HEADLINES    Green tribunal panel to inspect Siridao khazans  Worms slither from taps, Mandur residents fall ill  Restriction on plastic use at Lairai jatra  NGT seeks details of polluting pharma companies in Goa  Goa govt to fill up 16 vacant posts of panchayat secretaries  Stray cattle menace continues to pose danger for commuters in Ponda  25 VVPAT units among 49 faulty machines replaced  KTC, Mapusa council get notices over Mapusa bus stand garbage     NEWS IN DETAIL    THE TIMES OF INDIA ..read more

    Education dept asks schools to ensure growth of sapling planted during polls May 8 – Survivability audit of fruit bearing and medicinal tree sapling planted by polling officers as part of green initiative of CEO Goa will be conducted periodically to monitor their growth, informed Education Director Shailesh Zingade. Directorate of Education has issued a circular to schools to assign school teachers the task of  ensuring that sapling are watered regularly and taken adequate care of.     Will win both Lok Sabha seats says INDI Alliance May 8 – INDI Alliance ..read more

May 7- Goa recorded approximate voting percentage of  76.06%  till the end of polls, informed CEO Goa Ramesh Verma today. South Goa voting -74.47% , North Goa is 77.69%.  Of the 11,79,344 voters 8,96,958 exercised their franchise while 2,82,386 (2.82 lakh) refrained from voting. Postal ballot and home voting have not been included in this data, Vermaadded. In 2019 Lok Sabah polls the voting percentage was 75 %.   *19 complaints received on poll day*  CEO Goa office received 19 complaints yesterday including a complaint about one of the candidates. “We have asked ..read more

HEADLINES Externment orders against Pastor Domnic and wife Joan cancelled by High Court SSC results tentatively on May 15 Goa Lok Sabha Polls most peaceful in the country: DGP Govt contemplating granting sound permissions to indoor events beyond 10 pm: CM Children from Bardez family miss out on Rs 3 crore fortune due to demonitisation BJP confident of winning both Lok Sabha seats in Goa with huge margins IN DETAIL Externment orders against Pastor Domnic and wife Joan cancelled by High Court May 8 – High Court today cancelled the externment order issued against Five Pillar Siolim church pastor ..read more

NEWS HEADLINES All of 19, champ blind athlete Sakshi shows disabled voters the way in her first election Rehabilitated sex workers have their 1st encounter with EVMs Probably just lost my last chance to vote: 75-yr-old Polling booths manned by PwDs lead the way to accessibility Kids find Rs 3 cr stashed by father in bank lockers Bogus voting: Two find their votes already cast Goa’s transgender community makes inclusive strides, votes as third gender THE TIMES OF INDIA All of 19, champ blind athlete Sakshi shows disabled voters the way in her first election Sakshi Kale was so excited about cast ..read more

May 7- Goa recorded approximate voting percentage of  74.43%  till 6 pm i.e. end of polls. South Goa recorded voting percentage of 72.46% while voting percentage of North Goa is  76.54%. ECI has specified that this an approximate trend as data from some polling stations takes time and the trend also does not include data of postal ballot voting. The post Lok Sabha Polls: Approx final Voting percentage of Goa at 74.43% appeared first on digitalgoa ..read more

Cashew Fest Goa from May 10 to May 12 May 10- Day 1- 8.45 PM Dhvani Bhanushali May 11 – Day 2- 8.45 PM Akhil Sachdeva May 12 – Day 3- 8.45 PM Ash King Venue – Dayanand Bandodkar Ground, Campal, Panaji The post Cashew Fest May 10 to 12, 2024 appeared first on digitalgoa ..read more

May 7 –  The District Child Protection unit  has released the details of 21 children in 8 years to 18 years age group whose parents and relatives whereabouts are not available stating that if no claimant comes forward to state that they are related to the child within 60 days, then the child will be declared legally free for Adoption. The children are presently staying in Specialized Adoption Agency in North Goa. As per Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 the District Child protection unit  has appealed to the claimant for the child like guardian, grandparents, rela ..read more

Digital Goa,  May 4-  A total of 1725 polling stations have been set up across the state, with 863 in the North and 862 in the South for voters to exercise their franchise on May 7. Among these polling stations, 43 model polling booths have been set up in North Goa and 45 in South Goa.    Medical camps for senior citizens at 8 model polling stations Medical camps will be set up for senior citizens at 8 model polling stations in urban areas where there is a higher percentage of elderly voters. After casting their votes, senior citizens can avail basic facility of health chec ..read more

Digital Goa, May 2 –  Each preprimary, primary, school and higher secondary student in the State will now be assigned a unique Permanent Education Number (PEN).The number will  be used by the Education Department to track the progress of the student and more specifically to track and bring dropouts back into the system. The Central govt initiative is part of implementation of the National Education Policy 2020.  Director of Education, Shailesh Zingde has asked all schools and higher secondary’s across Goa to share the unique 11 digit PEN with all the students. The unique number ..read more