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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Creating ‘Sea Hubs’, coastal co-working spaces along Goa’s shoreline not only has the potential to revitalise the state’s bouquet of tourism offerings, but can also provide a shot in the arm for the state’s economy and attract promising talent to the state. At last week’s StartUp20 Engagement Group meeting, Goa’s IT Minister Rohan Khaunte had said that the state government was in the process of setting up 12 co-working spaces or ‘Sea Hubs’ along the shoreline which would be fashioned as creative hubs where young professionals could work in the lap of natural beauty. According to V…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: An accident reported between two tankers left one person injured in the wee hours of Friday morning According to sources, the accident occurred between two tankers, both carrying phosphoric acid from the port to Zuari Agro Chemicals, at around 2.30 am near Vales Junction Dabolim. “Both the tankers were moving in a straight line, one behind the other, towards the Zuarinagar area, and the first tanker in front applied brakes suddenly to save three people on a bike who appeared from the wrong side, and the tanker behind crashed on the front tanker. The driver of the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa is one among the four states in the country that has breached the 10 per cent mark in electric two-wheeler (e2W) penetration. Goa leads the way with 17.20 per cent, albeit with modest numbers, followed by Kerala (13.66 per cent) and Karnataka (12.19 per cent). Maharashtra, with a penetration of 10.74 per cent, is by far the largest state in the number of e2Ws sold. India reached an e2W penetration of 5.63 per cent as of May 31, up from 4.05 per cent in 2022, with 392,681 e2Ws sold in the first five months of this…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The very severe Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ in the Arabian Sea is set to intensify further in the next 36 hours and will be heading towards India’s western coast in the next two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its weather bulletin on Friday morning. In the wake of the approaching cyclone, the weather office has warned of rough seas with “Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 mph gusting to 60 mph along and off Karnataka-Goa-Maharashtra coasts on June 9.” Fishermen have been warned not to venture out. “The very severe cyclonic storm was located over the Arabian…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: A boat lost in the Galgibagh sea was successfully brought to the shore and was pulled up to the Colomb shore. According to sources, Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ has [artly hit the Arabia Sea, and the Sea suddenly became rough. According to sources, the fishing boat got hit by the cyclonic waves while fishing for the prawns in the Galgibaga Sea and began to drift towards unknown locations. Boat owner Sriranh Pagi and partner Santosh Thakkar who were on the boat at the time, found themselves lost in the rough Sea, and the panicked duo contacted Talpona Coastal Police…

Goemkarponn desk NEW DELHI: The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has decided to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) as a new subject for Class 9 to 12 from the academic year 2023-24. The board will also change the Information and communication technology (ICT) syllabus of Class 9 and 11, as per the latest announcement. Addressing all schools of Goa Board, it said “The new subject Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been introduced as an additional subject in line with the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) scheme as 7th subject for Class 9 from the academic year 2023-24.” The AI…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that technology has increased cybercrimes and fraudulent calls. “Technology has led to a rise in cybercrimes and fraudulent calls; I advise people to be careful while using their mobile phones and other devices,” said Sawant. He further said that people from outside Goa are involved in various crimes, and locals should cooperate with the police to control these crimes. The chief minister said the importance of comprehensively addressing social media privacy issues cannot be underestimated, and the challenge calls for skilled experts. Cybercrime is a threat to the progress and security of…