letter to the Assistant Director of Transport Vasco Rajesh B.Naik in this regard. When Roland Martins of GOACAN informed that after receiving complaints from multiple…