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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: A joint meeting with the South district administration, SOPO contractor and the fish traders has failed to break the ice on the issue as the traders remain adamant to continue their indefinite strike. With no fish in the State for past few days after the Wholesale Fish Traders Association went on indefinite strike over SOPO issue, the Dy Collector Salcete had called for a joint meeting to resolve the issue. The joint meeting was held between the SGPDA officials, SOPO Contractor and members of Margao Wholesale fish market association. Deputy collector listened all the three parties in…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers across the country on the occasion of party’s 41st foundation day on April 6 To mark the foundation day, the Goa BJP unit has also organized various programmes across the State till April 14. Keeping the Covid-19 pandemic in mind, the BJP Karyakartas will be asked to make people aware about nationwide vaccination drive and how important it is to get inoculated. Addressing a press conference in party head office, BJP State President Sadanand Shet Tanavade said that the party workers will take the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: With surge in COVID-19 cases, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today said that the State government is exploring imposing certain restrictions to curb the spread of virus. Rane said that the decision in this regard will be taken in 2-3 days. Addressing the media, Rane said the state government exploring the possibility of imposing certain restrictions to curb COVID19 spread and that the decision in this regard will be taken in 2-3 days. “Disaster Management Authorities to decide on restrictions; Beds at South Goa District Hospital and GMC almost full; COVID care centres likely to be notified,” said…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar today said that he will be passing the final order in the disqualification matter of 10 Congress and 2 MGP MLA’s on April 29. The disqualification petitions were filed by Congress President Girish Chodankar and MGP Supremo Sudin Dhavalikar against ten the Congress MLAs and 2 MGP MLA’s respectively who had joined the ruling party BJP in July, 2019 “Speaker will pronounce final order in disqualification matter of 10 Congress MLA’s on April 29. Today Speaker pass orders on 3 applications. He dismissed the applications seeking cross examination of Petitioner Girish…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: Aam Aadmi Party today held a demonstration protesting against the dictatorial behaviour of Minister Nilesh Cabral and demanded the immediate withdrawal of the no confidence motion tabled against the chairperson. Speaking to media persons AAP Curchorem Cacora president James Fernandes said the recently held municipal elections was a victory of the people and defeat for Nilesh. He pointed out that people of the area put candidates in all wards of the council thus defeating Nilesh’s claim of getting 5 councillors elected unopposed. In fact the election of Balkrishna Hodarkar as chairman just proves that Nilesh has lost…

Goemkarponn desk Margao – Congress’s South Goa district president Joseph Dias has said that the two photos posted by Actress Rakhi Sawant on her verified Facebook Account and their captions with so-called talent speak volumes and Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant hosted Rakhi Sawant with an ulterior motive to deliberately hurt the Religious Sentiments of Goans.” We demand that both Rakhi Sawant & Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant must apologise for hurting the sentiments of People of Goa,” stated Joseph Dias. He said Goa Government must immediately file a FIR against Rakhi Sawant for hurting the sentiments of the people…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Sancoale Panchayat on Monday rejected the draft ODP 2030 while demanding that MPDA does not allow conversion of land alloted by Comunidad to Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited ( ZACL ). Sancoale Sarpanch Ramakant Borkar speaking at a news conference said that ZACL had earlier acquired around 50 lakh square meters at 1 rupees per square meters way back but was now selling the land by converting it. Borkar said that zACL had now been selling land that was leased and also alleged that many builders and developers had already purchased lands while some had begun developing lands.…