Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Traffic congestion in front of the main road opposite Almeida High School is now a major issue for Ponda. The traffic is halted during school hours for crossing of students to school. Pondaitees says parents/ students should use underpass/ subway for smooth flow of traffic. A decade ago subway/ underpass was constructed in front of Almeida High School for the safety of school students/ parents for pick up and drop to school to prevent them from using the main road and prevent traffic congestion; however, after using the underpass for a few years the parents and students…
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PANAJI: The Goa Fisheries department has intensified its crackdown on illegal fishing trawlers using LED lights, state Fisheries Department Minister Nilkant Halarnkar said on Wednesday. The minister told reporters that fishing trawlers are allowed to venture into the sea only after they are certified to be free from LED lights. The fishing season in Goa began on August 1. Halarnkar said special passes are issued to trawlers certifying that they are not fitted with LED lights. He said Coastal Police will inspect trawlers for compliance. A trawler fitted with LED lights was intercepted by the Marine Police and a case…
Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – With the recent Education Department circular coming as a breather to the several space crunch Anganwadi and Balwadi’s, it has become a challenge to the various High Schools and Higher Secondary Schools to accommodate tiny tots in their premised in Canacona. According to CDPO Canacona, 55 out of 83 Canacona Anganwadis are functioning on rented premises, while 09 of them are run in their own construction/GPS, besides 19 others are run/operated by Individuals/Self-Help Groups/Community (within their Community -7 and their Own Premises -12). A total of 926 children (Tiny Tots) catered by 83 Workers and 80…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Badminton Association has written to the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and Sports Minister Govind Gaude to consider earmarking Multipurpose stadium at Peddem as Khelo India Centre “As important stakeholders of badminton, we have given various suggestions to the Government previously on the Khelo India centre of excellence which is planned at Campal. A number of meetings were held, where we proposed that Peddem is a better option. There are running and walking tracks, a gymnasium, a swimming pool, and a huge International quality stadium which lies unused. At this location, ample space is there…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: India added 10 more wetlands designated as Ramsar sites to make total of 64 sites covering an area of 12,50,361 ha in the country. The 10 new sites include Six (6) sites in Tamil Nadu and One (1) each in Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. Designating these sites would help conserve and manage wetlands and wise use of their resources. India is one of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971. India signed it on 1st Feb 1982. So far, 64 wetlands covering an area of 12,50,361 ha have been…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Amche Mollem citizens group extended solidarity to the citizens and villagers who have been fighting against double-tracking in light of the recently concluded assembly and the Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott court case in the High Court. This comes on the eve of wrapping up the #AskYourMLA initiative by citizens aided by the campaign and several other organisations. Starred Legislative assembly questions put forth by MLAS have received opaque answers from the Goa Government, which continues to pass on the buck. A legislative question on “the Public purpose behind the import of coal by private corporations..” was met with…
Goemkarponn desk VASCO: WRD minister Subhash Shirodkar on Thursday inspected the Maimolem lake in the presence of Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, MMC Chairperson Leo Rodrigues and other staff of the WRD department Speaking to reporters after the inspection, Shirodkar said that the Maimolem lake would be beautified and developed under the ” Amrut Sarovar” initiative launched by the centre. Shirodkar said that the ” Amrut Sarovar” scheme had been launched wherein 150 water bodies, 75 each in North and South Goa. “Maimolem lake is one such water body identified in this scheme, and all these water bodies will be beautified…