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Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: Governor of Goa, P. S. Sreedharan Pillai today visited and saw for himself the working of Missionaries of Charity, St Joseph Home, Quepem, an old age home. Speaking on occasion, the Governor said that service to humanity is regarded as service to God. He said we all are under the umbrella of God, which means no one is an orphan in this world. The word orphanage is used just for convenience, he said. He appreciated the work of the sisters/nuns and was happy to meet the special people whose care is taken by almighty God. “This institution…

AAP connected with enthusiastic residents on assurance of job opportunities for Goenkars. The Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) today organized Rozgar yatras at Dabolim and Calangute that became a huge hit and attracted hundreds of local residents to the event. The rally at Dabolim witnessed the participation of hundreds of volunteers and enthusiastic local residents alike. They took a tour of the entire constituency after which the registrations for the AAP’s job guarantee program also went up as 100s of residents signed up. Dabolim is one of the worst impacted places in terms of unemployment in Goa. Due to the lockdown many youth…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: The Shadow Council for Margao today held a protest at the South District Hospital Margao, over the closure of the COVID ward there. Holding placards in their hands, Savio Coutinho, Adv. Snehal Onskar, Jose Maria Miranda, Agostinho Gama, Albert Fernandes, Zabir Shaik, Damodar Onskar, Tony Fernandes and others protested at the entrance of the District Hospital in Margao. Led by SCM Convener Mr. Savio Coutinho, a demand was made for a COVID ward with a minimum number of beds for the benefit of the patient’s from the South Goa. Speaking to the media Mr. Coutinho stated that…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The big talks in Goa Legislative Assembly and outside on rights and reservations for Goans seem to be all but political stunts as a regional party is all set to join Mamata Didi’s Trinamool Congress. It is being rumoured that the chief of the regional outfit is in the final round of talks with the I-PAC head Prashant Kishore and the alliance could be finalised in a couple of days. Initially, only the MLA’s of the party would quit and join TMC, and the party will continue with its symbol, said a source. It is being said…

The shifting of allegiance from one party to another appears like changing jobs with the promise of a better pay packet. Politicians in Goa tend to seek power, so they usually move to a party in power. Ahead of the 2022 elections in Goa, the politicians in Goa seems to be on the run like a headless chicken, ready to accept any party for their survival. Post-2017, Congress has been the receiving end. Not only has it failed to form the government, but it has lost 14 MLAs so far. Goa has seen the maximum number of defections – 14,…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: The residents of Colmorod, Margao led by former Chairperson of MMC Savio Coutinho, held a protest in front of the South District Library to demand the replacement of the 40+-year-old Cement pipeline, which raptures very frequently, causing immense hardships to the public. The area’s residents and prominent people, including Benedita Furtado, Cynthia Fernandes, Zabir Shaik, Hakim Rawaltar, Trudy D’silva, Connie Andrade, etc., numbering over 50, assembled at the site where the pipeline had burst yesterday noon and demanded the immediate replacement of the pipeline. Coutinho speaking to the media, came down heavily on the authorities for their…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi will virtually interact with the Swayampurna Mitras, Sarpanchas panchayat member’s beneficiaries under the Swayampurna Goa at 11.00 am on October 23, 2021. Necessary arrangements are made to facilitate the general public to watch the program live by installing LED screens at major bus stands which includes Panaji, Mapusa, Mormugao, Margao and Ponda. The said interaction will also be telecasted live at all the village panchayats and Municipalities of the State. The Department of Information will hold the programme live on its social media handles such as Facebook (IPGoa) and Twitter( @dip_goa).…