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Panaji The monsoon is likely to enjoy an extended period in Goa this year as the weather phenomenon is set for a late withdrawal. The normal date of monsoon withdrawal for the State is October 14. However, the monsoon withdrawal for the country, which starts from Northwest India by September 17, has begun today. Goa reported over six per cent excess rains during the four-month long season. In a press statement issued by IMD, it is said that in view of the establishment of an anti-cyclonic circulation in the lower tropospheric levels over western parts of northwest India and substantial…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Nationalist Students Union of India (NSUI) Goa unit has petitioned Goa Governor and Chancellor of Goa University PS Sreedharan Pillai seeking an inquiry into the alleged termination of Scholar Research Associate Dikansh Parmar, hailing from Surat, Gujarat. In their petition, the NSUI Goa President Naushad Chowdhari has accused his senior Dr Nitin Sawant- both working on project “Diversity of Herpetofauna of Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka”, of stealing the authorship rights of the paper written by Pamar, to his (Sawant) wife which is totally illegal and against the rules set by the UGC. NSUI has urged Pillai…

Goemakrponn desk PONDA: With frequent damages and repairs that lead to the bridge’s closure, the Borim locals have demanded a new bridge citing that the existing bridge is outdated and corroded. Borim locals want a permanent solution to Borim bridge, saying the bridge life expired. “There should not be any more wastage of money on repairs,” locals say. Borim former Sarpanch and sitting panch member Sunil Sawkar said the Borim bridge has completed its life span of 30 years and that Borim locals now don’t want repairs to Borim bridge but want a permanent solution with a new Bridge and…

Goemakrponn desk MARGAO: South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha has demanded that the Government immediately start the mining operations in the State as many Goans are dependent on the mining industry. “The BJP has been ruling the State for the last 9 years, and only during elections do they promise to start the mining. I Appel to CM Pramod Sawant, who comes from the mining belt, to restart the industry as fast as possible under the given guidelines of court,” he said, addressing a press conference. He said the BJP had stopped mining, and because of that, people of Goa have…

Goemakpronn desk PORVORIM: Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte on Tuesday claimed that one cannot expect much from Dr Pramod Sawant, who was supposed to be a “temporary CM” and managed to continue in the chair by putting his own senior into a “chaotic situation.” While hailing unity amongst the panch members of Succoro Panchayat, who ousted Sarpanch Sandeep Vazarkar, fighting back all the pressures, Khaunte said that government machinery was being misused to scuttle the no-confidence motion. “All kinds of pressures were being created on the panch members. I congratulate all the panch members, who stood united and passed the no-confidence…

Christanand Pednekar/ Goemakrponn CURCHOREM: The political development in Goa have sparked a heated debate of sorts in the Curchorem-Quepem area about whether the Trinamool Congress’ entry into Goa politics. People opine that if the TMC had moved in the last six months, Goa politics would have changed. There are also reactions from the people that the party is like the weather. The Trinamool Congress party arrived in Goa just a few months before the Assembly elections, as it did in 2012, 2017 and once again in 2022. There is a lot of discussion going on regarding their present advent. The…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Ponda’s former MGP MLA Lavoo Mamlatdar said Trinamool Congress will form the next government in Goa on its own and would not need any support from any regional or national party. He said TMC is getting a huge response from Goans, and he is confident about TMC’s bright prospect, which would definitely form its own government. He said he recently joined TMC with Luizinho Faleiro and others, and after that, he was surprised by the overwhelming response to the Party in Goa. He said with his entry, many people, karyakartas are interested in joining TMC, and he…