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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Parents of the school children express worry about the safety of their children for attending offline classes by giving an undertaking to the schools. A group of parents have written to the Education Director asking him to give an affidavit assuring the safety of their children from Covid19 infection. A group of parents from Vasco addressed a letter to the Director of Education asking the department to take full responsibility for the safety of the children attending offline classes. Parents have also demanded that the education department give an affidavit assuring the students’ utmost safety, or else…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: All over Goa, a total of 301 candidates contested polls for 40 constituencies, which includes a large number of independents, besides candidates of nine political parties, including main parties like BJP, Congress, MGP etc. In the case of Ponda, 31 candidates are in the fray. Various factors will decide candidates’ fate, such as defection, caste factor, religion, party manifestos, personal contact with voters, schemes, inflation, unemployment, etc. Besides this, one major factor is that several candidates got a good share of votes, including RG candidates, which is likely to affect the prospects of the main candidates. Among…

AERIAL VIEW Instead of following the norms, if the schools want the parents to take responsibility, there is no point in re-starting the schools. As it is, eyebrows have been raised over the re-opening decision soon after the elections. It seems like the Dr Pramod Sawant-led BJP government did not start school only because it feared a backlash from the public, which they did not want ahead of elections. Taking an undertaking from parents is uncalled for. The schools and teachers can take little pain and take more precautionary measures to see that there is no infection in schools. …

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: The first batch of about 90 Baby Olive Ridley’s hatchlings were released into the Arabian Sea at Agonda Turtle Rehabilitation Centre late Friday evening, even as the two reserved Beaches, including Galgibaga in Canacona, bustles with the fresh laying of olive Ridley eggs. The hatchlings were from the first nesting that took place on 31st December 2021, and 118 eggs were protected and hatched exactly after 50 days Incubation period, bringing cheers amongst the Forest department (Wildlife), which operates the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre’s at four of the Turtle Reserved Beaches of Goa including Galgibaga(Canacona), Morjim and Mandrem…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Commitee (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar alleged that BJP leaders have started trying to poach its candidates likely to win–an allegation the saffron party has dismissed as a sign of frustration. “We have received information that Vishwajit Rane, Mauvin Godinho and Pramod Sawant and their brokers have started approaching our candidates who are likely to win and giving them offers,” said Chodankar He further said that they are resorting to their old technique because they know their government is not going to last. “I want to publicly warning them. This is a new Congress. Not…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Finally, two years after the first to twelfth regular classes started, which were obstructed due Covid pandemic. Parents heaved a sigh of relief but said there was no end to their worry. One Nayan Naik at Kavlem said two years online ruined education. “Online education is not even fifty per cent effective. My daughter studying in seventh, finds it difficult to understand English, grammar and maths. She was promoted from fifth to sixth and then sixth to seventh,” she says. She said her daughter was promoted with online education and exams. “She answered her online paper looking…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: As the COVID-19 cases dipped in the state, the state government today allowed the schools to commence the physical classes. The state government said that school uniforms are not mandatory, and concession in timings may be given to students in the initial days when physical classes resume for grades 1 to 12 in Goa from February 21 after the coronavirus-induced break. On Monday, the sight of uniform-clad children going to schools with face masks was a common sight. However, the institutions have been asked to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour. It was witnessed as various schools made parents sign…