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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: In what comes as a shot in the arm for the Goa Trinamool Congress, former MLA and General Secretary of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee, Victor Gonsalves joined the party in the presence of Lok Sabha MP and AITC Goa in-charge Mahua Moitra, Rajya Sabha MP “I quit the Congress because there is no future for the party in Goa. I’ve joined the TMC because I believe that the only powerful leader who can defeat Narendra Modi is Mamata Banerjee. She single-handedly put a stop to BJP juggernaut in Bengal.” said Gonsalves Further highlighting the leadership crisis within…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today said that the state unit has submitted the probable list of candidates for the upcoming Goa Assembly Elections. Sawant has also informed that the final list will be announced on January 16 after parliamentary board meeting. “Parliamentary Board meeting is scheduled on January 16 in Delhi. I will be going to Delhi along with the state president on January 15. By January 16 evening the names will be declared; the state unit has today sent names of probable candidates to the parliamentary board,” said Sawant speaking to reporters after the meeting…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Group of residents from Mangueshi village today have demanded stoppage of new road construction by a private plot developer over the water pipeline. The Mangueshi locals addressing the media have alleged that there is one illegal construction of a road by a private plot developer at Mangueshi which also passes over main water pipeline. A local, Naresh Naik said that the private plot developer has approved plan for the proposed road from the Town and Country Planning Authority (TCP) however this approved road is shown in the property of one tenant who has opposed it, following this…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: New Priol BJP Block has claimed that there would be no impact of revolt by some old BJP party workers on the induction of Govind Gaude in BJP. The new BJP block of Priol claimed that Govind Gaude would bloom lotus at Priol in coming election. It may be recalled that after joining of former MLA and Minister Govind Gaude into BJP, the BJP block president from Priol and some workers had resigned from BJP yesterday claiming that the party cadre was sidelined in election. Now, the some Sarpanchas from Bethki Khandola, Querim and Savoiverem during press…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Ponda former MLA and BJP leader Ravi Naik has showb his willingness to contest from Marcaim constituency if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants Ravi to contest from Marcaim. During the media interaction, Naik said BJP is sure to form Government with winning 27 seats. Naik added that if BJP wants him to contest from Marcaim then he is ready for it. When asked whether mining belt would vote BJP this time he said last time the mining dependent voted in BJP’s favour and this time too people will vote for BJP. He said even Chief Minister Pramod…

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: Rebel Priol BJP block and Booth level Karyakartas have announced to field Sandeep Nigalye senior worker from party cadre as Indpendent Candidate from Priol. During the press briefing all the workers decided to field and rally behind Sandeep Nigalye as Independent candidate from Priol in protest against Party decision to impose Govind Gaude as a candidate against them despite they have opposed it since past many days. The BJP Block President at Priol Mahesh Shilkar said that it was our frequent demand with party leadership to give ticket to Sandeep Nigalye from Party cadre who worked hard…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: Discontent loomed large amongst the BJP Karyakartas in Canacona during the candidate voting exercise undertaken to choose Party’s candidate for the assembly seat for February polls. While the tussle for prized BJP ticket in Canacona heated up, the saffron leadership in their understanding to break the ice have undertaken to conduct a polling exercise to know the Karyakartas mood, and accordingly have invited both ticket claimants (Canacona BJP MLA Isidore Fernandes and BJP State Vice-president Ramesh Tawadkar) along with their supporting karyakartas to participate in the voting process at Margao. The criteria of voting rights amongst…