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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today announced that the state government will give free surgical treatment to students with specs if necessary. “Free surgical treatment will be given by Govt. Of Goa to students with spectacles if necessary,” said CM He further said free eye check-ups for 2.10 Lakh students of 1st to 10th Std and Training Program for Teachers under the Vision For All programme. “The Training Programmes for Teachers was held at Ravindra Bhavan, Sankhali and Rajiv Kala Mandir, Ponda,” he added. Sawant said that Goa will be the first state in the country to screen…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: The semi-final line-up is drawn at the IX Shubham Naik Memorial InterSchool Cricket Tournament with Nirankar H/S Tudal set to clash with Shradhanand V, Poinguinim, and Damodar Vidyalaya, Loliem will clash with Govt. H/s. Cotigao. In association with Mandovi Parivar, organised by Canacona Sports Academy, in the quarter-final clashes, Tudal HS defeated St. Anne’s Agonda by 8 wickets, while Damodar Vidyalaya, Loliem crushed Nirankar Vidyalaya, Maxem by 4 wickets. In the Nirakar Hs Vs Damodar HS match, Damodar HS won the toss and put Nirakar to bat. With the main contribution from Abhishek 14(14), Soham 8(2), Vitesh…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Football Development Council (GFDC) has successfully conducted two workshops for coaches, one in each district, to enhance and upgrade the coaches’ knowledge to help them better conduct match-related training sessions for trainees. It was held at GFDC Aldona Centre ground, Quitla, for the coaches from North Goa and at the artificial turf at Fatorda Sports Complex for the coaches from South Goa. The workshop was conducted from 9am to 6pm and was well attended by over 70 coaches across Goa. The GFDC Chairman, Brahmanand Sankhwalkar, visited both venues during the four-day workshop. This workshop was…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The District Magistrate cum Adjudicating Officer, North Goa, has imposed a fine of Rs. 5,000/- each on M/s. Goa wholesale Grocery, Viral H. Pandya (Proprietor/Owner), Dhaval H. Pandya (Retailer) of Shop no. 1, Lar Asiena, Co-op Housing Society Ltd., Kernant, Caranzalem, Tiswadi Goa. Fine of Rs. 1000/- each on M/s Rokdeshwar Pulses (Manufacturer), A-223 Chincholi, MIDC, Solapur, M/s. Manish Enterprises Dall Mill (P) Ltd. (Manufacturer), 179/3, Pathar Mundala Road, Near Hanuman Temple Palda, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. M/s. Ajit Kumar Rajmal Gugale (Wholesaler), 608, Krushi Utpana Samit Pune, Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Market Yard, Pune. M/s Balaji Foods (Wholesaler),…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Department of Information and Publicity, as part of the State level function of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti Celebration to be held on February 19, 2023, at Farmagudi, Ponda, will organize an All Goa Inter-Collegiate Quiz on the topic – Life, Times and legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and All Goa Theatrical Entry (Natya Pravesh) Competition for students of High School and Higher Secondary Level on the life and work of Shivaji Maharaj from 9.00 a.m. onwards at the precincts of Ganapati Temple premises at Farmagudi. The winners of the Intercollegiate Quiz will be awarded a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Maharashtra took the lead at the end of day one of competitive action, winning 4 Golds, 3 Silvers and 5 Bronze medals at the 2nd Khelo India National Women’s League Ranking Judo Tournament 2023 (West Zone) at Campal, Panaji. Gujarat, with 3 Golds, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze medals, were in the second spot in the Sub-Junior round of action held on Wednesday. In number three position was Rajasthan with 2 Golds and 3 Silvers, while hosts Goa opened the account with a Bronze in the -44 kg weight category, which was won by Ima Pattil. Earlier,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Reacting to the Union budget, former GPCC president Girish Chodankar strongly criticised the budget and claimed that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman has forgotten about the state of Goa as no allocation of funds made specifically for Goa. He said, “Ignored ailing tourism and mining industries and DECENNIAL EXPOSITION OF THE PATRON SAINT OF GOA ST FRANCIS XAVIER. The budget has proved that we are not even second-class citizens for Central BJP Government”. While elaborating further, he said there is nothing specific for Goa to bail out the local economy hit hard by the pandemic and mining…