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Goemkarponn desk Panaji: BJP State President Sadanand Shet Tanavade has condemned the statements made by Minister of Ports Michael Lobo against later chief minister Manohar Parrikar. Loboon Monday blamed late Parrikar for Goa Miles issue as well as the mining crisis in the State. Speaking to reporters outside the Assembly, Tanavade said, he condemns teh statement by Lobo. “Michael should not speak ill about late Manohar Parrika,. He must realise that he was elected because of Parrikar’s name in 2012,” Tanavade stated. Tanavade said Parrikar was not just Goa’s leaders but was a leader of national repute. “I condemn his…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: In a dirdect attack on the government, Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat on Wednesday said that the State Government wants to go ahead with three linear projects by destroying Environment, Nature and Wildlifeto only to convert State into a coal hub. “It is the duty of the Government to be sensitive towards Peoples Concern and Issues. People have every right to raise objections against all such decisions of the government which are anti-people,” Kamat said. About Opposition’s criticism of government he said It is the duty of the Opposition to be the Voice of the People and…

PANJIM: The Dr Pramod Sawant led government introduced five Bills on the second day of the four-day Winter Session of Goa Legislative Assembly. The five Bills were – The Goa Staff Selection Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021, The Goa Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2021, The Goa (Regulation of House Advance) Bill, 2021, The Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and The Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The Bill seeks to amend section 2 of the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968 (Act 7 of 1969) (hereinafter referred to as the “said Act”) so as to define the…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has assured the state legislative assembly that government will not be going ahead with the cannabis plantation project. “Govt not to go ahead with the proposal to legalize cannabis cultivation in the State,” assured CM He further said that the proposed amendment by the Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration, the Department of Excise shall regulate and control the cultivation of cannabis plant for medicinal or scientific use. Accordingly, based on the above proposal from the Office of Commissioner for Excise, the draft amendment the Rules of Goa Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic…

Pernem Police have registered an FIR against 02 persons for organising bull fights at Dandoswado, Mandrem Pernem Goa. As per PI Jivba Dalvi daily intelligence was being collected to curb bull fights in Pernem. Accordingly today morning information was received that bull fights were organised at Mandrem and one bull had died in the said bull fight. Police immediately swung into action and found out the details of the accused organizers. An offence under section 429 R/w 34 IPC and section 11(m)(ii)(n) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act was registered immediately and investigation was carried out. Intelligence was collected…

Panaji: The BJP Government has always adopted the approach of dictatorial governance by showing high handedness against all those who show dissent against the anti Goa and anti-people policies of the government. The BJP Government which made “Blunders” in governance has no moral right to call act of opposition to show placards during the shortcut address of the Governor as “Mistake” in the Goa Legislative Assembly stated Girish Chodankar. Chodankar was reacting to the statement made by BJP State President Sadanand Shet Tanavade blaming the opposition MLA’s for showing banners during the speech of the Governor in Goa Legislative Assembly.…

Aam Aadmi Party today demanded that the rights to land be transferred back to the cultivators of it which the government had earlier transferred in the name of IIT and pointed out that while the government has scrapped setting up IIT at Melauli the land has not been transferred in the name of the cultivators. AAP spokesperson Adv Surel Tilve while speaking to media persons said as Goa has the land to the tiller act in force the land ought to be transferred in the name of the tiller which he said has not happened as yet and instead the…