Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Colgate-Palmolive, the market leader in oral care in India, has been working relentlessly to include consumers in taking a step towards a sustainable and healthier future. In tune with these efforts, Colgate-Palmolive has launched the first-of-its-kind recyclable toothpaste tubes in India that will be available nationally starting this month, August 2021. Launching the initiative in partnership with EPL Limited (Formerly known as Essel Propack Limited), Colgate has started manufacturing recyclable tubes for its Colgate Vedshakti toothpaste and Colgate Active Salt portfolio. The premium Ayurvedic toothpaste Colgate Vedshakti, most popular in the North and West of India, offers…
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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The past year has brought with it the COVID-19 pandemic and extreme adversity, impacting several lives and livelihoods across the country. Amongst the most severely affected, were grassroots organisations who were at the frontlines of rescue and relief efforts while barely managing to survive or sustain themselves. As a result, today, many of these organisations are grappling with depleted reserves of funds, organisational fatigue, and the risk of forced closure, as community needs and vulnerabilities compound and deepen. During this challenging time, EdelGive continues to place its hope in collaboration and collective action to mobilise goodwill, expertise…
Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: State government today has assured High Court of Bombay at Goa that it will not undertake any further construction of a paver road from Mollem to Dudhsagar through the Mollem National Park till the public interest litigation, filed before it, is heard on Monday, September 6. Goa Foundation had also challenged the authority of the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests to file the affidavit as he is not appointed under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. AG today during hearing agreed that no further work would be done in the Dudhsagar river till the PIL is heard…
Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: JMFC Mapusa has granted bail to Roshish Salgaonkar and Rohil Salgaonkar in the Porvorim private doctor Amol Tilve assault case. On Friday, the Porvorim police registered a case against a resident of PDA Colony, Porvorim, for allegedly assaulting gynaecologist and obstetrician Dr Amol Tilve at his clinic over the death of his sister’s newborn child during treatment. The family members of a patient, last Friday, had assaulted a private doctor at Porvorim, after which the police complaint was lodged against the accused. On Monday evening, IMA members held a massive protest outside Porvorim Police station as police…
Goemakrponn desk PANAJI: Kiran Kandolkar, working President of Goa Forward Party, has demanded that the BJP government increase the financial assistance under Grih Aadhar from Rs 1500 to Rs 3000 as inflation is high and also cut the petrol price. Kandolkar inducted Social workers from Mapusa Pravin Asolkar, Yogesh Asolkar, Sunny Bugde, Gaurish Subedar, and Goa Forward said youths are also suffering in Goa due to unemployment. GFP Joint Secretary John Nazareth and others were present on occasion. “Though in 2012 there was Congress government at Center, then Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar capped the petrol price at Rs 60, and…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The state government has decided to reduce the gap between two vaccine doses for teaching and non-teaching staff to six weeks against the current 84 days. Also, the state government will hold a special vaccination drive for teachers and mom teaching staff on September 5. “Government has decided to reduce the gap between two vaccine doses for teaching and non-teaching staff to six weeks as against current 84 days,” said Consultant COVID19 vaccination program Dr Anup Netravalkar. He further said that the government will hold a special vaccination drive for them on September 5. “September 10 and…
Goemakrponn desk VASCO: Vasco BJP MLA Carlos Almeida on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the new Fire Station building in the presence of BJP President Sadanand Shet Tanavade, Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Tendulkar and Director of Fire services Ashok Menon. The project will be taken up at the cost of Rs 14 crores through the PWD and will be completed within 18 months. Speaking to the media, Carlos Almeida said that the Vasco fire station was the need of the hour. “We are glad that the foundation stone is being laid today for the project. I also want to…