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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that the authorities have been cracking down on drug peddlers and night parties. “We have been cracking down on drug peddlers as well as night parties. We are also taking action on places where drugs are consumed,” said Sawant. He further said that Goa is only known for its tourism and not drugs. Sawant said that Goa is a safe destination for tourism. “Those who consume drugs will also be arrested; many raids have taken place in the last few days, and peddlers have been arrested under NDPS Act,” he said. Chief…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: BJP Goa President Sadanand Tanavade today said that he would oppose the induction of 8 Congress MLAs into BJP if he had received the proposal at the local level. “These 8 MLAs met the BJP Central Leadership in New Delhi, and then we received the order to induct them into the party; if I had received the proposal at the local level, I would have opposed it,” said Tanavade. He further informed that no decision had been taken regarding swearing-in and cabinet expansion. “We held the core committee meeting to discuss programs pertaining to PM Modi’s birthday…

AERIAL VIEW A total of 23 MLAs have ditched the parties – Congress and MGP and have landed in BJP for greener pastures.Vishwajit Rane, Subash Shirodkar, Dayanand Sopte, Babu Kavlekar, Babush Monseratte, Jennifer Monseratte, Filipe Neri, Francis Silveira,, Wilfred D’Sa, Clafasio Dias, Isidore Fernandes, Anthony Fernandes, Nilkanth Halarnkar, Deepak Pauskar and Babu Azgaonkar have switched sides to join BJP since 2017 to 2019. Eight more – Digambar Kamat, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Kedar Naik, Rajesh Faldesai, Sankalp Amonkar, Alexio Sequeira and Rudolf Fernandes crossed over yesterday. Amid allegations of horse-trading, the MLAs have maintained that they have switched over in…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Ponda police arrested two Bangladeshi natives from Andra Pradesh in connection with the theft of two ATMs theft of HDFC and Canara Bank from Tisk Usgao on 18 August last month. The accused managed to break open the ATM of HDFC Bank and steal 13 lakh cash from it while they failed to open Canara Bank. The accused had purchased gold at Hubli from stolen cash. Police had recovered gold worth Rs 5 lakhs. Four accused were absconding in the case, said Ponda DYSP C L Patil and Vijaykumar Chodankar.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar today said that he accepted the merger of the Congress Legislature Party with the BJP. “I have gone through their letter and have found that they have the required number for the merger, and that is how I have accepted the merger,” said Tawadkar. The Goa Legislative Assembly has issued a notification the merger of 2/3 rd of the Indian National Congress legislature party (“INC”) into Bharatiya Janata Party (“BJP”). “Indian National Congress Party (“INC”) in the Goa Legislative Assembly has merged into Bhartiya Janata Party (“BJP”), and a communication to…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – With both the Dam’s (Canacona lifeline) brimming with water all over, Canacona receives over 4 cm of rainfall in less than 24 hours on Thursday. Intermittent heavy rains lashed Canacona again since Wednesday night, as the seasonal rains are reaching breach 105 inches crossed mark early Thursday day morning. Incidentally, rains have been lashing heavily since the past week Beginning last Friday -Saturday night, rains almost battered the taluka throughout, with heavy rains early Thursday morning causing waterlogged roads and several low-lying areas, especially the commercial hub of Chaudi, flooded in Canacona early morning. The rains,…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Facing criticism from various quarters for ditching the Congress party, Mormogao MLA Sankalp Amonkar said that he joined BJP only for the sake of my voters and the development of the Mormugao Constituency. Amonkar, who served as former GPCC Vice President, Dy CLP Leader and former youth Congress president, said he had taken the decision after consultation with his voters and informed his decision to the Congress party. Explaining his side of the story, Amonkar said, he faced defeat on two occasions since 2012 to finally win in 2022. “I won due to faith and trust reposed…