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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: BJP minority cell was criticized for failing to repair and restore the retaining wall of Historic Safa Masjid. Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) Chairman for Minority Cell Nazhir Khan questioned the purpose of BJP minority Cell as Urfan Mulla failed to work for minorities, including Muslim, Catholic, Jain, Sikh etc. and giving only vague promises. Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) Chairman for Minority Cell Nazhir Khan and local congress committee members criticized the BJP Government and its Minority Cell Chief Urfan Mulla for failing to conduct repairs and restore the retaining wall of Historic Safa Masjid at…

Goemkarponn desk Margao: The Shadow council for Margao pointed out that the differences within the Muslim community put up by some politicians is the main cause for the unresolved issue of Kabrastan. A huge chunk of land here was encroached upon by some influential person, which continues to remain uncleared by the competent authorities, points out Countinho. In a press statement issued by the Savio Coutinho of Shadow council for Margao stated that “It is truly an irony that on the one hand, settlement’s and commercial establishments are legally permissible around existing Cremation places, but on the other hand, Cremation…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward Party (GFP) has written to the Chief Justice and the High Court of Bombay judges at Goa seeking their intervention to take suo moto cognizance of the blatant corruption with respect to the Job Recruitment in the State of Goa. “With utmost urgency to draw your attention to the corrupt state of affairs in the State of Goa concerning the artificially created vacancies in the government posts and the blatant corruption of illegally and arbitrarily filling those government vacancies and therefore, I am seeking the intervention of this Court to take suo moto cognizance and…

Chistanand Pednekar/ Goemkarponn desk SANGUEM: All’s not well in the Sanguem constituency’s Congress camp. The Congressmen are unhappy over the recent re-joining of local MLA Prasad Gaonkar in the Congress party. Series of challenges, from forming a Congress block committee, multiple ticket aspirants to resignation of the senior party workers from the Congress are before the Congress party. Congress party workers from the Sanguem constituency isn’t convinced with the local MLA Prasad Gaonkar’s capacity to bring good governance and development to the Sanguem constituency. Most of the Congressmen from Sanguem are against MLA Gaonkar, criticizing him for his failure terming…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: With the tourist season in full flow, the COVID19 threat seems to be looming large on Goa as three of the passengers who arrived from UK today morning tested positive for the deadly virus. Health Minister Vishwajit Rane informed that samples had been sent for genome sequencing. The flight is the 101st under the Vande Bharat Mission and has arrived from London’s Heathrow Airport. Prior to this 3 passengers from UK and 5 sailors including 3 Russians and 2 Georgians had tested positive for Covid. Their samples were also sent to Pune labs for genome sequencing. Reports…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) workers, in a significant show of strength, held a massive meeting in Vasco to send a clear message to the GSL management that they are united and will not succumb to their tactics to break their unity any longer. As per the information given by Cyril A. Fernandes, Senior Trade Unionist and Chicalim Activist, he was invited as a Guest of Honor by the workmen to address them and guide them in the future course of action. In his address, Cyril warned the workmen that the GSL management has a history of destroying…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Verna Police have solved the blind murder case of victim Anwar Shaikh withing 72 hours. The accussed has been identified as Aslam Khan who is a resident of Baina, Vasco. Police informed that accused Aslam Khan confessed that he assaulted victim with hammer over the face and fled away from spot with his scooter and also took away the mobile phone to destroy the evidence. “During the course of investigation technical surveillance was mounted and we obtained crucial lead after which Aslam Khan was apprehended. Accused person have confessed that he assaulted the deceased over previous enmity,”…