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Goa Engineering College Champions of the Year: 2010

Goa Engineering College Won the Finals of Cricket Which was held at Goa University.
It was all Goa Inter Collegiate Tournament.
Congratulations!!!

WINNING TEAM OF ENGICOS

Goa: ‘Our legal system should meet requirements of the 21st century’

The Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Mr Eduardo Faleiro, on Saturday, stated that the society is undergoing a rapid transformation and it is necessary that our legal education system should meet the requirements of the 21st century.
Urging for an analysis of the new Portuguese Civil Code of 1966, Mr Faleiro, however, cautioned that foreign laws can [...]

Sack Goa varsity registrar for Rahul’s meet: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party Thursday demanded the immediate removal of Goa University registrar Mohan Sangodkar for allowing the varsity premises to be used for Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s political meeting. The Goa University (GU) has already blamed the Youth Congress for keeping it in the dark on the political nature of Gandhi’s visit.
“The registrar [...]

Co-ordination panel formed for setting up of NIT in Goa

A co-ordination committee has been constituted by the government with the director of technical education Mr Vivek Kamat as its co-ordinator, for setting up of the National Institute of Technology in the state. The other officials on the panel include the director of higher education, Mr Bhaskar Nayak, the South Goa Collector, Mr G P [...]

Goa’s share of 50% quota in proposed Goa NIT should not be diluted

Goa should not be made to share its 50 per cent quota of NIT admissions with Union Territories of Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Lakshadweep Islands, and alternate arrangements should be made to fix the quota for these three Union Territories said Mr Shantaram Naik M/P making a Special Mention in the [...]

50% of NIT Goa seats for Goans: Govt

Fifty per cent of seats at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), to begin functioning in the state from the academic year 2010-11, will be reserved for Goans. A decision to this effect, taken by the state government, has been agreed upon by the central government, sources in the state education ministry told TOI. However, [...]

NRG youth told to help others discover Goa

Twelve youth of Goan origin who are on a Goa visit under the state government department of NRI Affairs’ ‘Know Goa Programme’ were urged
by the department’s commissioner Eduardo Faleiro to take their knowledge and understanding of Goa from the visit to their counterparts abroad.
The programme is for the benefit of youth of Goan origin who [...]

Ragging is crime against humanity: President

President Pratibha Patil, who was awarded a degree of doctor of letters (D.Lit) at the 22nd annual convocation ceremony of Goa University Tuesday, exhorted students to desist from ragging, calling it a “crime against humanity”.

“Ragging in all our universities and educational institutions must stop. It is a crime against humanity and a shameful behaviour. Education [...]

HC upholds Goa varsity teachers retirement at 58

The High court of Bombay at Goa has dismissed petitions challenging the decision of the government to retire Goa University (GU) teachers  at the age of 58, following the passing of Goa University (Amendment) Act, 2002. Professor A K Joshi and reader Joe D’Souza had approached the court and submitted that they were entitled to [...]

Committee on college and university elections amounted to Judicial Legislation: Shantaram Naik

Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development Mrs. D.Purandeshwari informed Mr Shantaram Naik M.P. in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today that the Supreme Court is of the opinion that the appointment of J.M.Lyngdoh Committee, earlier made by the court amounted to judicial legislation and hence, the matter has [...]