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A rush of water consumers at Ponda PWD Office with complaints of inflated water bills. Ponda Citizens Group demand to withdraw the new hiked tariff as the tariff rates lead to inflated bills that consumers cannot afford to pay. MGP leader Dr Ketan Bhatikar claims a bill of Rs 1.50 lakh was received by one consumer at Nagzar –Curti. Goemkarponn desk PONDA: On August 15, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant showed a carrot of 16k litres free water, but four months down the line, that announcement has become a nightmare for the Goans Forget getting free water; the people are…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Agonda-Khola residents have started to get sleepless nights as some uninvited guests like leopards have started to knock on their doors at midnight. The incidences of leopards and wild scavengers coming into the human settlements have increased day by day. These nocturnal wild animals tend to roam around and enter residential areas looking out for their prey. This has become a frequent story in the remote parts of Canacona taluka wherein leopards have entered residential houses in Canacona, and the recent leopard attack’ on a helpless. Chained dogs chained in the house verandah has become easy prey…

AERIAL VIEW As per the ADR report, Out of 40 sitting MLAs analyzed, 11 (28%) MLAs have declared criminal cases against themselves. Nine MLAs with severe criminal cases: 9 (23%) have declared serious criminal cases. One MLA has declared cases related to Crime against Women (IPC section 376). Party wise sitting MLAs with criminal cases: 7 (26%) out of 27 MLAs from BJP, 1 (20%) out of 5 MLAs from INC, 1 (33%) out of 3 MLAs from Goa Forward Party, 1 (100%) out of 1 MLA from NCP and 1 (33%) out of the 3 Independent MLAs have declared…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The recent sex scandal allegedly involving BJP’s Mormugao MLA Milind Naik seems to have boosted the Congress’s chances of victory in the constituency. Congress candidate Sankalp Amonkar, who lost to Milind Naik twice in 2012 and by a slender margin of just 136 votes in 2017, this time sees the best chance to win. With the numerous controversies encircling BJP MLA Milind Naik, the chances of Naik getting BJP ticket and winning this time in the election seems to be next to impossible. Mormugao constituency comprises around 19,000 voters, from which around 11,000 are female voters, and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has called on Goans to revamp the entire system by electing an honest government. He said, “Corrupt out, honest in” should be the only message heard from every home in this election. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said, “As we go into the elections, we will not only have to change the faces and parties, but the entire system must be changed. The next election will be a revolution. We must make a shift. We need to change all of these leaders, ministers, chief ministers, and the old…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: In the continuing drive against narcotic drugs, Calangute Police Team, in a raid, has apprehended a Rajasthan native on charges of possession of drugs. The accused has been identified as Bhanwarlal Bishnoi, aged 47 years, a native of Jodhpur, Rajasthan and presently residing at Calangute. According to police, in the early morning today, he was apprehended for illegally possessing 1,675 grams Ganja worth Rs 1,67,500 in a bag. The accused person is being produced before JMFC Mapusa for securing police custody. PSI Rajaram Bhagkar is conducting further investigations in this case under the supervision of PI Nolasco…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Priol MLA Govind Gaude today said that he will announce his future course of action on January 1. “Whether I am joining any party or contesting as independent will be decided and announced on January 1,” said Gaude He further said that he is not interested in who is coming and going, and his focus is only on development. “I have worked for the people of Priol, and people know that. I have fought against the odds,” he added. On June 11 this year, following a meeting with Ravi and another BJP national general secretary BL Santosh,…