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The big question

Can Saxtti’s lone Minister  Filipe Neribab Rodrigues, Nuvem MLA Wilfred aka Babashan and Cuncolim  MLA Clafaciobab Dias get Chief Minister Pramodbab Sawant to scrap  track-doubling and coal projects in South Goa. This question began doing  the rounds in Saxttidom no sooner the Chief Minister announced the  scrapping of the IIT project after a meeting with junior Rane and  delegation of Melauli villagers. Indeed, the three Congress-turned-BJP  MLAs have a clear cut task before them to get the track-doubling and  coal transportation scrapped. Will the CM oblige? Indeed a testing time  for the three Saxtti Congress-turned-BJP MLAs.


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A strange equation in Varca panchayat

GUILHERME ALMEIDA
Published Jan 10, 2021, 12:34 AM IST
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This may seem strange, but true. In strongman Bab Churchill’s home village Varca the panchayat is being ruled by the government and not by elected members. Reason: The panchayat has come under the rule of an administrator after the Sarpanch and the Deputy Sarpanch were voted out of office. It’s now 18 days since the two posts had fallen vacant, but the government is in no mood to hold an early election, even though rules prescribe filling up the posts within 60 days. Is…

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