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Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: In a virtual address, Union Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan along-with Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant interreacted with Canacona farmers on Monday as Canacona farmers called for solutions to stop the animal menace in destroying agriculture crops. The union minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan in a video conference call addressed the farmers, besides the agriculture officers and Krishi-Mitr (Swayampurna –mitras) explaining the availability of various schemes and government assistance in all types of agricultural equipment and agriculture structural needs of the farmers. Goa CM Dr. Pramod Sawant who had also joined the video conference, also guided the…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today has directed the Director of Panchayat and Director of Municipal Administration to instruct all Secretaries and Chief Officers to provide a list of illiterates in their respective Panchayat or Municipal areas. CM Sawant held a review meeting to discuss the New India Literacy Mission. During the meeting, CM Sawant instructed the Director of Panchayats and the Director of Municipal Administration to direct Secretaries and Chief Officers to provide a list of illiterates in their respective Panchayat or Municipal areas. Sawant also directed them to issue a certificate confirming that the ward, locality,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: WRD Minister, Shri Subhash Shirodkar in the presence of MLA, Curchorem, Nilesh Cabral inaugurated the developed and beautified existing bund at Nanda Lake at Ghotmarad Kakoda in Curchorem constituency today. The work has been done at the cost of Rs.1 crore. While speaking on the occasion Minister, Shirodkar said, it looks very nice looking at the beautifully developed project. People’s Cooperation is very important for the development. All elected representatives should keep a positive attitude so that people will also stand behind them. Goenkars should look into the positive side of development when it is for the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: State Curriculum Development Committees for the Preparatory and Middle Stages have told Chief Minister Pramod Sawant that it is the process of developing curricula for NEP implementation at their respective stages, starting from the next academic year. The NEP Steering Committee Meeting was held on Sept 2, 2024, at Mantralaya, Porvorim. The meeting was chaired by the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. During the meeting, the Chief Minister conducted a thorough review of the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in the state’s school education system. The Secretary of Education provided a detailed briefing on the…

FARIDABAD: A 19-year-old student was shot and killed in Haryana’s Faridabad district after he was mistaken for a cattle smuggler, sources said. The accused chased the victim’s car for 25 kilometres before killing him. Five people have been arrested in connection with the incident. Aryan Mishra, the victim, went out with his friends Harshit and Shanky in a red SUV around midnight on August 23. The accused, identified as cow vigilantes, told police during questioning that they had received information that some cattle smugglers were conducting surveillance in the city using SUVs. The accused, who was also in a car,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Medical College and Hospital, in collaboration with the Spine Foundation team from Mumbai, successfully organized a Spine Scoliotic Deformity Correction Camp today for the benefit of deserving patients from Goa. During the camp, two patients with scoliosis and one with a kyphotic spine deformity underwent surgery, prof Dr S M Bandekar, Dean inaugurated the workshop along with Dr Abhay Nene. In addition to the surgeries, patients from various parts of the state received consultations from the expert team of doctors. Patients who had undergone surgeries during the previous camp also attended follow-up appointments, expressing satisfaction…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that BJP has now been emerging in South Indian states with the party opening its account in Kerala. CM Sawant was addressing the media after launching the BJP membership drive in Goa in the presence of BJP Goa President Sadanand Shet Tanavade, Union Minister Shripad Naik. “The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was always thought to be primarily focused on North India, but it is now also becoming more visible in Southern regions. Kerala has seen the BJP establish a presence there,” said Sawant. He further said that BJP targets 5 lakh…