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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs has selected players for the National Yoga Olympiad to be held at Regional Institute of Education, Shyamala Hills, Bhopal, from June 18 to June 20, 2023, organised by the NCERT, Bhopal. Players were selected during the selection trials held recently. The Secondary Stage Level (B/G) STD IX to X is Kum. Vaidehi Shetye, Dr K.B. Hedgewar H/S Cujira, Kum. Sahana S. Neugui, Shree Shantadurga H/S Bicholim, Kum. Ima G. Patil, Saraswat Vidyalaya, Mapusa, Kum. Komal D. Kulal, Government H/S Namoshi-Guirim, Mast. Aman Appaji Naik, AJ De Almeida H/S Ponda, Mast.…

Goemkapronn desk PONDA: Four years later, Ponda KTC Bus Stand has the new hot mix carpet coat. It may be recalled that internal roads, parking bays and the road leading to the 30-year-old Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) bus stand at Ponda have been riddled with potholes for over four years as the file pertaining to the repair work and asphalting was stuck for an expenditure approval with the government. KTC bus stand road is plagued with huge potholes at various places on the entry and exit road, besides parking bay is also plagued with potholes making it hard for bus…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: A day after the parents’ boycott, the GAKUVED Federation has threatened a massive protest if the State government led by the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant fails to start work in the Morpirla, Quepem government school. The parents protested on the first day of school and refused to send the children to classes due to poor infrastructure facilities. Addressing a press conference, the GAKUVED team, which met the parents at Morpirla, said the school’s condition has become pathetic and unsafe for students to sit. “We realised that the Parents’ demand is only infrastructure, which is lacking. We…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said on Monday that Bitumen used in road construction is a major cause of pollution. Speaking during a World Environment Day function here, Dhavalikar said, “Bitumen used in road construction is a major cause of pollution. In India, we need 10 million tonnes of Bitumen on average every year. This Bitumen emits pollutants into the atmosphere. To combat this form of pollution, the Union government has attempted to make Bitumen from rice. The government is making all efforts to take considerable steps to control this form of air pollution in all sectors.”…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: In a rare honour, Sarpanch of Village panchayat Agonda Prettal Fernandes hailed as youngest sarpanch of the village, represented Goa at the World Environment Day  (WED-2023) Celebrations, at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on Monday. World Environment Day 2023 is celebrated with a thrust on Mission Life. The function organised by MoEFCC was attended and addressed by Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the function through video conferencing. Incidentally, this year’s World Environment Day theme is ‘Solutions to Plastic Pollution’. Agonda Grampanchayat is the lone and only panchayat from Goa State shortlisted for the…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Stating joint efforts are the need of the hour to protect a healthy environment, Forests (Wildlife) celebrated World Environment Day (WED)-2023 by planting Mangroves saplings on the coast of Talpona near Galgibaga beach in Canacona on Monday. Dy. Conservator of Forest Aniket Naikgaunkar, speaking on occasion, informed the importance of mangroves trees in the healthy maintenance of the environment and Sarpanch of VP Poinguinim Savita Tawadkar, in her speech, appreciated the participation of the villagers in such noble deeds to helping protect the environment. Naikgaunkar informed under MISHTI – Healthy mangroves wealthy coast program of the Government…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Two teenagers from Bengaluru were among three persons rescued at the Arossim beach in South Goa, while five other persons were rescued at other beaches in the state, even as alert Drishti Marine lifeguards also traced five children who went missing along the coastline over the weekend. The two teenagers from Bengaluru, aged 13 and 18 years, and the third person, a 49-year-old, were part of a family who were swimming in the sea off Arossim beach when they were swept away by an extremely strong wave. Drishti Marine lifesavers stationed at the South Goa beach observed…