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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant effectively put an end to any possibility of Konkani being used in Romi script in government and educational institutions. In response to inquiries regarding the status of Romi Konkani in governmental and educational settings, Sawant affirmed that the state’s official language for all purposes is Konkani written in Devanagari script, as per the Official Language Act of 1987. Additionally, Marathi is utilized in official contexts. The Chief Minister went on to say that the Advisory Board of the Official Language Cell has not recommended to the government that Konkani be written in…

On Monday, speaking on demands for Town and Country Planning, Forests and Women and Children in the Goa Legislative Assembly, former Minister and Taleigao MLA Jennifer Monseratte demanded that Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary be declared as Tiger Reserve. For the whole session, hardly anything could be heard from Jennifer on any issue, not even the issues concerning her constituency including bad roads etc but she suddenly woke up from her deep slumber and spoke on Tiger Reserve. One wonders where the love for Togers came from. Of course, the Tiger Reserve is the need of the hour and it is for…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The legislative assembly has been reassured by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant that the approximately 10,000 outstanding Forest Rights Claims (FRC) cases will be accelerated and settled before the end of the present government’s term. “During this term, the Forest Rights Act lawsuits will be resolved. Concerning the backlog of more than 10,000 cases, Leader of the Opposition Yuri Alemao expressed concerns. Sawant responded, saying that all pending cases would be accelerated for disposal. Alemao expressed his concerns during a Calling Attention discussion, which was facilitated by MLA Ganesh Gaonkar. He cited the incorrect assessment of forest rights…

Goemkarponn desk Mumbai: With Paris becoming the global hub for sports enthusiasts from around the world at this time, Jio Financial Services Ltd. is proud to announce the entry of the JioFinance app in the French capital. To make it convenient for Indian travellers to transact digitally, JioFinance will enable international payments for buying tickets to visit the Eiffel Tower through its official website, La Tour Eiffel; as well as for in-store shopping at the iconic Parisian department store, Galeries Lafayette Paris Hausmann. The JioFinance app can also be experienced through a dedicated experience centre inside ‘India House’, which has been…

Goemkapronn desk MARGAO: United Club of Verna defeated host Raia Sporting Club by 4-1 to emerge champions of the 51st Custodio Memorial inter-village football tournament played at Raia Panchayat football ground. The match with a packed festive crowd of 12,000 odd was dominated by UC Verna and was leading by a goal at the breather. Raia SC would have taken the lead in the 6th minute of the match but Silvano Oliveira’s powerpaked shot was brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Savio Pereira of UC Verna. In the 15th minute, Verna missed a scoring chance as Josloy Moniz’s header of a Clifton…

Goemkapronn desk Panaji: The Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities is thrilled to announce the introduction of Diploma in Indian Sign Language Interpreting (DISLI) and Diploma in Teaching Indian Sign Language (DTISL) in Goa for the first time by the prestigious National Institute Ali Yavar National Institute of Speech & Hearing Disabilities (AYJNISHD) under the DePwD, MSJ&E and Govt. of India in association with Goa University at the Goa University Campus, Taleigao Plateau, Goa. These courses are the first initiative as part of the MoU signed between the Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities,…

New Delhi: The government is in close touch with the nearly 19,000 Indian nationals – almost half of whom are students – in Bangladesh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told Parliament Tuesday afternoon. Mr Jaishankar also said India expects Bangladesh – in crisis following Sheikh Hasina’s forced resignation last night, amid violent protests over a jobs quota that has killed over 400 people – to provide security to the Indian community that calls Dhaka and other parts of the country ‘home’. “The situation in Bangladesh is still evolving… we are in close touch with Indian community in that country. There…