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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Revenue Minister and Panaji MLA Babush Monserrate today said that the High Court taking cognisance of Smart City work is a good decision. “It is a good decision that HC has taken cognisance of smart city work. With this, the responsibility of work with departments to complete the work in the time frame,” said Monserrate He further said there would be no fooling around, and the people of Panaji would know when the work would be completed and the complete time frame. The High Court of Bombay at Goa had taken Suo Moto cognisance of the traffic…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Stating 78 houses in Agonda Communidade land are considered for demolition, Congress leader Janardhan Bhandari has hit the BJPfor threatening to run bulldozers on the house of Bahujan and Minority Society of Goa. According To Bhandari, the government, on the court order, has already fixed 18th April ‘2023 for the demolition of 78 houses in Agonda village, the land belonging to the Communidade of Canacona. ‘Yes, acting on the court order, the government has even fixed the date for demolishing 78 houses in Agonda village. This is a direct attack on the economically weaker Bahujan and Minority…

   The Forest Department of Goa is beautifying major routes with colourful, ornamental plants as well as foxtail and Veitchia merrillii palms, ahead of the G20 meetings, to create a picturesque view. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Forest Department of Goa is crafting a spectacular makeover of the city’s major routes with a palette of vivid colours and an array of ornamental foliage and palms. The aim is to turn the dividers and roads into a lush green paradise, ready to welcome the G20 meetings in grand style. This initiative is aimed at creating a greener and more visually appealing environment…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: As per directives of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary (GBSHSE) has asked schools to allow students with type 1 diabetes to carry to exam halls their small mid-day snacks, diabetes medicines and portable equipment to test sugar levels henceforth. According to data from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Diabetes Atlas 2021, India has the world’s highest number of children and adolescents suffering from Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (IDM), with more than 2.4 Lakhs children and adolescents (age group 0-19 years) in south-east Asia (SEA region).…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: South Goa Member of Parliament Francisco Sardinha on Wednesday said that there is no issue giving Mhadei water for drinking purposes, but Karnataka’s main aim behind diverting water is for steel plants. Addressing a press conference, Congress leader Sardinha said that if the water is diverted for irrigation purposes, then Goa will suffer. “We have no problem if the water is taken for drinking purposes. But we can’t allow it for irrigation purposes. Karnataka’s main aim to divert Mhadei water is for steel plants,” Sardinha said. “If water is diverted then the environment, flora and fauna will…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Trinamool Congress forces its Goa face Luizinho Faleiro to resign from Rajya Sabha the very next day after getting stripped of its status as a national party The tremors of the West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress party getting derecognised as a national party by the Election Commission on Monday were felt in the faraway western coastal state of Goa. Former Goa Chief Minister Luizinho Faleiro had to pay the price for it as the Trinamool Congress forced him to resign as the Rajya Sabha MP the very next day. Faleiro was inducted into Trinamool Congress under a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A majority of ATMs, bus stands and state government websites dealing in public utility services in Goa are not disabled-friendly, according to a survey by the Goa Institute of Management (GIM) and CII-YI. The B-School has unveiled the report, which is an outcome of a seven-month-long “survey and audit” on public utility facilities in the state from a disability perspective by its students, a statement said. The report is a part of the B-School’s ‘Give Goa’ initiative, commissioned by the Confederation of Indian Industry Young Indians (CII-YI). V Padmanaban, who along with the other professors mentored the…