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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a bid to boost farming activities, the State Government has informed that the water from the mining pits will be used for irrigation purposes in the near future. “Water from the mining pits would be used for irrigation purposes in the near future to boost the farming activities in Goa,” said CM Sawant. Informing about the Surla project, Sawant said by utilising District Mineral Fund and spending Rs.2.5 crore; we are pumping water from a mining pit for irrigation. “This is a unique project started in Goa, he said and added that in future, the remaining…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA – Hundreds of parishioners in different parishes of Canacona revelled in different programs to mark the Sao Joao festivities on Thursday. While the traditional Sao Joao revelries are annually observed on the 24th of June, the feast of St. John the Baptist is celebrated on Thursday by the church this year since the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is on Friday. The Sao Joao revelries were mostly organised in the taluka at most of the seven parishes in Canacona and held different programs to mark the occasion. At Agonda, youths have organised revelry for the…

The Habitats Trust, a not-for-profit organization working towards the protection and conservation of India’s natural habitats and their indigenous species, is inviting applications to financially support organizations and individuals doing seminal work towards protecting and conserving India’s threatened wildlife and natural habitats. The Habitats Trust Grants, with a total prize purse of Rs. 3.20 Crore (three crores and twenty lakhs), will be given in three categories with the aim of securing India’s rich biodiversity. The application portal for the Grants will remain open from June 23, 2022 to August 5, 2022 and forms can be filled online and accessed from…

SURAJ NANDREKAR PANAJI: In inhuman treatment, the Department of Women and Child – headed by Minister Vishwajit Rane, terminated the services of seven Anganwadi employees last April merely because they formed a new union and protested for their rights. The order issued by Deepali Naik, Director & Ex-officio joint secretary DWCD, on April 1, 2022, reads, also says the Anganwadi workers have no right to protest, have no right to demand regularisation, nor can demand civil posts. “As intimated, inter alia, in the letters of the Government of India, Ministry of Women & Child Development, from time to time,…

AERIAL VIEW On the one hand, she says the Anganwadi worker’s job is on an honorary basis and, on the other hand, says they cannot join hands with any political party. Is there a code of conduct for honorary workers, really, Mr Vishwajit Rane, Minister for Women and Child Development? How inhuman was this order, as the Anganwadi workers were getting paid peanuts, and that too has been snatched away by the heartless minister and the director? The workers were fighting for their rights, and the Indian constitution has given them the RIGHT to FIGHT for their RIGHTS. Even 60…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane today said that he has received 35 complaints pertaining to various illegalities on day one of the launch of the email address. “The people of Goa have shown great confidence in us; with just day one of the launch of our email address for reporting illegalities, we have received 35 complaints,” said Rane. He further said that the complaints received had been successfully forwarded to the respective departments (Town and Country Planning & Forest Department) by our office so that necessary action can be initiated. “I am grateful & appreciative that our people…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar has hit back at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), stating that Goa needs electricity and that the Tamnar project was necessary. “We are short of 200 MW electricity in Goa, and we need the Tamnar Power Project; AAP just makes a statement with information,” said Dhavalikar. He further said that he never opposed Tamnar project and that he only wanted the alignment changed. “AAP makes one thing in Delhi and another in Punjab; they must check their administration before criticising me,” he added Dhavalikar further said that the Tamnar project is important for the…