Goemakrponn desk CALANGUTE: A day after, news reports (not Goemkarponn) claimed Waste Management Minister Michael Lobo denied rumours of him and his wife joining Congress. On the other hand, Porvorim’s independent MLA Rohan Khaunte has confirmed to Goemkarponn he would join the grand old party as soon as his term ends. Speaking to Goemkarponn Khaunte said a few of his workers have joined Congress. “Zilla Parishad Member Gupesh Naik along with some supporters have joined Congress. I will soon join the party as soon as my term ends,” Khaunte said. He said he would give further details on the day…
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Of Course, today, when I look at the criticism of Parrikar then, I realise he was far better and had a great sense than the current lot of politicians, who, in my opinion, do not match 20 p.c to his calibre as a leader and decision-maker. His biggest mistake during the last term after 2017, is forcibly forming the government with the help of Goa Forward, MGP, independents, and so also bringing in the likes of Vishwajit Rane into BJP. That move dented his image. People started calling him power-hungry for forming a government through the backdoor. The Opposition MLAs,…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: As the 2022 Assembly elections fast approaches, the political activities in State have gained momentum, with several leaders and aspirants shaking hands with parties and switching loyalties. It’s a kind of “Transfer Window”, which usually happens in football or other sports wherein the players from one club join the other club, ahead of the season. Similar is the situation in Goa today. Shockingly, since 2017, the “Transfer Window” was always open, and one may call it even 24×7 in operation as 14 Congress MLAs quit the party to join hands with the ruling BJP. The BJP, which…
Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) in a narcotic raid has arrested two accused for being in possesion of illegal quantity of ganja worth Rs 8.70 lakhs. According to ANC, the accused has been identified as Vungarala Pattabhi Rama Moulali Subharao, age- 40 yrs, Native of Panasapadu, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh and Santosh Kumar Acharya s/o Ashok, age- 35yrs, native of Ganjam, Odisha . As per information, both were in possession of ganja weighing 8.700 kgs worth Rs. 8,70,000.
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Ahead of the 2022 elections, Congress is set to make its base strong in Bardez- home to crucial seven Assembly constituencies- as it has en route into the taluka, with Porvorim as its first focus. Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte, who is all set to join Congress by the end of his term as a legislator, today extended support to India’s oldest political outfit through his supporters. Former ZP members and panch members from Penha de Franca, Salvador do Mundo & Succoro, joined Congress in the presence of party president Girish Chodankar and Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat.…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Board has released the final date sheet for the Std XII First Terminal Examination of December 2021. The exams will commence on Dec 8,2021, and continue till Jan 5,2022. For most subjects, exams for students of the general streams will be conducted in the multiple-choice questions (MCQ and Subjective pattern) format. Students will answer the exam on OMR sheet. The HSSC exam will be conducted at 18 centres. The practicals for the SSC examination will be held from March 1 to March 11, 2022, while those for the NSQF subjects will be held from February 14,…
Goemkarponn desk Ponda: Goa Dairy four farmers, including former Chairman Anup Desai, Pramod Sidhaye, Vaibhav Parab and Adinath Parab, filed a petition in court alleging that there has been fresh recruitment of 25 employees in Goa Dairy. The farmers said the recruitment includes two women above 45 and one woman of 50 years, which is against recruitment violation norms. Besides this petition of former Chairman Rajesh Faldesai petition is also pending in court with respect to earlier recruitment in Goa Dairy. According to former Chairman Anup Desai it is not fair to appoint more staff than the required capacity. “Goa…