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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Aam Aadmi Party today distributed free ration kits to almost 200 motorcycle, rickshaw and taxi drivers operating in and around the Ponda area. State Vice-President Adv. Surel Tilve along with AAP leaders Bramhanand Naik, Bhanudas Naik, Seby Dias, Manisha Naik, Aishwarya Naik, Reshma Angdi, Nickson Dias and others were part of the drive. Tilve said that self-employed Goans such as motorcyle, rickshaw and taxi owners who depended on daily earnings, were going through difficult circumstances due to covid and the lockdown. “With markets and shops closed for a long time, there was a drastic drop in income.…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today announced that Union Ministry for Jal Shakti has allocated amount of Rs 61.26 crore to the state under the Swachh Bharat Mission(Gramin) for 2021-22. Sawant also said that this is in addition to Rs 16.50 crore tied-grants for sanitation under 15th Finance Commission. “Union Ministry for Jal Shakti has allocated amount of Rs 61.26 crore to the state under the Swachh Bharat Mission(Gramin) for 2021-22; this is in addition to Rs 16.50 crore tied-grants for sanitation under 15th Finance Commission,” said Sawant He further said that he was greatful to Union…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Minister Micheal Lobo has said that the state government is planning to make it mandatory for tourists to be fully vaccinated with both doses. Lobo said that those visiting Goa will also need to produce a negative RT-PCR report “We have to wait till July and let the number of cases go down to zero. We will reopen Goa for tourists with proper screening. Both doses of vaccines and a negative RT-PCR report will be made mandatory for tourists for the first three months after reopening of tourism in the state,” Lobo said. “The cases are coming…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: A day after the video of wedding at Anjuna hotel, Bardez Dy Collector Kapil Phadte has demanded a report from Mamlatdar on the issue within 24 hours. “It is observed that a video and message has gone viral on social media that Hotel Westin, Anjuna, Bardez, Goa has hosted a party of around 300 people on 24.06.2021 (yesterday),” the memorandum by Phadte reads. Further, he says , ”the Police Inspector, Anjuna Police Station, Suraj Gawas was contacted, he informed me that you had inspected the site for alleged violation on 24.06.2021(yesterday)”. “Now, therefore you are hereby directed…

Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: While we talk of Assembly elections in Quepem constituency there are only two big names – the current Dy Chief Minister of Goa Babu Kavlekar and ex-MLA Prakash Velip. Though Chadrakant Kavlekar (Babu) seems to be undisputed king of Quepem for now, there are under-currents in Quepem to dislodge Babu, who has won four consecutive elections since 2002. There is some twist, as there are many desirous candidates who want to contest and win considering that there is no Congress candidate after Babu jumped ship to join BJP in 2019. Alton D’costa, Patricia Fernades, Yogesh Kunkolikar and…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Vasudev Pai more commonly known in Canacona taluka as Ajit Pai is one farmer who doesn’t rest on his laurels, after quitting a well paid job he ventured into agriculture winning many awards at the state level for his innovative ways he developed which yielded him name, fame, more income and confidence to try different crops which no one dared to till now. After trying many crops, three years ago Pai started his experiment with dragon fruit farming, overwhelmingly satisfied with the yield, he is promoting and motivating other farmers in the taluka to go for this crop…

Goemkarponn desk After Francis Sardinha, Curtorim MLA Alexio Reginald Lourenco too has demanded removal opf Girish Chodankar as party president. Curtorim MLA speaking to Goemkarpon said that he has conveyed his feelings to high command. “I am clear on my stand, I have been speaking from past, change the Congress president as he is most unfit person who sold Congress party,” Reginald said. The MLA also alleged that the present incumbent has swindled party funds alongwith his gang. “One gang member has now joined BJP and talking against Congress,” Reginald said. Reginald said that Girish always tried to put him…