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Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: The State Executive Committee which met today under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary decided for strict enforcement activities and preventive protocols across the State taking into account the spread of the cases uniformly, reported more from high density urban areas. The Committee while directing the Health Department, Police and Department of Information and Publicity to carry out aggressive awareness campaigns stressed the need for Collectors and Police to strictly implement the existing preventive guidelines to enforce covid appropriate behaviour including levying of fines for violations SEC urged for implementing the norm of track-test-treat and to ramp up…

Goemkarponn Desk Curchorem:Recalling the Khemlo Sawant episode, former Municipal Administration Director and Citizens for Democracy leader Elvis Gomes demanded a criminal investigation into events leading to submission of letter for removal of chairperson of the Curchorem Municipal council and his election a few hours earlier. It may be recalled that congress functionary Khemlo Sawant had been arrested on allegations of influencing a BJP MLA to switch sides. Sawant was later acquitted by the courts. Gomes said that the question was no more whether the action of the Councillors of moving a no confidence motion against the duly elected chairperson was…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Deputy Collector Tiswadi today has informed that the state will not go for another lockdown and has urged establishments and religious places to follow COVID-19 SOPs strictly. “Goa will not to go for a lockdown; asks establishments and religious places to follow COVID-19 SOPs strictly,” said Deputy Collector Tiswadi Gurudas Dessai says Dessai further said that Police officials have been told to keep a strict tab on all places including establishments and religious and those found not following protocols will be penalised. “Police force has been depaloyed at all ourist place in the state to ensure that…

Canacona. Controversies never seems to end for the newly elected Canacona Municipal Council as in the latest instance a photo of the six councillors of the ruling panel which declared themselves as BJP panel met leader of opposition Digambar Kamat at his residence in Margao on Thursday; the photo of the six councillors meeting the leader of opposition went viral before they could even exchange pleasantries stoking a huge controversy in Canacona as to whose the ruling panel belongs to, is it BJP eor the Congress, many questioned on social media. Immediately after the election procedures to elect the chairperson…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The State Tourism Department has been embroiled in a major controversy after it referred Maratha King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as an “invader”. In a tweet through its official handle pertaining to the Fort Aguada, the department has termed Maratha’s as invaders. The opposition as well as the ruling has slammed the department for such major goofup. Though the department immediately withdrew the tweet and issued corrigendum but State Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar has said that he will initiate inquiry into the incident. “In our post about Aguada fort, the word “invader” was meant to be used for…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The irresponsible BJP Government has insulted the Marathas led by Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj by calling the Great Warriors as Invaders. The clarification issued by the Tourism Department makes propaganda of Salazars Portuguese regime. Is this the MODIfied History BJP is now writing Mr. Chief Minister questioned Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat. Condemning the irresponsible tweet of Tourism Department pertaining to Fort Aguada wherein the Tourism Department which had termed Maratha’s as Invaders, Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat demanded apology from the Chief Minister of Goa for insulting the sentiments of the patriotic Indians. He has also said…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: The State Government has said that retired justice of Bombay High court Ambadas Joshi will be new Goa Lokayukta. Retired Bombay High Court Justice U V Bakre has declined the offer to be the next Lokayukta of Goa and has withdrawn his earlier consent given to the Goa government. The High Court of Bombay at Goa had adjourned to April 26 the petition filed by Adv Aires Rodrigues over the failure of the government to fill the vacancy of the Goa Lokayukta. During the hearing, Advocate General Devidas Pangam had informed the Court that after seeking the…