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NEW DELHI: Former world number one and 2018 World Champion Ankur Mittal scripted history at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship on Friday, clinching the gold medal in Double Trap with a new continental record. His stellar performance also powered India to its best-ever campaign at the championship, taking the country’s medal tally past the 100-mark to a record 103 medals — including 52 gold, 26 silver, and 25 bronze. Mittal dominated the final with 107 hits across four rounds (26, 28, 26, 27), leaving Kazakhstan’s Artyom Chikulayev (98) with silver and Kuwait’s Ahmad Alaffasi (96+2) with bronze. Alongside…

New Delhi: India began their CAFA Nations Cup campaign in style on Friday, defeating higher-ranked Tajikistan 2-1, thanks to early goals from defenders Anwar Ali and Sandesh Jhingan, and a heroic performance from captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu under the bar. The victory, under new head coach Khalid Jamil, marked a strong start for a side that had been struggling in recent international outings. India struck early, breaking their three-match scoring drought within 15 minutes. Anwar Ali opened the account in the fifth minute when he headed in from a melee after a long throw-in by Muhammed Uvais Moyikkal, with…

NEW DELHI: Japan has announced that its next-generation E10 series Shinkansen trains will be introduced on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor by the early 2030s, giving a major push to India–Japan strategic and economic cooperation. The decision was unveiled during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Japan, following his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Calling the project a “landmark in India–Japan relations,” both leaders underscored the importance of fast-tracking the bullet train’s operations. Alongside the E10 introduction, India will also receive a General Inspection Train (GIT) and a set of E5 Shinkansen rolling stock to support immediate…

Team Goemkarponn VALPOI: The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Sattari Taluka Farmers’ Association has been convened for September 14 at the Lakshmibai Memorial Hall in Valpoi, with several contentious issues expected to dominate the proceedings. Members are gearing up to hold the current board of directors accountable for alleged mismanagement and neglect of the society’s assets. The association, which has been active for decades and runs a self-service and banking counter, is facing mounting criticism from its members over the board’s handling of affairs in the past two years. One of the major grievances is the demolition of…

Team Goemkarponn VALPOI: Residents of Zarme and Charavane in Sattari taluka were left frustrated during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations as BSNL mobile services collapsed, leaving customers without network for over a week. The frequent disruptions have sparked anger among locals, who are demanding immediate intervention from both BSNL and Parye MLA Dr. Deviya Rane. Although mobile towers were installed in both villages just three months ago, customers allege that the services are highly unreliable, with calls and data connectivity disappearing repeatedly. The problem worsened during the festive period, when smooth communication was most needed. According to sources, the towers were…

“The issue goes beyond potholes—it is about trust. Every monsoon, citizens watch the same cycle repeat: roads are dug up hastily before the rains, patched badly, and by July, what remains is a dangerous obstacle course. Contractors are paid, officials look the other way, and commuters pay with their safety. Unless Kamat addresses the entrenched nexus of corruption, negligence, and contractor-politician collusion, his tenure at the PWD risks becoming another chapter in the long book of Goa’s road mismanagement. There is also the question of vision. Goa’s road infrastructure has not kept pace with the demands of its growing population…

Team Goemkarponn Valpoi: The Ganpati Visarjan Shed at Shel Melawali in Maigine, under Guleli Gram Panchayat, was inaugurated in the presence of Sarpanch Nitesh Gawade, Panch member Prashanti Melekar and villagers. Speaking on the occasion, Sarpanch Nitesh Gawade said the facility had been a long-pending demand of the locals, as Ganesh devotees had faced difficulties in conducting immersions for several years. “With the cooperation of local MLA and Minister Vishwajit Rane, this shed has now been made available for devotees. This will ensure that Ganpati immersions are conducted smoothly without inconvenience,” he stated. Gawade further said that proper facilities,…