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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: While stating that the government has no intention of closing down its primary schools, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today said that the state government is thinking about school merger only in the interest of the students Chief Minister today interacted with the students, parents and teachers via virtual mode during the program Shiksha Pe Charcha. “The state government is thinking about mergers only in students’ interest. Schools should work to increase the number of students to avoid closure or merger. There is no other intention of government,” said CM Sawant. He further said that the merger…

AERIAL VIEW The Campal swimming pool was shut for over three years, and the athletic track was closed for construction, both for National Games. Meanwhile, there were no alternative arrangements made. The facilities at Bambolim, Peddem and Fatorda are far off and are still under renovation. So Mr Gaude, how do you expect the sportspersons to win medals? Are they magicians to win medals with the practice of a few days? Remember that when every Minister takes over, he says they do not expect miracles in a day. Similarly, sportspersons need years of practice to excel. Talking about incentives, support…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Tawadkar, along with PWD officials, discussed the construction of an Arch and the Beautification of the checkpost at the Goa-Karnataka border. Tawadkar also sought to know the details for planning the 4-Lane widening/Construction of Maxem (from the endpoint of Manohar Parikar Canacona Bypass Road (MPCBR)) to Polem Checkpost/Goa State Border road. The PWD officials also present were: Executive Engineer, WD XIV (NH) PWD Margao, Dattaprasad Kamat, Assistant Engineer(Highway), Canacona Rajesh Gaude, Technical Assistants – Jerimonio Vaz and Nagraj Adpaikar, besides a representative of Aarvee consultancy (Consultant) Anil Kumar. It may be recalled that the Checkpost border was…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Contract employees from the Ponda Post Office, retrenched from service, submitted a memorandum to Union Minister of State Shripad Naik. The memorandum demanded immediate withdrawal of the Maharashtra GDS / Postman appointed in Goa and reinstate Goan employees ‘ services in the post office. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Vice President Adv Surel Tilve, who accompanied the di missed workers, urged the Union Minister to raise the issue in Parliament and to demand changes in the recruitment rules so that Goan youth receive preferential treatment in all the Central government departments having offices in the State. Tilve said…

STHRIGDHARA NAIK/ Goemkarponn PANAJI: Director General of police (DGP)-Goa, Jaspal Singh, on Saturday informed Goemkarponn about the process initiated by the Goa police to enforce a Tenant Verification Act. He added that the same proposal has already been forwarded for Government’s approval”. Informing further, DGP said the Goa police has received a good response for the ‘Know Your neighbour’ drive. “Under this drive, we have received the details of 36,000 tenants of different Nationalities who have been residing in the State of Goa since January 2022”, added DGP. To date, the Foreigners branch of Goa police has taken 103 foreigners…

Goemkarponn desk UGUEM:After a senior teacher refused to join duty in the remote village of Uguem in South Goa, Premanand Rekdo, a D.Ed (Diploma in Education) qualified youngster and ex-student has taken the onus of teaching in government schools students pro bono. With Rekdo teaching in the unattended and ignored government school for four days now, local villagers have hailed this good samaritan and his story has gone viral in Goa. The Education Department on Thursday ordered an inquiry about the teacher, who disobeyed the order to take charge of this primary school. Primary Government School in Valkini-Uguem, having Class…