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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today informed the House that the state government does not provide grant-in-aide to technical colleges. However, the Sawant government has introduced a DJ-GIFT scheme that provides equal fee benefits to all students in the field. MLA Nilesh Cabral raised the issue of grants-in-aid for government teachers at all engineering colleges. He also inquired if the government would consider extending this grant to government engineering colleges. “Additionally, he mentioned that there is no compulsory 15-year residence requirement for recruitment in both private and government colleges,” said Cabral. CM responding to MLA Cabral said that…

Jammu: The Amarnath Yatra from Jammu to Kashmir was suspended for a day on Monday as a precautionary security measure in the wake of the 5th anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. No movement of Yatris was allowed from Jammu to the Valley although the authorities did not give any specific reason for the day’s suspension of the Yatra. However, on Sunday, a batch of 1,112 devotees left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in two escorted convoys for the Valley, and the passage of the new lot was suspended on Monday. Sources said the Amarnath Yatra from Jammu to Kashmir…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today informed the House that his government will introduce a new scheme to provide housekeeping and security staff for schools. “We will also introduce a new scheme to provide housekeeping and security staff for schools. Appointments will be made by the principals, and the honorarium for these positions will be increased,” said Sawant. He further said that Shri Vithal Rakhumai Sarkari Prathamik Shala, Vithalapur Karapur is a government school with 32 rooms, a number even Delhi schools don’t have. “According to our policy, there is currently no provision for security and housekeeping staff.…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today informed and assured the House that Self Help Groups (SHGs) supplying midday meals to schools will not be replaced. Chandrakant Shetye raised the issue of the menu for the Midday Meal in schools, questioning if the menu is being followed as per the list provided by the Nutrition Committee. He also noted that the menu is not being followed and is not correlated with the actual menu. In response, CM said, “We’ve been serving the food that the Nutrition Committee recommended. If any school disregards the recommended menu, we will take…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Members of the Canacona Bar Owners Association (BOA) have demanded to rollback government’s decision to double the Bar License Fees stating it is unviable to pay up the hefty 100% license fee increase in view of the business slack post corona period. BOA, along with Councillors Simon Rebello and Gandesh Madgaonkar, met with Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar to discuss difficulties arising from increased license fees and requested action. ‘It is not possible to pay up to 100% increased licence fees, especially in view of the post-Corona period, now Bar licenses have also increased and there’s no business…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Canacona Police have arrested Four local residents of Canacona for murderous assault on a native from Ghaziabad-UP and robbing him of Cash (18000/-) and valuables valued at Rupees Fifty Thousand. According to Canacona police Dattaraj Naik Desai r/o Tembewado, Suweak Naik r/o Sheller, Prajot Bandekar r/o Devabagh and Prithviraj Naik Gaonkar, r/o Tembewada in Canacona are arrested in the assault and theft of cash and valuable of Sunny Khanna, at Ponsulem (Canacona). Khanna is a native of Ghaziabad-Uttar Pradesh. All four are booked u/s 329 (4), 352, 351 (3), 118 (2), 309 (4), 309 (6), r/w 3…

Goemkaponn desk CANACONA: Mahakshetra Sri Mallikarjun Sansthan Shristhal Canacona, which shows the existence of Goddess Sri Shankar Parvati, has organized various religious and cultural programs this year in the month of Shravan. Holy Shravan begins on Monday, the 5th of August 2024. Maharudra is also starting from this day in Sansthan. Maharudra will continue for seven consecutive days by the ritualistic Brahmins and will end on August 11, 2024, stated a press note issued by Shri Mallikarjun Devalaya Committee Chairman Vithoba Desai. Starting this year there are 5 Shravan Mondays, Dessai in the press release informed, that every Shravan Monday,…