‘Enough is Enough’ to hold statewide torchlight programme on Independence Day eve
PANAJI: The ‘Enough is Enough’ campaign will hold a simultaneous awareness programme across all 12 talukas of Goa on August 14, the eve of Independence Day, with organisers planning torchlight demonstrations to take their 10-point charter of demands to the people.Addressing a press conference on Monday, the organ
Chodankar fires fresh salvo at govt over Karapur, alleged private jet and PSI recruitment
PANAJI: GPCC president Girish Chodankar on Monday stepped up his attack on the Goa government, demanding that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant explain the government’s stand on the ongoing Karapur agitation, notices allegedly issued by the House of Abhinandan Lodha to the Congress and questions surrounding a private jet he claimed...
CM backs blue-tech push with launch of 'Matsya Sandhan Kshetram' fishing guidance app
PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday called for greater use of university research to develop solutions to local challenges, as Goa University launched Matsya Sandhan Kshetram, a Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) guidance application developed specifically for Goa’s fishing community.The application uses satellite observations and oceanographic data to identify areas...
Ex-Goa child rights commissioner represents India at Brazil HIV meet
PANAJI: Former Goa Children’s Rights Commissioner Peter Borges represented India at a global HIV/AIDS conference in Brazil, highlighting the rights and wellbeing of children and adolescents living with HIV. Borges led two major engagements at the Rio de Janeiro meet. He facilitated an interactive workshop on “Protecting Children in HIV...
6 injured as car overturns in Pernem
PernemSix persons, including the driver, were injured after a Mahindra Scorpio overturned at Ugave while travelling from Naibag towards Patradevi on Sunday evening.The accident occurred around 6.30 pm when the vehicle, bearing registration number K
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GOACAN launches 60-day campaign for senior citizens
MARGAO: GOACAN has launched a 60-day mobilisation campaign, ‘Seniors CAN’, to promote the civic and consumer rights of senior citizens in Goa. The campaign will conclude on October 1, World Elders Day. GOACAN Convenor Roland Martins said the campaign will encourage senior citizens to organise themselves at the village panchayat...
