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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Former Panaji MLA Siddharth Kuncoliencar made a major claim on Monday that some schools in Goa did not celebrate the 60th Goa Liberation Day. Taking to the tweeter, Kuncoliencar demanded Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant’s intervention and strict action against teh erring schools. “SHAME! Some aided schools affiliated to a certain institution in Goa did not celebrate our #GoaLiberationDay today. Request @GovtofGoa @goacm @DrPramodPSawant Ttoinitiate enquiry to curb this anti-national behaviour. #Goa_Liberation #GoaAt60,” he said. In another tweet, Kuncoliencar said that former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was busy flying pigeons and forgot about Goa’s Liberation. “Nehru, in…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Aam Aadmi Party vice president Pratima Coutinho promised to resolve the garbage issue in Navelim on a priority basis if she wins the upcoming assembly elections. As seen in a video posted on social media, Coutinho pointed out stinking garbage lying along the Nagmodem, Davorlim, and the Housing Board Rumdamol roads in the Navelim constituency. AAP vice president Pratima Coutinho said, “Navelim district is facing a tough time in combating garbage, which is seen everywhere on the side of the road. Population growth has coincided with an increase in the garbage around the village for the last…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Health Minister and BJP MLA Vishwajit Rane today said that his father Pratapsingh Rane has had his inning and his sympathies are no longer with the GPCC President Girish Chodankar. “My father Pratapsingh Rane has had his inning, and his sympathies are no longer with you, Girish Chodankar. Today leaders are quitting the Congress that show there is no faith in your leadership,” said Rane. He further said that with Reginaldo quitting the party, Chodankars leadership is questionable as Congress is slowly getting eradicated from the state. Reacting to Girish’s allegations on SEZ scam, Rane rubbished the…

Goekarponn desk VASCO: Goa Fishing Boat Owners Association president Jose Philip D’souza blames the state government for giving lip service to the Goan fisherfolk. The plan to form a fisheries corporation has not seen the daylight nor the promised boat repair scheme of the state government is reaching the boat owners as the bank staff are unaware about such schemes, says D’souza. Jose Philip D’souza, president of Goa Fishing Boat Owners Association, said if the fishing corporation had been there, it would have definitely benefited the fisherfolk. “I had heard that the corporation would come into existence and the pending…

Goemkarponn desk Canacona: People from Canacona taluka who lost their lives due to Covd19 infection during the pandemic were remembered, and solidarity with their families was expressed on the 60th liberation day of Goa by the Canacona MLA Isidore Fernandes. After the ceremonious unfurling of India’s national flag on the Liberation day of Goa in Canacona, at the function, MLA Fernandes paid his tribute to the martyrs, Covid warriors and also expressed his solidarity and sympathy to the families whose members succumbed to the Covid19 infection during the first and second wave of covid19 which came a few months back.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa’s most popular and vibrant film club is back in action. The Cinephile Film Club of the Entertainment Society of Goa will resume its weekly screenings at Maquinez Palace, from 23rd December at 6.30 pm. The Alfred Hitchcock classic, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) starring James Stewart and Doris Day, featuring the evergreen song Que sera sera, will be screened. Till March 2020, the Cinephile Film Club was hosting weekly screenings of Indian and foreign. Apart from the regular screenings, the film club has also hosted festivals like the European film festival, National award-winning film…

Says Goa would have been liberated much earlier if Sardar Patel had lived a little longer Modi showers praise on Goa Govt; urges Goans to set new goals to achieve greater heights by 75th year of state’s liberation Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today claimed that if former Union Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had lived a little longer, Goa would not have needed so long to get liberated. Stating that Goa tops in good governance, the Prime Minister remembered his former colleague ex-Union Defence Minister and Goa CM late Manohar Parrikar and said that Seeing Goa prosper…