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Goemkarponn desk Mumbai, January 19, 2022: Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (“RJIL”), announces that it has paid Rs. 30,791 crore (including accrued interest) to the Department of Telecom towards prepayment of the entire deferred liabilities pertaining to spectrum acquired in auctions of year 2014, 2015, 2016 and the spectrum acquired in year 2021 through trading of right to use with Bharti Airtel Limited. The company had acquired 585.3 MHz spectrum in the said auctions/trading. RJIL had executed the first tranche of prepayment on the anniversary date in the month of October 2021 pertaining to spectrum acquired in auction in the year…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji:   Advocate Amit Palekar who has taken the current BJP-led government by storm by uncovering numerous scams frauds, and blatant illegalities, is a commoner like everyone else. The government’s misdeeds made him leave his comfortable life behind, and he took to the streets in order to preserve Goa for future generations. In a time when everyone believes nothing can be achieved by the common man, Palekar believes when the common man rises, Goa wins. Palekar has overcome a lot of odds and fought a lot of battles to reach this point. Amit Palekar from Bhandari Samaj is the…

Goemkarponn desk In a major development, the Congress today shut the doors on defector Aleixo Reginald Lourenco by announcing name of Moreno Rebello from Curtorim constituency. The Congress Party today announced fifth list of five candidates which included names of Delilah Lobo from Siolim, Kedar Naik from Saligao, Adv Carlos Alvares Fereira, Dr Dinesh Jalmi from Priol and Moreno Rebello from Curtorim. Reginald, who had resigned from Congress and joined Trinamool Congress quit the Bengal based party and said he would re-join Congress. However, there was a stiff opposition to Reginald’s re-induction into the party.

AERIAL VIEW A BJP functionary says all Goa ministers and MLAs who quit this week came from other parties, with no ideological grooming in RSS or BJP. He says that there have been similar exits in UP, Bengal, and other states. The BJP{, however, is unperturbed by such exits as it says the leaders who left were either expected to leave or were never going to be considered for the party ticket. While Wilfred D’sa and Filipe Neri had made their minds clear that they would not contest on BJP ticket, Alina, Carlos were to be ignored for the ticket…

After being in the BJP for 10 years, Alina Saldanha, wife of late Matanhy Saldanha, finally decided to quit the Aam Aadmi Party. Goemkarponn Editor Suraj Nandrekar meets Alina to find out what led to her exit from BJP and her stand on the three linear projects and rivalry with her former colleague Mauvin Godinho. Escerpts: Goemkarponne: Welcome, you have been elected two times on BJP ticket; how is people’s response as for the first time you are asking for votes for broom symbol? Alina Saldanha: Response has been very positive because it appears that everybody is looking forward…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Shiv Sena today announced an alliance ahead of the Goa Assembly Elections. NCP-Shiv Sena alliance also informed that the first list of candidates will be announced in a day or two. “We will contest on a substantial number of candidates for the Goa Assembly Elections; we will announce the first list in a day or two; NCP and Congress party aren’t in talks regarding the upcoming Goa Assembly Elections when asked about their alliance,” said Patel. He further said that congress thinks it can fight the Goa Assembly elections on its own,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a major setback to ruling BJP in Bicholim, it’s sitting MLA and Speaker Rajesh Patnekar has decided not to contest the upcoming elections on health ground. More so, the party is finding it difficult to get winnable candidate in its stronghold constituency. “I have informed the party that I do not want to contest the election on health grounds. Whichever candidate is given the party’s ticket, I will whole-heartedly work for him,” Patnekar told reporters. Patnekar is currently undergoing treatment for COVID19 at Goa Medical College and Hospital. Goa will go for polls on February 14.…