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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: BJP today has swept the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) by-elections by winning both the seats it had contested. In Cortalim, BJP-backed independent candidate won. As per data, the BJP candidate from Davorlim, Paresh Pandurang Naik, won the by-poll elections by a vote margin of 706 votes. In Reis Magos ZP Constituency, BJP Candidate Sandeep Bandodkar won the by-poll elections by a vote margin of 4244 votes. In Cortalim, BJP-backed Independent Candidate Merciana Mendes E Vas won the by-poll elections. She polled 4453 votes. As per the Voters list, the total voters of the above three ZP Constituencies were…
Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: A delegation of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) has appealed to North Goa Collector not to serve ‘Halal’ food forcefully to Hindu consumers, and ‘Non-Halal’ food should be made available to the Hindu community. HJS delegation was comprised of Prof. Mukund Kawthankar and Suresh Dicholkar of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’; Jayesh Thali of ‘Gomantak Mandir Mahasangh’; Mandar Gawde of ‘Shiva Pratishthan’; Subhash Kushwaha, North Goa convenor of Rashtriya Hindu Vahini; Arun Naik, Laxmikant Kerkar and Shubha Sawant of Sanatan Sanstha. The Memorandum says that in India “we have ‘Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’ (FSSSI) under the…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In view of the rising cases of Motor Vehicle accidents which have resulted in a very high number of fatalities on the Goan roads, the Government of Goa has taken note of the same and has directed all the stakeholders to prepare a ‘Road Safety Management Plan’ after receiving inputs from the general public. From the year 2022 till 30/09/2022, the State of Goa has witnessed a total of 2,244 accidents, of which 179 are fatal accidents in which 195 people have lost their lives on Goan roads as compared to 1969 accidents and 148 fatal accidents…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a democratic set-up, people are supreme, where the interest of the people cannot be overlooked, stated Governor P. S. Sreedharan Pillai while speaking at an interaction programme held at Vimleshwar Devasthan, Rivona, in Sanguem constituency today. The Governor replied to the people’s grievances and assured them to look into their problems through the central Government. “During Goa Sampurna Yatra, I succeeded in covering 90% of the area of Goa, interacted with various people and learned about Goan people. Goan people are good at heart, loving, hard-working etc.,” he said. He said Raj Bhavan is Lok Bhavan…
Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: The Minister for Tourism and Information and Technology, Rohan Khaunte, assured the locals of Quepem, during his taluka tour, of improving net connectivity in the villages. He said the Government will try its best to sort out issues related to connectivity. Present during the tour were Minister for Public Works Nilesh Cabral, Minister for Social Welfare Subhash Phaldesai, Quepem MLA, Shri Altone D’ Costa, and former Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar, among others. Khaunte has been assigned to the Quepem constituency to understand different issues facing the people. He also visited the historical Betul fort. The locals…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant, inaugurated the Off Farm Sector Producer Organisation (OFPO) for Kunbi handloom weaving today in Panaji. The OFPO is being coordinated by the National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). While speaking on occasion, Dr Sawant informed that land for the Handicraft Village in Sanguem has been earmarked and stressed the need to create skilled manpower in this field, for which he said the Government has gone the extra mile to impart training to women in Kunbi handloom weaving. The Chief Minister asked kunbi weavers to take the initiative and start their…