Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that the state government will be introducing a pink force for the safety of women in Goa. “My government will launch a pink force for the safety of women in the state. We have to keep working on maintaining the law and order situation in the country,” said CM Sawant speaking at the valedictory Departmental Training Programm for Junior Scale Officer(DYSP) He further said that Goa crime detection rate is the highest in the country and urged the authorities to work on the prevention of crimes against women. “A list of…
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Goemakpronn desk VASCO: Fish wholesalers outlets were closed on Wednesday after a notice was issued the previous day by Mormugao Municipal Council Chief Officer to stop sale of fish by wholesalers. MMC chairperson Damodar Kaskar informed that fish vendors from Vasco market were given vendors cards on Monday. “Notices have been issued by MMC to fish wholesalers to stop the sale of fish in their outlets,” he said. Custodio Dsouza, a traditional fisherman leader from Khariawado, said that it is good that the wholesalers were stopped from selling fish outside the market. He also opined that fish should be only…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: NOTE-India President Dr Shekhar Salkar today has appealed to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi Ji to intervene against Surrogate/Indirect Tobacco advertisements violating and circumventing national laws on Tobacco like COTPA 2003, Cable TV networks Act 1995, ASIC Code and Ministry of I&B guidelines. “It was seen that ostentatious proxy hoardings on tobacco products are all over the state, specialy on Mandovi River Bank and Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) buses were blatantly advertising surrogate paan masala products, letters requesting the MD and Chairman of KTC to withdraw from such advertising on immediate basis have already been…
Goemkarponn desk ANJUNA: A tense situation prevailed in Anjuna Caisua as the Anjuna Caisua locals blocked the road towards Vagator beach for the failure of PWD and the government to give proper drinking water supply to the village. Locals demanded answers from the authorities on the water supply stoppage in the area. The PWD officials said that water comes Assonora plant, and the pressure is less, so the water does not reach the area. The people rubbished the excuses and demanded to know what is the solution. Anjuna Caisua sarpanch Savio Almeida, youth leader Gajanan Tilve, Yogesh (Mogembo) and prominent…
Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that the state government will be taking more steps towards the safety and security of women in the days to come. “I want to assure that my government will be taking more steps towards the safety and security of women in the days to come,” said CM while speaking the Youth Parliament function He further said that the crime detection rate in Goa is about 93 percent and this cannot be compared to other states of India. Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly Rajesh Patnekar said that rhe events on Women, Youth…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said Coding and Robotics Education will be introduced to students from 6th to 8th as part of their curriculum. “The Coding and Robotics Education in Schools (CARES) scheme was announced in the budget on March 24, 2021. Students in class 6th to 8th will have this program as part of their curriculum,” said CM Sawant while addressing the National Youth Parliament function. He further said that this scheme aims to introduce an interactive pedagogy sparking an interest in Coding and Robotics. “Over the next 2 academic years the program will introduce more detailed and advanced topics. Advanced sections of the course will…
Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: Even as the widening of the road from Karali to Tilamol in the municipal area of Quepem constituency is in full swing, the villagers of Kusman area are protesting against the widening of the road from Kusman to Quepem Police station. Locals of Kusman held a meeting to discuss the issue wherein they resolved to oppose the road and demanded to scrap of road widening work. The locals have also urged the people to find an alternative bypass road. The road from Karali to Tilamol is being widened at the cost of nearly around Rs 15 crore.…