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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG), SKAL Goa, and Goa Tourism celebrated the 42nd edition of World Tourism Day with a series of events to underline the importance of adopting a sustainable approach, conserving heritage and rethinking tourism. In attendance was Tourism Secretary Shri Ravi Dhavan and Dr Ganesh Gaonkar, Chairman, GTDC, in the presence of TTAG and SKAL officials, state tourism officials, and tourism stakeholders. The Hon. Chief Minister Shri Pramod Sawant was unable to attend but shared a message. He said, “Tourism is the backbone of the Goan industry, and it’s our commitment…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Tourism swept the national tourism awards 2022, which were announced on 27.9.2022 at a glittering function in Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. Goa Tourism bagged four prestigious National Tourism Awards in various categories. Goa Tourism was awarded 1) National Tourism Awards 2022: Best Civic Management of a Tourist Destination in India Calangute village (Category C) 2) National Tourism Award for National Tourism Hall of fame. (Category Union Territory: Comprehensive Development of Tourism. 3) National Tourism Awards Most innovative use of information Technology-social media / Mobile App website for developing and successfully operating a fully indigenous mobile…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister for Social Welfare Subhash Phaldesai today announced that the state government has plans to make Panaji city 100 per cent accessible to Persons With disabilities (PwDs). “The state government has plans to make Panaji city 100 per cent accessible to Persons With Disability (PwD’s). The government has taken up the work to make 45 government buildings easily accessible for Divyangs,” said Phaldesai. “The government is committed to providing all required support and facilities to the Divyang people in the state. Our Swayampurna Mitras have identified many Divyangs in the state,” he said. Phal Desai said that…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – A jubilant Canacona Municipal Council(CMC) Chairperson Ramakant Naikgaunkar gave credit to the entire municipal team and GSUDA for being the Awardee in the Indian Swatchta League (ISL) of Swacchta Bharat Mission Announcing he himself, along with the Chief Officer of CMC, is going to New Delhi to receive the ISL Award, Chairperson Ramakant Naikgaunkar said the Canacona team deserved the Award for taking up the cleanliness drive in the right earnest and logical results for a continuous movement for Garbage Free Cities in the Country (Swatch Sehar Samvad). It may be recalled that Canacona Team is…

AERIAL VIEW Within a month, things seem to have changed across the political spectrum. Eight MLAs from Congress have split and joined the BJP, and the Chief Minister now has a compulsion to grant ministries to at least three out of eight – most likely Digambar Kamat, Alexio Sequeira and Michael Lobo. As the rumour mills suggest, the Pitru Paksha (called inauspicious days) are over, and the axe might fall on three current ministers anytime soon to make way for new entrants. The names of Ravi Naik, Govind Gaude and Nilkanth Halarnkar are making rounds about who may be asked…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a shocking fraud, Verna police on Monday arrested two employees of Royal foods Company for misappropriating Rs 24 lakhs from company funds. According to information, Lavesh Nenwani (29), resident of Porvorim and a native of Thane, Maharashtra and Jacob D’Cruz (51), shop Manager at Royal Foods, Porvorim branch, were arrested in this connection under sections 409, 420 read with 34 IPC. “One Oscar Peter Fernandes, operation Manager of Royal Foods, had complained to the effect that since last two years till 19th September, both the accused persons being the employees of the Company were entrusted with…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: An irate crowd on Tuesday evening thrashed a man allegedly attempting to kidnap a minor boy in Vasco. According to information, the incident occurred at around 6.30 pm near the Old fish market after a man is believed to have pulled a minor boy who raised the alarm, after which a violent crowd beat the man mercilessly and handed him over to the Vasco police. The video of the incident went viral on social media, and there was an environment of fear gripping the port town with regard to minor kidnapping incidents. Vasco PI Kapil Nayak, however,…