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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Based on the complaint filed by the Citizens of Margao/Fatorda, the Goa State Pollution Control Board officials inspected the dumping site near the District Court and collected samples of the waste dumped by the Goa Waste Management Corporation last fortnight. It may be recalled that on 17th and 18th November, the Bio Remediation work Contractor engaged by the GWMC to treat the legacy waste at Sonsodo had dumped hundreds of truckloads of waste into the low-lying field near the District Collector. This dumping of waste invited strong criticism from the public, with a protest being held at…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: BJP Government in Goa has no plan of action to create employment opportunities & provide jobs. CMIE report once again exposed that 70 per cent of graduates are without jobs in Goa. In the last ten years, BJP Government failed to run the administration effectively. Government must take Skill Development training on job creations, charged Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. What happened to BJP’s promise of 2 crore jobs a year? What happened to the “Unemployment Dole” promised in 2012? What happened to the 50000,20000,10000 jobs promised before every election in Goa by BJP? In reality, all…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The four-day 9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) & Arogya Expo, commencing here on December 8, has added a host of new features from its previous editions to meet the national and international demands and trust vested on the time-tested traditional system of healthcare. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the valedictory session of the conclave, the organisers told a press conference here on Wednesday. Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant will be the chief guest at the inaugural session of the conclave, which will be addressed by Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister, AYUSH, at Kala Academy…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Velsao based social worker and property developer Roquezinho D’Souza on Wednesday morning said that the much debated Cortalim church land grab issue was politically motivated, especially by the Congress, to communally divide and misguide the people. D’Souza addressing the media in Vasco said that a person was using a fake ID to tarnish his name by calling him a BJP Dalal and a land grabber. “This Cortalim church land grab is a political issue to communally misguide people; the church can inform the Bishop and appoint a surveyor and demarcate their property to find out the exact…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The stage is set for the biggest global event on traditional wellness system as the 4-day 9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) and Arogya Expo kicks off in this capital city of Goa tomorrow, seeking to infuse new dynamism in Ayurveda as an authentic and affordable holistic healing system with an increasingly global footprint. ‘Ayurveda for One Health’ is the focal theme of the December 8-11 showpiece eventwhich will witness an assemblage of more than 4,500 registered participants, including over 400 foreign delegates from 53 countries. Organised by the World Ayurveda Foundation, an initiative of Vijnana Bharati, with…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) has invited Tourist Taxi vehicles having valid All Goa Tourist or All India Permit to register themselves for the GTDC Airport Pre-Paid Taxi Counter at New Mopa International Airport, Pernem. Taxi Operators interested in applying for the registration have been asked to submit their duly filed form with documents at the Registration Facilitation Centre of Department of Tourism North – Mezzanine floor, Paryatan Bhavan, Patto Panaji Goa or Registration Facilitation Centre of Department of Tourism South Ground floor, Mathany Saldhana Administrative Complex, Margao, Goa. The registration form can also be downloaded from…