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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…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Raising concern over the high unemployment rate that includes more than 70 per cent of graduates, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today stressed the need to encourage skilled-based education to create a better workforce. Sawant said that the State government has initiated various convergence efforts across the skill ecosystem to enhance skill levels and create a skilled workforce which is a need of the hour. “Everyone must have read in the newspaper that 13% of people are unemployed in Goa. Is Government alone responsible? What is interesting is more than 70% of unemployed are graduates, including engineers,” he…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: While admitting that ongoing works in the Capital city have led to major inconvenience to the citizens, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) Mayor Rohit Monserrate has assured to complete the Smart City Infrastructure Works by March 2023, after which no roads will be dug up for next 15 years. “All of the works are happening at the same time, which is causing issues. Today we called a meeting with all the concerned departments. We have asked them to expedite and complete the works by March 31, 2023,” said Monserrate He further said that the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: On the backdrop of back-to-back prestigious events in the capital city of Panaji, the City seems like a “War Zone” with digging almost everywhere. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Goa to open three prestigious projects, Mopa International Airport, and Ayurveda Hospital and will also attend World Ayurveda Congress in Panaji on December 11. So also, Panaji will host the feast of Immaculate Conception on December 8. Not to forget the IFFI and the St Francis Xavier Feast recently. The situation in the City seems to have become chaotic, with dust and road closures everywhere. The…