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Panaji, Feb 24 (PTI) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday failed to persuade RGP MLA Viresh Borkar to end his fast-unto-death demanding the repeal of a provision in the Town and Country Planning Act that allows the conversion of land in tribal areas into 'settlement zone'. Sawant met the Revolutionary Goans Party leader at Azad Maidan, the site of the protest, and requested him to call off the fast. "I am concerned about Viresh Borkar's health. I have told him that all his demands would ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances ...Read More >
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday that Sanvordem BJP MLA Ganesh Gaonkar will win the election to the post of speaker, the election to which will take place on Thursday. Gaonkar filed his nomination on Tuesday in the presence of Sawant, ministers, and coalition MLAs."We have 33 MLAs, and we will win the election. I congratulate Gaonkar," he said. Wednesday is the last day to file nominations.Gaonkar and Quepem Congress MLA Altone D'Costa -- who filed his nomination last week -- ...Read More >
Panaji: Two-time Sanvordem BJP MLA, Ganesh Gaonkar, was elected as the new speaker of the assembly on Thursday. He secured 32 votes against seven.Shortly after getting elected, Gaonkar said he would apprise all members of the rule book for the efficient functioning of the House. "We are here to discuss and resolve public issues as per the rule book," he said.Chief minister Pramod Sawant congratulated Gaonkar on behalf of his party and the members of the House. "I am confident justice will be don ...Read More >
Nair's death was the fifth such incident reported at BITS Pilani's campus near Vasco town since December 2024. Earlier, students Om Priyan Singh (December 2024), Atharv Desai (March 2025), Krishna Kasera (May 2025) and Kushagra Jain (August 2025) were found dead in their respective hostel rooms. Superintendent of Police (South) Tikam Singh Verma said that the preliminary report has suggested the presence of drugs in Nair's system, and an investigation is underway in the matter. Strict vigilanc ...Read More >
Panaji: CM Pramod Sawant on Friday said that police are still investigating the supply and use of drugs that led to the death of a student at BITS Pilani's Goa campus. The CM's statement comes just after SP (South) Tikam Singh Verma said that narcotics were found in the blood of the dead student during preliminary tests."Investigation is on," was Sawant's terse reply when reporters asked him about govt's failure to prevent drugs from entering educational institutes.The opposition parties were qu ...Read More >
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