Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: EDC Vice Chairman Shri Sanjay Satardekar handed over the Interest and Dividend amount of Rs.5.04 Crores to Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant. The amount consists of Interest on the Land Acquisition amount and Dividend for the FY 2022-23. CM congratulated EDC for entering in the 50th Year of operation, and extended best wishes for the future.
New Delhi: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) while rejecting wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal against her disqualification reasoned that it is an athlete’s responsibility to stay within the weight-limit and no relief can be provided on that count but termed as “draconian” the consequence of failing the weigh-in on the second day. Vinesh was disqualified from the Paris Olympics after failing to make weight on the second day of the competition. Scheduled to compete in the gold medal bout in the women’s 50kg category, Vinesh was found overweight by 100g on August 8. The UWW rules state that a…
Mumbai: In an embarrassing development, senior leaders of Maharashtra’s ruling allies Shiv Sena and BJP got embroiled in a verbal brawl on Monday, threatening to ‘smash each other’s faces’ and snap the MahaYuti alliance. Senior Shiv Sena leader and ex-minister Ramdas Kadam targeted BJP’s PWD Minister Ravindra Chavan over the ‘pathetic’ status of the Mumbai-Goa Highway, almost a year after the latter promised it would be revamped. The Mumbai-Goa Highway (NH-66) will attract lakhs of people rushing to the coastal Konkan districts of Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg for the state’s biggest public festival, the 10-day long Ganeshotsav starting September 7.…
Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: The Goa government has terminated a top-level project with Boston Consulting Group, stating that the strategy consulting firm failed to deliver on expectations. India’s smallest state by area and fourth-smallest by population, Goa in March this year hired Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to support the development of its Viksit Goa 2047 strategy. The state picked BCG after the central government selected BCG as its consulting partner for India’s national Vision 2047 blueprint. Viksit Goa spans a number of long-term objectives, including enhancing connectivity, establishing Goa as a logistics hub, developing the region’s infrastructure such as an international airport, roads,…
Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant attended the Narali Pournima celebrations on Monday, where he launched the Matsya Vahini Matsya Ahar Fish Kiosks under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana. The event, organized by the Department of Fisheries, saw the presence of Fisheries Minister Shri Nilkanth Halarnkar, Fisheries Secretary E Vallavan, among others. In his speech, the Chief Minister announced the distribution of 10 ‘Matsya Vahini’ environment-friendly e-rickshaws to facilitate the transportation of fish from landing sites to markets. Sawant further revealed that 25 ‘Matsya Ahar’ retail fish outlets have been sanctioned for Goa. These steps are expected to…
Goemkapronn desk MARGAO: The Raksha Bandhan festival became extra special for a 43-year-old woman from South Goa as her younger brother gifted her a new lease of life by donating one of his kidneys to her earlier this year. The woman, who suffered from polycystic kidney disease, received a kidney from her 35-year-old brother at a private hospital in April. While the names of the brother-sister duo have been kept under wraps on request from the family, they have become an inspiration for organ donors. ”My wife was emotional when she tied rakhi to her brother. Right from childhood, they…
Goemkapronn desk VASCO: Vasco will be bracing for yet another environment-related public hearing later in the week, with the Goa State Wetlands Authority (GSWA) convening a meeting of the Grievance Committee in Vasco on August 22 and 23 from 2 pm onwards to hear objections and suggestions to the proposed declaration of Maimollem Lake in Vasco as a wetland. As many as 244 persons have filed their objections and suggestions to the proposed declaration of Maimollem Lake in Vasco as a wetland. A Grievance Committee headed by ex-principal district judge Desmond D’Costa will hear the objections and suggestions from persons…
