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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Indian Super League side FC Goa will host Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr in a highly anticipated Asian Champions League Two Group D fixture, a contest hailed as one of the biggest moments in Indian club football history. The group also features Tajikistan’s Istiklol and Iraq’s Al-Zawraa, with the top two teams progressing to the second round. “This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime moment for FC Goa,” said club CEO Ravi Puskur. “To host Al-Nassr and Cristiano Ronaldo is arguably the biggest game in Indian club football history. We are here on merit, and this is our chance…

The sudden Test retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have sparked intense speculation, with former India fast bowler Karsan Ghavri suggesting that the two modern-day greats may have been forced out due to internal politics within the BCCI. Both stalwarts shocked fans earlier this year by announcing their retirement from Test cricket — Rohit via social media, followed by Kohli just days later. Neither had hinted at stepping away from the red-ball format, making their exits even more surprising. Speaking on the Vickey Lalwani Show, Ghavri said he believes Kohli could have played for “at least a…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane today said that Goa has brought 3,500 survey numbers of mangroves under protected areas, as part of a larger conservation push aligned with the Centre’s Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes (MISTHI). Rane, who met Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav, said the state will now tap into MISTHI funds for strengthening mangrove conservation. He added that Goa is also preparing a Forest Management Plan, a tree plantation drive of five lakh trees under ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’, promotion of eco-tourism in forest belts, and a scientific conclave on conservation…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Fatorda police have arrested five more persons in connection with the brutal assault on two youths at Mungul-Margao, in which swords, sticks and gunfire were used, leaving both victims hospitalised. The arrested have been identified as Imran Bepari (38) of St Cruz, Akshay Talwar (22) of Borda, Avinash Gunjikar (31) of Navelim, Parshuram Rathod (32) of Belgaum, and Deepak Kattimani of Margao. Police also recovered a weapon during the operation. The case relates to a pre-dawn attack on Friday when victims Rafiq Tashan (24) and Yuvkesh Singh Badaila (20) were intercepted near Shagun Restaurant along the…

As India celebrates her 79th Independence Day, the tricolour will flutter across the nation, from the icy Himalayan heights to the sun-kissed beaches of Goa. Yet, in Goa, the day holds a slightly different resonance. While the rest of the country gained independence from British colonial rule on 15 August 1947, Goa remained under Portuguese control for 14 more years. For Goans, freedom came not in 1947 but on 19 December 1961, when Indian forces liberated the territory in “Operation Vijay.” This staggered timeline of liberation has become a recurring point of political and historical debate, often surfacing around Independence…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: At the state’s Independence Day celebrations in Panaji, Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant set out a vision for a safer, more self-reliant Goa, combining strong security measures with sweeping welfare reforms, and reaffirming the state’s role in nation-building. Honouring outstanding police officers for their service, Dr. Sawant announced a clampdown on unregistered security agencies linked to gang-related crime, stressing the need to protect public safety. “We will not allow illegal operations that threaten Goa’s peace,” he said. The CM urged Goans to take ‘Vocal for Local’ to the next level — ‘Local for Global’ — by embracing…

“PM Modi Promises ‘Double Diwali’ with GST Reforms, Pledges Stronger Security and Tech Growth by 2047” New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked his 12th consecutive Independence Day address from the Red Fort with a blend of festive promise and national resolve, announcing next-generation GST reforms this festive season calling it a potential “double Diwali” for citizens. The Prime Minister said the upcoming GST changes will further ease compliance and reduce tax rates on essential items, adding to the tax relief measures implemented over the past eight years. “Our aim is to make life easier for the common man while…