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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goan origin Congress politician Hasiba Amin along with Kajri Babbar hosted the National Conversations in India on behalf of UN Foundation for UN Sec General’s report – “Our Common Agenda” The United Nations Foundation organized National Conversations across 10 countries in May – June this year, as part of the United Nations Secretary General’s “Our Common Agenda” initiative. Two hundred young people participated in these rich and intensive conversations. Three of these 21 conversations were held in India, and were arranged and hosted by Kajri Babbar from Mumbai & Hasiba Amin from Goa. A report of these…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Ahead of busy schedule in Delhi, BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda’s Goa visit scheduled for July 12 and 13 has been cancelled. “BJP National President Goa tour is cancelled due to busy schedule at New Delhi,” said BJP President Tanawade BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda was on a two-day visit to Goa from Monday to review the election preparations ahead of upcoming state Assembly polls 2022. Nadda would be accompanied by Party’s National General Secretary B L Santhosh and Goa State in-charge C T Ravi during his visit to the coastal State on July 12-13…

Goemkarponn Desk BALI: Social worker and Businessman From Bali Prashant Naik along with his 100 of supporter today joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). “Both national party have maligned the image of Goa by doing dirty politics AAP is a best option and clean party I am very much impressed by the working of Kejirwal and his Government,” said Naik soon after joining AAP He further said that we Goans have witnessed both congress and BJP party regime and both have failed to develop Goa so i decided to join AAP. “AAP is getting good response of the people across…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa reported 155 new COVID-19 positive cases. While there were 183 recoveries and 7 deaths today. As per DHS Health bulletin, Of the 7 deaths, 4 were recorded at GMC, 2 at SGDH and one at Victor Hospital in South Goa. A 71-year-old woman from Navelim, 40-year-old man from Chinchinim, 65-year-old woman from Ponda, 77-year-old woman from Goa Velha, 65-year-old man from Ponda, 70-year-old man from Brittona and a 77-year-old woman from Margao succumbed to covid today. The death toll of the state now stands at 3095.

Replies from Goa Waste Management Corporation….. Total expenditure incurred by them from 2017 towards remediation of legacy waste, disposal of recovered fractions and covering of waste dump at Sonsodo is Rs. 8,38,40,769/-. GWMC appointed agency M/s Hindustan Waste Treatment Pvt. Ltd. commenced remediation work at Sonsoddo from December 2019. Contractor has submitted a bill towards remediation of 1,25,000.00 m3 waste at Sonsoddo; same is being partly scrutinized and verified, and part payment is released to contractors. The total estimated quantity of waste at Sonsoddo was estimated at 2,31,239.76 m3. During Monsoon, the balance waste, as well as RDF, was covered…

Plantation begins for the first time in Sattari taluka; Black rice is useful for diabetes, weight loss, works as an antioxidant Sold @Rs 600 per kg in the market. Goemkarponn desk VALPOI: In recent times, experimentation of different types of cultivation has been successful in Sattari taluka. We have seen strawberry cultivation at Satare, red and white okra cultivation. Besides, large scale okra cultivation at Kumthol has been a success at different levels. Now there is another first in Sattari, Black paddy cultivation is gaining momentum. For the first time, in the agricultural history of Sattari taluka, after the liberation…

Neha Masurkar, Psychologist Rewind when the pandemic hit the globe, everything and everyone went online, and offline was seen as a risk. This was the time that opened new windows of opportunities for many. Still, at the same time, it became a challenge for most who never explored social media beyond Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. The pandemic has got a revolutionary change in the education system. They are moving from regular classrooms to e-class. But of course, everything has a price. The price that students had to pay was mental health. Learning through online platforms have given rise to depression…