Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Startup Promotion Cell (SPC), Government of Goa, has disbursed Rs. 17.00 Lakhs incentives to various startups approved by the High Powered Committee (Chaired by CM) under Seed Capital, Co-working space, interest subsidy and trademark reimbursement schemes of Goa Startup Policy 2017. To boost the Goan Startup Ecosystem, SPC, in association with AIC-GIM, organized a 2 day (29th August 2021 and 3rd September 2021) Startup Conclave & Entrepreneurship Summit called AnthaPrerna. The event witnessed 50+ startups, 15 investors, students from various colleges, incubators and other stakeholders, including the Ministry of Electronics and IT ( Meity). The event…
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Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: “Agriculture is backbone of our country and Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji has rightly quoted Jai Javan Jai Kisan, but somewhere now we see that BJP Govt has failed to provide necessary support to our farmers” said Amit Patkar, Congress Leader from Curchorem Constituency while addressing media during First Harvesting of Crop at Sonfator, Tilamol. “Under our Initiative Vibrant Kudchade we provided necessary support to the farmers of Sonfator Tilamol area in terms of Fertilizers and mechanical machinery for cultivation,” he said. He said that today it’s time for harvesting and it was difficult for these farmers to…
Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: The Secretary of Village Panchayat Colvale has filed a police complaint against former sarpanch for misappropriation of government property. Police said that on 07/10/2021 at 22:37 hrs, an offence stands registered upon the written complaint of Premanand Mandrekar, Secretary, Village Panchayat Colvale Bardez Goa to the effect that Between 08/03/2021 to 27/09/2021. at Colvale, Bardez Goa. The complainant said that the accused person Babani Salgaonkar, the then Sarpanch of Village Panchayat Colvale, Bardez Goa who are entrusted to purchase electronic items for official use of Village Panchayat Colvale, purchased one laptop make Lenovo W/Rs. 60,000/- from Siddesh…
Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Director of Education (DoE) today has issued a circular permitting Higher Secondary Schools in the state to conduct examinations in offline i.e. physical mode for the students of Std XI and XII by following all covid pandemic related SOPs and guidelines. “Government has decided to permit Higher Secondary Schools in the state to conduct examinations in offline mode for the students of Std. XI & XII; provided they follow all necessary COVID-19 SOP’s/ protocols and guidelines issued from time to time by the Central and / or State Government(s),” said DoE The DoE further…
Goemkarponn Desk Panaji:The Aam Aadmi Party launched its Rozgar Yatra in the state today with a set of meetings in Aldona North Goa. The meetings were attended by 100s of residents as the party took Arvind Kejriwals Job Guarantee to the ground. This inaugurated a unique campaign in Goa as it is the first time any political party has taken the issue of employment to the ground practically to the homes of every Goenkar. The meetings were preceded with a series of corner meetings and aggressive door to door campaigning where AAP volunteers explained to residents Arvind Kejriwal’s Job guarantee…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Rejecting the State Government’s application for extending the deadline for submission of Coastal Zone Management Plan, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the State Secretary for Environment should not be paid salary if the CZMP is not submitted on time. “Inspite of NGT directions, CZMP was not finalized. Further extension was sought by way of M.A. No. 55/2020 on the ground that delay was being caused by National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM). The Tribunal directed that MoEF&CC may monitor the matter and ensure that all process is completed by 31.01.2021.,” the NGT said. It…
SURAJ NANDREKAR/ Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant this week announced that the PWD Engineers will be held responsible and strict action will be initiated if the roads are not repaired by November 1. While the Chief Minister’s announcement is welcome, it obviously came due to pressure from social media and Congress’s “Spot the Pothole” Campaign. However, the question remains why the Goan roads are in such bad condition are? Why is the Chief Minister not getting to the root cause of the issue? Why is PWD spending Rs 300- Rs 400 cr annually on the maintenance of…