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Goemkarponn Desk OLD GOA: The 3rd State Level Conference for School Heads on “Reinventing Education in School” was held at St. Joseph Vaz Spiritual Renewal Centre, Old Goa in collaboration with the State Council of Educational Research & Training, Goa. The inauguration of the conference took place at the hands of Shri Prasad Lolayekar, IAS, Secretary of Education in the distinguished presence of Shri Shailesh R. Sinai Zingde, Director of Education and Rev. Fr. Henry Falcao, Rector of Spiritual Renewal Centre, Old Goa. Shri Prasad Lolayekar in his address expressed the role of the Heads of the institutions should be…

The Goa Foundation has termed the public hearing as “illegal”, claiming misrepresentations in the environment impact assessment report RGP President Manoj Parab questions why govt wants to people in dark Locals say they want mining to start but also want miners to follow environment laws Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The much-awaited public hearing for environmental clearance of an iron ore mining block in Goa took off on a stormy note on Friday with several people demanding postponement claiming misrepresentations in the environment impact assessment report. The state seeks to restart its mining industry which has been shut for more than a…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Money is earned by everyone, but only a selected few have the tendency to donate money for social causes, stated Canacna MLA and Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar, Tawadkar was speaking at the launch of Lottery by Chaudi Sarvajanik Ganeshotshav Mandal on Friday. Speaking on this occasion, Speaker said that anyone can earn money but a charity attitude is rarely seen, but this Sarvajanik Ganeshotshav Mandal (Chaudi) has a history of providing social assistance through financing various activities. Chaudi Sarvajanik Ganeshotshav Mandal provided useful materials to the ShramDham House beneficiaries built the Balram Charitable Foundation besides giving financial support/assistance…

The Goa State Horticulture Corporation Limited refused to lift and supply the remaining tur dal to the consumers, the CAG said and pointed out that the Education Department agreed to lift the entire 241.21 MT for distribution under the mid-day meal scheme. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa government incurred “infructuous expenditure” of Rs 1.91 crore on the procurement of tur dal or pigeon peas for distribution to people during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) has said in its report. The tur dal procured was 400 metric tonnes (MT), which was in excess of the quantity required for…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goan origin Cedric Miranda, who hails from Santa Cruz, was shocked to find upon return to Goa that his ancestral house has been occupied by some unknown, unfamiliar persons who told him that his house that belonged to his family for generations In a complaint filed before the Old Goa Police station, Miranda who arrived in Goa with his aged parents around five days ago alleged that former Santa Cruz sarpanch Mariano de Araujo and his wife Mrs Olga both r/o Cabesa Santa Cruz, Goa “for criminally trespassing in our property, breaking open the lock and renting…

Transport Min launches 25 buses in Margao under Mhaji Bus Scheme Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho today said that in the next six months, his department will develop an app for KTC wherein passengers will be able to track the bus. Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho flagged Off Mhaji Bus Private Stage Carriage Buses at KTCL Bus Stand, Margao. “In the next six months, will develop an app for KTC wherein passengers will be able to track the bus; we need to upgrade our self & systems too,” said Minister Godinho. He said that the government will bring more…

The report of CAG tabled in the Goa Assembly said failure of the state police department to pay annual spectrum charges to the Union government resulted in avoidable payment of late fee of Rs 2.39 cr Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tabled in the Goa Assembly on Thursday said failure of the state police department to pay annual spectrum charges to the Union government resulted in avoidable payment of late fee of Rs 2.39 crore. The CAG report was tabled in the House by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on the last day of…