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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Randeep Surjewala has appealed to Mamata Banerjee to extend support to Congress candidates in Goa in a bid to ouster BJP. Addressing a press conference in Panaji, Surjewala said that Mamata Banerjee is part of our family, and she needs to think whether TMC is here to fight for Goa or help BJP. “Mamata Banerjee is part of our family. Our leader Sonia Gandhi respect her. TMC needs to think…are they here to fight for Goa, or are they here to help BJP,” he said. “It’s not too late; I…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: District Election Officer (DEO) North, for Assembly Constituency (AC) 1 to 19 North, has notified the date and time for the following category of absentee voters, i.e. Senior Citizen (above 80 years of age), Persons with Disability (PwD) flagged in the electoral roll, Covid-19 suspect or affected persons and Absentee Voters on Essential Services (AVES) For voters above 80 years of age, PwD and Covid-19 Category voting through Postal Ballot (PB) are scheduled from February 5, 2022, to February 13, 2022, from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. For AVES Category, voting is scheduled from February 9, 2022,…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goa Pradesh has asked Congress to do its homework before speaking on any issue. Shri Rahul Gandhi has blamed the BJP for allowing a coal hub in Goa. We want to take him back to the time when Shri Digambar Kamat was the Chief Minister of Goa in 2007. He had granted permission to expand coal handling twice during his tenure. “Kamat had not only allowed the expansion of coal handling capacity at Mormugao Port Trust, but it was even granted environmental clearance by the Goa State Pollution Control Board. Where does…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: Don’t mislead people by just spreading propaganda; talk about what you will do next in the Curchorem constituency; BJP Curchorem candidate Nilesh Cabral retaliated against Curchorem Congress candidate Amit Patkar. Cabral, during his campaign, said he (Patkar) is trying to spread propaganda against me but does not say what he is going to do next Curchorem constituency. He further said that the Congress candidates have started campaigning against me and spreading rumours during their campaigning these days. Cabral cited one example “one of the employees in my office, whom we call Aai, had gone through a bad…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: As part of their plan to address employment issues, Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) on Friday unveiled its Labour Policy and Employment Vision. RGP Supremo Manoj Parab said that Goa’s biggest problem today is contract labour, especially those contract employees working in government departments. “Many are working on a contract basis, and many have retired as well without being regularised. At the time of elections, the government gives assurances, hires people on a contract basis in various departments, and gives false promises to regularise them. They are being exploited. Hence, RGP has unveiled a Labour Policy to address…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: On a day of many political happenings (including Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state), the Amche Mollem campaign gained national attention and was trending on Twitter through their hashtag #GoaGreenManifesto and #GoaElections2022. There were over 2300 tweets with noted conservationist Vandana Shiva chiming in support, stating that she “was full of hope and joy to witness #YoungIndia rise to protect forests & rivers, land & ocean, biodiversity & diversity culture of #MotherEarth #MotherIndia & her diverse regions & ecosystems to secure their resilient future #GoaGreenManifesto.” Support for the Manifesto also came from youth groups across the country,…

Goemkarponn Desk SANKHALI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday (February 4) while conducting a virtual rally from Goa announced, a new ‘Nyay Scheme’ under which Rs 6,000 per month will be automatically transferred to Goa’s poorest citizen. “We’re taking a historic decision in Goa, a new ‘Nyay Scheme’ will be launched. Rs 6,000 per month, i.e. Rs 72,000 in a year, will automatically be transferred to Goa’s poorest citizens,” said Rahul Gandhi. Attacking the BJP Rahul said, “You saw how BJP govt failed in tourism, COVID19, and employment. We’re not giving tickets to defectors, have given tickets to new people…