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Goemakrponn desk SALIGAO: The Saligao spring, which was critical due to mismanagement, is getting a new lease of life with the Water Resources Department carrying out rejuvenation work. The work is expected to be completed by October end will be open for the public, sources said. Saligao MLA Jayesh Salgaocar has played a crucial role in the restoration of the spring. “It ia s magical moment to see new springs breaking out of ground at Salmona Spring while the work of rejuvenation of the Salmona spring was going on,” said MLA Jayesh Salgaocar. He said the heritage lovers and locals…

The Government’s change of heart has nothing to do with people’s feelings, but they have sensed the people’s pulse. They know with the elections just around the corner, they cannot take such a risk of allowing such a Bill which would further annoy the Niz Goenkars. The Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant, had invited public suggestions on the Bill, and almost all the suggestions wanted the Bill to be scrapped or withdrawn. The Chief Minister’s decision to withdraw the name Bhumiputra was also not acceptable as it favoured migrant and illegal occupants of their dwellings. SURAJ NANDREKAR Editor, Goemkarponn …

Goemkarponn Desk Former MGP candidate from Dabolim Premanand (Babu) Nanoskar joined the Aam Aadmi Party today in the presence of Delhi CM and National Convenor Shri Arvind Kejriwal. Nanoskar had resigned from the MGP yesterday and stated that he was filled with renewed zeal to work for Goa under the leadership of Shri Arvind Kejriwal. Nanoskar had come second in the 2017 Assembly Elections. Nanoskar had first stood for elections at the age of 27 at the VAsco MMC and won the 2010 councilor elections by a huge margin and was also elected it’s Vice Chairperson, he has also contested…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Raj Bhavan in association with Green World Clean World Foundation, Kerala organised a programme to inaugurate a Jackfruit Garden to commemorate 71st Birthday of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Raj Bhavan will be having a garden of 71 Ayur Jackfruit saplings planted in 1000 sq. mtrs. of land. The first sapling was planted by the Governor P. S. Sreedharan Pillai in the distinguished presence of the Chairman of Green World Clean World Foundation Shri George Kulangara and Shri Tarun Vijay Chairman, of the National Monuments Authority. Governor commended the efforts of the foundation to develop and propagate…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: AICC Senior Election Observer for Goa P. Chidambaram today said that the TMC and Luizinho Faleiro quitting the Congress is an old issue and that the party is getting battle ready for up coming elections. “I don’t want to answer anything as TMC and Luizinho Faleiro quitting the Congress are older issues. Congress party is getting ready for elections,” said Chidambaram He refused to talk about the possible alliance with the like-minded parties for the next year’s Assembly polls, saying that his mandate was only to restructure and revive the state unit of the party ahead of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Hinting at possible alliance talks between the two parties- BJP and MGP, the Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said that the decision to go together for 2022 elections will be taken after discussion. Sawant today said that he and MGP MLA Ramkrishna Dhavalikar will continue to be the legislators in the new State government, which will be formed next year post polls due in February 2022. The Chief Minister interrupted the media briefing of Dhavalikar at the State Assembly complex post-Business Advisory Committee meeting. When asked whether both the leaders wi be together in the new…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Power Ministry on October 12 asked States to utilise unallocated power of the central generating stations (CGS) to meet the requirements of their own consumers amid the ongoing coal shortage crisis in the country. “It has been brought to the notice of Ministry of Power that some States are not supplying power to their consumers and imposing load shedding. At the same time, they are also selling power in the power exchange at high price,” the Power Ministry said. The responsibility to supply power to the consumers is of the distribution companies and they should first serve…