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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: As per directives of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary (GBSHSE) has asked schools to allow students with type 1 diabetes to carry to exam halls their small mid-day snacks, diabetes medicines and portable equipment to test sugar levels henceforth. According to data from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Diabetes Atlas 2021, India has the world’s highest number of children and adolescents suffering from Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (IDM), with more than 2.4 Lakhs children and adolescents (age group 0-19 years) in south-east Asia (SEA region).…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: South Goa Member of Parliament Francisco Sardinha on Wednesday said that there is no issue giving Mhadei water for drinking purposes, but Karnataka’s main aim behind diverting water is for steel plants. Addressing a press conference, Congress leader Sardinha said that if the water is diverted for irrigation purposes, then Goa will suffer. “We have no problem if the water is taken for drinking purposes. But we can’t allow it for irrigation purposes. Karnataka’s main aim to divert Mhadei water is for steel plants,” Sardinha said. “If water is diverted then the environment, flora and fauna will…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Trinamool Congress forces its Goa face Luizinho Faleiro to resign from Rajya Sabha the very next day after getting stripped of its status as a national party The tremors of the West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress party getting derecognised as a national party by the Election Commission on Monday were felt in the faraway western coastal state of Goa. Former Goa Chief Minister Luizinho Faleiro had to pay the price for it as the Trinamool Congress forced him to resign as the Rajya Sabha MP the very next day. Faleiro was inducted into Trinamool Congress under a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A majority of ATMs, bus stands and state government websites dealing in public utility services in Goa are not disabled-friendly, according to a survey by the Goa Institute of Management (GIM) and CII-YI. The B-School has unveiled the report, which is an outcome of a seven-month-long “survey and audit” on public utility facilities in the state from a disability perspective by its students, a statement said. The report is a part of the B-School’s ‘Give Goa’ initiative, commissioned by the Confederation of Indian Industry Young Indians (CII-YI). V Padmanaban, who along with the other professors mentored the…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Goa unit AAP president Amit Palekar on Wednesday said that his party has brought positive politics in the country even as political rivals tried to derail them. Addressing a press conference in Panaji, Amit Palekar said: “Despite all attempts by political rivals to derail the AAP, it has brought out positive politics in the country.” “Due to the heightened responsibility that came with gaining national status, we will now focus on fortifying our party in order to provide the people of Goa with a better future. Arvind Kejriwal, the national convener of the AAP, frequently compares corruption…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Hitting out at Goa unit BJP president Sadanand Shet Tanavade, who said that the party leaders have guts to tell even the Karnataka media that the state government will not compromise on the Mhadei river issue, the Congress in Goa has dared the BJP leaders to show the ‘guts’ in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah. Recently, Tanavade said that “even if the Karnataka media questions us on the Mhadei issue, we will make the statement that the government will not compromise on this issue; we have the guts (to make a statement)”. Reacting to this,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that Blue taxi registrations at Mopa Airport will commence by the end of this month. “Blue taxi registrations at Mopa Airport will commence by the end of this month. Director of Transport will issue a notification for a blue taxi on the lines of Yellow and Black taxis to facilitate registration of Blue taxis in the state,” said Sawant. He further said an agreement will be signed between the Blue taxi Association and GMR, after which 100 to 200 blue taxis will be deployed at Mopa Airport. He said these cabs would…