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The statement has shocked one and all as the Goans have always opposed the casinos and demanded their removal from the River Mandovi for over a decade now. The BJP, on the other hand, has been conveniently extending the licences of the casinos in Mandovi every six months, thus trying to suggest the State government is looking out for another place to relocate the casinos. If the BJP and Dr Pramod Sawant forgot, we wish to inform him that the former Chief Minister, late Manohar Parrikar, had led a huge protest against the same casinos in 2011 and blamed the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Today, AITC Rajya Sabha MP Luizinho Faleiro slammed the BJP for its remarks on Goa TMC’s alliance with the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP). Hitting back at Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who recently remarked that the ‘culture of TMC & MGP does not match’, Luizinho Faleiro said, ‘Was it BJP’s culture to use the MGP to come to power and betray the MGP by robbing their two MLAs and then completely discarding them?’ At the same press conference, Faleiro also questioned AICC Goa In-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao for his confusing comments on the Congress’ alleged understanding with…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: After cases of the new corona variant Omicron were found, there was a lot of outcry in Goa. In fact, five additional instances have been discovered here, and they have all been quarantined. Pramod Sawant, the state chief minister, has issued a comment on the subject. He recently stated that the people of Goa should not be alarmed by the threat of Omicron and that everyone will be vaccinated by December 19. “In any event, the campaign will be done by December,” he stated in his statement. On the other hand, Vaccination was described as the most…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party leader Rahul Mhambre strongly condemned Union tourism minister G Kishan Reddy for branding Goa as the ‘casino capital’ of the country. During his last visit, Union tourism minister G Kishan Reddy said, “people have already given casino capital title to Goa and the Centre was open to declaring it as the “casino capital of India”, if it benefits the state. Mhambre stated that the tourism minister himself stating that Goa should be made country’s casino capital is no surprise to Goa. It is well known that casinos are always funded by BJP all this…

Goemkarponn desk DELHI: The University Grants Commission (UGC) to end Ragging will soon set up a 24×7 anti-ragging helpline for students of Goa University and its affiliated colleges across the state. UGC has floated a tender for selecting NGOs and NGAs for monitoring of 24×7 anti-ragging helpline, creating awareness to demote Ragging in Universities, colleges and associated IT and Database work. The Goa University has set up Anti Ragging Unit to conduct an on the spot enquiry into any incident of Ragging referred to it by the Head of the Institution or any member of the faculty or any member…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI:The SC adjourned the contempt plea filed against Goa Govt officials & Tamnar in the alleged illegal felling of trees at Sangod post-vacation. “Supreme Court appeared severely unhappy with the felling of nearly 3,000 trees at Sangod when the matter came up for hearing today. Court was also unhappy that the matter was sought to be adjourned because Tushar Mehta (for Goa govt) was on his legs in another courtroom,” said Goa Foundation Director Claude Alvares. Alvares informed that Court refused to issue notice on the application filed by Tamnar requesting exemption from the Court’s 4.2.2015 order prohibiting…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The sarpanch post could not be filled as the two ladies who filed nominations never got seconder for the past four and half years. In a five-member panchayat, three elected are male panch members, and two are females. The Sarpanch post was reserved for a woman, but the three male Panchas did not second the ladies. Every time a lady panch-member filed nominations for the post, none of the male panch members supported it. Hence, the male deputy Sarpanch was ruling the Panchayat. Now for the first time, Anjali Anil Naik became sarpanch with a supporting lady…