Porvorim: Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte on Monday distributed 100 free mobiles to different needy students to help them in their online education. Khaunte, who is a former IT minister, said that the scheme to provide fiber at every household should be given stress by the government during the pandemic situation, so that the issue of connectivity is solved. “We need to support the needy students, if we are looking at online as the future of education considering the covid pandemic,” he said. khaunte said that many parents have lost their jobs and also have suffered financial setback due to covid.…
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PANJIM: The Goa Government today constituted a 27 members committee under former CM Laxmikant Parsekar to draft State Education Policy in sync with National Education Policy. While Director of Directorate of Higher Education (DHE) is the member secretary of the Committee. The other members of the committee includes Secretary Education, Vice-Chancellor Goa University Prof Varun Sahni, former vice-chancellor GU Dr Satish Shetye, Director of IIT, NIT, Technical Education, GIM, former faculty-BARC- Mumbai Dr Prasad Naik, Former professor GU Dr Erwin D’Sa, Director R&D TEWA Dr Sarvesh Sawant, Ex-director Syngenta Bio Ltd Dr PR Pednekar, Head of Agro R&D Godrej Dr…
PANJIM: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today informed that the South Goa District Hospital which has been a designated Covid Hospital will be operational from Friday with 250 beds. Rane also said that GMC & DHS will have an integrated team to work at the COVID Hospital which will comprise of a pool of medical officers, expert doctors, Nurses and MTS. Rane discussed the functionality of South Goa District hospital as a COVID Hospital with Nila Mohanan – Secretary Health, Dr. Bandekar – Dean GMC, Dr. Geeta Kakodkar – Acting Director-DHS, Dr. Deepa Correia. – Medical Superintendent SGDH, Dr. Sunanda Amonkar, Dr.…
Following several complaints of non-maintenance of social distancing at the Caranzalem beach, the North Goa Collector has warned the fisherman that sale of fish at the beach will be allowed only with strict following of norms. A meeting was held at the North Goa Collector and Dy Collector alongwith Mayor, Commissioner, ward corporator, health officer, officers of fisheries department, police department, fishermen association and others to discuss the situation after the violations COVID19 norms went viral on social media. “Collector has told fishermen that selling of fish would be permitted only if social distancing is maintained,” sources revealed. For several…
PANJIM: With rise in Covid-19 infections in the city, CCP Mayor Uday Madkaikar today requested Smart City Development Limited to postpone their scheduled Cycling Event from Ribandar to DonaPaula on Sept 13 to October 2, to promote Cycling in the City. “It is learnt that Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL) is organising a Cycling Event in the City from Ribandar Patto to Donapaula (NIO Circle) on every Sunday from 13th September 2020 to promote Cycling in the City.” said Madkaikar He said, “Taking into account the fact that COVID-19 cases are rising sharply within the City and to…
Opportunity and diversification logic dictates that as investors we should not be closed to any meaningful, long term investment idea if we are to achieve the most optimal long term portfolio outcomes. And yet, investors in India have missed out on 97% of the global equity opportunities because their portfolios have overwhelmingly been allocated to the Indian equity markets (which represent only about 3% of the global equity markets*). All investors everywhere exhibit what is known as a “home bias” when it comes to investing. The term refers to the fact that as investors we allocate more to markets in…
Goa State Medicinal Plant board will be providing financial assistance to farmers cultivating medicinal plants such as Stevia, pipli and kokum. The board has invited application from farmers interested in cultivation of such plants. For Stevia cultivation the financial assistance will be Rs 1.37 lakh per ha (subsidy available for 12.5 ha area), for Pipli and Kokum it is Rs 0.27 lakh per ha (subsidy available for 20 ha area). Farmers can download the applications from forest-goa.gov.in website. Last date for receiving applications is Sept 30. The board also has subsidy options available for farmers wanting to grow the medicinal…