Modi to inaugurate projects worth Rs Rs 1k cr from Goa on Sun

Times of India | 1 day ago | 06-12-2022 | 02:40 am

Panaji: PM Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate projects worth Rs 1,000 crore pertaining to ayurveda, unani, and homeopathy, on Sunday in Goa. The projects are in Goa, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.CM Pramod Sawant said on Monday that Modi will attend the valedictory function of the Ayurveda Congress in Panaji. “From the Ayurveda Congress, Modi will virtually inaugurate three projects,” Sawant said.He will inaugurate the All India Institute of Ayurveda, spread over 50 acres and constructed at a cost of over Rs 300 crore. Sawant said that undergraduate (110 seats) and postgraduate (56 seats) courses in ayurveda will commence at the institute, and that there will be a research centre, and a 250-bed hospital.Modi will also inaugurate the National Institute of Unani medicine, Ghaziabad, which is spread over 10 acres and constructed at a cost of Rs 350 crore.The PM is also set to inaugurate the National Institute of Homeopathy in Delhi, spread over 10 acres and constructed at a cost of Rs 287 crore.At the 9th Ayurveda Congress, Modi will address around 5,000 delegates. Sawant said that 150 invited speakers will attend the event, 450 scientific papers will be presented, 600 papers will be displayed, and 200 companies will participate. Also, the congress will have 400 ayurveda expo stalls and nine associated programmes. “This is another big event happening in Goa,” Sawant said,The CM also said that scholars from 36 countries studying in India will attend the congress.The four-day conclave, commencing on December 8, will bring together leading practitioners of ayurveda and a whole spectrum of stakeholders from around the world.Sawant and Union Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal will inaugurate the meet, which will mainly focus on the increasing relevance of homeopathy in a world confronted with serious health challenges.

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Times of India | 2 hours ago | 07-12-2022 | 02:40 am

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Panaji: In a dazzling display of the wonders of the astronomy world, planet Mars will go into opposition, lunar conjunction, occultation and retrogression — which explain various phases — simultaneously between the nights of December 7 and 8.“This is an extremely rare quadruple celestial phenomena of planet Mars making it a not-to-be-missed cosmic bonanza,” said president of the association of the friends of astronomy (AFA), Satish Nayak.Mars moved into its bi-annual closest approach to earth from December 1 which is known as opposition. On December 8 it is directly in line with the sun and earth. Also it is at its biggest and brightest visibility.At dawn before reaching the opposition point, the red planet will form a rare eclipse with the moon when it will be hiding behind the lunar disk and appear again after emerging from the other side in a phenomenon called occultation. “The occultation phase of Mars is only visible from North America and Europe and it will be daytime for Goa when it occurs,” Nayak said. As the planet rises in the eastern sky on the evening of December 8, it will be in conjunction or closest position to the moon. A visible close grouping of celestial bodies is known as conjunction. During this entire period Mars will also be in retrograde motion or appear to move backwards due to the earth overtaking it during closest approach. “Coincidently all these phenomena occur on the full moon of December which is also known as the cold moon,” Nayak said.

Prez won’t attend Lokotsav: Speaker

Times of India | 2 hours ago | 07-12-2022 | 02:40 am

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Panaji: Goa assembly speaker Ramesh Tawadkar on Tuesday said that President Droupadi Murmu will not attend the tribal festival Lokotsav being held from December 7 to 11 at Amone, Poinguinim.Last month, the speaker had said that the President had accepted his invitation to attend the tribal festival and is likely to attend the same on December 9.“Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the state and two VVIPs cannot come to Goa at the same time. Modi is attending a government function. The President had accepted our invitation, but now she will not come,” Tawadkar said.Organised by Adarsh Yuva Sangh, the Lokotsav is an annual event showcasing folk tradition and culture of the tribal community. This is the event’s 22nd edition.“The objective of Lokotsav is to preserve and promote the rich cultural heritage of the tribal community,” the Canacona MLA had said. “Goa’s promotion as a tourist destination all these years has been with a focus on beach tourism, while Goa’s village culture has been largely ignored.”

Winter session of assembly to be held in Jan

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Panaji: Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar on Tuesday said that the winter session of the state assembly will be held next month. “It will be held in the first or second week of January,” he said.Tawadkar said that the winter session is always a week-long one, but a decision has not been taken on the duration.Last time the opposition had alleged that the government cut short the monsoon session to suppress them from raising burning issues of the state. With eight out of 11 Congress MLAs joining BJP, there will be a smaller number of MLAs in the opposition. TNN

After outcry, Smart City told to expedite road work

Times of India | 2 hours ago | 07-12-2022 | 02:40 am

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Panaji: After public outcry by citizens and netizens over the massive inconvenience caused to residents of Panaji and working professionals in the city due to the dug up roads, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) held a meeting with the North Goa district collectorate to speed up the works.Speaking on the issue of Panaji’s congested roads owing to the ongoing works of the Smart City initiative to lay underground pipelines, mayor Rohit Monserrate said that the authorities will speed up infrastructural works. “We have told the Smart City to expedite the work and they have promised us to complete it by March 31, 2023,” he said.The earlier estimated completion date for the work was June 2023.TOI reported on Tuesday that the simultaneous digging of roads has inconvenienced the public. Former deputy mayor Vasant Agshikar on Tuesday took to social media to share with netizens that he has written to the CCP to waive off parking fees for people in Panaji owing to the reduced number of parking spots due to the ongoing work.“The CCP had waived parking fees during the Covid-19 pandemic and that was not considered a breach of contract. The same can be done now, considering several roads are blocked. With the tourist season starting in full swing, the number of vehicles is only going to increase. The blocked roads are also going to create problems for emergency vehicles, and a well-thought-out plan is the need of the hour,” Agshikar said.Former mayor Uday Madkaikar said that the mayor should immediately form a committee under his chairmanship to monitor the work. “The commissioner, PI traffic, including officers of different departments involved in this project, must be included in this committee,” he said.Madkaikar said that only when this committee holds weekly inspections of the work will the contractors feel the pressure.“There is complete chaos in the city. One contractor near the Sarawati building has closed the road only to dump material,” he said.Concerning the resulting parking problem, Madkaikar stated that the mayor must direct traffic officers not to issue challans to two-wheelers entering no-entry zones until the work is completed. “All roads should be made two-way temporarily and for some months, pay-parking should be stopped as suggested by Agshikar.”

‘P’yat involvement can help boost Goa’s image’

Times of India | 2 hours ago | 07-12-2022 | 02:40 am

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Panaji: Tourism minister Rohan Khaunte has welcomed the action taken by the Calangute panchayat, saying “cleansing up of illegalities” has begun with the help of a civic body.Khaunte said that such action would help the state to improve the image further and attract “good tourists”.“Appreciate the strong action by Calangute panchayat with the support of the CM against dance bars. Direct involvement of panchayat and the local community can help eradicate such infamous menaces that tarnish the image of Goa tourism,” he said on Tuesday.He said the tourism department has always said that the “cleansing” can be achieved only with the support of other departments such as home, panchayats, etc. Hence, it is to be appreciated that some panchayats are coming forward to take the Goa Tourism objective forward, he said. “If all the related departments play their role efficiently, it will bring a big change,”he said.Describing it as a good beginning, he said that the CM has also issued directions to the police and added that things are moving in the right direction. tnn

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