Author: Team Admin

“The terms of the 11 municipal councils expired in March and April this year. The Constitution is quite clear under Article 243U that the duration of a municipality is five years and elections are to be completed before its term expires. Yet, instead of allowing voters to elect their representatives, administrators were appointed after the councils completed their terms. The government argued that the delay was necessary to ensure fair elections, particularly by putting in place a proper system for delimitation and reservation, including reservation for Other Backwards Classes based on empirical data. The argument sounds reasonable on paper. Free…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Congress has alleged irregularities in the electoral roll revision process in the Panaji constituency, accusing authorities of failing to detect ineligible names and claiming that genuine Congress voters were removed during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Congress spokesperson Amit Palekar alleged that the presence of bogus or ineligible voters on the electoral rolls could amount to an offence under the Representation of the People Act and criminal law. He questioned how such names could have gone unnoticed during the SIR exercise. Palekar said bureaucrats responsible for the process would be held accountable if irregularities were established.…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Panaji MLA and Revenue Minister Babush Monserrate, reacting to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, said the Election Commission will examine the issue and take an appropriate decision. Monserrate said the matter falls within the purview of the Election Commission and indicated that the electoral authority would look into the concerns raised regarding the SIR process. His remarks come amid allegations by the Congress of irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls in the Panaji constituency. Congress leaders have raised questions over the deletion of voter names and the functioning of Booth Level Officers…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Candidates backed by NSUI and JANASENA have emerged victorious in the Student Council election at Shree Mallikarjun and Shri Chetan Manju Desai College, Canacona, following a closely contested electoral battle. Following their victory, the newly elected council members visited the Shri Mallikarjun Temple and sought the blessings of Dev Mallikarjun. They later paid their respects at the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj by garlanding it. The elected candidates subsequently met JANA-SENA Supremo and Congress leader Janardhan Bhandari and expressed gratitude for his support and guidance during the election. Bhandari congratulated the newly elected members and urged them…

Team Goemkarponn NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has rejected Tarun Tejpal’s request seeking exemption from surrender and directed him to surrender within two weeks in connection with the 2013 sexual assault case in Goa. The court’s direction comes after the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court convicted Tejpal on August 6 and sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment. The High Court had overturned his earlier acquittal by the trial court. Tejpal has challenged the High Court verdict and the sentence before the Supreme Court. His appeal is scheduled to be considered by the apex court at a…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Former MLA and senior advocate Radharao Gracias has called for an electoral alliance between the Congress and the Vijai Sardesai-led Goa Forward Party (GFP), warning that keeping Sardesai outside the Congress fold could pose a greater political challenge to the party ahead of the upcoming elections. “Vijai Sardesai is more dangerous outside Congress than within it,” Gracias said, urging the Congress leadership to immediately open discussions with GFP and explore a formal alliance. Gracias said Congress should take the political situation seriously and claimed, citing his sources, that Sardesai has received backing from a major financial supporter…

New Delhi: India’s hopes of reaching the World Test Championship 2025 27 final remain alive, but former head coach Rahul Dravid believes the team has already fallen slightly behind in the qualification race. India currently sit fifth in the WTC standings and have eight Tests remaining in the current cycle. With only the top two teams advancing to the final, the Shubman Gill led side is likely to need around six victories from its remaining matches to keep its qualification hopes strong. India have made a positive start against Sri Lanka, leading the two match series 1 0 and holding…