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Imparting skills to youth that match job market

Emphasizing the importance of changing arena, it's a great move from the State government towards the implementation of National Education Policy (NEP-2020) from this academic year, 2024-25. However, to impart skills to the youth which facilitates employment opportunities, the concerned subjects such as Vocational studies, Interdisciplinary studies, and Art will be implemented exclusively to Std IX. Furthermore, after gaining training, the teachers ' commitment to teach the concerned subjects will be evident from August onwards. Subsequently, to cater to the varied choices, the concerned officials emphasized on providing relevant information to the headmasters of the concerned institutions. However, since ages schools have always been considered like torch bearers of discipline and welfare, for the fabric of our society. Underlining the government's commitment, an overall personality development of pupils ought to be the sole motto.



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Making Goa stray dog-free for benefit of all

AF NAZARETH, Alto Porvorim
Published May 21, 2024, 8:12 PM IST
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Last week's two incidents of stray dog attacks on a Russian tourist cycling on Benaulim beach and a girl from Loutolim who was bitten by 10-12 dogs while running on the beach, speaks volumes of the Goa govt's failure to control the stray dog menace in the state. Not only are our beaches unsafe but also our promenades and sidewalks, where pedestrians and morning walkers are attacked and small children mauled by ferocious strays. We have heard and read enough about Goa being a…

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