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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: On the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, Arvind Kejriwal, AAP National Convenor, and Delhi Chief Minister, will be hosting a Ganesh Aarti in Delhi, and Goenkars have been invited to participate in the same via their television sets. The Aarti will be televised for Goenkars on all Major channels at 7pm. The Aam Aadmi Party wishes Goenkars a very happy Ganesh Chaturthi and prays that Ganpati Bappa will eliminate all their obstacles and bless each household. The Aam Aadmi Party also launched an aartibooklet earlier this for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival. The booklet was launched in the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa University (GU) slipped to 96th position in the first 100 universities at the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for 2021 declared today, whereas Goa College of Pharmacy ranked 56th. In 2020 Goa University had ranked 81st, while it ranked 93rd in 2019. Last year, the NIRF rankings were released in online format owing to the pandemic. “”The NIRF Indian rankings should not be considered as an end but the beginning of the improvement of quality in higher education,” said Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in his live webinar. The number of Indian institutes registered for the NIRF…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The directorate of Education (DoE) has finally deleted the derogatory description of private doctors in an NCERT Social Science textbook for class VII students. Last week, an appeal was made to Director Bhushan Savaikar towards the unhealthy description about private medical practitioners and hospitals by the Goa Chapter of the Indian Medical Association condemning the write-up in the books. The said chapter says doctors in the private sector are engaged in wrong practices to make only profits. It also has a comic strip that brings out the difference in treatment at public and private hospitals in a…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Governor of Goa P S Sreedharan Pillai and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has conveyed heartiest greetings and warm wishes to the people of Goa, on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. In his message, the Governor said Lord Ganesh occupies a special place in the pantheon of Gods. He has been conferred the honour of first among the Gods. The Governor further says, Ganesh Chaturthi is thus a unique and popular festival promoting amity, special harmony and mutual understanding. The festival reaffirms our faith in the principle of unity in diversity. The celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi in…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today announced that the state government will release compensation to families of COVID-19 affected from Monday. CM also said that govt has received 200 applications from families of COVID affected families. “I had made a promise of releasing the compensation by Ganesh Chaturthi. The compensation will be released to all the families by coming Monday,” said CM Sawant addressing the media. He further said that some families were facing difficulties pertaining to the forms and other documents, due to which the state government has made the process much simpler. “200 applications had been…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that the state cabinet has approved free-of-cost digital meters to all taxi operators in the state, after which taxi fares are to be at par across Goa. After the Cabinet meeting, CM Sawant said that the state government has made digital taxi meters compulsory for all taxis operating in the state and state government to provide meters free of cost. “Govt will give free digital meters, which are made compulsory for all taxis in the state. Also, the app-based taxi provider Goa Miles too have to install meters,” said CM Sawant.…

Goemakrponn desk VASCO: GPCC Vice President Sankalp Amonkar on Thursday morning said that the prices of groceries and vegetables had skyrocketed, and people had to face a financial crisis dampening the spirit to celebrate the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Amomkar speaking to reporters, said that the prices of LPG Cylinders were on the highest level to date, which had caused a lot of inconvenience to people. Anonkar, while terming it unfortunate that people had to face financial crisis during the celebration, also demanded the BJP roll back hiked prices of Fuel and LPG cylinders that had subsequently led to the price…