Panaji: While the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education’s board of studies for each subject normally prepares textbooks for Classes IX to XII, the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) has led to a change in the process. For the first time, a joint committee comprising the Goa Board and the State…
Panaji: Goa registered a modest improvement in the Union education ministry’s annual Performance Grading Index (PGI), which assesses the quality of school education across states and Union territories. Released on Tuesday, the latest index placed Goa in the Prachesta-1 category, up from Prachesta-3 last year. South Goa scored 351 and North Goa 344 out of…
Panaji: The Enough is Enough citizens’ movement, led by Justice Ferdino Rebello, on Tuesday threatened to march to the Town and Country Planning (TCP) department on July 17 to seek a response to its representations to the govt.The movement submitted a 10-point charter of demands to the govt, including the proposed Goa Agricultural Land Protection…
Panaji: Only 25.2% of govt schools in Goa have functional computer facilities for teaching, far behind aided schools (94.6%) and private schools (92.3%), according to the Union education ministry’s Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2025-26 report released on Tuesday.The report highlights a sharp digital divide in the state’s school education system despite…
Mapusa: A nurse was seriously injured after she was stabbed multiple times on the premises of the sub-district hospital in Tuem on Tuesday evening while leaving work. The accused was overpowered by bystanders and handed over to Pernem police.Eyewitnesses said the assailant, a resident of Korgao, stabbed the woman, a resident of Vazri, four to…
Vasco: Occupants of a Maruti Ertiga had a miraculous escape after the vehicle crashed into a roadside electricity pole while travelling towards Mangor Hill early on Tuesday.Police suspect the driver may have lost control of the vehicle, causing it to ram into the pole.The accident damaged the electricity pole and overhead wires, resulting in losses…
Panaji: Panchayat minister and Dabolim MLA Mauvin Godinho on Monday pushed back against the demarcation of land parcels in his constituency as no-development zones (NDZs). Godinho, who called the town and country planning (TCP) department’s decision a mistake, said that he has spoken to TCP minister Vishwajit Rane to get the errors corrected.In May, the…
Panaji: Samagra Shiksha’s contract teachers for physical education, art and work education have not received their salaries since April, said the Goa Forward Party (GFP) on Monday.GFP also claimed that the 5% annual increment promised to the 500-odd instructors employed under the Samagra Shiksha scheme. The party has demanded immediate release of all pending salaries…
Shri Mallikarjun temple, Avem, Cotigao, Canacona—undergoing beautification and renovation by the Goa Tourism Development Corporation. The Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) will undertake the beautification and renovation of the Shri Mallikarjun temple at Avem-Cotigao in Canacona at a cost of ₹5.42 crore. The tender has been awarded to Allabaksh Mulla, and the work order specifies…
Keri: In a horticultural field at Galwada in Priol, near the Betal temple, a set of upright stone sculptures revered by locals stands as a memorial to those who sacrificed their lives to defend honour in bygone days.The stones, known as Barazan, are located in an orchard owned by Manohar Korde. In Cultural History of…
