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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) ferry service will be introduced in the state by year-end, according to Minister for River Navigation Subhash Phal Dessai, who stated on Monday that there had been three instances of ferryboats breaking down in the middle of a trip with passengers on board since 2022. In response to a query posed by state legislator Jit Arolkar, Phal Dessai stated that the Ro-Ro ferryboat service will begin operating by the end of December. The minister said that a work order will be given to a private company to run two build-and-operate Ro-Ro ferries on the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Stability problems surfaced as early as 2017, according to Minister for Art & Culture Govind Gaude, amid claims of huge irregularities, corruption, and poor work at Kala Academy. In response to calls for Art & Culture, Gaude asserted that even the Charles Correa Foundation was unable to offer a solution at the time and stated that scientific corrections ought to have been made in the 1990s. The opposition demanded an audit, causing a momentary rift in the House over the minister’s inadequate response. The opposition lawmakers, led by GFP MLA Vijai Sardesai and Leader of the Opposition…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A new library policy will shortly be unveiled by the state, according to Govind Gaude, Minister of Art and Culture. “A library policy is on the horizon. It’s nearing completion, and after the Cabinet gives its blessing, we’ll put it into action. In response to requests pertaining to the Art & Culture department, he said, “It will be a unique initiative in India’s library movement.” Additionally, he stated that by March 2025, 2 lakh books and pages will have been digitalized, out of the 47,000 volumes that have already been digitalized. “To encourage reading, 78 libraries will…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Karnataka’s application for the diversion of forest land for the construction of the Kalasa nala irrigation project in the Mhadei basin has not received any approval from the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL), according to information provided to the Lok Sabha by the Union Ministry for Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). The Union Minister responded to a query posed by Captain Viriato Fernandes, the MP for South Goa, by saying that the application was discussed at the NBWL Standing Committee’s 77th meeting in January of this year. “However, no approval for this project has been given…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Breaking away from the current trend of luxury villas and real estate speculation in Assagao, the establishment of the Victor DMello Community Centre (VDCC) is garnering attention. This unique community initiative, spearheaded by Assagao’s DMello family, offers a refreshing change in the ongoing speculative narrative about the village. The initiative has had local villagers on the upbeat, with Assagaonkars stating that the step taken by the DMello family was essential to focus on the social and cultural roots of the village’s native residents. “This initiative was indeed the need of the hour considering the transition taking place…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Leading Digital company of India Reliance Jio has announced a Freedom offer for new AirFirber users. Now new customers will have to pay ₹2,121 for a new connection following the Freedom Offer. Reliance Jio is offering a 30 per cent discount on new AirFiber connections through its Freedom Offer. Owing to this, an installation charge of ₹1,000- has been waived for new users. This offer is available from July 26 to August 15. Now new customers will have to pay ₹2,121 for a new connection following the Freedom Offer. How to avail of the Freedom Offer…

France: Agony was writ large on the face of Arjun Babuta after the Indian shooter missed an Olympic medal by a whisker despite being in the top-three for the majority of men’s 10m air rifle final here on Monday. By Arjun’s own admission, fourth is probably the worst position to finish as “you have got nothing to show for the tremendous amount of work you put in” to prepare for the Olympics. Joydeep Karmakar has gone through what Arjun is experiencing at the moment, having finished fourth in the 50m rifle prone at 2012 London Olympics. One can only hope…