Kavalekar, who belongs to the Dhangar community and lost Quepem to Congress’s Altone D’Costa in the 2022 polls, said he was confident BJP would consider his years of service to the party and society while deciding his political future Margao: With Quepem likely to be reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs) ahead of the 2027 assembly…
The deadline was announced at a series of community meetings at Sanguem, Mollem, and Dharbandora over the past few days Margao: The Dhangar community has set Aug 15 as the deadline for state govt to act on its demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, warning of a statewide agitation after Aug 27 if no decision…
The ST reservation law is expected to reshape the political landscape in several South Goa constituencies ahead of the 2027 polls Margao: With Quepem likely to be reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs) ahead of the 2027 assembly elections, sitting Congress MLA Altone D’Costa is preparing to move to a neighbouring constituency, though he is yet…
Margao: The dhangar community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status is snowballing into a statewide movement, with the community drumming up support from across Goa ahead of its Aug 15 deadline for govt to act on the over two-decade-long demand.Publicised as a mega event, a dhangar convention has been organised in Bicholim on Saturday ….
Keri: Goa was once a largely agro-horticultural state, where rural life revolved around the monsoon. Villagers depended on seasonal rains for irrigation and drinking water, and eagerly awaited the first showers to ease the summer heat and replenish depleted sources.For generations, rural communities observed natural signs to anticipate the monsoon. Swarms of dragonflies, termites gathering…
Margao/Canacona: The opposition to state govt’s proposed political reservation for Scheduled Tribes (ST) widened on Sunday, with the Bahujan Samaj joining the Maratha community, in demanding that any such exercise be deferred until the ongoing national census and delimitation process are completed.The development comes days after the Akhil Gomantak Kshatriya Maratha Samaj (AGKMS), which claims…
