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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The BJP MLAs from Tiswadi have sought the intervention of the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant to the fact that the majority of the jobs advertised by Goa Medical College have gone to candidates from Valpoi and Poriem constituencies. Panaji MLA Atanasio Monserrate, St Cruz MLA Tony Fernandes, and St Andre MLA Francisco Silveria called on Dean of GMC Dr Bandekar following a media report that 85% of candidates are candidates selected for LDC post in GMC are from Valpoi and Poriem constituency. While the Valpoi constituency is ruled by Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, his father, Pratapsingh…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Trinamool Congress Goa Unit today announced that Rs 5,000 would be provided to every household woman as guaranteed income support if the party comes to power post assembly elections to be held early next year. The Scheme was launched by TMC Goa In-charge Mahua Moitra to provide assured monthly income support to every household in the state. “Under the scheme, a direct transfer of Rs 5,000 per month would be made to a woman of every household as guaranteed income support,” said Moitra addressing a press conference She further said that if the existing schemes were good,…

Goenkarponn desk PANAJI: South Western Railway is the first Zonal Railway to implement UTS Mobile App Ticketing (for other than Suburban trains) across the Zone in February 2018. Shri Piyush Goyal, the then Hon’ble Minister of Railways, launched this facility on 10th February 2018 at Belagavi in the presence of Late Suresh Angadi, the then Hon’ble MP of Belagavi and other dignitaries. A press release issued by South Western Railway mentioned that since the introduction of the UTS mobile app, it has gained popularity, and a steadily increasing trend of transactions has been witnessed. The sale of tickets through mobile…

Bringing more transparency to the people and to enhance the integrity efforts around elections, Meta today announced the launch of enforcement around ads on social issues in India. Rolled out earlier this month, the enforcement will require anyone running ads on social issues on Facebook and Instagram to be authorized and include disclaimers on their ads, enabling people to see the name of the person or organization running these ads. Over the last few years, Meta has made significant investments in teams and technologies to better protect elections, empower people to vote and create a safe platform to share diverse…

Delhi MLA and Aam Aadmi Party Goa unit in-charge Atishi formally launched the registration drive in Panaji on Friday for Kejriwal’s women guarantee and participated in door-to-door campaign in Calangute and Benaulim. Atishi, who was on a daylong visit in the state, started the registration drive from Calangute and Benaulim along with AAP leader Sudesh Mayekar and vice president Venzy Viegas and AAP ZP member Hanzel Fernandes respectively. AAP national convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had recently announced that if the AAP is voted to power, payment for beneficiaries under the government’s Griha Aadhar scheme will be hiked from…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Amidst the high-voltage political drama in the State, the former Zilla Parishad member from the Porvorim Assembly constituency resigned from the Congress party, barely a month after joining. This development has fuelled the speculation of Porvorim’s independent MLA Rohan Khaunte joining the BJP. Gupesh, along with the supporters, submitted the resignation to the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Girish Chodankar. “We, the undersigned, who had joined the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee on 9/11/2021, would like to submit our resignation from the primary and active membership of Goa, Pradesh Congress Committee, with immediate effect,” the letter of resignation…

November 30, 2021 GFP President Vijay Sardesai announced that the alliance has been forged with Congress, defeating the incumbent BJP government in Goa led by Pramod Sawant. Sardesai remarked that he met w Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said both parties will ‘fight resolutely, wholeheartedly and unitedly’ to defeat the BJP government in the coastal state. December 1, 2021 Dinesh Gundu Rao says, “No decision yet on alliance with the Goa Forward. The party has extended support to Congress. The final decision on alliance only after elections are announced in the state,” said Gundu Rao. December 9, 2021, 5.30 pm…