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GIM-partnered Audit makes Key Recommendations ~ Accessibility audit advocates prioritising digital accessibility in Goa government offices ~ Seeks to extend inclusivity to mental health and neurodiversity, beyond physical accessibility. Panaji: Prioritising digital accessibility, promoting sensitisation towards person with disabilities, extending the concept of inclusivity to include mental health and neurodiversity along with physical accessibility and raising awareness as well as data tracking are some of the key recommendations made by the healthcare management students of the Sanquelim-based Goa Institute of Management (GIM) and the Goa State Commission for Persons with Disabilities in their transformative accessibility audit of government departments in…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: The arrival of foreign tourists in Goa registered a rise of 138.69 percent as of November 2023 compared to 2022, the Minister for Tourism, Shri. Rohan A. Khaunte said today. He was replying to questions by the opposition in the Goa assembly. Total tourist arrivals in Goa in the year 2023 are estimated to be 80.48 lakh indicating an increase of 17.9 per cent over the previous year, Shri. Khaunte told the house. “As of November 2023, 4.03 lakh foreign tourists have arrived in Goa,” Shri. Khaunte said. The arrivals of domestic tourists too have seen a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The South Goa District Table Tennis Council in association with Goa Table Tennis Association and the Sports Authority of Goa will organize the All Goa State Major Ranking Table Tennis Championship 2023-24 from February 14 to 18, 2024 (3pm onwards), at Multipurpose Hall, Fatorda. The championship will be held in the categories of Under 11 /13 /15 / 17 / 19 in Girls / Boys Singles; and Men’s and Women’s Singles. Entries to be submitted online on or before February 11 (Registration Link: bit.ly/stateTT2024). Qualifying Year (Born on Jan 1 or after): U11 (2013), U13 (2011), U15…

LoP Yuri Alemao demands high level investigation into matter MLA Venzy questions about strategic partner appointment for Nat Games Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The Opposition today intensified its pressure on the government over the National Games controversy, while demanding a high level investigation led by a retired High Court judge into the appointment of a strategic partner. MLA Capt Venzy Viegas questioned the government as why a strategic partner was appointed during National Games spending crores. “I demands high level inquiry under retired High Court judge in matter of appointment to strategic partner during National Games. The Min is unable to…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Calling it a ‘Junket’, the Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai today demanded a white paper on all road shows done by the Goa Tourism Department. The MLA also demanded a pre-audit of all the road shows to ascertain whether we are doing such promotional events in countries from where we can really attract tourists. The opposition grilled the tourism minister over declining tourist footfall despite huge money spent on road shows and promotional events across the world. Sardesai and Congress MLA Carlos Ferreira said that road shows are just holiday junkets. They pointed out that there is no…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Reacting to the viral audio clip of Minister Govind Gaude, the Goa legislative assembly speaker Ramesh Tawadkar today said that they are public servants and one one should have proper ethics in public domain. “We are public servants; one should keep in mind how to be social in public domain,” said Tawadkar. Minister Govind Gaude also refuted all allegations mounted on him claiming that that their baseless allegations. “All allegations against me are false. These are baseless allegations,” Gaude had today speaking to media outside Goa Assembly A voice clip purportedly of the conversation between Art and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that he will move a note to Traffic Police to crack down on tinted glasses installed in four wheelers in view of many crimes. CM Sawant was replying to the calling attention raised by Poriem MLA Dr Deviya Rane wherein she said that there were rising cases of child kidnapping. Deviya also suggested to the government to try and act on tinted car glass violators. Deviya was also backed by other legislators on this issue. “I will issue instructions to traffic cell to crackdown on tinted vehicles. At first we used…