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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: FC Goa club, which had temporarily moved its first team activities away from the ground for the past week, fearing a possible breach in bio-bubble protocols, has now decided to return to the ground following police assurances. “FC Goa would like to communicate that the Club continues to keep its community initiatives active at the Salvador do Mundo Panchayat Ground with coaching for the U14 and U18 teams of Sporting Club of Porvorim and Grassroots festivals being conducted at the premises at no cost to the participants. The Club continues to also look after the ground maintenance…

RAVIONICS… “I have resigned as MLA today, have submitted my resignation to Speaker; I have never said that I am joining the BJP; There is a lot of time, and I will tell you all my decision at the right time.” Ravi Naik, former Chief Minister ANOTHER MLA BITES THE DUST Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: In a massive jolt to the Congress party, Ponda MLA and Former Chief Minister Ravi Naik resigned as a member of the Legislative Assembly today. This morning, Naik submitted his resignation to the Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar. Naik will be joining the BJP…

The statement has shocked one and all as the Goans have always opposed the casinos and demanded their removal from the River Mandovi for over a decade now. The BJP, on the other hand, has been conveniently extending the licences of the casinos in Mandovi every six months, thus trying to suggest the State government is looking out for another place to relocate the casinos. If the BJP and Dr Pramod Sawant forgot, we wish to inform him that the former Chief Minister, late Manohar Parrikar, had led a huge protest against the same casinos in 2011 and blamed the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Today, AITC Rajya Sabha MP Luizinho Faleiro slammed the BJP for its remarks on Goa TMC’s alliance with the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP). Hitting back at Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who recently remarked that the ‘culture of TMC & MGP does not match’, Luizinho Faleiro said, ‘Was it BJP’s culture to use the MGP to come to power and betray the MGP by robbing their two MLAs and then completely discarding them?’ At the same press conference, Faleiro also questioned AICC Goa In-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao for his confusing comments on the Congress’ alleged understanding with…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: After cases of the new corona variant Omicron were found, there was a lot of outcry in Goa. In fact, five additional instances have been discovered here, and they have all been quarantined. Pramod Sawant, the state chief minister, has issued a comment on the subject. He recently stated that the people of Goa should not be alarmed by the threat of Omicron and that everyone will be vaccinated by December 19. “In any event, the campaign will be done by December,” he stated in his statement. On the other hand, Vaccination was described as the most…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party leader Rahul Mhambre strongly condemned Union tourism minister G Kishan Reddy for branding Goa as the ‘casino capital’ of the country. During his last visit, Union tourism minister G Kishan Reddy said, “people have already given casino capital title to Goa and the Centre was open to declaring it as the “casino capital of India”, if it benefits the state. Mhambre stated that the tourism minister himself stating that Goa should be made country’s casino capital is no surprise to Goa. It is well known that casinos are always funded by BJP all this…

Goemkarponn desk DELHI: The University Grants Commission (UGC) to end Ragging will soon set up a 24×7 anti-ragging helpline for students of Goa University and its affiliated colleges across the state. UGC has floated a tender for selecting NGOs and NGAs for monitoring of 24×7 anti-ragging helpline, creating awareness to demote Ragging in Universities, colleges and associated IT and Database work. The Goa University has set up Anti Ragging Unit to conduct an on the spot enquiry into any incident of Ragging referred to it by the Head of the Institution or any member of the faculty or any member…