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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In the Goa Assembly election 2022, Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress party stood as the biggest spender among all political parties, Election Commission said. The Goa polls saw a heated contest among TMC, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and Congress this year. But it was TMC that loosened its purse strings spending a whopping ₹47.54 crore. The BJP, which retained power in Goa with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant at the helm, spent over ₹17.75 crore on election expenditure in the state. Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP, which bagged two of the 40 seats spent nearly ₹3.5 crore.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said that to create an atmosphere of patriotism and nationalism, the State government will give names of freedom fighters to the government schools. CM Sawant made this announcement after he paid tributes to the father of Goan Nationalism, Dr T B Cunha, on his death anniversary at Azad Maidan, Panaji. Speaking to reporters, he said that Dr TB Cunha was the pioneer in instilling patriotism among the Goans in taking up the fight against the Portuguese, which will be revered for generations. “We want to create an atmosphere of nationalism for which…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: After a long delay, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today finally distributed a letter of allotment of kiosks to vendors of Bambolim. “Those who have done business there for the last 25 years, it was the duty of the state government to rehabilitate them. Also, we took the compound of GMC a step behind to accommodate these newly built kiosks. We have created 60 kiosks for a whopping cost of Rs 3 crore,” said Sawant. He further informed that the kiosks have been allotted to the people in a transparent manner without any specific demands. “The North…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: On Monday, hundreds of state citizens protested against the proposed controversial amendments to the TCP Act and the Jetty policy. The protesters demanded the scrapping of both in the interest of Goa and its people. During the agitation, the protestors alleged that the amendments were basically an attempt to grab agricultural land under the garb of farm houses, film City and golf courses while also appealing to the citizens to wake up and show people the power of the government. Environmental activist Abhijit Prabhudessai along with several others, demanded that the amendments be scrapped immediately. Lashing out at…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Power Minister Sudin Dhavlikar said that Parking and toilet facilities would be created at the famous tourist place at Shantadurga Temple Kavlem by demolishing Old dormitories and tourist hotels. Power Minister said action would be taken to demolish these old and dilapidated buildings of dormitories and tourist hotels at Kavlem. He said after demolishing, space would be developed for the parking of hundred vehicles. Similarly, toilet facilities would be created for tourists and tourist bus drivers. When asked if Goa Tourism Development Corporation plans to renovate these old dormitories and tourist hotels, he said there is no…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA The Parents in Ponda panicked after a message on social media about the kidnapping of school children went viral. The message read, “since past three to four days after message of 4 school children were kidnapped by kidnappers while playing and going to school and that certain groups are involved in the locality in abducting of children.” The message also alerted the people to take care of ward and while dropping them to school. Following this message, parents in Ponda panicked and worried for the safety of their children, and a few also rushed to schools. Reacting…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Stating that the new amendment is to regularise the illegal buildings, the Goenchea Ramponkarancho Ekvott (GRE) has demanded immediate withdrawal of the new Amendments to the Goa Land Development & Building Construction Regulations, 2010. GRE General secretary Olencio Simoes said the new Amendments are brought to regularize illegal multi-dwelling units. He slammed the Chief Town Planner and TCP department, saying the same TCP failed to regularize the traditional coastal dweller’s houses like kharvi, kunbi, Gavda samaj, etc., under the Coastal regulation zone, which was established in 1991. “TCP will Regularize all unauthorized construction like flats, buildings, resorts,…