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London, Dubai, Paris highly searched overseas cities: Airbnb Apart from that, the North East region has proved to be a trending destination among travellers as data shows a significant increase in searches for stays in Meghalaya, Assam, and Nagaland from Q3 2021 to Q3 2022. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The dreadful COVID-19 pandemic is steadily waning and just like everyone in the world, Indians too, are heading out for the holiday season, and even ‘revenge travel’ as airlines, hotels, and destinations open up. A new search report from US-based vacation rental firm Airbnb reveals that for domestic travellers, Kerala is a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa airport at Dabolim handled 101 departures on Sunday ahead of what is expected to be a jam-packed tourist season in the state in the days leading up to the new year. “On December 18, Sunday Goa International Airport recorded 100 arrivals and 101 departures with a total passenger footfall of 31,965 (16046 arrivals and 15919 departures), the highest in recent times,” the Airports Authority of India said on Twitter. Last year’s tourist season in Goa was blighted by the resurgence of the Omicron variant, and there are hopes that tourism is back in a big…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday launched the Drone Policy 2022. As per the policy, the government will engage with technical institutes and academia to design drone-related courses for use in sectors like agriculture, horticulture, forestry, healthcare, mining and others. The Drone Policy 2022 has suggested the consideration of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for efficient and effective governance. Goa Information Technology Minister Rohan Khaunte said the drone policy aims to position Goa as a key state in India’s drone ecosystem by harnessing opportunities to promote manufacturing, and innovation, generate employment and provide value-added services in…

Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: With Christmas around the corner, Goa Forward Party (GFP) President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai today demanded that the state government relax sound restrictions. “With Christmas around the corner, and with Goemkars celebrating marriages and traditional festivals, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant must stop equating Goan social and cultural events with rave parties and exempt them from the sound ban forthwith,” said Sardesai. He further said that private events and annual cultural festivities should be exempted from the 10.00 pm restriction imposed on loud music in the open. Sardesai accused the government of inefficiency in protecting the cultural…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar paid rich tributes to freedom fighters for working hard to give Goa much-needed liberation. “Several Kings and Dynasties ruled Goa, including Kadamba’s, but the 450 years rule of Portuguese in which they tried to bring Change (Parivartan) in the entire has brought pain to the Goans. King Adil Shah from Bijapur, who ruled Goa, handed over Goa to the Portuguese in an Agreement (Karar-nama) in 1510, and only after that did the Portuguese tried to bring change in every corner of Goa, while the Kadamba dynasty, which was ruling Goa,, before then had…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In line with its Customer-First philosophy of enabling easy access to world-class products and services to its customers, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) today announced the inauguration of its first regional stockyard at Faruknagar in Haryana. Ensuring a leaner and efficient distribution network across the region, the strategically located stockyard will reduce delivery time from the current 6-8 days to a maximum of two days for dealers in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal and Jammu & Kashmir. This development by TKM will also benefit customers in the region who will now have speedier access to…

* 19-year-old died of electrocution at the Sewerage Chamber site * Pondaitees express concern over unsafe STP work progressing in Ponda. Pondaitees says this is the second death at the sewerage work site. Goemkarponn desk PONDA: In yet another accidental death related to ongoing work for Ponda Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP), a 19-year-old passerby died of electrocution in an incident reported near Ponda Municipal Garden, where work on the sewerage chamber is progressing. Locals alleged negligence while conducting sewerage work According to Police, 19-year-old Alamgir Rahman, a native of West Bengal and presently residing in Bandora, had gone with one…