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Porvorim: Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte has demanded that the State government should open vaccination program to all category of people. He also said that the state government should create an awareness about the vaccine and also respond to the basic question of what purpose will this vaccine serve. Khaunte alleged that the awareness about the vaccine is lacking. “While government has opened it up for senior citizens and those between 45-59 with co morbidities, there is no good response for the programme,” he said. He demanded that the vaccination drive should immediately consider the people staying in slums or densely…

Goemkarponn Desk FATORDA: Goa Forward Party (GFP) President Vijai Sardesai today has demanded that the State Election Commission (SEC) postpone elections to six municipalities and CCP or to hold counting together. Addressing the media, Sardesai demanded that the state election commission should either postpone the election of 6 municipal councils and CCP scheduled on March 20 or hold the counting of all the elections together. The GFP chief claimed CM’s days are numbered.’ “Continuing as Chief Minister after such a rap from the highest court of the land, and that too for attempt to murder democracy, is a disgrace to…

Goemkarponn Desk/ABIDHA BARRETTO Canacona: Since some of the best beaches of Goa are in Canacona, it is but natural for the economy of Canacona to be dependent on tourism, but the sudden surfacing of Covid-19 pandemic since last more than one year has broken the backbone of the tourism and allied industry in the taluka of Canacona. Canacona is home to the blue and seren beaches at Polem, Galgibagha, Talpona, Rajbagh, Patnem, Palolem, Butterfly Honeymoon, Agonda and Khola which in normal times visited by lakhs of tourists during November to April. To cater to the needs of these visitors thousands…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar today demanded that the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant should sack Urban Development Minister Milind Naik for errors in Municipality ward reservation. Addressing the media, Chodankar said to that CM Sawant should take responsibility for the municipality mess he has created. “CM should sack Urban Development Minister Milind Naik for the grave errors in Municipality ward and delimitation process as he himself had blamed the DMA for the errors,” said Chodankar Chodankar term CM Sawant as a defective CM which has been proved by the High Court and Supreme Court…

Goemkarponn desk NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejrival while inaugurating Freedom@75 Event to celebrate the spirit of Patriotism felicitated 83 year old Goan Suman Kurade who settled in Delhi since 1969 and runs the well-known organization “Goenckarancho Ekvott” that organizes Goa festival in Delhi to celebrate the spirit of Goa in the national capital. She was recognized for her efforts in making Delhi a cohesive society. Delhi is considered to be “mini India” where people from different cultures and geographies have been living together over the years. Suman loves Goa and has also cultivated…

Goemkarponn Desk/SAMIR UMARYE BICHOLIM: The Bicholim Municipal Council (BMC) has several pending issues on which the fate of the candidates would be decided. As per the sources the most important is that of the road work taken up by the municipality. Some of them are sour as they feel that not all road work is taken up by the municipality. There are many areas where hot mixing was not done. There are many who are also upset over the road widening work taken up from Walshi to Bicholim in which they lost their land and compound walls. Delimitation of the…

VAGATOR: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested 5 persons including a foreign national in possession with Charas, Ganja and LSD worth lakhs of Rupees at Shiva place in Vagator. The raids were conducted in four night clubs – Larvie Beach Resort, Shiva place and Monkey Bar and restaurant. The raid has been conducted jointly by the NCB and Goa Crime Branch. 6 including a Swiss national and a DJ detained in possession of narcotics of commercial quantity which includes LSD (35 blots) 33 grams of Mephedrone, 5.1 grams of Heroin along with drugs such as Marujauana, MDMA tablets said Sameer Wankhede,…