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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Bombay High Court at Goa on Wednesday agreed with the petitioner’s contention that the disqualification petition against ten ex-Congress MLAs will not impact the prospect of these incumbent legislators, who are now part of BJP, during the February polls. The Division Bench hearing the disqualification petition filed by Congress President Girish Chodankar against ten of its former MLAs said that the petition’s outcome will have a wider impact across country. The matter will now be heard on February 1, along with the MGP petition filed against two of its former legislators. Chodankar has challenged the Speaker’s…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Alleging that BJP has stifled the democracy of Goa and has assaulted the environment, the Chairman of All India Professionals’ Congress, Dr Shashi Tharoor, on Tuesday promised to address all the issues grappled with Goa, that too due to faulty policies of the saffron party. Tharoor was interacting with people of Goa on Tuesday over Digital Town Hall. Former Minister, Working President TPCC In-Charge Dr. J Geeta Reddy, GPCC President Girish Chodankar, Goa In charge Dinesh Gundu Rao, Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat, Chairman of GPCC Professional Congress Elvis Gomes and others participated. “Irrespective of caste, creed,…

“See, Delhi government is a union territory. Annually, they get 20,000 cr from the Centre as a grant, and they can afford to give free electricity. They get so much money from the Centre that they can put it up for so many things. Is Kejriwal giving from his pocket? He is giving it from the State Treasury only. Also, Delhi is a cosmopolitan city, and the government’s income is high, but Goa is different. Here every govt has been taking loans, not just this govt. The loans taken by past govt’s are paid now by us. There is nothing…

DHIRAJ HARMALKAR/Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Bharatiya Janata Party seems to have caught up in a dilemma on whom to be given party ticket in the Sanguem constituency. Former BJP Sanguem MLA Subhash Faldesai and Savitri Kavlekar, wife of BJP Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant (Babu) Kavlekar, both of them are claiming their right over the BJP ticket in Sanguem. Considering the assembly election of 2022 is a few days away, all political parties are busy doing door to door election campaigning and preparing their strategies to convince people to vote for their political party and win. Although, this time, there is not…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The All India Congress Commitee (AICC) today declared the fourth of 8 candidates for the Goa Assembly Elections. As per the list, Meghashyam Raut will contest from Bicholim, Aman Lotlikar for Thivim, Michael Lobo for Calangute, Vikas Prabhudesai for Porvorim, Anthony Fernandes for St Andre. Further, Dharmesh Saglani for Sankhalim, Lavu Mamledar for Marciam, Prasad Gaonkar for Sanguem and Janardhan Bhandari for Canacona. Surprisingly, Goa Forward Party which is in alliance with the Congress failed to get a ticket for Jagdish Bhobe in St Andre. “Congratulations to all the Candidates. Let us work together to bring back…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: On Monday Tuesday, the Congress candidate for Mormugao Sankalp Amonkar alleged that BJP is government machinery against him and harassing him by summoning him to crime branch over the issue of ‘Sex Scandal’ by BJP MLA Milind Naik. Amonkar was summoned to the crime branch on Tuesday and was later taken to the women’s police station in Panaji to take possession of mobile phones handed over to the latter by the former. He said that police are harassing him over a complaint lodged by one lady against him. “This lady had complained in Bihar, which was transferred…

Goemkarponn desk/ PANAJI: BJP Goa In-charge CT Ravi today said that former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal is a BJP worker, and he will stay with the BJP and work for the party. “Former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar always worked for Bharatiya Janata Party and never brought his family to politics,” said CT Ravi. He further said that BJP became strong in Goa due to the hard work of Manohar Parrikar. Manohar always dreamt of strengthening the party further. He worked towards this goal throughout his life. He believed that BJP was the only party that could ensure development…