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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In an apparent jibe at the Opposition, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said that sometimes he feels pity because when someone can’t perform they have no option but to criticise. Sawant was speaking at a program to mark the completion of one year of his government. “The state is progressing and very good work is being done. However, a small section of society is criticising. They were criticising earlier too,” he stated. He said that people have dismissed such criticism and given them the opportunity to form the government. “Even Independents supported us and under…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Goa Forward Party (GFP) and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai today have slammed Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s failure to fulfil and implement last year’s budget. “The action taken report is an admission of failure of Government; only 66% of works are not completed, and whether they will be completed or not we are not sure,” said Sardesai. He further said that only 34 per cent of last year’s budget has been implemented while 66 per cent remains unfulfilled. “CM Sawant has completely failed. I salute the Planning and Statistics department for bringing an honest action taken report. I…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, celebrated the launch of its newest destination on its network Goa. The airline held a celebration on this occasion at Bahrain International Airport, which was attended by Piyush Srivastava, the Ambassador of the Republic of India to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Gulf Air chief executive officer Captain Waleed Al Alawi, Bahrain Airport Company chief executive officer Mohammed Al Binfalah, and members the airline’s executive management. Captain Al Alawi welcomed guests of the event, and expressed his appreciation for their attendance to celebrate the launch of the airline’s…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Just like the industrial revolution, India is now going through an educational revolution, a revolution that will drive our nation as part of the New National Education Policy, which focuses on encouraging holistic knowledge of students, thereby achieving all-around growth of individuals. The “Digital Goa Youth Summit” is a huge step towards providing the right platform for technology-driven knowledge, thereby providing avenues of employment for our youth, stated Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant speaking at the launch of Digital Goa Youth Summit organized by the Goa State Higher Education Council and Directorate of Higher Education in collaboration…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: With only a few weeks left for the first meeting of the G20 Summit to be held next month in April, the training for G20 Liaison Officers was held in Panjim on March 28. This comes days after the delegation from New Delhi for G20 reviewed the summit preparations in Goa. The training on Tuesday was attended by Liaison Officers (LO) who will be the main point of contact for international delegates visiting the state for the summit. The training began with an introduction by Bhushan Savaikar, OSD Infra & Co-ordination G20 followed by a Question and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward Party MLA Vijai Sardesai has slammed the BJP government for rejecting his request to declare ‘Ram Navami’ a public holiday in the coastal state. Sardesai had demanded that ‘Ram Navami’ be declared a public holiday after the five days Assembly session was curtailed to four days. Earlier, the session was to be held for five days, but the schedule was later changed as March 30 is Ram Navami. Sardesai had said that on the pretext of ‘Ram Navami’ celebration, the five day session had been curtailed to four days. “Wasn’t Chief Minister aware that Ram…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Opposition on Monday questioned Speaker of the Goa legislative assembly Ramesh Tawadkar for his decision to disallow a motion of congratulations to thank former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on completing the arduous Bharat Jodo Yatra earlier this year. “This congratulatory motion is not allowed. Is it a crime to spread love and unity? He walked around four thousand kilometres,” Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao said on Monday after the Speaker did not allow the discussion on the motion. Earlier, after the motion was moved by Congress MLAs, Speaker of the Goa legislative assembly Ramesh Tawadkar said…