Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Priol locals protested against the merger of five local primary schools with a school located 5 km distance away at Querim. Parents from nearby areas of Priol gathered at the premises of Galwada Primary School Priol. They were upset over the government’s decision to merge schools. They have warned of agitation and threatened to boycott government primary schools if they are forced to send their children to the Querim-based primary school. If a merger occurs, parents will have to send their children to Satode– Querim, which is almost 5 kilometres from the existing primary schools for which…
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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The religious rituals of the Akhand Damodar Bhajani Saptah concluded on Thursday afternoon with the conducting of “Samapti” rituals and immersion of the Coconut (Shreefal, also known as Kaul) anointed the previous year at the feet of Lord Damodar in the Arabian Sea. Thousands of devotees from across Goa arrived at the temple premises to participate in the Samapti on Thursday afternoon. As per traditional rituals, the commencement of the Saptah Festival begins with the placement of Shreefal by the members of the Joshi family, and the Samapti ritual begins with the immersion of the previous year’s…
Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Traffic congestion in front of the main road opposite Almeida High School is now a major issue for Ponda. The traffic is halted during school hours for crossing of students to school. Pondaitees says parents/ students should use underpass/ subway for smooth flow of traffic. A decade ago subway/ underpass was constructed in front of Almeida High School for the safety of school students/ parents for pick up and drop to school to prevent them from using the main road and prevent traffic congestion; however, after using the underpass for a few years the parents and students…
PANAJI: The Goa Fisheries department has intensified its crackdown on illegal fishing trawlers using LED lights, state Fisheries Department Minister Nilkant Halarnkar said on Wednesday. The minister told reporters that fishing trawlers are allowed to venture into the sea only after they are certified to be free from LED lights. The fishing season in Goa began on August 1. Halarnkar said special passes are issued to trawlers certifying that they are not fitted with LED lights. He said Coastal Police will inspect trawlers for compliance. A trawler fitted with LED lights was intercepted by the Marine Police and a case…
Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – With the recent Education Department circular coming as a breather to the several space crunch Anganwadi and Balwadi’s, it has become a challenge to the various High Schools and Higher Secondary Schools to accommodate tiny tots in their premised in Canacona. According to CDPO Canacona, 55 out of 83 Canacona Anganwadis are functioning on rented premises, while 09 of them are run in their own construction/GPS, besides 19 others are run/operated by Individuals/Self-Help Groups/Community (within their Community -7 and their Own Premises -12). A total of 926 children (Tiny Tots) catered by 83 Workers and 80…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Badminton Association has written to the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and Sports Minister Govind Gaude to consider earmarking Multipurpose stadium at Peddem as Khelo India Centre “As important stakeholders of badminton, we have given various suggestions to the Government previously on the Khelo India centre of excellence which is planned at Campal. A number of meetings were held, where we proposed that Peddem is a better option. There are running and walking tracks, a gymnasium, a swimming pool, and a huge International quality stadium which lies unused. At this location, ample space is there…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: India added 10 more wetlands designated as Ramsar sites to make total of 64 sites covering an area of 12,50,361 ha in the country. The 10 new sites include Six (6) sites in Tamil Nadu and One (1) each in Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. Designating these sites would help conserve and manage wetlands and wise use of their resources. India is one of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971. India signed it on 1st Feb 1982. So far, 64 wetlands covering an area of 12,50,361 ha have been…