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Goemkarponn desk The Aam Aadmi Party leaders lambasted the BJP government on Wednesday over the high water and power bills, demanding that the state government withdraw the free water distribution scheme and roll back the revised tariff immediately. All India Vice President of AAP Youth Wing and State Coordinator Siddhesh Bhagat has given an ultimatum of a one-month. “If the government does not roll back the revised tariff, the AAP will stage a protest”, Bhagat said. Bhagat stated that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has failed to implement the free water scheme. He said, “After AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal promised…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Congress in Goa on Wednesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is celebrating its 42nd foundation, for failing to control rising fuel and gas prices and inflation. “On the occasion of BJP’s foundation, We request Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, office bearers and party workers to demand Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reduce prices of gas, diesel and petrol. This will prove that BJP was founded to serve the people and not to loot them,” Congress Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) Media Department Chairman Amarnath Panjikar said. He pointed out that it was the same…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said that Goa will soon be a mask-free state and that the collector will soon issue a detailed order about the same. “Goa will be mask-free; collector will soon issue a detailed order about the same soon, he added. The Maharashtra Cabinet recently decided to remove all Covid-19 protocols, including mandatory wearing of masks, in the state in the wake of the declining virus graph. He further said that the state government has begun restoring temples that were destroyed during the Portuguese colonial era. The state government’s Archives and Archaeology had already…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Things seem to not be well within the Congress party after the appointment of Calangute MLA Michael Lobo as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP). Digambar Kamat, a front runner for the post, has now taken an aggressive stance. Sources claim that Kamat has expressed his grief to his close colleagues. According to reports, Congress supporters stormed Kamat’s residence two days ago. In the last two days, rumours have circulated that Kamat will resign as MLA. He is also rumoured to have contacted BJP leaders. However, people close to Kamat said that this was just a rumour.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Police Department has urged all the house owners, hoteliers, guest house owners, and contractors to submit the Tenant/ guest verification information to the concerned Police Station in a bid to avoid heinous crimes reported in the state. Goa Police also informed us that they have already started with the tenant verification drive. “In last few years, various Heinous Crimes reported in the State of Goa have the involvement of migrants, tourists or labours as the culprit. Tracing such accused in many of these cases was prolonged due to non-submission of Tenant Verification forms to Police…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: Sudden Cyclonic condition followed by heavy rains and thunder brought the people of Curchorem, Quepem, on their toes on Tuesday evening. As the rains hit badly in Quepem, Curchorem, and many other parts of the State constituency, many trees and electric poles were uprooted. Many families faced losses to their property. In some places, due to cyclonic storms, electric poles and wires were damaged, and for many hours people were left with no electricity from evening 6 pm for almost 18 hours. Damodar Zambaulikar, in charge of the Curchorem fire station, said that there were a total…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa State Information Commissioner (GSIC) Vishwas Satarkar today adjourned to the April 28th hearing on the two appeals filed by Adv. Aires Rodrigues over the failure of Goa Raj Bhavan to furnish the information sought by him under the Right to Information Act. Secretary to Governor Mir Vardhan, the First Appellate Authority, and Gaurish Shankhwalkar, the Joint Secretary besides the designated Public Information Officer (PIO) at Raj Bhavan, sought time to file their replies. Adv. Aires Rodrigues, in his appeals, has submitted that the Raj Bhavan had denied information with erroneous, frivolous, unwarranted bald-headed and malafide intentions…