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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Himself orphaned at the tender age of 8, Kanta Gayak, popularly known as ‘Kantmam’, now 80, has not only built his life but became a popular figure healing people from snake-bites and other ailments with his ayurvedic expertise. ‘Kantmam’, of Shrishthal in Canacona, was recently honoured with a Bio-diversity Conservation Award by State Bio-diversity Goa State Bio-Diversity Board(GSBB) in a program held at Dona Paula auditorium on the occasion of World Environment Day. After Kanta lost his parents at a very early age, for a very short period, he and his brother were taken care of…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The shifting of fish vendors from the old fish market shed to a new temporary shed near the vegetable market started on Wednesday in the presence of a police force. Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar assured the vendors of building a new fish market complex within 18 months. On Wednesday morning, the Mormugao municipality, along with the Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, city Councillor Shami Salkar, councillor Girish Borkar, Deepak Naik and Vasco police inspector Kapil Nayak, the shifting of fish vendors from the old fish market to the newly built temporary shed at Dev Damodar Trust space commenced.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Together for Panaji Association has written to Transport Minister requesting him to regulate the private buses, which could solve Panaji’s congestion issues. “The existing private buses plying in the city wait at most bus stops for more passengers. They also tend to drive slowly so that they get more passengers along the way. This strategy is proving counterproductive and severely affects the city,” said Together for Panaji in a press note. Further, it said that a bus typically takes about 45 minutes from Dona Paula to the KTC bus stand, a distance that should ideally be covered…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant appealed to the people entering into Government service to be sincere and have a humanitarian approach while dealing with the public, said when you join Government service, you have to be the ‘Sevak’ of the people. Dr Sawant spoke at the function where compassionate appointment letters were distributed to beneficiaries and handed the offer of appointments for GMR Goa International Airport Limited at New Airport and Admission Letters in Aviation Skill Development Centre at a function organised at Technical Education Auditorium, Porvorim today. The Chief Minister said many employment opportunities will…

Goa scores below National average in Mathematics: CM Sawant Govt contemplating bringing teachers from aided schools under CCS rules, says CM Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that the average score of Goa students in mathematics has gone below the national average. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant chaired a review meeting with the Directorate of Education (DoE). “As per the National Achievement Survey Report, Goa’s percentage in mathematics subject has fallen below the national average. The national average is 32 per cent, and Goa is placed at 30 per cent,” said CM Sawant. He further said that In…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Congress MLA Michael Lobo has refuted speculations of him joining the BJP and four other party MLAs. “There is nothing like that. It is false news being created and spread. It is just a speculation,” Lobo said. He further said that they had coffee together and discussed the forthcoming Assembly session. “Three Congress MLAs, including me, met at a restaurant, and we had coffee together. We discussed the monsoon session of the state Assembly and some other things we have to do. False news was created just to attract viewership to that…

AERIAL VIEW It is not yet known what is triggering such statements from the Chief Minister. He recently said that he would rebuild the temples destroyed by the Portuguese. Of Course, it is a good initiative if he wants to rebuild the temples, but his statements seem like directed at someone. Nobody knows who exactly he is targetting – a particular community, Opposition political party or an individual. Ever since he has been elected to office, he has been hell-bent on digging into history. First, he triggered a controversy by stating that former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru delayed Goa’s liberation…