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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) today has permitted public entry to 14 low-risk waterfalls in Goa. The order was issued today. It mentions 11 waterfalls in Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary & One each in Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary, Cotigao and Netravali. Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary- Pali, Hivrem, Charavne, Golauli, Gunguldem, Chidambaram, Naneli, Ukaichee Khadee -Kumthal, Kumthal, Madiyani-Gululem, Khadee-Gululem all from Sattari. Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary – Maida-Collem, Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary – Bhati-Netravali and Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary – Kuske-Cotigao. The ban came after recent fatalities and heavy rainfall, which led to the closure of roads leading to the waterfalls.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, has been on India’s statute books for a decade. One of the primary purposes of the act was to provide speedy justice to child victims of sexual offences in a child-friendly manner. The law provides that a POCSO trial should be completed within one year from the special court taking cognizance of the offence. It also states that the evidence of the victim should be recorded within 30 days of such cognizance. However, the Commission has found out that there are considerable gaps between what the law…

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: Four cattles ( all young calf ) who were grazing ground near Goa Engineering College ( GEC ) Farmagudi. Following information by locals who noticed the incident it was informed to Electricity Department , following which Police , Veterinary doctors And Junior engineer Div 3, Dinesh Gaude of the Electricity rushed at spot and Panchnama was conducted by Ponda Police. The calf are owned by Nitin Prabugaonkar. He said this was sad incident. He said this is pathway luckily no local was present. Incident took place at 11.30 am today. It is learnt that the high tension…

Goemkarponn Desk MAPUSA: Mapusa Police Station have handed over 56 Mobile Phones to its rightful owners. As per jivba Dalvi SDPO Mapusa , on Monday i.e. on 17.07.2023 the staff of Mapusa Police handed over 56 Mobile Phones that were lost in the past 06 Months within the Jurisdiction of Mapusa Police Station. Mapusa Police formed special team under the Supervision of PI , Mapusa Sitakant Nayak , to recover the Mobile Phones that were reported lost since last six Months. The team used Modern Technologies i.e. online CEIR portal to track down the offenders and Mapusa Police handed over…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The state government has directed the Principal Chief Engineer(PCE), PWD to investigate and submit Preliminary Inquiry Report regarding the collapse of the structure of Open Air auditorium in Kala Academy and submit a compliance report today. The PCE has been asked to appoint an independent agency like IIT-Roorkee to ascertain the cause of the incident. The PCE has also been instructed to seek explanation from the Contractor who is currently executing the refurbishment or renovation works at Kala Academy. An order to this effect has been issued by the Chief Secretary. A huge portion of under renovation…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Nearly 45,564 people in Goa (0.11% of population share) have exited multidimensional poverty and the state’s multidimensional poverty headcount ratio has reduced from 3.76% in National Family Heath Survey 2015-16 to 0.84% in NFHS 2019-21 as per NITI Aayog’s Report ‘National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress Review 2023’. The National MPI measures simultaneous deprivations across the three equally weighted dimensions of health, education, and standard of living that are represented by 12 SDG-aligned indicators. These include nutrition, child and adolescent mortality, maternal health, years of schooling, school attendance, cooking fuel, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, housing, assets, and…

*Ranked 16th in the country Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa emerged as the top state in Niti Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index 2022 among 9 Small States and Union Territories followed by Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi. Goa has scored 51.58 on the index and has secured 16th position overall among 36 States and UTs. Goa’s total export value stood at US$ 2.43 Billion with Medicine, Iron, and telephone parts as its primary products. As regards Goa’s performance on various parameters based on which the ranking have been decided, the state stands 7th on Policy index, 9th in Business Ecosystem , 24th in…