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Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Amaira Dhumatker, Shaheen C.K. and Anjana Kumari emerged as the standout performers at the BPS State Badminton Ranking Tournament, securing two titles each at the Manohar Parrikar Indoor Stadium in Navelim. Organised by BPS Sports Club in association with the Goa Badminton Association, the tournament witnessed several closely contested finals across age categories. National bronze medallist Amaira Dhumatker showcased her class in the Girls Under 11 Singles, defeating Anvitha Poojari 15-5, 15-3. Amaira then partnered Anvitha in the Girls Doubles, where the pair defeated Saachi Sinai Kenkre and Yashika Koneru 15-5, 15-2 to complete her double. Shaheen…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has approached the High Court against its recent decision allowing the premature release of three convicts serving life sentences in the 2006 kidnapping and murder of Mandar Surlakar. Advocate General Devidas Pangam confirmed that the State has filed an appeal, which is yet to come up for hearing. The challenge follows last Thursday’s judgment by a Division Bench of Justice Neela Gokhale and Justice Amit Jamsandekar. The Bench had set aside the government’s December 18, 2025 decision rejecting the State Sentence Review Board’s recommendation for the release of Rohan Dhungat, Ryan Pinto and Shankar…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) has announced the tentative schedule for the Class XII HSSC and Class 10 SSC final public examinations for the academic year 2026-27. According to circulars issued by Board Secretary Sermia Cynthia Gonsalves, the HSSC general and vocational examinations are scheduled to be held from February 8 to February 25, 2027. The SSC examinations for Class 10 students are scheduled to begin on March 15 and continue until April 10, 2027. The HSSC examination will commence on February 8 with Language I and Chemistry papers and conclude on…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) held a strategic planning and organisational strengthening meeting with representatives from all 40 Assembly constituencies, focusing on strengthening the party’s grassroots network and preparing for the upcoming elections. The meeting was held at Grace Majestic Hotel in Margao and was presided over by AICC In-charge for Goa Manikrao Thakare. GPCC President Girish Chodankar, Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao and Working Presidents M. K. Shaikh, Adv. Carlos Alvares Ferreira, Altone D’Costa and Sunil Kawthankar were present. District Presidents Assis Noronha, Rajesh Verekar, Shashank Narvekar and Mangaldas Naik also attended the meeting, along…

Team Goemkarponn BARDEZ: Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant inaugurated the newly completed Community Centre for Village Panchayat Verla Canca at Canca, Bardez, aimed at providing improved infrastructure and dedicated spaces for community activities and public services. The facility has been sanctioned under the Deendayal Panchayat Raj Infrastructure Development (Golden Jubilee) Scheme. The inauguration was held in the presence of Calangute MLA and GSIDC Chairman Michael Lobo, MLA and Goa Tourism Development Corporation Chairman Kedar Naik, Siolim MLA Delilah Lobo and other dignitaries. During the programme, Sawant also inaugurated Phase I of the Candolim Mangrove Park at Candolim Bridge and laid…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The 9th meeting of the District Cooperative Development Committee for North Goa was held at the Conference Hall of the Collectorate, Panaji, to review the progress of cooperative initiatives in the district. The meeting was chaired by Additional Collector-II Akshay G. Potekar and attended by Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies (Technical) Kaushik B. Dessai, along with representatives from various government departments. The committee reviewed the current status of cooperative development initiatives being undertaken across North Goa. Discussions focused on strengthening coordination between different departments, promoting the growth of the cooperative sector and ensuring the effective implementation of…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa University and the Directorate of Fisheries, Government of Goa, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the Matsya Sandhana Kshetram programme to strengthen scientific research, innovation and sustainable development in the fisheries sector. The MoU was signed at Goa University on August 10, with the collaboration focusing on research, skill development, technology-driven initiatives and improved opportunities for Goa’s fishing community. Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant said the fisheries sector forms an important part of Goa’s social, cultural and economic fabric and plays a significant role in supporting livelihoods and food security. Sawant said the partnership…