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Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Stormy scenes were witnessed on the floor of the house on the first day of the Budget session of the state legislative assembly over Railway Double tracking issue. Cortalim MLA Alina Saldanha had raised the question whether the SWR officials or the officials of any Government Department demarcated on ground, the area or are markings done at the site indicating the land to be acquired for the said project under this notification however the concerned minister failed to give a concrete answer which led to ruckus in the house. Demanding half-an-hour discussion on the issue, opposition walked…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: CCP Ward No 30 newly elected Corporator Sandra Maria da Cunha to face disqualification for having failed to comply with the law and go on leave before filing her nomination for the CCP polls. Sandra da Cunha is a teacher at a Government aided Perpetual Succour Convent High School in Navelim. In her affidavit along with her nomination paper she suppressed the fact that she was currently a teacher at that school. Any teacher employed in a Goa Government aided Primary, High School or Higher Secondary School and contesting a Panchayat, Zilla, Municipal, Assembly or Parliamentary election…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte said that the government has not done impact assessment after implementation of National Education Policy. Khaunte said that the government has not done impact assessment after implementation of National Education Policy. “When structure is changing, the repercussions should be studied. CM should hold half a day or day long discussion on the NEP in the State legislative Assembly,” he said. “The issue is about impact assessment on the existing infrastructure. Everybody will have to start planning in the manner,” he said.

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today informed the house that the New Education Policy (NEP) will not supersede the rights of schools managed by minority institutions. He also informed that NEP will only be implemented after taking all the educational institutions into confidence. “I assure that the implementation of NEP will superceed the rights of schools managed by minority institutions,” CM replied Benaulim MLA Churchill Alemao had asked whether Education is a State subject, if so and whether the Union Government can supersede the State Government policies. During the dicussion, Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte said that the…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Digambar Kamat today took on Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant stating that the rules of Business Advisory Committee (BAC) were fully violated by not issuing replies to questions as prescribed that is 48 hours before. Kamat said that the replies given to were not readable and requested the Speaker to postpone the said question however, CM refused to postpone the questions stating that he had answers to the qustions however Kamat in protest resfused to ask the questions. The opposition MLA claimed that they too were getting the replies late. Porvorim MLA Rohan…

Goemkarponn desk Pernem Police have resorted to public announcements over audio system to create awareness regarding COVID-19 measures. As per PI Jivna Dalvi he along with staff visited the coastal areas of Harambol, Mandrem and Ashvem and announced various safety measures to the general public over the audio system . PI Dalvi informed that in view of rising Covid-19 cases in the recent days he took over the responsibility of alerting the public and tourists to wear masks in pubs and night clubs and also stick to other measures such as social distancing specially in restaurants. Apart from awareness Police…

Goemkarponn desk Panjim: Aam Aadmi Party while thanking the people for reposing faith in their candidate at the recently held bye elections in Navelim for the Zilla Panchayat said even the voting pattern at municipal elections shows that Goans are looking for an alternative and that Congress has lost its relevance in Goa. AAP Goa Convener Rahul Mhambre addressing a press conference said Congress has failed to function as the opposition party and is “hand in gloves with the ruling BJP”, and pointed out that in 2017 Goans did not give a manadate to the BJP which formed the government…