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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The State Tourism Department has been embroiled in a major controversy after it referred Maratha King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as an “invader”. In a tweet through its official handle pertaining to the Fort Aguada, the department has termed Maratha’s as invaders. The opposition as well as the ruling has slammed the department for such major goofup. Though the department immediately withdrew the tweet and issued corrigendum but State Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar has said that he will initiate inquiry into the incident. “In our post about Aguada fort, the word “invader” was meant to be used for…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The irresponsible BJP Government has insulted the Marathas led by Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj by calling the Great Warriors as Invaders. The clarification issued by the Tourism Department makes propaganda of Salazars Portuguese regime. Is this the MODIfied History BJP is now writing Mr. Chief Minister questioned Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat. Condemning the irresponsible tweet of Tourism Department pertaining to Fort Aguada wherein the Tourism Department which had termed Maratha’s as Invaders, Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat demanded apology from the Chief Minister of Goa for insulting the sentiments of the patriotic Indians. He has also said…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: The State Government has said that retired justice of Bombay High court Ambadas Joshi will be new Goa Lokayukta. Retired Bombay High Court Justice U V Bakre has declined the offer to be the next Lokayukta of Goa and has withdrawn his earlier consent given to the Goa government. The High Court of Bombay at Goa had adjourned to April 26 the petition filed by Adv Aires Rodrigues over the failure of the government to fill the vacancy of the Goa Lokayukta. During the hearing, Advocate General Devidas Pangam had informed the Court that after seeking the…

Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: The together for Sanquelim group led by former SMC chairman, Dharmesh Saglani has decided to approach the High Court for delaying in discussing no confidence motion against the chairman. Addressing a press conference here in the city Dharmesh Saglani told that the BJP is afraid that they might lose the power in SMC and are delaying the discussion. “We have seven councillors and BJP is delaying the discussion as they know that they might lose the power” Saglani said. Saglani group had earlier filed no confidence motion against the chairman, Yeshwant Madkar on 18th March but the…

Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: Kundan Falari and Tanuja Gaonkar has been given the oath of office as the chairperson and the deputy chairperson of Bicholim Municipal Council on Thursday. The ceremony was held in the premises of new municipal council market complex building situated in the new market. Remaining 12 councillors were also administered oath in the 14 member BMC. On this occassion election officers Pradeep Naik and Kabir Shirgaonkar declared Kundan and Tanuja elected unopposed for the post of a chairperson and deputy respectively. Speaker Rajesh Patnekar has congratulated the chairperson and the deputy and told that he will provide…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: A total of 18 senior Police Inspectors have moved Bombay High Court at Goa challenging amendment to the Goa Police Services Rules, that had made direct recruitment for the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP). The petitioners have challenged the first amendment in Goa Police Services Rules notified on December 12, 2011 making rule of ‘direct recruitment’ for the post of DySP. The petitioners have contend that the procedure adopted for promoting Police Inspectors to DySP by Departmental Promotional Committee headed by the Goa Public Service Commission (GPSC) is illegal and amounts to contempt of Supreme…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa today reported 265 new COVID-19 cases. While there were 104 recoveries and 1 death reported today. As per DHS bulletin, the active cases stand at 1716. the total death tally is 831 while the samples tested in the last 24 hours us 2611.