The State government on Saturday decided to streamline the process of granting process permissions for laterite, sand murmur & minor minerals. Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said this after meeting with Advocate general Devidas Pangam, Director and Secretary of Directorate of Mines and Geology. “It has been decided to streamline & ease the process of granting permission for laterite, sand, murrum & minor minerals. Minor minerals have also been brought out of the ambit of TCP Act. This move will help curbing the acts of illegal extraction/transportation of such minerals,” Sawant said. Chief Minister has also appealed to the…
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Margao: Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat has urged the government to make optimum use of Intranet facility which will be a turning point for online and distance education in Goa s “The government now needs to ensure that hassle free Network connection is made available to every student and teacher across the State. I am disturbed by the reports of students climbing hills and walking three to four kilometres in some villages in search of Network connection to attend online classes.” said Digambar Kamat. He said, “I had categorically emphasised in my memorandum to the Governor about the fear…
Aam Aadmi Party said that the decision of Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant to give State Assembly complex a facelift by splurging Rs.7 crore is yet another mockery being made of people of the State. AAP said it was expected that government would understand the difficult plight and situation the people of Goa are into and allocate funds for welfare of people. AAP Youth Leader Lourenco Silva wondered whether Govt was aware that thousands of people employed in the tourism and allied services have lost their jobs and livelihood and business activities in all sectors of industry had been…
With SSC results just round the corner, the Directorate of Education (DoE) has asked Higher Secondary Schools to explore the possibilities of online admissions. “All the Heads of Higher Secondary Schools under the jurisdiction of this Directorate are here informed to explore the possibility of Online admission process as far as possible to avoid the students visiting the schools.” Said GBSHE in a circular issued “As you all are aware that the results of Secondary School Certificate Examination conducted by Goa Board are expected to be announced on 28/07/2020 and soon after the students received the markshcets there will…
The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) has introduced Mathematics Level 2 for Class X for the current academic year. The Academic Council of the Board during its meeting held in February, decided to introduce the subject. “The syllabus of Mathematics level 2 is same as that of Level 1, only question paper will be different with difficulty level of the questions on lower side,” GBSHE said in the circular issued to all Secondary Schools. The Board said that the students who do not desire to continue Mathematics after class X and those who do not want…
Ashok Leyland, the flagship Company of the Hinduja and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, havedelivered more than 1350 vehicles from its latest range of Modular Trucks, AVTR, with i-Gen6 BS-VI technology, across the country. Today, we are launching AVTR in Goa and are delivering vehicles to customers. These truckswere delivered through Automotive Manufacturers Pvt Ltd. Mr. Anuj Kathuria, COO, Ashok Leyland and Mr.Agnello Gomes, Gemini Motors, were present on the occasion to virtually hand over the trucks to the customers. Mr. Anuj Kathuria, COO, Ashok Leyland, said, “Our AVTR range of trucks provides our customer with the latest in technology…
Goencho Avaaz has hit out at the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant’s decision to construct another Raj Bhavan for the State saying he is making mockery of democracy. The Goencho Avaaz also urged the Governor to not fall prey to the CM’s tactics. “The decision and announcement by the Chief Minister to acquire land for building a new Raj Bhavan is nothing but rubbing salt in the wounds of the people reeling under the difficult situation prevailing due to the pandemic,” Goencho Avaaz has charged. It further says, that it now confirms the widely perceived belief of the citizens that…