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Goemkarponn Desk Canacona. Though the underpass below the railway track at Kindlem was constructed after the procession of Lord Mallikarjun devotees was held a few days back, citizens cutting across religions welcomed the move and appreciated the Konkan Railway officials for being proactive to the demand of the locals. The procession of the Lord Mallikarjun winds it’s way by the traditional way to the Rajbagh beach; and since the KRC laid the tracks in nineties by filling soil and elevating the rail road by about 10mt above the ground level the devotees had to climb steep steps on either side…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI:  Despite the stiff opposition and the raging debate on doubling track from Culem to Vasco, the State government seemed to be hell bent on proceeding ahead with the project. The protesting citizens and groups claim that the doubling is only for increase in coal transportation, which has been having catastrophic impact on the people of the State. In a return reply, the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has said that it is mainly for passenger traffic and defence purposes. The Chief Minister says that the State expects the rail traffic to increase by six times. “Currently, 6000…

Panaji: Around 20 members of the Congress Party today joined the Aam Aadmi Party under the leadership of Adv Pratima Betsy Coutinho who recently joined AAP after resigning as the Goa Mahila Congress President. Among those who joined AAP today are Roshni D’Silva who was the social media head and Secretary of Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress, Elaine Fernandes, Venzy Fernandes, Jyoti Gawas, Asifa Sheikh and Andrea Dias who were executive committee members of the Mahila Congress. Roshini said it was a moment of joy for her to join AAP on the eve of Easter and recalled how she has been…

Panaji – The Lokayukta Office is run with public money. The salary and all other expenses to the Lokayukta and his staff come from hardworking taxpayers money. Justice Ambadas Joshi must clarify to the people of Goa how he will deliver justice to the People of Goa working under the ambit of toothless Goa Lokayukta Act demanded Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Girish Chodankar at a press conference at Congress House today. He was accompanied by Congress Leader James Andrade and Tivim Congress Leader Umakant Kudnekar. The position of Lokayukta is not a Ceremonial Post. With the former Lokayukta Justice…

Mapuca – The insensitive & irresponsible BJP Government headed by defective Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant has once again proved its Anti-Goan Agenda by restricting the traditional Goan Religious Festivals and giving a free hand to Political Celebrations charged Goa Pradesh Congress Committee General Secretary Amarnath Panjikar. The failure of the BJP Government to take strict action against all those responsible for insulting Maratha’s till now proves the disrespect of BJP to Great Ruler Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Today happens to be the Punya Teethi of the founder of Maratha Kingdom. Unfortunately, the irresponsible Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant has not…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Goa today reported 219 new COVID-19 positive cases today. While there were 151 recoveries and 2 deaths reported today. As per DHS bulletin, the active cases stand at 1980. The total Death toll is 834 and the samples tested in the last 24 hours is 2062.

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: The state of Goa today reported highest unemployment rate at 21.1%. Among the States, Haryana reported the highest unemployment rate of 26.4 per cent, followed by Rajasthan at 25.6 per cent and Goa at 21.1 per cent. The unemployment rate in the country declined to 6.52 per cent in March from 6.90 per cent in February, as per think-tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). Among the states, unemployment rate was higher in states like Haryana (28.1 per cent), Goa (22.1 per cent) and Rajasthan (19.7 per cent) in March. Assam (1.1 per cent), Karnataka (1.2 per…