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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a bid to curb frequent road cutting, the Goa PWD department is planning to provide utility-carrying ducts of adequate size all along the roadsides to accommodate all the utility service lines to come in the future. PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral said, “In order to have a permanent solution for frequent cutting of roads, it is proposed to provide utility carrying ducts of adequate size all along the roadsides to accommodate all the utility service lines to come in the future, provided sufficient land is available, which is presently done for Panjim Smart City and near corridors…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister for Archaeology Subhash Phal Dessai said there is no proposal before the Department of Archaeology to notify Chieftains Memorial at Cuncolim, Lohia Maidan at Margao, Azad Maidan at Panaji, Martyrs Memorial at Assolna and Patradevi as places of historical importance. “There is no proposal before the Department of Archaeology to notify Chieftains Memorial at Cuncolim, Lohia Maidan at Margao, Azad Maidan at Panaji, Martyrs Memorial at Assolna and Patradevi as places of historical importance,” said Phal Dessai. He further said that as per The Goa Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1978 and Rules…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant that Government has no plans to permit any institutions who had applied in the year 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 to commence Higher Secondary. “Processing applications for opening of new Higher Secondary Schools in 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 were closed in the respective academic years with either approving or rejecting the same,” he added. He further said that applications received for opening new Higher Secondary Schools for the oncoming new Academic Year 2023-24 are currently being processed on case to case basis. Sawant said that National Education Policy (NEP 2020) is being implemented from…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Ravi Naik said that his department has already put up the proposal for advance payment of FPS dealer’s profit margin as per prevailing rates in force i.e Rs. 1.90 profit margin and Rs. 0.30 paisa in lieu of Door Step Delivery and proposal of the same is under submission with Finance (Exp) Department /Government. “It is pertinent to mention that the department has already put up the proposal for advance payment of FPS dealer’s profit margin as per prevailing rates in force i.e. Rs. 1.90 profit margin and Rs. 0.30 paisa…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday told the Legislative Assembly that his government was exploring the possibility of putting to use the water from Mhadei river for the benefit of people in the state. At present, Goa does not have any significant project on the Mhadei river that utilises its water for purposes like agriculture and power generation. Presenting the state Budget in the House, Sawant said his government was closely monitoring the activities of Karnataka and issues pending before the central government authorities. “In the meanwhile, we are also exploring and coming out with appropriate…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday told the state assembly that he has written to the embassies of some foreign countries with a request to popularise and import ‘Feni’ to their countries. Feni, a drink commonly and socially consumed by the local residents of the coastal state, was notified as the state heritage drink by the Goa government in 2016. Cashew feni is also the country’s first indigenous liquor to obtain the Geographical Indication tag, a process which was initiated by local manufacturers of the brew in 2009. “In order to promote the Heritage Drink ‘Feni’,…

Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: Goa Football Association (GFA) President Caetano Jose Fernandes has praised Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for announcing six crore Budget in Assembly for (GFA). “Dr Pramod Sawant made History by announcing the Six Crore Budget in Assembly for Goa Football Association; he also said by this Six Crore, we can Change the entire football future grassroots Level in Coming years,” said GFA President. He further said that he would like to thank Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for granting Rs 6 crores for football development. “He made history for Goan football by making this announcement in the budget,” he…