In an interesting turn of events, the Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to Goa Legislative Speaker Rajesh Patnekar and the two ministers Babu Azgaoinkar and Deepak Pauskar on the defection case filed by Sudin Dhavalikar. The two MLAs defected to the BJP from the Maharashtravadi Gomantak Party (MGP) in last MArch. Thereafter, Dhavalikar had filed a disqualification petition against the two under the Anti-defection law. However, till date, the Speaker has not taken any decision on the matter. The Bench of Chief Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian also issued notices. The matter…
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The office of the Home Guards and Civil Defence Organization, Police Head Quarters, Panaji has commenced a fresh drive, for enrolment of New ‘Civil Defence Corps/Volunteers’ in the Civil Defence Volunteers of Panaji Town and Mormugao town in the State. Any citizens may join the Civil Defence organization as ‘Civil Defence Corps/Volunteers’, to serve the nation including School and College students and Ex-NCC Cades and retired Government employees. The Candidates interested to enrol themselves should be a Citizen of India, should have completed the age of 18 years; which may be relaxed in the discretion of the…
PANJIM: Claiming that countries rich in iron ore mining have started interfering in Goa’s mining industry through funding, Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF) on Monday has demanded with the state government to throughly investigate the source of income of NGO Goa Foundation. Activist Claude Alvares’s NGO Goa Foundation petition in the Supreme Court had led to the closure of mining in the state. Addressing the media, GMPF President Puti Goankar said, “We have decided to launch a protest against Goa Foundations director Claude Alvares. He is the main person responsible for displacing the livelihood of three lakh people, who are…
Goa Pradesh Congress Committee has strongly condemned filling of chargesheet against Goa Mahila Congress team led by Adv. Pratima Coutinho, just for protesting against Power Bills hike. The GPCC President Girish Chodankar, while reacting over issue of filling Chargesheet by Fatorda Police, said Goa Police were very quick in registering FIR and filing chargesheet against Congress members. He further said that several complaints of corruption, narcotics, land grabbing, law and order, atrocities on women and other are pending with police, but police have showed no importance to those cases. Furthermore, Police has no time to act on directions of Lokayukta…
PANJIM: Amidst increasing demand for opening up of bars and pubs across the state, Tourism Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Manohar Ajgoankar on Monday said that decision will be taken by the State Cabinet. Soon after the nationwide lockdown was imposed, the liquor outlets along with bars and pubs had to close down its shutters. At the same time, excise department extended renewal period by two month till May 31 as against annual deadline of March 31. Speaking to goemkarponn.com, Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgoankar said, “I do not want to comment on the issue of opening up of bars and…
The Saturday incident of a Vasco patient being denied treatment is yet another example of how the small virus has changed the attitudes and behaviour of people. Being Human or being true Goemkar, seems to a thing of distant past. First it was at Bogda, wherein the people refused the cremation of the dead bodies and then now this incident in Goa Medical College of rude behaviour towards the Vasco patients seems to have shaken the roots of the very Goemkarponn, we Goans boast about. Incidents of ill-treatment and abuse in containment zones have been reported across several states in…
PANJIM: The 36th National Games, scheduled to be held in Goa in October-November are postponed indefinitely due to the Corona Virus Pandemic; Government of Goa has written written to Indian Olympic Association, the Sports Minister Manohar (Babu) Azgoankar said speaking to goemkarponn.com Goa was to hold the much-delayed Games in October-November. “Due to Covid 19 pandemic, we have written to the IOA stating to postpone the National Games indefinitely. Also the National Games organising committee has decided to postpone National Games due to COVID-19 pandemic.” said Azgoankar He said, “Committee to hold meeting in September end and decide on fixing dates for…