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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: In a significant blow to Ponda BJP, Opposition MGP and GF backed Jaya Sawant has been elected as Ponda Municipal Council’s vice-chairperson. Sawant defeated BJP backed Archana Dangui by nine agaisnt six votes. Ponda BJP block President and Councillor Vishwanath Dalvi said this would not impact BJP prospect in the assembly election. “Our candidate was sure to win. PMC election is not on party lines. Anyone can become Chairperson/ Vice-Chairperson as Councillors shares friendly relations with each other,” he said. MGP Leader Ketan Bhatikar expressed happiness over development in PMC. “In future, more councillors would support MGP,”…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Since 2017, the priorities of this government has been strange. The government has been dependent on cosmetic changes rather than permanent solutions to many issues. While teh State government has no money to repair the roads or hot-mix them, it has spent a whopping Rs 13 crore on the beautification of teh already beautiful Miramar beach in Panaji city. Miramar Beach, which attracts hordes of tourists and locals alike, has seen a Rs 13 crore makeover, with the inauguration by CM yesterday. The four-phase beautification project under the Smart City mission is being undertaken at the cost…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has asked teh BJP workers to work hard to re-elect the party to power so that the projects like Mopa and Zuari Bridge are inaugurated by them. “BJP government needs to retain the power to inaugurate the developmental projects such as Mopa Airport and Zuari Bridge,” Sawant said. CM said that opposition parties are hassled by BJP’s popularity and acceptance among the people, as a result of which they are forming an alliance in the hope to defeat the ruling party. While addressing a meeting of BJP State Presidents and key representatives…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: After being at the helm for years, the outgoing Director-General of Police, Mukesh Kumar Meena, says Goa needs to shed the “drug destination” tag. Meena has been transferred to Delhi while he was replaced by IPS ID Shukla in Goa. In his parting statement, the DGP says, “Goa should not be looked upon as a drug destination, and it shall be the motto of Goa Police to make Goa a drug-free State.” He said the perception about Goa state needs to be changed globally. The outgoing Director General of Police, Mukesh Kumar Meena, in an official statement…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa should not be looked upon as a drug destination, and it shall be the motto of Goa Police to make Goa a drug-free State. The perception about Goa state needs to be changed globally said outgoing Director General of Police Mukesh Kumar Meena in an official statement issued by the Goa Police. The statement also said that the anti-narcotics police as well as the district police had been “directed to maintain strict vigil and intensify patrolling and checking at state borders, airport and railway stations to ensure that supply of drug is totally stopped and prevented…

Goemkarponn desk Porvorim: Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte on Wednesday said that the investigations to be conducted into the reason why BJP member Krishna Savlo Naik procured the gun. He questioned whether Krishna wanted to eliminate him or Sarpanch or someone else in the run up for the upcoming election. Khaunte on Wednesday sought a clarification from Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant as to why his own partymen from Porvorim constituency were allowed to continue with the criminal activities. After meeting Superintendent of Police (North Goa) Shobhit Saxena, Khaunte said that the recent seizure of pistol and bullets from Krishna Naik…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: AAP National Convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said he questioned one of the seniormost leaders of Goa Pratapsing Rane “what he has done in the constituency for last 50 years? Kejriwal said, “We have to work hard to make Goa of our dreams. I am a common man, and I am no politician. I only know to work. I know how difficult it is for a common man to earn a livelihood, educate their children”. He said ten years ago, there were only two parties in Delhi, BJP and Congress. “They have a setting like they…