TUESDAY, MAY 07, 2024
Panjim resident Deep Dessai stands 27 at All India Rank of Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana fellowship, the all time record rank for the State; Jaiprakash Gurav of Sanvordem makes it to 31
Some polling staff remained on duty almost 48 hours; There was delay in machines arriving from Sattari, Mandrem in North and Ponda, Sanguem, Dharbandora, Canacona in South
AICC names Monserrate as candidate; BJP yet to decide between Utpal and Siddharth
No clear indication which way the mining dependents voted; BJP, Congress claim votes are in their favour
The saffron party decides not to complain against Dhruv Rathee as it will give him undue publicity
Police intensify motorcycle patrolling, activate local intelligence network; Hotels asked to check visitors
Opponents Vasco SC and Guardian Angel SC cite expiry of players’ contractual terms which saw them venture into the first division league
We celebrated one of the biggest festivals ‘The Election Day’ on April 23. A lot of people waited for this day especially some of the first time voters and first time eligible voters. It’s their first time and with a spark in their eyes they share their experience on voting with Café.
The idea of TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks has spread to our Goa, putting us on the map of this global ideas initiative. It began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) converged. Today it covers almost any topic in the world. The talks conference or TEdx is organized across the globe by local partners. The Goa initiative TEdx Panaji will see its third edition of its talks this Sunday and it’s getting bigger and better with many of our very own speaking on their subjects of expertise
A voting percentage of 74.64 in the Lok Sabha elections for Goa is way short of the targeted over 80 per cent. For Goa, a highly literate State, where accessibility from home to the polling station is easy, this reduced turnout from five years ago calls for some measure of introspection.
