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Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: Several prominent citizens of Panaji who have come together to fight against the panel floated by Atanasio Monserrate and BJP in the CCP election on March 20 are drawing spontaneous support from residents across the city. Former Mayor Surendra Furtado has been nominated as Convenor, while outgoing corporator Menino da Cruz, lawyer-activist Malisa Simoes, sports administrator and RTI activist Sandeep Heble, lawyer and former corporator Suresh Chopdekar, Lawyer / activist Adv Pundalik Raikar and youth leader Sayad Saquib khadri have been nominated co-convenors of ‘We Ponjekars’. The team of ‘We Ponjekars’ asserted that within the next few…

Panaji: The general public are informed that the two Committees appointed by the State Government on the Hon’ble High Court’s persuation one each for North Goa and South Goa have identified around 1400 illegal hoardings along the National Highways, State Highways and Major District Roads. The members of the public are invited to inspect the report submitted by the North Goa District Magistrate to the Hon’ble High Court within five days from the publication of this notice. The report will be kept open for inspection at the respective offices of the Deputy Collectors & SDMs in North Goa District during…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji:The Goa Team will participate at the UTT 82nd Cadet and Sub-Junior National Table Tennis Championships-2020. The championships will be held at Abhay Prashal Indoor Stadium, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, from 26th February to 6th March 2021. Following players will represent the Goa team: Boys – Khushal Naik, Siddhant Parsekar, Rishan Sheikh, Atharv Dhulapkar, Akshan Lawande, Vivek Carvalho. Girls – Trisha Verlekar, Samaira Soares, Riya Gopi, Pradnya Caro, Trusha Hammanavar, Sneha Mesta, Anushri Naik Enclosed – Photograph of Goa Team with officials and SAG officers Seen in picture Goa team members along with SAG Executive Director Shri V.M. Prabhudesai,…

Goemkarponn Desk Porvorim: The ambitious project of Science and Technology Park conceived by former CM Manohar Parrikar was surprisingly locked by the PWD, when the property is owned by Penha De Franca panchayat. Assistant Engineer told Khaunte that the Executive Engineer has given instruction to stop the work and lock the site for Science Park. Khaunte said that the property belongs to the Penha de Franca panchayat and the department has no right to lock the property. The Porvorim MLA visited the site only to find the property locked. Khaunte has said that the panchayat will file a case against…

Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: Aam Aadmi Party pointed out that the Dr Pramod Sawant led Bharatiya Janata Party government finally had to admit in the court that it has not paid the pension due to the people of Goa under the Dayanand Social Security Scheme. AAP Goa Convener Rahul Mhambre pointed out that they have all along been asking the government to pay the dole to the needy people who were going through difficult times due to the pandemic where most people had lost their means of livelihood. He pointed out that the government has admitted in the court that it…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly Rajesh Patnekar has told the Supreme Court that it may not be possible to complete and conclude the proceedings in one day i.e. on February 26 in the disqualification case against 10 MLAs who joined BJP in 2019. The application by Speaker also sought clarification of order dated February 2, 2021. The appliation says that the Petitioner, Girish Chodankar, has filed the instant Writ Petition under Article 32 of The Constitution of India, seeking a direction from this Court to the Respondent No. 1 to decide the disqualification Petition filed by the…

Goemkarponn desk SURAT: Chhattisgarh won by eight wickets against Goa in the Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament being organised by BCCI at the Kholvad Gymkhana ground in Surat on Wednesday. Chhattisgarh won the toss and put Goa to bat and bundles their opponents for 210 in 49.2 overs. Needing to score 211 for a win, they crossed the target – scoring 213 for the loss of 2 wickets in 36.5 overs. Darshan Misal scored 56 runs in 54 balls to finish as the highest run scorer for Goa. Captain Amit Verma contributed 46 from 72 balls and claimed the only two…