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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Justice Manish Pitale of the Bombay High Court at Goa today while declining the request to adjourn the case by few days directed that it will take up tomorrow Saturday 27th November the final hearing of the appeal that had been filed in 2014. Panaji MLA Babush Monserrate and his wife Goa Revenue Minister Jennifer Monserrate are the main accused in that infamous 2008 attack on Panaji Police Station which has been pending in the High Court for the last seven years. Justice Pitale refused to grant adjournment while observing that the matter involved a direction of…

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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Following opposition of the citizens, the Public Works Department Minister Deepak Pauskar announced that a 980-meter elevated bridge would be constructed to avoid fields and structures. Speaking to reporters after the joint inspection, Pauskar said the elevated bridge would be completed within a year. “A 980-meter elevated bridge from the wholesale fish market to Comba approved; The 2.7 km Western bypass road to be completed within a year,” said Pauskar. He, however, the works depend on the National Green Tribunal and the High Court orders wherein the petitions are pending against the Western bypass. Fatorda MLA Vijai…

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Goemkarponn desk PERNEM: In a narcotics raid by Pernem Police, three persons were arrested along with drugs worth Rs 3,45,000. As per Pernem PI Jivba Dalvi, information was received that on 25/11/21, three persons living in a rented house near Khind Morjim were involved in illegal drugs dealings. Accordingly, the discreet watch was maintained through physical and technical surveillance and the exact room if the accused persons were traced. Accordingly, PI Jivba Dalvi formed his team consisting of PSI Praful Giri, PSI Vivek Haldankar, PC Mahesh Naik, PC Vinod Pednekar, PC Swapnil Shirodkar, PC Vishnu, PC Satish to conduct the…

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Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in the state, the Aam Adami Party has started intensifying its door-to-door campaign and the party has been receiving good responses from the people. The AAP had launched its door to door campaign in Velim and now the party covered St. Cruz constituency under the leadership of AAP leader Adv. Amit Palekar and Ponda under the leadership of AAP vice president Adv. Surel Tilve. AAP leader Amit Palekar said, we have received good responses from the people of St. Cruz. They believe the AAP is the only party who will keep their promises, which…

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Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in the state, the Aam Adami Party has announced ‘Parivartan Yatra’, a new campaign, further looking forward to flagging the party’s election campaign in the state. While addressing the media on Thursday, Valmiki Naik, vice president of AAP said, ‘’as part of this Parivartan Yatra, party leaders will organise Panchayatwise sabha in every constituency; where leaders will create awareness on the schemes and guarantees announced by AAP and Kejriwal model’’. ‘’The party will kick-start this campaign from Calangute, Veli and Dabolim from Friday and will cover three constituencies daily. AAP is planning to conduct…

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The BIG FAT Aguada Jail SCAM in the making Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Even at the fag end of the term of the State government, the Ministers in the Dr Pramod Sawant Government do not shy away from kicking up controversy. The Tourism Minister Babu Azgaonkar, who happens to be the State’s Dy Chief Minister, has often got embroiled in controversies, and on Wednesday, he moved a proposal to teh State Cabinet, which raised many eyebrows. The proposal moved was for approval for the Selection of Operations and Management agency and sgning of agreement with the selected bidder for the Management,…

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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The infighting in the BJP, which became a regular affair these days on Wednesday, entered the corridors of power as Ministers Michael Lobo and Nilesh Cabral took an aggressive stance. While Lobo took off on the Tourism Minister Babu Azgaonkar over the Aguada jail Maintainance outsourcing issue, Cabral was upset with Chief Minister’s office IAS Ashok Kumar over a pending file of his department. Chief Secretary siding with the IAS officer instead criticised Cabral. Cabral, speaking on some pending file, blamed Ashok Kumar for the delay. CS Parimal Rai intervened and said, “Minister cannot use such tone…

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