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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Pathetic conditions of the Kadamba transport corporation Ltd buses has been highlighted by a NGO named GOACAN. The NGO has written a letter to the Assistant Director of Transport requesting to immediately look into the matter. GOACAN has sought its intervention to get KTCL Vasco Depot to undertake repairs of Bus No GA-03 X-0260 in the interest of the comfort & safety of consumers using the same. The NGO has addressed a letter to the Assistant Director of Transport Vasco Rajesh B.Naik in this regard. When Roland Martins of GOACAN informed that after receiving complaints from multiple…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: A Division Bench of the Bombay High Court at Goa comprising of Justice Manish Pitale and Justice R.N. Laddha will tomorrow pronounce their judgement on the disqualification petitions against those ten Congress MLAs and two MGP MLAs who had defected and joined the BJP in 2019. “A Division Bench of the Bombay High Court at Goa comprising of Justice Manish Pitale and Justice R.N. Laddha will tomorrow on 24th February at 10.30 am in Court Room No 3,” said Adv Aires Rodrigues The final hearing into the plea by Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Girish Chodankar, against…

Goemkarponn desk Aam Aadmi Party Goa Convener Rahul Mhambre on Wednesday has demanded that the report of the state task force on the reopening of schools be made public so that parents and school management can make informed decisions for the betterment of students from class 1 to 7. Mhambre indicated that many parents feel very skeptical about sending their children to school since children have been mostly at home since the first Covid outbreak. They are not even vaccinated, and neither the government nor schools are prepared to take responsibility for their safety. “Why the decision is taken in…

Goemkarponn desk Aam Aadmi Party Goa Convener Rahul Mhambre on Wednesday said that the ruling BJP government is misusing state machinery to sway postal votes. Mahmbre claimed that the BJP is infringing on the electoral process and intimidating voters who are supposed to cast their votes through postal ballots. He said, “The state government machinery and candidates of the ruling party have been threatening and intimidating voters, after the voting date, who are supposed to use postal ballots to cast their votes. There is pressure being applied to government officials to vote in a particular manner in favor of the…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: GOACAN has demanded a beggar’s home in the South Goa district and the implementation of other provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Prevention of Begging Act, 1972. “As this activity of begging in Margao has an impact on road safety and traffic management, which poses a danger to life. have pointed out that beggars, including child beggars, are reaching out to motorists and two-wheeler riders at the traffic signals at the Old Market traffic circle,” said Roland Martins, Convenor of GOACAN. He further said that vendors approaching motorists and two-wheelers riders at this spot sell various…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco traffic cell has revealed that the ongoing work of the new flyover from Agassaim to Verna stretch is the reason for slow traffic movement during peak hours. For the safety of commuters, traffic from both sides is being facilitated from a single lane when the next lane is blocked. For the past few days, during peak hours, the slow movement of traffic and traffic jams at the Agassaim to Verna stretch seems to become a daily story. Recently there were news reports in the media about the traffic jams taking place at the Agassaim to Zuari…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In view of the ongoing crisis between Ukraine & Russia, Goa NRI Commissioner Narendra Sawaikar urged Union Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar to seek help for the safe return of the Goans who desire to temporarily return till the situation is normalised. “I am writing this letter to seek your help and assistance in the following matter of public importance. Many Goans are currently residing in Ukraine due to various purposes including higher studies, and due to the ongoing tension between Russia and Ukraine, I have started receiving requests for help and assistance from them to…