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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Directorate of Education has directed all Higher Secondary School, within its jurisdiction, to increase admission capacity by 15% across all streams for Class XI for the current academic year admissions. “The Government has now decided and directed to permit every Government and Government Aided Higher Secondary School in the state to allow and admit additional fifteen percent (15%) students apart from their normal nominal intake capacity for the present Academic Year 2021-2022 as per the prescribed rule(s) in force,” the circular issued by Education Dept states The department said that during the present COVID-19 crisis it was…

Goemkarponn Desk VALPOI: Valpoi MLA Vishwajit Rane has said that the state government was contemplating to set up 25 MLD water treatment plant for the village of Nagargao Panchayat. Rane today chaired a detailed meeting with Mr Badami (CE WRD), EE Krishnakant Naik (WRD WD VI Bicholim), AE Shailesh Pokle (WRD SD II WD VI Valpoi), EE Noella Barretto, AE Prashant Gaude, AE PWD Water Valpoi & EE NP Parsekar and AE Mapari PWD Water Ganjem Usgao to discuss modalities of the proposal. “I held a meeting with officials to discuss modalities of the proposal for setting up 25MLD water…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In view of the forthcoming elections, teh State government has announced an employment bonanza with 10,000 jobs in various government departments, but only a few have been advertised till now. Even in those jobs announced so far, there are massive irregularities reported. Three such cases have come to the fore so far. Shailendra Velingkar, leader of Parshuram Senaclaims to have unearthed a major scam in job recruitments in teh Economic Development Corporation (EDC), headed by BJP State chief Sadanand Shet Tanawade and Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC), led by Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant himself. In…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI/ PONDA: People continued candlelight march and protest to demand justice for Goa’s daughter Siddhi Naik, whose body was found in mysterious circumstances at Calangute beach. Protests have been held at Ponda, Margao, Mapusa and many other parts of teh State. But shockingly, the police is still clueless. Every time there is a question, their reply is just, “we are looking for any clues from CCTV footage”. Siddhi’s father, Sandeep, has demanded that people must stop politicising his daughter’s death. “I want justice for my daughter, not politics,” he said. On Raksha Bandhan Day, a peaceful candlelight march…

AERIAL VIEW… Never has any Goan seen 100 rupees meter inspection charges. This itself is a massive injustice to the taxpayers. Sources say there are around 2.5 lakh water connections in teh State, and the inspection charges would mean a revenue of Rs 2.5 cr to the State government. Apart from this, the PWD is also charging Rs 55 as meter rent every month. The meter, installed by PWD, costs around Rs 3,500 to Rs 4,000, and the consumer has to pay the amount entire life. At the rate of Rs 55, the meter charges are paid in eight years,…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: The Palolem beach which gained a tag as a world-famous beach in the beginning of nineties today lies in a total state of neglect and cries for basic amenities like good approache road, changing and washrooms, parking spaces, proper illumination in the night and above all safety to those tourists who still arrive in hoards inspite of all the above difficulties. Laxman Pagi, the newly elected councillor from the northern half of Palolem, speaking to media persons, lamented that the world-famous beach, which attracts lakhs of tourists every season, has not seen any development since the western…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Government through the Department of Personal distributed recommendation orders of Government jobs to 92 beneficiaries at a formal function organized at Secretariat today. These orders were issued under Social Security Scheme, implemented by the Government in the interest of those who have lost their earning member while serving in Government Department. All the postings are considered against available posts taking into consideration seniority, educational qualification, category etc. Secondly the postings of the candidates belonging to reserved category are considered against respective category available and as per merit and seneyority. The Chief Minister said that the Government…