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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Rashtriya OBC Mahasangh, Goa President Madu Naik said there is a feeling among OBCs that Government is neglecting their demands. Goa President Madu Naik criticized the Government for ignoring and delaying fulfilling their various demands, including the demand to conduct an OBC census. He said that the Government ignoring OBC demands can be seen in taking eight months to appoint OBC Commissioner in Goa. “OBC Commissioner post was itself vacant for eight months right from Feb 2021 to Oct 2021,” he said. He said Panchayat Election 2022 should be held with reservation for OBC, and the Government…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The directorate of Technical Education (DTE) today has informed us that the Goa Common Entrance Test (GCET) -2022 will be held on July 11 and 12. The Physics and Chemistry exams will be held on July 11, while the Mathematics paper is scheduled for July 12. GCET is conducted to screen aspirants for Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) and Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) courses. All students seeking admissions to MBBS, BDS, BHMS (Homeopathy), BAMS (Ayurveda), Allied Health Sciences (Paramedical), B.Sc. in Nursing and B.V.Sc and A.H. courses are required to appear and qualify at NEET UG-2021(National Entrance cum…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: State Commission for Persons with Disability has directed the Directorate of Panchayat to amend the Goa Panchayat Raj Act to ensure that one post is reserved for a Person with Disability(PwD) in panchayat election or one Person with Disabilities is nominated in each Panchayat body by the elected Panch members, post-elections. “By the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2017, the Responsibility has been cast upon the appropriate Government to take effective measures to ensure that the persons with disabilities enjoy their rights equally with others,” states the directions for Disability Commission. It further states that Section…

Goemakrponn desk PANAJI: Hours after the All Goa Kanand Maha Sangh announced that it is not fielding any panel under its banner, the Revolutionary Goans chief Manoj Parab has hit back by asking, “if they did not want to contest, why did they form Kanada Mahasangh?” Parab, reacting to Kana Mahasangh pesident Siddana Meti said “If you want to contest as ‘The Goan’, why did you form Kannada Mahasangh?” “You people have come here to finish, loot, and rape Goans. You’ve come here to take our jobs and our lands. You’ve come here to make your vote bank, contest elections…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant, appealed to the Captains of Industry in Goa to ensure job security to the people of Goa working in the private sector, assured them of providing a skilled workforce and implementing Government schemes for those in the private sector. “We will 100 % solve your problems,” Dr Sawant asserted at today’s interactive session at the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) in Panaji. Present on occasion were Chief Secretary, Puneet Kumar Goel, IAS, Secretary, Power, Shri YVVJ Rajshekar, IAS, Secretary, Tourism, Shri Ravi Dhavan, IAS, Secretary, Industries, Shri CR Garg,…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: A day after the warning by the PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral, Curchorem-Cakoda Municipality has swung into action, issuing a stern warning to illegal encroachers in the municipal area. Curchorem-Cacora Municipal Chief Officer Manohar Karekar said the drive would be taken up every week. “The Curchorem Cacora Municipal Council will act every week if there is any illegal encroachment by retailers and traders in the Curchorem Cacora municipal area,” said Karekar. Curchorem Cacora Municipality recently carried outdrive was carried out a drive against illegal encroachments in the presence of the Chief Officer of Curchorem Municipality, and this drive…

OPINION Two days ago, a robbery took place at the house of our Saligao Sarpanch Lafira Gomes Remedios. This house is situated on the busy Chogam road. A few years ago, this type of incident would have never happened around Saligao. Maybe the thieves were living around Saligao and knew about the family. A police investigation is in progress to reveal the truth. Last week two ploughing bulls belonging to Kalidas Patekar from Muddavadi Saligao were stolen from his cattle shade. Again, a police investigation is in progress. ‌Yesterday teh Saligao villagers caught two Bihari guys; they were going around…