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New Delhi: The Congress will not be part of the new Jammu and Kashmir government – despite having allied with Chief Minister-elect Omar Abdullah’s National Conferenceto win last month’s election – sources told NDTV Wednesday morning. The party – which sources said also declined the offer of one ministerial berth in the incoming government – will offer support from the outside instead. However, three senior leaders – Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge; Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition the Lok Sabha; and the party’s General Secretary, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra – are expected at the swearing-in, which may also see eight…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: The Sancoale Village Panchayat is set to table the show cause reply from Parmesh Constructions Co. Ltd, commonly known as Bhutani Infra, during its upcoming general body meeting on October 18. The meeting, which will be attended by the Sarpanch, Deputy Sarpanch, Panchayat Secretary, and all Panch members, will decide the future course of action regarding the company’s proposed mega project at Savarfond. According to sources within the Panchayat, the reply to the show cause notice was received in a timely manner. “We have received the reply to our show cause notice, and it was submitted on…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: As part of the ongoing 13th State Road Safety Week 2024, the Dabolim Airport Traffic Cell, led by PI Rahul Damshekar, organized a road safety awareness program for the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) staff stationed at Goa Airport on Tuesday afternoon Around 100 CISF personnel participated in the session, where key road safety rules, safe driving practices, and the importance of adhering to traffic regulations were emphasized. The initiative aims to foster a safer traffic environment, particularly around high-security zones like the airport. PI Damshekar and his team provided valuable insights on defensive driving, the dangers…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Project POSH was an initiative of V. M. Salgaocar College of Law in association with the Goa Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (GIPARD) to empower all educational institutions in Goa to comply with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (commonly called the POSH Act). The Department of Higher Education, Department of Education and SCERT officialized the project requiring the participation of the IC members at the Training Programs. Project POSH was launched in September 2022 way ahead of the Supreme Court judgment in Aureliano Fernandes v. State of…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The 5th Annual Healthcare Management Conclave at the Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Sanquelim, recently spotlighted on how the future of healthcare is being transformed by disruptive innovations across multiple areas, seeking to merge traditional and modern practices. The conclave featured three panel discussions focussing on artificial intelligence (AI), start-ups and Ayush and highlighted the potential of these constructive disruptions in healthcare and their impact and implications for the future. The opening panel featured insights from industry leaders like Giri Athuluru, president, ExperienceFlow.ai, Dr. Raajiv Singhal, managing director & CEO, Marengo Asia Healthcare, Dhruv Sukhrani, partner, Bain…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Springer Nature India continued its India Research Tour with a visit to BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla, Goa campus. An engaging discussion was held at the institute on the transformative power of open access in shaping the future of research, bringing together thought leaders, academicians, and students to explore the impact of open access on advancing global knowledge sharing. The India Research Tour, which began in Delhi on 19th September, has been traversing across western and southern India, making stops at renowned institutions in Rajasthan, UP, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. Their latest stop was at BITS Pilani’s Goa…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Government of Goa signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, (CSTT), New Delhi, Ministry of Education in the Mantralay, in Porvorim today. Present on occasion were the Director of Official Languages, Shri Prashant P. Shirodkar, Deputy Director, Shri Anil H Sawant, Chairperson of CSTT, Prof Girish Nath Jha, Assistant Directors from CSTT, Mercy Hmar, Dr Ashok Selwatkar and Shailendra Singh, among others. Also present were officials from the Directorate of Official Language, Shri Seby Fernandes, Ms Sneha S Sabnis, Mahajay S. Gad and others. While speaking on the occasion, the…