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Goemkarponn Desk Panaji – Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat said that the State Election Commission must wait till final disposal of the matter in municipal reservations case. “I demand that State Election Commission must wait till final disposal of the matter by the Apex Court & should not act in haste under any pressure,” said Kamat. He said the judiciary is an important pillar of democracy and it is important for the statutory body like State Election Commission to wait for the final verdict from the Court on important matter like holding elections of local self bodies. Supreme Court has…

Goemkaponn Desk Panaji:The latest report by Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy has exposed not only the lies that Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawat keeps uttering but has also revealed how badly he is managing the affairs of the state that it has dipped very low in the unemployment figures, alleged Aam Aadmi Party. AAP Goa convener Rahul Mhambre pointed out that as per the CMIE report Goa is the third highest state with unemployment in the entire country and this is truly alarming he said while pointing out that Dr Pramod Sawant has totally failed to attract any new investment.…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today said that from the coming Academic year, the state government has decided to implement the new school education system of 5+3 at foundation level as per the National Education Policy (NEP). Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today chaired the Empowered Committee meeting. “From the coming Academic year onwards, the Government has decided to implement new school education system of 5+3 at Foundation level as per National Education Policy for all government run schools,” said CM Pramod Sawant He further said that the primary classes will be clubbed with secondary schools. CM Sawant…

Goemkarponn desk KERI (Sattari): The National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee team, which conducted the salinity test on River Mandovihas found that the salinity has increased in the river, environmentalist Rakendra Kerkar said. Kerkar, speaking to Goemkarponn stated that the second study on salinity of river conducted on few days back. “A two-member NIH team comprising Dr Gopal Krishan and N Patikar, both scientists, visited Goa last week and took salinity observations at 14 locations on River Mhadei and its tributaries from Ganjem-Usgao up to Ribandar,” he said. Kerkar said that earlier the samples were taken during rains that so…

Goemkarponn Desk DELHI: In a Major relief for Goa government and State Election Commission (SEC) as Supreme Court (SC) has stayed the judgment of High Court of Bombay at Goa on municipal elections reservation matter. In addition, Supreme Court also Suo Motu stayed the order of Goa State Election Commission keeping in abeyance the election code of conduct in Margao, Mormugao, Mapusa, Quepem and Sanguem Municipal Councils. The order had come following high court directives to do so and issue fresh notification. The matter has been kept for final disposal on Tuesday March 9. The Goa government had filed a…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: The Goa Foundation wrote to the GCZMA on 3.3.2021 protesting the limit of 30 days laid down in the public notice for the consultation on the draft CZMPs. The Foundation told the GCZMA that the 30 day limit was not legal, as it was contrary to the 60 day limit provided by the Environment Protection Rules, 1986, which is the basis for the public hearing procedures. The Foundation will send its objections to the draft CZMPs to the GCZMA within the 60 day period and requested all others to do so, since the GCZMA has no authority…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Director General of Police (DGP) Mukesh Kumar Meena IPS today was administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Goa Medical College (GMC). Soon after taking the vaccine, Meena said that Goa Police has been on the frontline in the fight against COVID19. “I have urged all my colleagues to get the vaccine as a matter of pride and rededicate themselves to the service of the people during pandemic I took the #COVID19Vaccine today, so must you,” he said