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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded artist Sagar Mule during the Mann Ki Baat programme to preserve age-old Kavi art on the verge of extinction. This has served as a significant boost for Adpai Ponda artist Sagar Mule. As a contribution from him to the country, on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amritmahostav, Mule has created a unique land art to celebrate 75 years of Independence. Sharada High School Students, along with teachers, visited the unique art on the occasion of the inauguration of land art with Tiranga. Venkatesh Chanekar, Headmaster of Primary School, lauded Sagar for…

Panaji – When on one side the BJP Government is appealing to people to celebrate Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav, on the other side Saffronisation of Police Department has begun in Goa. The blatant misuse of power by Anjuna BJP Mahila Morcha President & others by putting up BJP banner at Anjuna Police Station is direct evidence of the same charged Youth Congress President Adv. Varad Mardolkar. We demand that the Chief Minister who holds the Home Portfolio must explain this high handedness of the BJP Functionaries and apologise to the People of Goa for misusing the Government machinery for taking…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The 2022 Goa Panchayat Election results have given a jolt to the ruling BJP in some important village panchayats and those MLAs who had quit the BJP just before assembly elections to join other political parties. Panel’s led by MLA Michael Lobo, Rohan Khaunte and Vishwajit Rane and others faced a twisted tale of results, with the latter not managing to clean sweep in their particular village panchayats. The elections, which were not fought on party symbols, were held through ballot papers. A total of 5,038 candidates were in the fray in 1,464 wards. Also, 64 candidates…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Cumbarjua MLA Rajesh Faldessai has been nominated as chairman of the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Board committee for demarcating various receiving areas for the Transfer of Development Rights policy (TDR). He has also been nominated as chairman and member of various other committees and sub-committees of the TCP Board. Faldessai has also been included in the committee comprising members and experts to oversee the redrafting of the TCP Act that will be completed in the next six months. Faldessai had attended the TCP Board meeting on Thursday under the chairmanship of TCP minister Vishwajit Rane. During…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Tensions ran high as counting was taken up for the 56 booths of Canacona’s 7 village panchayats. Canacona Returning Officer/Mamlatdar Manoj Korgaonkar, under the watchful eyes of Observer/Dy Collector Ramesh Gaonkar, took up the counting of votes on 9 different tables especially set up in Conference Hall. 3 officials manned each of 9 tables while counting was Alphabetically taken up, being first with Agonda panchayat. Within an hour, the results of the Agonda panchayat were out. Karuna Kishore Phaldessai, Preetal Fernandes, John Fernandes, Nilesh G. Pagui, Fatima Rodrigues, Canisha Fernandes and Ramnath Velip were declared elected. Interestingly,…

Goemakrponn desk MARGAO: Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik today paid floral tributes and paid obeisance at Martyr’s Memorial and Ram Manohar Lohia statue at Madgaon in a programme organized by Ministry of Tourism on the occasion of ‘Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations. Later at a programme organized at Madgaon railway station, the Minister hoisted the national flag and felicitated freedom fighters and family members of martyrs. Speaking on the occasion, Shripad Naik said that the country salutes the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the country. Ram Manohar Lohia lit the flame of Goa liberation and inspired Goans…

Goemkapronn desk MARGAO: “I strongly condemn the most irresponsible act of the Casino to erect an Arc blocking footpath with Colours of Tiranga at the entrance of Gambling Den. Shame on BJP Government for allowing it. I urge the North Goa Collector to immediately act & remove the arc & take action against those responsible, demanded Congress Working President and Cuncolim MLA Yuri Alemao. Our national flag, Tiranga, is a Pride for every patriotic Indian. The colours of our national flag symbolise unity, integrity, and harmony. Shockingly, the administration has turned a blind eye to a Gambling Den, a Centre…