United Friends, Panaji organised the 11th All Goa Fishing Competition recently at the Captain of Ports Jetty, Panaji.
The Goan Network
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The competition witnessed enthusiastic participation from 88 anglers around the state and of all ages with the youngest being seven years of age while the oldest was 80. Tito Maia who caught a 1 kg 200 grams ‘gobro' (reef cod) was awarded first place, John Dias' 834 grams red snapper fetched him the second place while Felix Pereira walked away with the third place for his 277 gram ‘shevto' (grey mullet). The winners were awarded attractive cash prizes. Nevin Noronha, Head, HDFC Bank was the Chie
f Guest while Shaunak Bharne was the Guest of Honour.
In her recent session in Goa, Anuradha Das Mathur, Founding Dean, Vedica Scholars Programme for Women (New Delhi) discusses how the number of women in the workplace can and should be increased
BHARATI PAWASKAR
Published Sep 12, 2017, 5:28 PM IST
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Why is a woman still generally perceived as a problem? Can she be a part of the solution? Can she contribute meaningfully to the society? How? Can education help in empowering a woman by making her financially independent? These were the questions that the founding dean of Vedica Scholars Programme for Women (New Delhi), Anuradha Das Mathur asked the packed audience in a brainstorming session on ‘Women, education and work: Plugging public policy gaps' held recently at…
