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April 4th 2024: Indian School of Hospitality (ISH) and Sommet Education, the distinguished leaders in hospitality education are delighted to announce a pioneering collaboration with Accor, a global leader in hospitality, to unveil the Indian Talent Development Initiative. The three-year alliance was officialised at the HICSA 2024, 19th Hotel Investment Conference in Bengaluru. This endeavour will be led by the Sommet Education Foundation, with Accor serving as its founding patron. The Indian Talent Development Initiative aims to invest in the skills of the Indian youth and deliver them opportunities for growth in the thriving hospitality industry. Under the initiative, Sommet…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Following much deliberation, the Congress has chosen to field Captain Viriato Fernandes from South Goa and former Union minister Adv Ramakant Khalap from North Goa in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. At a meeting in New Delhi, the Congress party’s central election committee (CEC) discussed the names of candidates from various states. Top Congress leaders, including opposition leader Yuri Alemao and state Congress chief Amit Patkar, along with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former UPA convener Sonia Gandhi attended the meeting. Sitting Congress MP from Goa, Francisco Sardinha has been dropped from the party’s list of candidates for the…

Investing in trees will result in sustainable cities with happier and healthier people – I read this adage somewhere recently and how true this sounds. However, the governments and the people at the helm fail to understand the importance of trees in our lives. On Friday, a 200-year-old banyan tree was cut by the Imagine Panaji Smart City to widen of road. This plan was rightly opposed by some alert activists. “A 200-year-old banyan tree is proposed to be cut. How can we allow this? This is our natural heritage,” said Avertino Miranda of Green Brigade. The authorities later chopped the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The City Corporation of Panaji (CCP) jointly inspected flood-prone areas, including Miramar and Stella Maris, prior to the monsoon season. Visits to the site were made by Mayor Rohit Monserrate, representatives from the Water Resource Department, and smart city officials. Mayor Monserrate recognized Stella Maris’s ongoing flooding issue over the previous ten years. The Mayor did, however, reassure everyone that the CCP is actively trying to resolve this matter. He outlined the difficulties encountered in carrying out this work, such as the need to dig roads for smart city projects, and he reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: A group of concerned locals met the Dy. Collector and voiced their serious concerns of various problems including defunct functioning of various health facilities, plaguing the only government hospital in Canacona. In a meeting with the Dy. Collector Madhu Narvekar, residents have demanded the visit of Health Minister Vishwajeet to inspect Community Health Centre (CHC) and discuss the issues regarding health services in Canacona. People alleged that there is a grave shortage of doctors in this only government hospital of Canacona and people are suffering for this shortage. Even the lab technicians are irregular, and the patient’s…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Following the audacious crime that occurred during school hours on Wednesday, parents are worried about their children’s safety. In response, the Goa Police have stated that they are willing to keep a 24-hour watch at the Cujira educational complex. According to SDPO Sudesh Naik, provided they have the necessary facilities and appropriate infrastructure for operation, they are ready to post staff members for the protection of the students. “We are dedicated to offering 24-hour security, but in order to accommodate our staff, we require at least one room with a bathroom and other necessities. Speaking to The…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: MGP’s Deepak Dhavalikar, stated that constituencies like Marcaim, Ponda, Shiroda, and Sanvordem remain their citadel to this day. We have between six and seven percent of the vote in South Goa. We will win this seat by at least ten thousand votes with our backing for the BJP in the Lok Sabha, Dhavalikar declared. “It is clear that the party with our backing in the South has prevailed. Constituencies like Marcaim, Ponda, Shiroda, and Sanvordem are strongholds for us. This benefits any party that accepts our backing,” he remarked. Francisco Sardinha, a South Goa Congress MP, acknowledged…