Goemakpronn desk PORVORIM: Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte on Tuesday claimed that one cannot expect much from Dr Pramod Sawant, who was supposed to be a “temporary CM” and managed to continue in the chair by putting his own senior into a “chaotic situation.” While hailing unity amongst the panch members of Succoro Panchayat, who ousted Sarpanch Sandeep Vazarkar, fighting back all the pressures, Khaunte said that government machinery was being misused to scuttle the no-confidence motion. “All kinds of pressures were being created on the panch members. I congratulate all the panch members, who stood united and passed the no-confidence…
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Christanand Pednekar/ Goemakrponn CURCHOREM: The political development in Goa have sparked a heated debate of sorts in the Curchorem-Quepem area about whether the Trinamool Congress’ entry into Goa politics. People opine that if the TMC had moved in the last six months, Goa politics would have changed. There are also reactions from the people that the party is like the weather. The Trinamool Congress party arrived in Goa just a few months before the Assembly elections, as it did in 2012, 2017 and once again in 2022. There is a lot of discussion going on regarding their present advent. The…
Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Ponda’s former MGP MLA Lavoo Mamlatdar said Trinamool Congress will form the next government in Goa on its own and would not need any support from any regional or national party. He said TMC is getting a huge response from Goans, and he is confident about TMC’s bright prospect, which would definitely form its own government. He said he recently joined TMC with Luizinho Faleiro and others, and after that, he was surprised by the overwhelming response to the Party in Goa. He said with his entry, many people, karyakartas are interested in joining TMC, and he…
Goemkarponn desk PONDA: A coordinated anti-hijack mock exercise was conducted at the Dabolim International Airport, Goa, on 05 Oct 21. An annual feature, the exercise was conducted as per guidelines laid down by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security. The response of and synergy among various agencies participating, such as the Indian Navy, CISF, Airports Authority of India, Department of Home Affairs, IB, Department of Health Services, Police, etc., were evaluated to ensure effective crisis management in the scenario of a hijacked aircraft. The armed intervention was also exercised by the Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) of the NSG, Marine Commandos,…
Goemkarponn desk With the beaches witnessing a significant increase in tourists, the coast witnessed five sea rescues over the last three days while a five year old boy who was lost was reunited with his parents. A five year old lad who had wandered away from his parents was spotted by a vigilant shack employee while at the beach. The male brought the young boy to the lifesaving tower for assistance. Announcements were made via the speakers mounted on the rescue vehicles along the beach while messages were relayed to the other towers in the vicinity. Alerted by the announcements,…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Upset with prolonged delay in releasing semester examinations results for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, the National Students Union of India (NSUI) Goa has questioned the functioning of the Controller of Examinations at Goa University (GU). On Tuesday, a delegation led by NSUI State President Naushad Chowdhari met the GU Registrar Radhika Nayak, demanding the release of results without further delay. “Today, the NSUI delegation met the Registrar demanding declaring results of all the final year students of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. These students face many hardships in applying for higher studies and employment for want of mark…
Late Manoharbhai had promised ticket to Delilah in 2022: Lobo . Political parties have to respect senior leaders: Lobo We have been seeing hectic political activities these days with regional parties of other states venturing into Goa and inducting local politicians, announcing freebies and so on. In Goan politics, there is a buzz that Minister Michael Lobo is switching sides to Congress. Lobo has been grabbing headlines off late. Recently he is in the news for announcing that his wife would contest assembly elections from Siolim come what may. In a tete-a-tete with Goemkarponn Editor SURAJ NANDREKAR, Lobo says his wife is…