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Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: The together for Sanquelim group led by former SMC chairman, Dharmesh Saglani has decided to approach the High Court for delaying in discussing no confidence motion against the chairman. Addressing a press conference here in the city Dharmesh Saglani told that the BJP is afraid that they might lose the power in SMC and are delaying the discussion. “We have seven councillors and BJP is delaying the discussion as they know that they might lose the power” Saglani said. Saglani group had earlier filed no confidence motion against the chairman, Yeshwant Madkar on 18th March but the…

Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: Kundan Falari and Tanuja Gaonkar has been given the oath of office as the chairperson and the deputy chairperson of Bicholim Municipal Council on Thursday. The ceremony was held in the premises of new municipal council market complex building situated in the new market. Remaining 12 councillors were also administered oath in the 14 member BMC. On this occassion election officers Pradeep Naik and Kabir Shirgaonkar declared Kundan and Tanuja elected unopposed for the post of a chairperson and deputy respectively. Speaker Rajesh Patnekar has congratulated the chairperson and the deputy and told that he will provide…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: A total of 18 senior Police Inspectors have moved Bombay High Court at Goa challenging amendment to the Goa Police Services Rules, that had made direct recruitment for the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP). The petitioners have challenged the first amendment in Goa Police Services Rules notified on December 12, 2011 making rule of ‘direct recruitment’ for the post of DySP. The petitioners have contend that the procedure adopted for promoting Police Inspectors to DySP by Departmental Promotional Committee headed by the Goa Public Service Commission (GPSC) is illegal and amounts to contempt of Supreme…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa today reported 265 new COVID-19 cases. While there were 104 recoveries and 1 death reported today. As per DHS bulletin, the active cases stand at 1716. the total death tally is 831 while the samples tested in the last 24 hours us 2611.

Goemkaponn Desk PORVORIM: Goa Common Entrance Test (GCET-2021) will be held this year on June 15 and June 16. GCET is Common Entrance Test for admissions to First Year of Professional Degree Courses such as MBBS, BDS, BHMS, BAMS, Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, B Pharm, B Arch, AHS & Bsc Nursing in Goa. Physics and Chemistry papers will be held on Tuesday, June 15 and Mathematics will be paper will be held on Wed June 16. Further details regarding the same are available on https://dte.goa.gov.in

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: For the first time in history a chairperson of a municipal council will be ousted before taking over as within half and hour of being elected a no confidence motion has been moved against the Curchorem Cacora Municipal chairperson Balkrishna Hodarkar. “We the undersigned newly elected councillors of Curchorem Cacora Municipal Council do hereby declare that we do not have faith and confidence in the newly elected chairperson Balkrishna Hodarkar, therefore we move this no confidence motion against the said newly elected chairperson,” the letter to Director of Municipal Administration says. The letter is signed by nine…

Goemakrponnd desk MARGAO: After initial disagreement, finally both the committees Shree Damodar Devastavn Committee and Mathgramast Hindu Sabha committee came to a amicable solution to solve the major issue of the famous Zambaulim Shigmo celebration. This year due to pandemic the Devastan committees had decided not to hold the Gulal Utsav but after discussions and joint meeting both committees have decided to hold the shigmo rituals in restricted manner. The committees have also appealed devotees not to overcrowd while coming for Darshan of Lord Dambab and follow the SOPs and maintain social distance. Due to pandemic, this year only the…