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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Supreme Court of India has reserved order in Municipal ward reservation matter, the arguments have been concluded in the Special Leave Petition (SLP). Advocate Atmaram Nadkarni representing the petitioners had appealed the Supreme Court to reject the Special Leave Petition (SLP), Nadkarni also claimed that the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta did not argue the merits of the case as the Govt has violated the rules and regulations. However, Tushar Mehta during the matter cited judgements which says that courts cannot interfere in the election process to which Nadkarni said that the High Court never said to…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Retired Bombay High Court Justice U.V.Bakre has today declined the offer to be the next Lokayukta and has withdrawn his earlier consent given to the Goa Government. Goa government had recommended the name of retired Justice Utkarsh Bakre as the next Goa Lokayukta. U V Bakre who is presently the chairman of the Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) “Consent taken back due to “personal reasons”, “ said Bakre The state governemnt had said that Bakre’s name has been sent to the leader of opposition Digambar Kamat for his consent. After his consent, the government will write to…

Goemkarponn desk Goa, March 2021: Goan IT firm Nordic Intent with a global presence in multiple markets has consolidated some of its business verticals and brought it under a single banner – Kilowott. The company today has partner deals in Norway, Holland, India, France, Switzerland and the US. Founded in 2015, the Goan firm presently employs 130+ highly skilled tech professionals and is largely servicing clients across Europe and the Nordic regions. Said Aaron Fernandez, Partner and CEO, Kilowott, “2020 witnessed sweeping changes across the globe as humanity is still adapting to a ‘new normal’. We at Nordic Intent embraced…

GOEMKARPONN DESK VASCO: Three prominent aspirant candidates from Mormugao Constituency withdrew nominations in Mormugao constituency on Tuesday extending unconditional support to GPCC Vice President Sankalp Amonkar . Amonkar speaking to media said that he will now declare his official panel of candidates in Mormugao constituency on Wednesday. Amonkar further said that though the procedure for the election was wrong, he had placed candidates in all the 9 wards of Mormugao Constituency to contest the upcoming polls. Amonkar said that in some wards, some of Sankalp Amonkars well wishers and supporters for many years had also filed for nominations and that…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF), an umbrella organisation of mining dependents, in a letter to the State Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has raised strong objection to grant of fresh iron ore mining leases fearing that the same will bring in outside players. In their Budget 2021-22 suggestion to the Chief Minister, the GMPF has also objected to auction mode for grant of leases as the process is time consuming. GMPF chief Puti Goankar said that The Supreme Court has rendered all second renewals of mining leases as illegal and a direction is given to the State…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat said that after diluting the powers of Goa Lokayukta, the Government now wants him to give consent to appointment of New Lokayukta. “I demand that Government must first empower the new Lokayukta with Authority and Powers to Act against illegalities and complaints,” stated Kamat. Referring to the letter sent to him by the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant, dated 5th March 2021, Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat has said that he will write to the Chief Minister to first empower the Goa Lokayukta with all necessary powers to handle cases of illegalities…

Goemkaponn Desk Fatorda:: Within 24 hours of committing the crime, the Fatorda Police have nabbed the three accused – the labourers, from Dadar Mumbai, this afternoon. Police sources said the Fatorda police team alongwith the three accused are on the way back home. In a gruesome murder, two senior citizens were brutally murdered at their residence at Ambaji in Fatorda on Monday. According to the Fatorda police the murder victims have been identified as Minguel Miranda (65) and his mother-in-law Catarina Pinto (85). The police revealed that the bodies were wrapped and dumped in store room. The forensic team has been…