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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee has said that the arrogant BJP Government in Goa has always tried to supress the voice of the people to push forward its anti-people policies. GPCC General Secretary Amarnath Panjikar in a statement here said that the Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho should not instigate the people of Goa to agitate on issues of steep hike in penalties under new Motor Vehicle Act. “When the Government refuses to Bend, the people take the Law in their hands,” he stated. Congress Party demanded that the Government must have a sympathetic view about Goan Taxi…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: All Goa Taxi Operators today have commenced their indefinite Goa wide agitation from today demanding scrapping of Goa Miles app based taxi aggregator service. Large number of taxi operators gathered at Azad Maidan in Panaji in protest. The operators resolved to continue their agitation till government would pay heed to their demands. Tourists visiting the state have been affected due to this disruption in taxi service. He said the taxi owners are demanding ban on the rent-a-car and rent-a-bike business which has adversely affected the traditional taxi business in this tourist state. Goa receives around 50 lakh…

Goemkarponn desk FC Goa has submitted their squad for the upcoming Champions League campaign to the AFC comprising of 28 players. The Gaurs begin their historic maiden voyage into continental club competition on April 14, 2021 when they take on Qatar’s Al-Rayyan. As per the rules, All clubs are allowed to have no more than four foreign players in their squad. Out of this, one of them must belong to an AFC (Asian Football Federation) member association country. Australian defender James Donachie fulfils that criteria. Forward Igor Angulo and midfielder Alberto Noguera miss out from amongst the Club’s foreign contingent…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Gearing up for the Budget 2021-22 implementation, the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has set target of December 19, 2021 to ensure that maximum proposals or projects, proposed in the Budget are implemented. The Chief Minister on Thursday chaired a meeting of Secretaries of concerned departments to chalk out Action Plan to implement the Budget, which was tabled in the House on March 24. Speaking to reporters post meeting, Sawant said that the focus would be laid to reduce dependency on market loan and to make departments and Corporations self-sufficient. He said that aims is to ensure…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: BJP State President Sadanand Tanawade today informed that he has requested the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho to keep in abeyance the fines to be implemented under the new motor vehicles rules. “I have asked Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and Mauvin Godinho to keep in abeyance the fines to be implemented under the new motor vehicles rules as these steep fines are not feasible to the people of the state,” said Tanawade He further said that he has have already spoken to CM Dr Pramod and Transport Minister Mauvin on the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: While stating that lockdowns and curfew severely impact lives if common men, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today said that prevention by following COVID appropriate norms & vaccination can defeat the virus. “Prevention by following COVID appropriate norms & vaccination can defeat the virus. Lockdowns & curfews severely impact the lives of common men,” said Sawant He further urged all the eligible citizens to get themselves vaccinated at the earliest. “We have to fight strategically to ensure that both lives and livelihoods are protected,:”he added He further said that going for a lockdown is not the solution…

Goemkarponn Desk TALEIGAO: Goa University (GU) today has issued a circular to all its affiliated colleges asking to hold all theory classes for all Under-Graduate (UG) programmes in online mode in April 2021. However practicals for final year students will continue to be in offline mode. “Theory Classes for all Programmes to be conducted only in the Online mode during the month of April, 2021; Practicals for the Final Year students only to be continued in the offline mode. 3. For the Final Year students, one 15/IT is to be compulsorily conducted in the offline mode,” the circular states It…