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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Amcho Posro, an innovative initiative, is set to revolutionize micro-entrepreneurship for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in Goa. This visionary model aims to empower PwDs by providing essential resources, support, and training to establish and grow their businesses. Rooted in inclusion and economic empowerment, Amcho Posro brings together a dedicated team of professionals from AnklyticX, Innovent, Marketing on the Menu, O’Gharant, and Queen Bee to support aspiring PwD entrepreneurs. The stakeholders involved may evolve and change based on the sector requirements. Amcho Posro is designed as a comprehensive ecosystem fostering economic independence for PwDs through entrepreneurship. This initiative…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The’Art Inc.’ exhibition, is a collaborative event to be held at the Museum of Goa [MOG], to be organized in partnership with the Department of Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities, Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Government of Goa, EnAble India and International Purple Fest Goa. Forty-seven leading and aspiring Goa-based artists with disabilities are gearing up to showcase their artwork at the upcoming ‘Art Inc.’ exhibition at the Museum of Goa (MOG), Pilerne to celebrate diversity and inclusion in the art space.. The‘Art Inc.’ exhibition is scheduled to commence on July 19 and…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Aam Aadmi Party’s Benaulim MLA Capt Venzy Viegas criticised the BJP government for its negligence and inaction, leading to the severe flooding in Benaulim. On the second day of the assembly session, Capt Venzy Viegas expressed deep concern over the government’s failure to address the ongoing flooding-like crisis in Benaulim. Viegas highlighted that the Sawant government has repeatedly ignored the urgent demands of Benaulim residents, who have been calling for the construction of a western bypass on stilts for years. Despite strong support from many MLAs when this issue was raised in last year’s assembly session, the…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that 25939 individuals have surrendered their Indian Passport in the state of Goa from 01/01/2014 to 31/03/2024 as per the report of RRRO-Goa. “25939 individuals have surrendered their Indian Passport in the state of Goa from 01/01/2014 to 31/03/2024 as per the report of RRRO-Goa. Said Sawant He further said that the Government has not given a misleading reply. FRRO Goa has shared the information based on directions of the Ministry of Home Affairs. “However the information collected cannot be furnished as it is very bulky and excessive in length, same…

Goemakpronn desk PANAJI: Kala Rakhonn Mandd will observe one year since the slab collapse of the Open Air Auditorium of Kala Academy on Wednesday, 17 July, artistically through performances of various art forms based on the theme “The Cry.” The half-an-hour programme will be held at the gate of Kala Academy at 6 pm since the Kala Academy authorities have restrained the artists from having the performances on the stage of the Open Air Auditorium. A delegation with a formal letter in this regard met the Member Secretary of Kala Academy on Monday, requesting him to respect the artists’ sentiments.…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The International Greenfield airport at MOpa has incurred a loss of over Rs 500 cr in the last two years, the Goa Legislative Assembly was told today. The papers tabled in the House by Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant of the statement of Profit and Loss Account of GGIAL/Concessionaire of the Manohar International Airport at Mopa posted a loss of Rs 148.3 cr in 2022-23 and Rs 363.3 Crs. (Loss) in 2023-24. Sawant said the his Government has extended the date of payment of revenue share to the Government from the Concessionaire of the Manohar International Airport…

New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has paid tribute to the four soldiers killed on Monday in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda. “Today, our soldiers were martyred in another terrorist encounter in Jammu and Kashmir. I pay my humble tribute to the martyrs and express my deepest condolences to the bereaved families,” he posted in Hindi on X Tuesday morning. Mr Gandhi, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said the number of such attacks on Indian soldiers in J&K in the past few months is “extremely sad and worrying”. He…