AICC Goa incharge Dinesh Gundu Rao hands over the Overseas Congress Goa chairman appointment letter to former Siridao sarpanch Antonio Afonso in the presence of senior AICC Election Observer P Chidambaram, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee President Girish Chodankar and Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat at the party headquarters in Panaji on Tuesday. Panaji: Former Siridao sarpanch and three-time panch Antonio Afonso was appointed Chairman of the Goa Unit of the Overseas Congress by AICC Goa incharge Dinesh Gundu Rao and Goa Pradesh Congress Committee President Girish Chodankar in the presence of senior AICC Election Observer P Chidambaram and Leader…
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Goemkarponn desk Premanand Babu Nanoskar addressed his first press conference as an Aam Aadmi Party leader. Yesterday, he joined AAP in the presence of National Convenor of the party Shri. Arvind Kejriwal at Delhi. AAP has been growing by leaps and bounds in Goa, as people are very impressed with the first two promises made by Mr. Arvind Kejriwal of electricity and jobs. The party has been mainly working on issues that directly impact Goenkars and are seeing almost 5000 registrations a day for Kejriwals Job Guarantee. Premand Babu Nanoskar has been active in politics since 2005. He has been…
Goemkarponn desk VASCO: In the wake of the coal shortage across the country, the fear of coal pollution is back to haunt the State of Goa. The States of Delhi, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh complained of coal shortage at power plants; Central Ministry has said that the State governments have failed to stack more coal before monsoons. The Union ministry of power has listed four reasons for the depletion of coal stocks, including an unprecedented increase in demand for electricity due to the revival of the economy, after chief ministers of Delhi, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh flagged the issue of…
The prerequisites of online exams include a laptop or computer with a functioning webcam and an uninterrupted power supply. Where proctoring is used, students also need to ensure they have an entire room to themselves for the entire duration of the exam. This has not gone down well with teachers either. The Teachers Association has, in several statements, termed such exams systems a “mockery”, “biased”, and agents of “increasing digital divides”. They have also claimed that these exams, including open-book exams, are not in line with the course structure. While the students who really want to make a career out…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: With elections just around the corner, the State may see another massive agitation across State, this time against the Mobile Towers. The Public Works Department has approved the installation of 34 new mobile towers in the State. Last week, Goa witnessed a protest in Colva wherein the locals opposed the installation of a mobile tower. The local panchayat members too opposed the move saying the panchayat was not taken into consideration. However, despite the Opposition, the government went ahead with the installation under police protection. Sources say that with the PWD approving 34 new towers, the majority…
Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant Attended the launch of PMGatiShakti, The National Master Plan for Multi-Modal Connectivity. “With the use of Technology all the stakeholders will work in coordination for all round connectivity development,” said CM Sawant He further thanked the PM narendramodi for launching this Master Plan. The plan is an important part of Prime Minister Modi’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ (self-dependent India) vision and ambitiously aims to lend more power and speed to projects under the $1.5-trillion National Infrastructure Pipeline and boost the goal of achieving a $5-trillion economy, especially in wake of the recent economic impacts…
Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: AICC Senior Observer for Goa P Chidambaram said that the party that wins in Goa will go on to win Lok Sabha polls. “I am sure that the party that wins in Goa will go on to win Lok Sabha polls. We are battle ready for elections, we will win Goa and then India,” said Chidambaram Further taking a dig at defectors, Chidambaram said that the Congress Party has closed doors for all of them now and the future too. “I say sorry for what happened in 2017 and that will not be repeated again,” he said…