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New Delhi: Former India opener Virender Sehwag has revealed that he came close to retiring from ODI cricket before the 2011 World Cup after being dropped by then-captain MS Dhoni. It was Sachin Tendulkar, however, who convinced him to reconsider and continue playing. Recalling the 2007-08 Commonwealth Bank Series in Australia, Sehwag said he played the first five completed matches but could only manage 81 runs at an average of 16.20, with a highest score of 33. Following the poor run, Dhoni dropped him for the last three games, as India went on to defeat Sri Lanka and Australia to…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Scheduled Tribes in Goa will soon get political representation in the State Assembly, with President Droupadi Murmu giving her assent to the Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of Goa Bill, 2025. The legislation, which had earlier cleared both Houses of Parliament, will reserve four of the 40 Assembly seats for ST candidates — a first for the community, which until now had no reserved seats. The law, enacted under Article 332 of the Constitution, mandates the Election Commission to redraw constituency boundaries to earmark the four ST-reserved seats. This exercise will be based…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: A fresh wave of public anger has erupted in Vasco over the misuse of parking spaces reserved for Persons with Disabilities (PwD), after a local differently abled resident, Domingoes Goes from Velsao, publicly demanded immediate intervention from authorities. Speaking to reporters outside the Vasco court on Thursday, Goes recounted how he arrived for a hearing at 10 a.m. accompanied by his senior citizen mother, only to find both PwD slots occupied — one by an advocate’s vehicle and the other by a soda-selling van parked across two spaces. Forced to circle the area in search of parking,…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Amit Patkar has alleged large-scale bogus voter registrations in the state and demanded immediate action from the Election Commission of India (ECI). Patkar said that during a verification drive at a residence in Dempo Bhat, it was found that while a family named Gomes resides there, voter rolls also list four others — Arjun Nepali, Dal Bahadur, Minbhadar Kotkeni and Khadak Jaigadi — who do not live at the address. “Can citizens of Nepal possess an Indian Voter ID and vote in our elections without Indian citizenship? If yes, under what…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant and Governor of Goa extended warm greetings to the people on the occasion of India’s 79th Independence Day, paying homage to the sacrifices of the freedom fighters and calling for collective efforts towards building a developed and self-reliant nation. In his message, Dr. Sawant said August 15, 1947 marked the country’s liberation from “centuries of cruel slavery under British rule” and urged citizens to uphold the values of diversity and unity. Highlighting Goa’s contributions over the last 63 years, he said the State is focused on inclusive growth, people-centric governance, and becoming…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Konkan Railway Police have arrested a 25-year-old man from Uttarakhand for allegedly attempting to break open an ATM machine at Margao Railway Station in the early hours of Thursday. Police said that around 12.03 am on August 14, the accused Rahul Kumar, son of Chandra Kumar and a resident of Nadirisipna Karanpur, Dehradun, allegedly tried to damage and open the ATM of Bank of Baroda at the station. The complaint was lodged by Satheesh Kumar S, Senior Manager (Security) of the Bank of Baroda’s Panaji region. Rahul Kumar was placed under arrest the same day at 7.24…

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: Police have registered a case against a Valpoi-based contractor for allegedly cheating a supplier of steel rods worth ₹1.5 lakh. According to Bicholim Police, complainant Lingraj Anand Murgodi, a resident of Bordem, alleged that on August 4, after 7.55 am, the accused Yasin Shaikh alias Arman Vasta, owner of M/s Fatima Construction, fraudulently placed an order for 50 bundles of 8 mm TMT steel rods over a phone call. The order, valued at ₹1,50,000, was to be delivered near Aadhaar Hospital, Sarvan, Bicholim. Police said that after taking delivery, the accused allegedly misappropriated the consignment for personal…