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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: In an uncanny and tense situation at the Polem border, Congressmen in Goa held fort till 2 pm on Tuesday, demanding RT-PCR negative report along with vaccination certificate from the people entering Goa from Karnataka. Congressmen on Tuesday began to impose its own SOP demanding Rt-PCR negative report from people entering Goa via Polem border check-post and resisted moves by police to stop their action, finally withdrawing from the check post at about 2 pm. Interestingly, while the policemen and other government officials manning the entry point at Polem checkpost remained mute spectators, Congress leaders including GPCCI…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: TMC Leader Alex Reginaldo has refuted claims of him re-joining the Congress party ahead of the Goa Assembly Elections. Rumours were doing rounds that Reginaldo was in talks with the Congress party and was thinking of going back to the latter. “”I have joined the party, which will fight the BJP so there is no question of any rumours of I joining any party. It is full and final,”” said Reginaldo. He said he had joined the TMC as a direct flight to the BJP. “”Real force is required to destroy the BJP,”” he said Reginaldo had…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Marcaim BJP block Committee members on Tuesday claimed that if former MLA Ravi Naik contests from Marcaim on BJP ticket, then BJP will be 101 per cent sure to win the Marcaim seat. Vice President Sagar Mulvi, during the press conference, claimed that during the past 22 years, the incumbent Marcaim MLA failed to bring any new developmental works in Marcaim constituency and on this ground, “Marcaim voters are seriously thinking about the voting, and accordingly people will bring parivartan in Marcaim so that Marcaim constituency sees the development in the near future,” he said. Mulvi further…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Michael Lobo, who quit the BJP today, said that he is still undecided on which party to contest, claiming that he was in talks with many parties. Lobo had quit as the MLA and also the minister in the state cabinet. “I am still undecided on which party to contest; I am talking with many political parti; I I will join after all the things are finalised,” said Lobo speaking to reporters. He further said that he knows that people will stay behind him and support him to any party he joins and contests elections. Sources claim…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Councillor Geetali Talavlikar was elected as a new chairperson of Ponda Municipal Council on Tuesday. Talavlikar was supported by MGP party. Talavlikar defeated the BJP backed councillor Pradeep Naik by 8 against 7 votes. It may be recalled that the post of Chairperson was vacant recently after the resignation of Shantaram Colvekar. During interacting with the press, newly elected Chairperson Geetali Talavlikar said she would emphasise some new developmental works in the Ponda municipal area. The civic election is non-political, but supporters of various political parties ruled the Council, however with no stability in Council. After forming…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) today announced its fourth list of candidates ahead of Goa Assembly Elections. These are Gauresh Mandrekar from Siolim, Valerie Fernandes from Fatorda, Desmond Fernandes from Benaulim, Samir Satarkar from Poriem, Andre Sebastiao Viegas from Vasco, Gaurish Anant Borkar from Dabolim and Vishal Dessai from Quepem. “All these political parties in Goa are playing dirty politics. They are switching from one party to another at the last moment,” said Parab. He further said that Goemkars are all fed up with this mess and the traditional politics in which they are using money and religion.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister for Power Nilesh Cabral, in a scathing attack on former BJP MLA and minister Michael Lobo said that the former was a “pampered rotten mango.” Reacting to Lobo’s resignation from the BJP and reports of him joining Congress, the former MLA was never with BJP despite being pampered. “He always raised meaningless issues. He was given too much importance in the party,” he said. Cabral said that late Manohar Parrikar pampered him too much, and despite being his mentor, Lobo constantly criticised late CM also. Cabral said it is good that Lobo has left and is…