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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Karnataka’s tourism department is teaming up with travel experts to introduce Goa to the wonders of Karnataka. They’re organizing a special event called a Roadshow to reveal Karnataka’s beautiful landscapes, rich history, and unique experiences to travel agents, tour operators, and media folks in Goa. Scheduled for February 5th, 2024, at The Fern Kadamba Hotel & Spa, starting at 11:30 am, this Roadshow aims to let Goans know all about Karnataka’s amazing sights and adventures. From ancient buildings to lush forests, Karnataka has it all. Media people attending the Roadshow will learn about Karnataka’s newest attractions and…

Goemakrponn desk Panaji: Goa-based Dempo Group of companied on Monday announced its foray in the hospitality and power generation sector. Addressing Invest Goa 2024 summit on Monday near Panaji, Shrinivas Dempo, chairman of Dempo Group of companies said that they are contemplating to venture in the hospitality industry by constructing a five star property at Varca in South Goa. “We have got land. We are going to go ahead after the Coastal Zone Management Plan is finalised now,” he said. Dempo said that his company would be writing to Goa Investment Promotion Board and hopefully in few years from now,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The President of the Goa Football Association, Caitano Fernandes, has raised pointed questions directed at AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey regarding the approval process for audits and allegations of misused funds. In a strongly worded communication directed to All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey, Caitano Fernandes, President of the Goa Football Association, expressed reservations regarding the approval process for the audited accounts of the preceding financial year. Fernandes stressed the importance of discussing crucial financial matters during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) before obtaining approval. Expressing profound concern over the prolonged delay in convening the AIFF…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Tuesday that breast cancer-free Goa is poised to become a reality in the coming years under the ‘Swasth Mahila, Swasth Goa’ initiative. “The Health Department of Goa has reached a significant milestone with 1,00,000 women in the state screened for breast cancer. The Swasth Mahila, Swasth Goa campaign is an effort to detect breast cancer in women early and provide necessary treatment. The early intervention has helped save many lives,” Rane said. “Goa has done a staggering one lakh breast cancer scans to avert the risk of the disease,” he…

The project anticipates providing direct employment for 250 individuals and creating indirect opportunities for up to 1000 people. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: TVS Industrial and Logistical Parks (TVS ILP) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Goa Investment Promotion & Facilitation Board (Goa-IPB) for the development of an avant-garde Grade A logistics & warehousing park in the Verna Industrial Estate. The strategic commitment involves an investment of Rs 125 crore. Spanning an extensive area of 15-20 acres, the project anticipates providing direct employment for 250 individuals and creating indirect opportunities for up to 1000 people. Ramnath Subramaniam, CEO of…

Imran Khan, ex-PM of Pakistan, and wife Bushra Bibi sentenced to 14 years for illegal selling of state gifts. Additional 10 years for leaking state secrets amid election turmoil ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to 14 years in jail in a case related to illegal selling of state gifts, media reports said on Wednesday. The verdict also includes a 10-year disqualification from holding public office, his party, according to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The Toshakhana case, initiated in 2022, alleges that Khan failed to disclose information about gifts from heads…

Meanwhile, PM Modi also noted that a large section of people still remember those who benefited the House with their good ideas NEW DELHI: Ahead of the interim budget’s first session in the Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that this budget will be a spectacle of ‘nari shakti’ (woman power). Citing the budget session’s address by President Droupadi Murmu and interim budget presentation by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, PM Modi said that “It is a festival of woman power”. Taking a swipe at the opposition, the prime minister said that those “who ho have become habituated to creating ruckus…