Progress of all students from preprimary to Std 12th to be now tracked through 11 digit PEN
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...
FLY91 receives prestigious IHC London-IIHM Hospitality Honours List 2024 award
FLY91, a pure play regional airline based in Goa and also the newest entrant in Indian aviation, received the prestigious IHC London- IIHM Hospitality Honours List 2024 award during a ceremony hosted in Goa recently. This award marks FLY91’s first accolade within just two months of commencing commercial operations. FLY91 was presented with the award for enabling connectivity across tier...
Consumers installing power generating devices without permission under electricity department scanner
Digital Goa, April 27 - State Electricity Department has asked all consumers who have installed power generating devices including generator, inverter, solar generating plant etc in their installations without the permission of the Department to immediately take measures to disconnect such devices and reconnect the same only after informing the department about the units. They are also expected to...
MEA to also accept revocation certificate as alternative document for OCI card applications
Digital Goa, April 21 - Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) has issued a memorandum on April 4 stating that the Ministry has decided to accept ‘revocation certificate’ as an alternative document in lieu of ‘surrender certificate’ from those applying for Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) status. The move is likely to provide relief for Goans whose Indian passports were revoked...
Road closure and diversion announced in view of PM Modi’s poll campaign meet at Sancoale tomorrow
Digital Goa, April 26- National Highway Authority of India(NHAI) PIU Goa has issued a public notice restricting vehicular movement from 1 pm to 10 pm in view of the visit and poll campaign public meeting of PM Narendra Modi in the open space opposite BITS Pilani Junction tomorrow, April 27. National Highway Authority of India(NHAI) PIU Goa has issued...
Congress asks police to book officials responsible for death of lineman at Bicholim
April 25 – Congress has written to SP North asking him to direct PI of Bicholim police station to book officials and individuals responsible for the death of Electricity Department lineman due to electrocution while on duty at Bicholim. Congress has pointed out that the death has been registered as an unnatural death and that no one has been...
Conduct inquiry and fix responsibility within 4 months over illegal sand mining at Ragada river: High Court to govt
Digital Goa, April 25- High Court has directed the Chief Secretary, Govt of Goa to fix responsibility and initiate an inquiry into the large scale sand mining at the Ragada river. Four months time has been given to the govt to complete the inquiry. A Compliance report in this regards will have to be submitted before the court by...
Two brothers found dead under mysterious conditions in their flat at Aquem-Margao
Digital Goa, April 24- The two brothers who were found dead in their apartment at Aquem have been identified as 29-year-old Mohammad Zuber Khan and 27-year-old Afan Khan. Their 54-year-old mother Ruksana Khan was also found in semiconscious condition in the apartment. One of the brother was a civil engineer by profession while the other one was a BCom...
Electricity Dept employee injured due to shock while repairing transformer at Ponda
Digital Goa, April 24- Electricity Dept employee has been injured due to electric shock today morning. The victim identified as 38-year-old Apeval Priol resident Upendra Naik received the shock while he was doing repair work of a transformer at Dhavli , Ponda. He was shifted to Margao Hospital for treatment.
Lok Sabha Polls: Rs 16.65 crore worth items including satellite phone seized by Enforcement Agencies in Goa
Digital Goa, April 24 – Enforcement Agencies seized one satellite phone, 78 mobile phones along with narcotic drugs, liquor, cash, precious metal and other freebies brought for alleged distribution to voters, together worth Rs 16.65 crore. The seizures are in 38 days from March 16 to April 22 i.e. since the Model Code of Conduct came into force in...
