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Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: Following Judicial Magistrate First Class’ order directing the Pernem Police to register a FIR against the contractor constructing the National Highway No. 66 in Pernem taluka Aam Aadmi Party has demanded that the police immediately register the case the contractor had committed a cognizable offence. Briefing media persons AAP leader Adv Prasad Shahapurkar pointed out that on 12th July 2020 between 3 to 4 am, part of the National Highway No 66 along with a retaining wall was washed away in Poroskodem village of Pernem taluka. “This washing away of the road and retaining wall was not…

Goemkarponn desk Margao: With a common aim of defeating the BJP across all municipalities in the State, the Congress, Nationalist Congress Party and the Goa Forward Party are engaged in some hard negotiations to forge an alliance ahead of the forthcoming elections on March 20. The three parties had a meeting at a hotel in Fatorda, which was attended by Leader of Opposition Digamabr Kamat, Goa Forward Chief Vijai Sardesai, NCP chief Jose Philip D’Souza and Benaulim MLA Churchill Alemao. Emerging out of the meeting Kamat refused to reveal about what transpired at the meeting stating it was just a…

Goemkarponn desk Margao – The Schedule of the thirteen days Goa Legislative Assembly Session commencing on 24th March is fixed with the ulterior motive to avoid questions on the core issues like Mhadei, Coal Transportation, Railway Double Tracking, Three Linear Projects and Coastal Zone Management Plan, charged Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat. “As per the revised schedule declared by the Legislature Secretariat on Friday 26th February, only two days are allotted for Question Hour of the key departments like Environment and Climate Change, Ports, Water Resource, Power, Public Health, River Navigation, Tourism, Waste Management, Industries, Social Welfare and others. The…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: In view of rising COVID-19 cases, the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant informed that the state government is monitoring the situation closely. Sawant also requested citizens not to fall for rumours of a possible lockdown in the state. “The rising COVID19 cases is a cause of concern. Our Government is monitoring the situation closely. Though the situation in Goa is under control, the fight against pandemic is not over,” said CM Sawant He further appealed to the people to stay alert to the situation and avoid mass gatherings, follow all norms such as social distancing, wearing masks and…

Goemkaponn Desk CALANGUTE: In the continuing drive against prostitution, the Calangute Police Team busted a prostitution racket wherein 3 persons were arrested while 2 victim was rescued. As per police, 1 victim lady was rescued after a raid at Calangute wherein 3 accused persons namely (1) Akbar Ali, aged 34 years, a native of Kargil, Ladakh (2) Prana Jena, aged 40 years, a native of Odisha and (3) Ms Neha Khatun, aged 23 years a native of Kolkatta, West Bengal were placed under arrest under section 370 IPC and section 4, 5 and 7 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act…

Goemkarponn desk Goa Number One rank Badminton Player Anjana Kumari has reached in quarter final when last report came in from ongoing Uganda International Badminton Tournament 2021, which has started on 25th February. She has been given direct entry in main draw and has been given number 3 seed in this Tournament. In the first round, National Games 2015 Bronze medalist Anjana defeated Meble Namakoye of Uganda by score of 21-12 & 21-16. And in Pre quarter final match she defeated Betty APIO of Uganda very comfortablely by score of 21-7 & 21-8. Today she will play the quarter final…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI:The Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar today reserved order in a two separate disqualification petition filed against 12 MLAs, who joined BJP in 2019. The disqualification petition against ten former Congress MLAs and two ex MGP MLAs was filed in 2019 by Congress President Girish Chodankar and MGP leader Sudin Dhavalikar, respectively. The petitioners argued that the respondent have incurred disqualification under the Tenth Schedule to Constitution of India; however, the respondents defended it saying that their merger with BJP is valid under the constitution. Adv Abhijit Gosawi, representing petitioner Girish Chodankar argued that the respondent have…