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Goemakrponn desk Canacona: The world is witnessing new normal after the deadly coronavirus caused an unprecedented pandemic around the world. The disease produced by the novel coronavirus and its consequences have not only posed a challenge for health authorities worldwide but other changes also has put the administration on added stress. In a similar case after the pandemic hit Goa in the beginning of last year people avoided visiting closed markets and as such enterprising youth grabbed the opportunity with both their hands and started selling their wares from the busy roadsides. Due to unprecedented loss of jobs youth are…

New Delhi: Sunil Arora (65), who retired as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on Monday, is tipped to be the Governor of Goa in recognition of his administrative capabilities as a 1980 batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, who retired as the Information and Broadcasting Secretary before joining the Election Commission on September 1, 2017. Hailing originally from Punjab, Arora is likely to be picked up by the Modi government for the Goa governor’s post lying vacant for exhibiting his administrative capabilities in various positions, including as the Principal Secretary of then Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje and chairman and…

Goemakrponn desk SANKHALIM: In a major setback to the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant in his constituency, the Dharmesh Saglani led panel won the no-confidence motion in Sanquelim municipal council by 7-0 votes. The High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA) to ensure all steps are taken for a meeting for consideration for Motion of No Confidence against Chairperson of Sanquelim Municipal Council (SMC) Yeshwant Madkar is positively held on April 16. Upset over the 43-day delay to convene a meeting to discuss the no-confidence motion against Sankhali Municipal Council (SMC) Chairperson Yeshwant…

CURCHOREM: The no confidence motion against Curchorem Cacora Municipal chairperson Balkrishna Hodarkar was finally passed with 9-6 votes. The Vishwas Sawant panel, supported by Bharatiya Janata Party, emerged victorious. In a historic development, the councillors of Curchorem Cacora Municipality had filed a no-confidence motion against the chairperson last month within 30 minutes of being elected to office. Earlier DMA had rejected the NC motion on technical grounds. This NC incidentally, had been moved by nine newly-elected councillors, half an hour after the CCMC Chairperson Balkrishna (Pinty) Hodarkar had been elected. Thereafter, Rhucha Vasta, who had been elected as the CCMC…

Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: The Fatorda Forward panel has promised a Town hall for Fatorda in its manifesto released for Margao Municipal polls. Goa Forward president Vijai Sardesai released a manifesto of Fatorda forward panel which is Fatorda centric. The main issue are – Town hall for Fatorda, Cycling velodrome, Clean Fatorda, free Wifi, Fatorda will be under CCTV Smart Fatorda , E-Governance in MMC, Food Truck parks, Community farming parks, Smart road on the lines of Opinion poll square. Vijay challenged CM on smart city works saying if CM has guts he should transfer the Smart City to Fatorda. He…

Goemakrponn desk MARGAO: The Vibrant Margao panel, supported by BJP ex MLA Damu Naik, released the manifesto at the hands of ex chairperson of MMC Kamilini Paiginkar. Damu Naik, Rajendra Talak, Bipin Kantak, Sudin Nayak, Rupesh Mahatme, Manohar Borkar and Sattyavijay Naik were also present. The manifesto focussed on main 14 points which starts with cleaning of Sonsodo by 2022. The highlights of the manifesto are : Implementation of organised dry and wet waste collection, multi-story car parking, bus stand by 2025, development of open spaces within Margao municipal area, Setup of Recreation facilities, Day Care Centers for senior citizens,…

Porvorim: Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte on Friday urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) not to politicise the crucial covid vaccination camps, while blaming the current government for second covid wave in the state. Khaunte said that the repetitive pleadings to the state government for imposing restrictions in the wake of rising number of cases fell on deaf ears as CM Dr Pramod Sawant pointed out to the economic reasons. The Porvorim MLA said that the state government is busy diverting attention of the people from rising covid19 cases in the state through “Tika Utsav” initiative. Khaunte said that while the…