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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Congress has demanded to know the status probe of the Kala Academy renovation scam and also about when it will be reopened. Congress leader Amarnath Panjikar said that almost two years have passed since the renovation of Kala Academy, and there is no sign of reopening. “Kala Academy is the biggest institution for the artists of Goa and other states. But the work which started to renovate it has not been completed. Otherwise, it would have opened,” he said. He said that the many events had to shift to other places in Goa due to the ongoing…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: BJP Government grabbed power in 2012 by giving false promises to the Goans and Unemployed Youths. Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant’s promise of providing employment opportunities to the Goan youths through “Chief Miniter’s Apprenticeship Scheme” is to keep up with the tradition of Election Jumlas, charged Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. Addressing the Media along with Aldona MLA Adv. Carlos Alvares Ferriera and Quepem MLA Altone D’ Costa, after the Congress Legislature Party Meeting, Yuri Alemao stated that he will convene a Meeting of all Seven Opposition MLAs soon to decide on the Floor Management and Strategy…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The State Commission of Persons with Disabilities, in collaboration with the Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce, organized a session titled “Employment for Persons with Disabilities in Private Sector”, on the occasion of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Day celebration on 27th June 2023 at the EDC house, Panaji-Goa. The inaugural was attended by the Chief Guest, Swetika Sachan, IAS, Directorate of Industries Trade and Commerce; Special Guest, Taha Haaziq, Secretary State of Commission for Persons with Disabilities, and guest of Honour Damodar Kochkar, President Goa State Industries Association, Rajkumar Kamat, President, Laghu Udyog Bharti, Executive…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that Mormugao Port Trust connectivity with the National Highway will be completed in the near future. “Mormugao Port Trust connectivity with the National Highway will be completed in the near future. Government is trying to start Tourism activity on a large scale at the Marmugao Port Trust,” said Sawant. Sawant asserted that direct connectivity with 20 more cities of the Country from Dabolim Airport started after Mopa Airport’s commencement and said Mopa and Dabolim Airport will remain functional always. Further, he said that in the comming days not a single city will…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights launched one of the largest drug abuse prevention drive in school settings on 27th June at Institute Menezes Braganza at the State Level Workshop on Prediction, Protection and Prevention, in the presence of Shri Shivendu Bhusan, IPS, SP Anti Narcotic Cell, Shailesh Zingade, Director of Education, Ajit Panchwadkar, Director of Social Welfare, Sindhu Prabhudessai, Asst. Director of Education (Academics), Peter F. Borges, Chairperson, Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and Members of the Commission. Attended by 370 School Nodal Teachers of Prahari Clubs, a club to…

AERIAL VIEW So now, the question is, will the Vande Bharat take the original speed of 180 km per hour, especially during monsoons when the speed of the trains is restricted due to landslides and minor accidents? It is a common phenomenon of trees collapsing and boulders coming on the tracks, and they have been responsible for several accidents and derailments. Do not forget the frequent flooding of tracks on the Konkan Railway route. At such a time, when the need of the hour is to improve the safety of the Konkan railway route, the Vande Bharat introductions seem to…

CM Sawant says double tracking will ease railways operations in Goa Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off five Vande Bharat trains at a public programme organised at Rani Kamalapati Railway Station in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal today. Among the five Vande Bharat trains inaugurated by PM Modi today, one connects Mumbai and Goa. This is the first Vande Bharat train for Goa. “I am very grateful to PM Modi and Ashwini Vaishnaw for running the Vande Bharat train in the state. This will definitely help in the faster connectivity of Goa with Mumbai, which will boost tourism and trade,”…