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Canacona. Canacona of late is more in news for bad reasons than good, and in one such incident a video of an young woman calling herself Shalaka from Canacona has gone viral on social media poking fun at Karwar and its people. Irked over the widely shared video three different organisations affiliated to protecting and promoting Karwar culture and traditions have filed two separate complains against the woman for hurting their sentiments and trying to creat a rift between the communities of Goa and Karwar through a video shared on social media depicting Karwar and its people as being with…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: As is the nationwide trend, the State has also witnessed a huge jump in the COVID19 cases. As on Thursday, March 26, 2021, Goa has 1278 COVID19 active cases taking the State’s tally to 57170. On Thursday the State witnessed 189 cases, 66 recoveries and one death. Shockingly, 997 cases were reported in last eight days while the recoveries are just 514 cases and 10 people have lost their lives. In last eight days, the cases have breached the 100-mark for five times. While the State’s tally has reached 57170, recoveries has reached 55070 and 822 have…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: While the State government is dilly-dallying on imposing restrictions on tourists in the State, a shocking revelation has come to fore that 31 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported at an offshore casino. The Directorate of Health Services (DHS) has written the North Goa Collector to declare the said casino vessel as an mirco-containment zone. But again, following pressure the Collector is yet to decide on the matter. According to sources the entire casino vessel was sanitised yesterday and again opened for customers. Meanwhile police has deployed Staff accommodation in Madhuban building in St Inez. The casino…

Porvorim: Exposing major administrative lacunas in Covid management, Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte managed to get an assurance on the floor of the House to de-notify one of the buildings at Salvador-do-Mundo as a micro-containment zone. During the Calling Attention motion on the floor of the House, Khaunte exposed how 31 staff members from an offshore casino were shifted to Madhuban Building at Salvador do Mundo in his Assembly constituency and the building was declared as micro-containment zone, sparing the offshore casino vessel. He pointed out that there were vested interests playing in ensuring that the offshore casino vessel was spared…

NEW DELHI: Raghav Chadha, senior leader and national spokesperson, Aam Aadmi Party today welcomed Ms Pratima Betsy Countinho into the Party. Ms Coutinho is the former Mahila President of the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee. Also present at the welcoming, were senior leader Durgesh Pathak and AAP Goa convenor, Rahul Mahambre. AAP National Convenor Shri Arvind Kejriwal too announced Ms Coutinho’s joining via a tweet, wherein he said he is really happy to welcome one of the most dynamic young leaders of Goa Pratima Coutinho to AAP. Goa wants change, Goa wants young leaders like her to represent the Aam Aadmi…

PANAJI: Claiming that the State’s financial position and increasing liabilities are at alarming stage, the President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Girish Chodankar has vowed to rescue Goa from drowning in debts, once the Congress government is formed. Addressing a Press conference in Congress House-Panaji, Chodankar said that when Digamber Kamat was chief minister of Goa, the state liability was mere 7 thousand crores, which was liability since statehood, but now in BJP’s rule (in the last nine years) has touched to 26 thousand crore. “We will try our level best to bring this liability at least fifty percent down,…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI:Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today informed that the entire stretch of Atal Setu Bridge would be completed by December 2021. Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte had raised a calling attention stating the apprehensions and anxiety in the minds of the people due to the incomplete works relating to the Atal Setu Project. Khaunte said that the project was inaugurated in January, 2019, however the projects is still undergoing progress / repairs till date. “The arm connecting to Panaji remains incomplete while the bridge is constantly being repaired for potholes,” Khaunte said He further said that the number of…