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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed Shrem Resorts Pvt Ltd not to go ahead and conduct any commercial activity at the Toy Beach Club while also directing the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) to seal the said premises. “We direct Shrem Resorts Pvt Ltd not to carry out any commercial activity at the Toy Beach Club, Candolim. We direct the GCZMA to forthwith seal the said premises. It is open for the GCZMA to seek police assistance if so required,” the HC said. Prima facie, there appears to be some substance in the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: All India Congress Committee (AICC) Goa election in-charge P Chidambaram today denied any alliance with the Goa Forward Party (GFP) for the 2022 elections; but stated that the regional party wanted to support Congress, which has been agreed upon. “The word alliance is used discriminately. Vijai Sardesai (GFP president) said that he wants to support Congress to bring BJP down and Rahul Gandhi accepted his support,” Chidambaram told in a press conference. The AICC leader said that the Congress party is strong enough to defeat the BJP in 2022 and if any party wants to support them,…

There is a precedent in the past of Minister’s being asked to resign without a police complaint In 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked his Minister MJ Akbar to resign after the #MeToo allegations. In 1989, Dayanand Narvekar had to step down on public demand without any complaint Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: On Wednesday, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant assured to act against the Minister, who is accused of being involved in an alleged sex scandal, provided a complaint is filed. “I will sack the concerned minister, and that is 100 per cent provided a complaint is filed by the victim,”…

Goemkapronn desk BICHOLIM: An anti-incumbency wave against the BJP seem to be taking root in Mayem constituency, with many claiming their stake for the BJP ticket in the upcoming elections. The Mayem constituency has been a stronghold of the BJP for a long, and it is believed that any candidate will win the elections from the constituency if given a BJP ticket. There has always been a demand for a local candidate in the constituency, and even during this elections, this demand has cropped up. “We want a local candidate, and if Mayem MLA, Pravin Zantye, is given a ticket,…

The clip has been viral, and ever since then, the Minister starring in the video has gone missing or ran underground. The Chief Minister has been giving some flimsy excuses saying Girish Chodankar should name the Minister, file a complaint and what not. But Chodankar has been straight in saying CM has seen the clip and protecting the Minister. Chodankar also claimed that the incriminating videos and audio files were also shown to the Chief Minister, who went out of his way to protect this Minister and destroy the evidence. SURAJ NANDREKAR Editor, Goemkarponn It has almost been more…

The leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party Gabriel Fernandes, Abhijeet Dessai, Anil Gaonkar and Anup Kudtarkar held a Parivartan Yatra across Curchorem, Sanguem, Sanvordem, and Canacona and received a tremendous response from the community. AAP Curchorem assembly incharge Gabriel Fernandes appealed to the people of Curchorem to support AAP just once to derive the benefits of honest politics. He was critical of local MLA Nilesh Cabral for not solving the electricity problem in his own constituency even though he is in charge of the power ministry. Fernandes said, “Located in the mining routes area, Curchorem Constituency has been greatly affected…

Delhi MLA and in-charge of Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Goa unit, Atishi, will be on a one-day trip to poll-bound Goa.This is her second visit to the state ahead of the polls. Atishi will reach Goa for her one-day visit around 9:30 pm on Thursday. She will attend door-to-door campaigning in Calangute with AAP leader Sudesh Mayekar on Friday morning. Following lunch on Friday, Atishi will address the media at the AAP office in Panaji. She will join AAP vice president Venzy Viegas for door-to-door campaign in Benaulim, and will attend the Parivartan Yatra in Fatorda with AAP vice president…