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A day after nailing the government over poor infrastructure for Online Education, Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte has initiate a unique scheme requesting people to donate a smart phone for the pupils. “Donate a Smartphone and sponsor a needy child’s e-schooling”, says Khaunte’s initiative. Thereafter, the former IT Minister tweeted that bluff of Goa CM Dr Pramod Sawant on online education was easily seen by every Goan in the one day Assembly session. “However, now we know that we absolutely cannot rely on this Govt. any more and we must come together to make ourselves #Atmanirbhar for an equal, fair society.…

Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat on Tuesday asked whether BJP will produce minutes of All Party meeting with signatures of Opposition MLA’s substantiating their claim that Opposition had unanimously agreed for one day session of Goa Legislative Assembly? “Our acceptance was conditional as clearly mentioned in my dissent letter to Business Advisory Committee,” claimed Kamat. He said the blatant lies of the BJP alleging that Opposition had unanimously accepted for One Day Assembly Session are out of frustration and failure of the government in handling Covid Pandemic and their inefficiency in reviving the economy of Goa. “The BJP Government stands…

PANJIM: A delegation led by AAP Convenor Elvis Gomes today submitted highlights of the model adopted by the Kejriwal Govt that was proving to be successful so far that had begun with the 5Ts ‘testing, tracing treatment, teamwork and tracking and monitoring ‘. Speaking to media, Gomes said that in his discussion with the CM he had emphasised on teamwork that had brought huge positive results despite all constraints and called upon him to engage with everyone who matters. “I told the CM at the outset that there are a lot of other issues to fight over. But fight against…

After recording seven deaths and 579 positive cases in last three days, Goa got some respite as 168 cases were reported on Tuesday with no deaths. The recoveries were also more than positive cases. The total recoveries were 185. The total confirmed cases are now 5287 while active cases come down to 1656. The recoveries are now 3595 while 36 persons have lost their lives to COVID19. Reports of 5934 is still pending. Vasco and Coralim health centres continue to lead the chart with 340 active cases in Cortalim while 381 in Vasco. In North Goa, Sankhali has higherst number…

PANJIM: AAP leader Kapil Bhardwaj who looked back to India after completing studies in the USA, will join Party Observer Atishi as co observer to further strengthen the party in Goa. He is presently the Chairman of the Delhi Consumers Cooperative a Delhi Govt. Undertaking. Welcoming Bhardwaj, AAP Goa Convenor Elvis Gomes said that with the kind of experience in strategic management of party affairs that Bharadwaj has, AAP Goa will stand to gain a lot even in policy formulations in the 3 key areas of governance that he could contribute. Gomes said that Bhardwaj had played a key role…

PANJIM: The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHE) on Tuesday announced the SSC results 2020 in which 92.69 percent students cleared the examination. Out of  18,939 students who appeared for the examination 17,554 cleared it. The girls pass percentage was 93.7 while Boys pass percentage stood at 92.08 percent. GBSHSE chairman Ramakrishna Samant addressing the media said that for the academic year 2019-20, the total pass percentage is 92.69 percent which is almost the same to 2019. “Out of total 9620 girl students, who answered the exams, 8973 cleared it with a pass percentage of 93.27 percent. Total 8581 boys…

PANJIM:Progressive front of Goa’s (PFG) Adv. Hrudaynath Shirodkar and Mahesh Mahambrey met Goa Governor Satyapal Malik and submitted a memorandum on various issues concerning Goa and Goans. “We are in a hard time when Goa and Entire Nation is fighting this Corona Pandemic, but wee at progressive front of Goa are vigilant on all issues like Mollem, Mhadei, Education, Labour and Employment, Tourism, Covid Mismanagement and Frontline Warriors.” said Mahambrey He said, “We were fortunate that Governor gave us an opportunity to put forth the issues of Public importance specially the Destruction of Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary Mollem and Covid…