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Villages still have no water, power or road connectivity But Goa govt has splurged over ₹ 300 cr for big programmes instead of developing basic infrastructure in villages Goemkarponn desk SANGUEM: Goa will celebrate the 60th LIberation Day on December 19 tomorrow, and the political parties are jostling within themselves to claim credit for Goa’s development. The Central Government has given a grant of ₹ 300 cr to State for Diamond Jubilee celebrations, but instead of developing infrastructure in villages, it has been splurged on needless programmes. We recently saw how every MLA in the Goa Legislative Assembly is a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: After initial hiccups, Congress has finally announced a pre-poll alliance with the Goa Forward Party for the upcoming elections scheduled for February 2022. Addressing the press conference, AICC Goa desk incharge Dinesh Gundu Rao said that the Indian National Congress has entered into a pre-poll alliance with the Goa Forward Party. “We have officially entered into a pre-poll alliance with the GFP. Vijai Sardesai had met our leader Rahul Gandhi and had extended the support to fight BJP in Goa and bring a change in Goa,” said Rao while addressing the media. Rao said that in the…

It is no secret that despite it being an election time, many ministers in the Sawant Cabinet do not want goodwill from the public as they know very well people will send them home this election and hence are making merry when the sun shines. The Chief Minister announced that a three-member committee – Principal Secretary Punit Kumar, Special Secretary Vigilance Ankita Anand and Director of Vigilance have been appointed to probe the serious allegations of job sales by PWD Minister Deepak Pauskar. While the CM’s prompt action is appreciated, the silence over a similar scam in the Health department…

Chirstanand Pednekar/ Goekarponn desk CURCHOREM: Political situation in the Curchorem constituency, especially in Congress block, has been surrounded by suspense. When two Congress ticket aspirants are slogging themselves by socializing and actively showing their presence in the public domain, it will be interesting for the Curchorem people to know who will bag the Congress ticket in the Curchorem constituency. Several interesting political developments are unfolding with the assembly elections round the corner. There is no second opinion that the people of the Curchorem constituency, especially the supporters of the Congress party, will get a chance to witness the twist and…

Neha Masurkar, Psychologist  Parenting is the process of raising a child and developing emotional, cognitive, and motor skills in them. Parenting can be the most rewarding and the most challenging job in the world. Parenting has never been easy. But the widespread adoption of smartphones and the rise of social media has introduced a new wrinkle to the challenges of parenthood. In fact, a majority of parents in India including those who have at least one child under the age of 18, but who may also have an adult child or children – say that parenting is harder today than…

Goekarponn desk Margao: A shopkeeper from the Margao market demands justice from the competent authorities. Shopkeepers from the Margao market question that when his Kiosk was razed from one spot on the High Court order, how could another person be allowed to set up a kiosk at the same spot. Sharad Fulari, a local shopkeeper from the Margao market, said that he was had a kiosk in the market which was razed a few years ago over the court order, and we were given a place elsewhere, but unfortunately, we don’t get business at that site since the place is…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Porvorim Police have arrested 3 persons connected to an attempt to murder case. According to the police, the accused have been identified as Vijay Khanna (66), Leela Khanna (60) and Anu Raul (36). Police informed that a complaint in the matter was filed by Meera Nimlekar (60) from Verem. After the complaint, the police said the accused, with their common intention, abused the complainant and her son Shanu with bad words and further assaulted them with a danda and an iron road, thereby causing serious injuries to Shanu and minor injuries to the complainant. The police said…