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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A Full bench of Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed and set aside five notices issued by the Registrars of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) at Delhi and Pune constituting special benches to hear petitions from Goa in Delhi. The High Court held that “the Constitution of the Special Bench seated at New Delhi is illegal” and the Special Bench cannot “take selective matters away from the jurisdictional bench” in Pune. “There is… no question of any administrative exigency in having matters — unknown, unspecified and with no clarity — being selectively taken and cherry-picked for listing…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: While stating that oil spills cause a threat to marine life, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant lauded the initiative taken by the Maritime industry to free the ocean from pollution. “Initiative taken by Maritime industry to free ocean from pollution is very good. Oil spills cause a threat to marine life. Saving oceans is the need of the hour,” said Sawant. He further said that solid waste, apart from oil spills that run to the shore, is also a major problem that pollutes the sea and ocean at large, which needs to be addressed on priority. Sawant reiterated…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Seeking valued inputs to address and recommend solutions for the various issues faced by Goa being a coastal State, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said his Government wants to save the environment and inspire sustainable infrastructure for the future generation. Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant inaugurated the three-days 9th International Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region (CECAR9), organized by the Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council (ACECC) and hosted by the Institution of Civil Engineers (India) (ICE(I)) under the theme “Sustainable Design and Eco Technologies for Infrastructure” at Taj Resort and Convention Centre, Dona Paula. Dr Sawant…

Goemkarponn desk BAMBOLIM: The Goa University conducted the Inter Collegiate Judo Championship 2022-23 for Men from 20th to 21st September 2022 at the Jubilee Hall, Goa University. Over 88 athletes from various affiliated colleges participated in 8 different weight categories. Government College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Khandola were the overall champions and P.E.S’s R.S.N College of Arts and Science, Farmagudi and V. M. Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar were awarded the joint runner’s up trophy. The Chief guest of the championship Dr. Francis Lobo, College Director of Physical Education and Sports, Rosary College, Navelim and Guest of Honour Mr.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The upcoming edition of the under 17 women’s world cup, scheduled to be held between October 11th to 30th across three venues – Odisha, Goa and Maharashtra, will be the first FIFA women’s competition to be held in India. Expressing his delight at the launch event, Sawant said, “Everyone in Goa be it kids, youngsters or elders – everyone plays football. I personally would like to thank Anurag Thakur for giving us the opportunity to host the tournament in Goa. We aim to make the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India bigger and better so that the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: 21st September is observed worldwide as World Alzheimer’s Day. The Rotary Club of Panaji invited Dr Amit Dias from the department of Preventive and Social Medicine at GMC and the founder secretary of the Dementia Society of Goa to deliver a Message of Hope on this occasion and throw light on the early signs of dementia. The message of hope is that research carried on in the world today, since the first description by Dr Alois Alzheimer’s, has revealed that dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, can be prevented. Even if a person has dementia, a lot can be…

Victor Hospital’s Cardiothoracic Surgery department headed by Dr. Shanmukh Hiremath, a full-time Senior Consultant and Cardiothoracic Vascular & Transplant Surgeon, is one of the premier heart specialty centers in the country. As one of the very few specialized units in Goa, the hospital routinely performs Total Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass surgeries and Redo Bypass surgeries. The Cardio Vascular Surgery Department is specifically responsible for the treatment of aneurysms, arterial blocks, peripheral vascular blocks, etc. As heart disease and heart attacks increase, they are becoming more complex with weak heart. A long-term cure for heart attacks will improve the quality of life of the patient…