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PANJIM: The elections for the post of Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Chairperson and Deputy would be held on January 08, 2021. As per information, the South Goa Chairperson post and North deputy post is reserved for women. The term will be for five years. BJP, who won both ZP with clear majority, will take a call on the new chairperson and deputy, shortly. The elections in 50 zilla panchayat constituencies were held on December 12 in which a total of 1,237 polling booths were set up for the elections, in which 203 candidates were in the fray.

Aam Aadmi Party today strongly condemned the BJP government policy of harassing people of Goa and said local MLA Churchill Alemao is hand in gloves. Briefing media persons Capt V enzy Viegas said the BJP government stopped a cultural program which was part of Christmas celebration at Seraulim on 27 December. “The very fact that the local MLA Churchill was not present nor the newly elected ZP member Vanya Baptista were present indicated that they were aware of the government plan,” he said. AAP leader MacLean Coutinho said she was surprised with the police presence and said 150 police could…

Mapuca: Launching a scathing attack on RSS and Narendra Modi government, Congress leader Girish Chodankar said that they are trying to make people of the nation frustrated by controlling judiciary, constitutional authorities and by suppressing voice of people, and asked why RSS failed to hoist the national flag at its headquarters after freedom. “people of India also want to know what exactly you were doing from the year 1885 to 1947.” Chodankar asked. He was speaking in 136th Congress Foundation Day Celebration held at North Goa District Congress Office, Mapusa. Leader of Opposition and Margao MLA Digambar Kamat, former union…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: A private initiative by a group of citizens titled Project Goemcho Goenkar is undertaking 3D videography and 4D cinematographic digitization of all Goan villages, beaches and other State landmarks in the coastal international tourist destination. This project is the first of its kind in India, wherein natural touristic landmarks are being digitized, using 4D cinematographic tech, besides the more common 3D videography or VR (virtual reality) technology. While the most important landmarks and tourist destinations will be digitalized in 4D, since we are short on budgets, with no corporate sponsorship available in Goa due to the lockdown,…

PANJIM: Goa Forward Party (GFP) President Vijai Sardesai today has said that after Cannabis being part of Swayampurna Goa,now CM Pramod Sawant to get Swayampurna Matka which will be operated by ruling party. “After Cannabis ,New Matka to be operated by ruling party to be part of Sawant’s Swayampurna Goa Plan. The CM has himself confirmed this development today saying the file was moved but no decsion has been made” said Vijai He said, “If the file was moved that it self shows that he had an intention,” Sardesai further said that the Sawant led govenrment wants to finish the…

Vasco: GPCC Vice president Sankalp Amonkar on Tuesday alleged that the authorities from the Mormugao Mamlatdar office had been harassing innocent voters who had arrived to produce their documents to clear their names from the deletion list of the new electoral roll during a personal hearing called by the Dy Collector. Amonkar said that the personal hearing was being delayed deliberately so as to keep the other people waiting for hours together. Amonkar said that many senior citizens, ladies with children were kept for hours together to get them frustrated and indirectly force them to go back home. Amomkar also…

Panaji: After the bold statement by Goa Forward president Vijai Sardesai that Goa may be thinking of making villages swayampurna by allowing to grow marijuana, it has come to the fore that indeed the government intends to make cannabis cultivation legal for medicinal purpose. Sources have revealed that the State may introduce a bill in the forthcoming Assembly to permit cannabis cultivation medicinal purposes. The proposal to this effect has been moved by the Health department, headed by Vishwajit Rane. Interestingly, the proposal has received the Law department nod. However, the CM Pramod Sawant was non-committal on the issue saying…