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Goemkarponn desk Panaji: In a statement which may attract Supreme Court contempt, the AICC Obsrver for Goa Dinesh Gundu Rao has question the role of Chief Justice in the disqualification. Following the SC decision to adjourn the Disqualification case against 10 MLAs who deserted Congress to join BJP in 2019, Rao took to Twitter to vent his ire on the issue. “By the time Hon’ble Judges decide to hear & dispose of the disqualification petition, it will be infructous as elections in Goa will be in year,” he said. He further wrote the CJI seems to have his priorities set.…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has assured the merchants association that the state governemnt will hold municipalities amendmennt. CM has also asked all the merchants for their valuable suggestions until which amendmennt shall be put on hold. After assurance, the Merchants Association has said that they will withdraw strike scheduled for January 7. All Goa Merchants Association had decided to shut down market shops in municipality areas on Jan 7 against new Goa Municipality Act Ordinance, which was promulgated earlier this week. They pointed out that as per the ordinance, the existing shops will be auctioned after…

Aam Aadmi Party today held the present Bharatiya Janata Party government responsible for the likely spike in Corona cases in Goa due to the unbridled parties held to bring in the new year which it said not only proves that Dr Pramod Sawant has lost control over the administration and hence called him a “Puppet chief minister.” AAP Goa convener Rahul Mhambre pointed out that Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has already admitted that there will be a spike in Corona cases as most of the parties organized to bring in the new year were actually to bring in Corona infections…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Minister for Ports Micheal Lobo today has assured to share a detailed plan with traditional fishermen while going ahead  with work on the second phase of dredging of 6kms of Sal River. Captain of Ports and Fisheries department today conducted a joint meeting with fishermen on Sal river dredging issue in which it was decided to share a detailed Plan with traditional fishermen while going ahead with work of second phase dredging of 6 km. Lobo speaking to the media after the meeting said the desilting should take place for smoothening the flow of the water. He said…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The Indian Meteorological Department  has issued forecast that isolated places in North Goa and South Goa may receive light rain and thundershower for the next five days starting from today. The sky remained overcast in most parts of the state and light rain was experienced in some parts of North Goa this morning. Goa received the highest monsoon rainfall in a century, recording 41 per cent more than the normal rainfall for the four-month long season, which ended on Wednesday. With 41 per cent surplus rains, the State broke its six decade average normal trend, when it…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Even as the controversy rages over the Tamnar transmission line, inquiries reveal that the Central Electricity authority has made it mandatory for the M/s Goa Tamnar Transmission Projects Limited (GTTPL) to take permissions from all local panchayats wherever the line passes through. Not just local bodies the project proponent has to seek the consent of the concerned authorities i.e. local bodies, Railways, National Highways, State Highways etc. before erection of proposed lines, the notification reads. The notification issued by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) says that M/s Goa Tamnar Transmission Projects Limited (GTTPL), has applied for authorization…

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to February a plea filed by Goa Congress Chief Girish Chodankar seeking for a direction to the Goa Assembly Speaker to dispose of the disqualifaction which has been filed against 10 MLAs who moved from Congress to Bharatiya Janta Party expeditiously. Chodankar has approached the Court submitting that despite express orders from the Supreme Court on 11 August, 2020 that the plea should be listed after two weeks, the plea was not being listed by the Supreme Court Registry. A Bench comprising of Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and, Justices AS Bopanna and…