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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: With elections just around the corner, the State may see another massive agitation across State, this time against the Mobile Towers. The Public Works Department has approved the installation of 34 new mobile towers in the State. Last week, Goa witnessed a protest in Colva wherein the locals opposed the installation of a mobile tower. The local panchayat members too opposed the move saying the panchayat was not taken into consideration. However, despite the Opposition, the government went ahead with the installation under police protection. Sources say that with the PWD approving 34 new towers, the majority…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant Attended the launch of PMGatiShakti, The National Master Plan for Multi-Modal Connectivity. “With the use of Technology all the stakeholders will work in coordination for all round connectivity development,” said CM Sawant He further thanked the PM narendramodi for launching this Master Plan. The plan is an important part of Prime Minister Modi’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ (self-dependent India) vision and ambitiously aims to lend more power and speed to projects under the $1.5-trillion National Infrastructure Pipeline and boost the goal of achieving a $5-trillion economy, especially in wake of the recent economic impacts…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: AICC Senior Observer for Goa P Chidambaram said that the party that wins in Goa will go on to win Lok Sabha polls. “I am sure that the party that wins in Goa will go on to win Lok Sabha polls. We are battle ready for elections, we will win Goa and then India,” said Chidambaram Further taking a dig at defectors, Chidambaram said that the Congress Party has closed doors for all of them now and the future too. “I say sorry for what happened in 2017 and that will not be repeated again,” he said…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The high school students and teachers today took out a rally at Azad Maidan in the capital, demanding to begin classes and exams in offline mode. The rally saw participation from Students, parents and teachers of Hegdewar High School. “We have taken this rally demanding the state government begin classes and exams in offline mode; we also have given an appeal to CM Sawant who is also the education minister of the state to conduct offline exams and also start classes in offline mode,” said students during the rally. The students have also said that they will…

Goemkarponn desk DABOLIM: BJP Goa Election Incharge Devendra Fadnavis today said that Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Goa will act as a major boost for the BJP ahead of the Assembly elections slated for February 2022. “Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Goa will act as a major boost for the BJP ahead of the Assembly elections slated for February 2022. He will hold series of meetings with BJP leaders and MLA’s to chalk out a strategy,” said Fadnavis after his arrival in Goa He further said that Shah will review election preparations and also will hold talks with…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Independent MLA from Sanguem Prasad Gaonkar today announced his support to All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) as the Mamta Banerjee led party inroads in Goa. Gaonkar said that he will officially join the party once his existing term as legislator ends. The State will go for general assembly elections in February next year. While Prasad announced his support, his brother Sandesh and supporters and panch members joined TMC during a media briefing today in the presence of TMC MP Derek O’Brien and former Goa CM Luizinho Faleiro, who had joined the party recently. Gaonkar said that he…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: Minister for Waste Management Michael Lobo today squarely blamed the Tourism Department waste littered on Goan beaches He said the Tourism Department forcefully took over the waste management on beaches but failed to manage waste on the beaches. “Ex-CM Manohar Parrikar had initially said that only Solid Waste Management Corporation (SWMC) will take care of wet and dry waste everywhere; that is why we built plants at Saligao and Cacora, and one coming up at Bainguinim. We also built the bio-medical waste plant at Kundaim. It is our work,” he said said. Lobo added, “however, the beach…