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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The State Government has constituted the Review and Representation Committee to recommend the discontinuation of the service of an employee across all designations. Those who are 50 years and above or completed a minimum of 30 years. The Personnel Department has issued a memorandum to “review” the performance of employees aged 50-55 or who complete 30 years of service qualifying pension. “Government has issued various instructions for undertaking periodic review of the performance of government servants to ascertain whether the government servant should be retained in service or retired from service prematurely, in the public interest,” states…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Councillor Damodar Shirodkar from Digambar Kamat led panel has been declared unopposed by the Chairperson of the Margao Municipality Council (MMC). The elections for the top post were scheduled for 11 am this morning. However, with no nominations from the opposition panel, Shirodkar was elected unopposed. Opposition Panel Councillor Ganashyam Shirodkar also extended his compliments to Damodar Shirodkar for being declared unopposed. Ghanshyam said all the 25 councillors should work as a team in the city’s interest. Ghanshyam asserted that he would have won the election ring if it had been held under a secret ballot. Ghanshyam…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: A MiG-29K trainer crashed off Goa today after developing a technical malfunction. A MiG 29K was on a routine sortie over the sea off Goa and developed a technical malfunction while returning to base. “The Pilot ejected safely & has been recovered in a swift SAR op; the Pilot was reported to be in stable condition. BoI ordered to investigate the cause of the incident,” said Indian Navy. The Navy currently operates the Russian-origin carrier INS Vikramaditya and expects to have the first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-I) Vikrant operational by 2022. With a second carrier to come in, the Navy is…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Finally, in positive action, Canacona Municipal Council acted tough against the erring fish vendors and curbed Illegal fish-selling practices jeopardising people’s lives along the Highway roadside within municipal limits. In fact, motorists as well as pedestrians visiting the commercial hub of Chaudi heaved a sigh of relief as Canacona Municipal Council Chairperson Ramakant Naikgaunkar almost single-handedly acted tough on erratic fish selling practices, and stopped selling fish on the roadside, particularly in the commercial hub of Chaudi and successfully moved the municipal fish vendors back into the municipal fish market on Tuesday. According to Naikgaunkar, though the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO) and BITS Pilani, KK Birla, Goa signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a long-term collaboration in the areas of education, training and research in the areas of biology, chemistry, marine instrumentation and high-performance computing. The MoU was signed by Prof. Sunil Kumar Singh, Director, CSIR-NIO and Prof. Suman Kundu, Director, BITS, Pilani, – KK Birla Goa Campus, in the presence of Prof. D. M. Kulkarni, Dean: Administration, Prof. Meenal Kowshik, Associate Dean, Sponsored Research and Consultancy Division, BITS Pilani, KK Birla, Goa and Dr V.V. Sanil Kumar, and Venkat Krishnamurthy…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The weekend in Goa witnessed a rise in the number of beach-related incidents across the state, as reported by Drishti Marine. Drishti Lifesavers are trained to handle emergency situations, and this weekend the lifesavers had to put in an extra shift. There were 13 rescues reported across Goa’s coastal belt. In a busy weekend, Calangute witnessed two double rescues, one multiple rescues and a single rescue, while Baga reported one rescue. Arambol, Agonda and Vagator each reported one water-based rescue on the individual beaches. The beaches remain restricted to public for swimming due to the harsh and…

Goemkarponn desk Goa Forward party President Shri Vijai Sardesai called upon the Goa Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant to meet the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and appeal to him to ease the visa restrictions imposed by the Government of India on tourists from the United Kingdom. Sensing the dire consequences awaiting Goa’s tourism industry because of the new requirements, Sardesai suggested that the CM arrange to meet the prime minister with a joint delegation of tourism stake holders and political party leaders to impress upon him the anxiety and fear that has set in at the possibility of another…