A massive clash broke out between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party councillors once again in Delhi Civic Centre on the third day of commotion in the House. The incident was caught on camera and is doing rounds on the internet.

The AAP and BJP councillors manhandled and threw punches at each other while one councillor collapsed amid the ruckus. AAP MLA Atishi claimed that the BJP members got irked and attacked the Delhi Mayor when they sensed their party have a chance to lose the polls.

Reports said the BJP interrupted the counting of votes after the Mayor’s action to which Mayor Shelly Oberoi insisted the result will be declared without the invalid vote.

The fight escalated and a few councillors were seen tearing each other’s kurtas.

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Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday launched the 8th Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC) at Pernem in the presence of Rohan Khaunte, Minister for Tourism, ITE&C and Printing & Stationery, Dr. Chandrakant Shetye, Chairman, ITG, Praveen Arlekar, MLA Pernem and other dignitaries.

The new CSC will offer citizens a wide range of digital services, including residence certificates, utility bill payments and more. The inclusion of the 8th CSC at Pernem will further enhance the availability of G2B and G2C services for citizens. The CSC would offer more than 151 services in the days ahead.

Speaking at the programme, Chief Minister Sawant stated, “This would undoubtedly help to bridge the gap between the government and the citizens by providing accessible and reliable services. So far, more than 5.5 lakh services have been delivered to the public through this platform for 35 unique departmental services, including revenue services, registration/renewals services of the Labour Department, etc. and in the future many more useful services would be added.”

The Government of Goa is committed to expanding the Citizen Service Centre project further by setting up CSCs in the remaining four talukas, namely Dharbandora, Bicholim, Murmagoa, and Tiswadi. This step will help in reaching out to more people in these areas, ensuring that they have access to essential government services at their doorstep.

In addition to the new CSC, and in furtherance of the Azadi ka Amrit Mohatsav, the Department of ITE&C would create 75 Wi-Fi hotspots in villages. This will have a significant positive impact on the local communities. These hotspots shall enable access to information, education, and healthcare resources, as well as facilitate economic development by connecting locals to online marketplaces and e-commerce platforms.

As a part of this initiative, the government has also unveiled free WiFi hotspots in six constituencies covering 10 locations: 3 locations in Sanquelim (Community Health Center, Ravindra Bhavan, KTCL Bus Stand), 2 locations in Porvorim (Art Park & Joggers Park), 2 locations in Bicholim (Shivaji Putlo, Nr. Mamlatdar office & Latambercem Village Panchayat), 2 locations in Taleigo (Village Panchayat & Nr. Shankarwadi Temple) and 1 location in Benaulim (GTDC Residency, Colva). These hotspots will provide internet access to citizens at no cost and will be particularly beneficial for students, small businesses, and tourists visiting the state. The service will be expanded to all the constituencies at 65 more locations in the next few months.

Rohan Khaunte, the Minister of ITE&C, said the Government is confident that the launch of the new CSC at Pernem and the free WiFi hotspots will greatly benefit the people of Goa and contribute to the state’s development and encouraged citizens to take advantage of these services to build a more digitally inclusive and connected Goa.

The principal of a government college in the Kasargod district of Kerala has been fired for locking students in her chamber. The students were protesting for clean water, reports said.

Last week on Monday, the students of a government college in Kerala’s Kasargod held a protest on campus against the contaminated drinking water in the campus. The students had complained to the principal, M Rema, earlier but no actions were taken.

When the students informed the principal that the drinking water was contaminated, Rema bashed them for protesting and did not allow them to have a discussion. She made them stand and talk the entire time, reports said.

Even after the requests, the principal did not offer any help and locked up the students inside her chamber. Following this, the students went on a strike under the leadership of SFI and demanded her resignation. The student representatives also sent a complaint to the higher education department and the minister.

Based on the complaints filed by the students and due to the careless behaviour shown regarding students’ health and safety, M Rema was removed from her position as the principal.

Kerala’s Higher Education Minister R Bindu also informed that the principal has been removed following the complaint filed by the students. As a replacement, Dr AN Ananthapadmanabha, who was in the role of senior faculty under the geology department in the college, was appointed as the new principal.

She was also given the power to handle the financial matters of the college, reports stated.