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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry has partnered with Purple Fest.As part of the programme, ‘Exploring Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disability in the Corporate Sector’. Along with Labour and Employment department and Office of the State Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities in association with EnAble India a series of Purple Think Tank sessions to deliberate on employment opportunities in the Government and Private sectors. The Office of the State Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities in association with EnAble India, an organization working towards livelihood of Persons with Disabilities (PwD), Bengaluru is organizing an exclusive session on…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Purple Fest to be held from January 6-8, 2023 has created a buzz around the country as Diversity is celebrated, through disability. For the first time in India, Goa will witness the launch of specially designed accessible E-Rickshaw vehicles from Ezy Mov as part of the Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan. Six such vehicles will be used during the Fest to take PwD (Persons with Disability) around in the most convenient way. The inauguration of Wheelchair Accessible E-Ricks and Unified Beach Cricket was held at Miramar at the hands of Minister for Social Welfare, Subhash Phaldesai. Minister for Social…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that under no circumstances will water from Mhadei be wasted while stating that his Government is contemplating installing a hydroelectric project on the river. “Under no circumstances will water from the Mhadei be wasted. Government is contemplating installing a hydroelectric project on the river for which a panel of experts is already formed,” said CM Sawant. He further said that Goa is still dependent on the neighbouring Maharashtra State for water supply and that Government is very serious about providing potable water to the people and has spent almost 20 crores to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: WRD Minister Subhash Shirodkar said that the state government has decided to increase drinking water to 400 MLD water in the next two years. “Government provides around 880 MLD water for drinking, but now we have decided to increase it to 400 MLD water in the next two years so each person from Goa can get 8 MLD water daily,” said Shirodkar. He further said that the young generation needs to adopt agriculture as a profession instead of waiting for Government jobs. Shirodkar also stressed and appealed to the people to take the benefit of irrigation and take…

AERIAL VIEW Clearly, the double Engine of the BJP seems to have crashed, and CM Sawant has to understand that compared to other States, Goa is less politically important for the BJP as it has just two parliamentary seats. However, it also seems like the Modi-Shah duo are not only hoodwinking Goa but also Karnataka. The approval is clearly in view of the forthcoming Karnataka assembly polls, and the approval of DPR means absolutely nothing to them because:- 1. Goa will go to Supreme Court for approval, and given the circumstances, it will get a stay on order. 2. Even…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA:: Benny Varghese, a math teacher from Canacona, has been honoured with America’s Fulbright Distinguished Award for International Teachers. This is an international award given by the United States of America to 50 teachers from different parts of the world who have introduced innovations in teaching. Benny Varghese is currently working as a research and publication officer at the Navodaya Leadership Institute, Canacona, Goa. In 2017, he was a recipient of the National ICT Award. Benny will have the opportunity to go to the United States from August to December 2023 to familiarise himself with US educational methods…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco police, led by PI Kapil Nayak late Monday night, carried out a gambling raid in a Vasco-based hotel room . Sources said that Vasco police also arrested five persons involved in card gambling activities and seized cash of Rs 1,05,600 from their possession. “The gambling raid was carried out by Vasco police late Monday night, and five persons were arrested while playing the Andar Bahar card game inside a room of Shivam Hotel. The police attached playing cards, a book and a pen and also seized cash worth 1,05,600 in a different denomination,” said the source.…