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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party Porvorim Assembly in charge Ritesh Chodankar has alleged that the Socorro Panchayat has refused to furnish a Panchayat Hall for AAP’s program on the advice of former Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte. While addressing the media on Friday Chodankar said, “I had inquired about the hall seven days prior to the event and the hall was available. I was given an agreement. However, when I went to pay the amount, they denied the permit stating the hall was reserved for Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte’s event”. He said, “When I get to know that the hall…

THE YEAR GONE BY… Amidst all this chaos, the Cold War began between Health Minister Vishwajit Rane and Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant. The two spoke on a different tone altogether as the Opposition started targetting only the CM. Instead of supporting CM and managing things, the Health Minister went to the International media to target the Chief Minister. The Health Minister wanted to settle the score with CM as he was not clearing his bills and took away his “scandalous” Oxygen management. SURAJ NANDREKAR Editor, Goemkarponn Box… QUOTE OF THE YEAR…. Replying to a calling attention motion by the…

Main suspect Sunil Bhomkar files anticipatory bail in Souza Lobo violence case. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Bowing to public pressure, the police action in the Calangute restaurant vandalism case has finally begun as nine suspects have been rounded off so far. Two days after the shocking, violent act of vandalism at the iconic Souza Lobo restaurant, the main suspect Sunil Bhomkar has filed for anticipatory bail. So far, the police have arrested nine people, including Gajendra’ Chotu’ Singh (42), owner of a nightclub, Rahul Rathod (20), and Sunil Rathod, all natives of Uttar Pradesh, in the case. The owners of the…

Goemkarponn desk OLD GOA: The Save Old Goa Action Committee today said that they will not back out from their agitation untold the illegal structure in the heritage area is razed to the ground. “It has been 8 days now that the license revocation order has been out, but there has not been any action from the state government. We will not back out from our agitation until the structure is demolished,” said SOGAC Coordinator Peter Viegas. He further said that the illegal construction in Old Goa and the people against it is just one example of people’s power winning…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant challenged the Congress party to show any relevant development undertaken during their tenure when the mining revenue was at an all-time high. While addressing the inauguration function, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said that Curchorem MLA Nilesh Cabral has done good work for the constituency and change that has taken place in Curchorem has taken place under his leadership. Lots of development work has started during Cabral’s tenure. He further said that the development work done by the government was not visible to some people and if they want to see reality,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: MGP Supremo Sudin Dhavalikar today has demanded with the Election Commission of India (ECI) to curtail the public meetings of political parties in the wake of soaring COVID-19 cases. Dhavalikar also announced that defectors from MGP will not be allowed back into the party for the next six years. “We at MGP demand the ECI to curtail public meetings of political parties in the wake of COVID cases. But it should not be that one party may be allowed, while for others, it’s not. The rule should be the same,” said Dhavalikar. He further said that the…

Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: Fatorda Police have registered an FIR against Goa Forward Party (GFP) President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai to form unlawful assembly and block smooth traffic flow. Sardesai, along with residents of Fatorda, had hit the road against the BJP government for stopping the ongoing sanctioned road widening, hot mixing and drainage works. The FIR also includes charges that make it inconvenient for the public and also for using criminal force on police while discharging lawful duties. “A big thank you to all Fatordekars who walked with me at short notice. We hit the streets for our collective…