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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Crime Branch in a raid have seized illegal liquor at A K Wine Store, Colva worth Rs 3.08,940 lakhs. The raid was conducted by Crime Branch Ribandar team led by PI Filomeno Costa, PSI Girish Padloskar, ASI Santosh Govekar ,HC- Ajay Naik, PC-Vikram Kandolkar, Rohan Dhavaskar, Rupesh Gaikwad and Sudesh Matkar based on reliable input. The raid was conducted in the private premises yesterday at A k wine store, H.No.411/1(A),4th ward, Colva Salcete Goa and seized illegal liquor which was stored in the house adjacent to the warehouse worth Rs.3,08,940/- approximately was seized. The seized illegal liquor…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: BJP leader and former Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte on Friday began his door-to-door campaning in the constituency after seeking blessings from Shree Vetal Chawdeshwar Maharudra Temple at Maina, Socorro. Khaunte also visited Our Lady of Soccoro and Shree Ramwadeshwar Temple on the first day of his campaigning before reaching out to the voters. The former Porvorim MLA has been getting tremendous response from the people, who are vouching for his developmental initiatives in the constituency. “After two terms of being Independent candidate, I am contesting on BJP ticket this time. People have always been supporting me as…

Goemkarponn desk Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party National Convener Arvind Kejriwal is all set to make a one-day visit to Goa to release AAP’s vision document for the state ahead of the 2022 polls. Kejriwal will arrive on Saturday afternoon. Kejriwal had toured the poll-bound state previously, promising to introduce a ‘Corruption free governance model’ in the state if his party is elected. Kejriwal is scheduled to arrive at Dabolim Airport in the afternoon, and will lead door-to-door campaigning in St. André, Cortalim, and Shiroda with the party leaders. He had virtually launched a door-to-door campaign in the…

Goemkarponn desk BENAULIM: Impressed by the Aam Aadmi Party’s vision for the business community and AAP Benaulim candidate Venzy Viegas’s vision for Benaulim constituency, prominent businessmen from Benaulim on Friday endorsed AAP leader Venzy Viegas and encouraged Benaulim residents to support the AAP. Benaulim businessmen stated that they did not receive the support they expected from the government to run their business in the area. Therefore, they urge the Benaulim people to support AAP to bring about change in the constituency. Joe Periera, an entrepreneur from Benaulim, said, “I’ve been in the business for 15 years, and I’m being harassed…

AERIAL VIEW So if you consider the situation, it is clear the BJP is meeting out injustice to Utpal. However, on the other hand, it is correct because Babush, despite all his escapades and alleged criminal antecedents, is a winnable candidate and influences the entire Tiswadi taluka. His wife, Jennifer Monseratte, is an MLA from Taleigao; his close friends Francis Silveira and Tony Fernandes are MLAs of St Andre and St Cruz, respectively. If Babush is denied a ticket, it would obviously face major issues in all these constituencies, which BJP would never want after the peculiar situation in Bardez…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: With elections slated for exactly a month from today, Goa is staring at another peak of COVID19, considering that the rallies and meeting would start as campaigning hots up. On Thursday, Covid positivity rate hit whooping 39.41 % today, with 3728 of the 9459 samples testing positive for covid. With 971 recoveries active covid count of the State has reached 16,887. Incidentally, total covid cases in Goa since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020 has crossed the 2 lakh mark and stand at 1,00,824. The President of the Goa Association of Resident Doctors (GARD), Dr…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: There is a strong sense of ambiguity in the Congress block Curchorem leaders about who will be the Congress candidate from the Curchorem constituency. With the Assembly election approaching fast, some active Congress workers are waiting eagerly when the state Congress committee will announce its candidature in Curchorem. The delay in announcing the Congress candidate in Curchorem has become a matter of concern among some senior Congress supporters and the workers from Curchorem. Discussions on this issue within the Congress block and outside the Congress circle are ongoing in full swing. It is well known that there…