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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Minister Govind Gaude today refuted all allegations mounted on him claiming that that their baseless allegations. “All allegations against me are false. These are baseless allegations,” said Gaude speaking to media outside Goa Assembly A voice clip purportedly of the conversation between Art and Culture Minister Govind Gaude and Tribal Welfare Director Dasharath Redkar has created a flutter in the political circles of Goa. The person, whose voice resembles to Govind Gaude in the audio clip which has gone viral, is heard abusing Redkar for organising a programme for ST community in his constituency without his permission.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Two young staff members of the Human Touch Foundation, Sandhya Chawan, Lead of Adolescent Health and Wellbeing, and Usha Pawar, Program Assistant for Adolescent Health and Wellbeing, represented India at the Asia Pacific Workshop on TeenGen v.2 in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop took place from 28th January to 1st February 2024 and was organized by Youth LEAD, supported by the UNFPA Regional Office and the UNESCO Bangkok Regional Office. TeenGen, a transformative leadership course introduced by Youth LEAD in 2017, focused on reaching adolescents from key populations aged 13-16. The program aimed to mobilize and identify potential…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Conference tourism, also known as MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) tourism, is an emerging area in tourism that is finding resonance with policymakers across the world. Early today, while speaking at the inaugural of the India Energy Week 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, underlined the opportunities in conference tourism and earlier this week, the Minister of Finance, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman emphasised the development of conference tourism in India. “Goa is perfectly poised to become a sought-after destination for conferences and workshops because of its infrastructure, venue quality, accommodation options with various 5-star properties engaged in MICE…

Goemkarponn desk BETUL: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that Goa is a state which is touching new paradigms of development while stating that Goa is a perfect destination for India Energy Week 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was addressing the Inaugural of India Energy Week at Betul. “Goa is a state which is touching new paradigms of development, so today when we have come together to talk about sensitivity towards the environment and sustainable future, then Goa is a perfect destination for this. All the foreign guests coming to this Summit will take lifetime memories of Goa with them,”…

IEW presents unique opportunity for Goa to present its potential in energy sector says Sawant Goemkarponn desk BETUL: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that Goa is leading the way in electric vehicle adoption and is aiming for 100% EV penetration by 2027. Sawant was addressing the gathering at the India Energy Week 2024 at ONGC Betul. “We are actively transitioning towards renewable energy sources with ambitions planned to achieve a 60% solar and wind energy mix by 2035. We are leading the way in electric vehicle adoption, aiming for 100% EV penetration by 2027,” said CM Sawant. He further…

On Tawadkar’s allegations against Govind Gaude, SHGs and Tribal association say Speakers school also participated and won medals in the events Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Exposing Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar’s anti-Adivasi agenda and strongly condemning accusations of fraud and misappropriation of Arts & Culture department funds, NGO’s and self-help goups have sought immediate apology from Sarpancha’s of Shristhal and Khotigao and their team within 10 days or face protests and legal actions for defaming them. The NGO’s and Self-Help groups however, thanked Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant and Minister for Arts & Culture Govind Gaude for helping ST people and particularly Adivasi…

CPI(M) district secretary’s son interrupts Governor’s convoy in Kozhikode Incident took place on February 4 evening after Goa Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai’s convoy entered Azhakodi temple Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Raj Bhavan, Goa, will investigate if there has been a security breach in connection with the recent incident in which a private car joined the Governor’s convoy in Kozhikode district of Kerala. The incident took place on February 4 (Sunday) evening when Goa Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai was returning to his house in Kozhikode city after attending an event. As the convoy entered the Azhakodi temple road near the Mofussil bus…