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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Director General of Police (DGP) Goa, Alok Kumar, on Monday stated that the police department has not yet received any directions from the state government regarding the Shirgao Stampede fact-finding committee report. “We have not received any instructions from the Goa government as of now; we are awaiting further instructions,” he said. The fact-finding committee, constituted to probe the tragic stampede during the annual Lairai Jatra at Shirgao in Bicholim taluka, had submitted its report to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant recently. The incident, which took place in early May, resulted in multiple injuries and raised serious concerns…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Centre’s proposal to explore a nuclear power plant in Goa has sparked a political storm, with opposition parties slamming the move as reckless and hazardous to the state’s ecological and social fabric. Union Minister for Power Manohar Lal Khattar, who chaired a power sector review meeting in Panaji on Monday, revealed that the government is considering setting up a nuclear facility in Goa, subject to a feasibility study. “We have discussed setting up a nuclear power plant in Goa if the feasibility permits,” Khattar stated, adding that the Centre has already encouraged other states to explore…

New Delhi: Veteran Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma has expressed his intention to play in the 2027 ODI World Cup, scheduled to take place in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia in October-November 2027. The comment comes shortly after Rohit announced his retirement from Test cricket on May 7, 2025, and T20Is after leading India to the T20 World Cup title in June 2024. In a recent interview now going viral on social media, Rohit addressed the possibility of participating in the next ODI World Cup. When asked whether he was aiming for the 2027 tournament to complete the “unfinished business” of…

New Delhi: With the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) set to resume on May 17, Cricket Australia (CA) has issued a clear statement regarding its players’ participation in the remaining matches. The league, previously suspended due to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, now faces uncertainty over the availability of several overseas stars, particularly Australians. Amid reports that Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc are unlikely to return to India, and others like Pat Cummins, Travis Head, and Josh Inglis still undecided, CA has declared it will support each player’s personal decision regarding whether or not to rejoin…

Chennai: In a landmark verdict that has drawn national attention, a sessions court in Coimbatore has convicted all nine men accused in the 2019 Pollachi sexual assault and blackmail case. The court, presided over by Judge R Nandhini Devi, found the accused guilty of multiple counts of gangrape, repeated sexual assault, and criminal intimidation. Sentencing is scheduled for noon, with the prosecution seeking life imprisonment for all convicts. The convicted individuals—Sabarirajan alias Rishwanth (32), Thirunavukarasu (34), T. Vasantha Kumar (30), M. Sathish (33), R. Mani alias Manivannan, P. Babu (33), Haron Paul (32), Arulanantham (39), and Arun Kumar (33)—have been…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Adampur Air Force base in Punjab on Tuesday, just days after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire following heightened cross-border tensions. His visit was aimed at acknowledging the bravery and resilience of the armed forces in the wake of recent hostilities. Adampur was among the strategic airbases targeted by Pakistan during the night of May 9 and 10, in retaliation to India’s precision counter-terror operation, Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7. Pakistan had claimed that its hypersonic missiles, launched from JF-17 fighter jets, destroyed India’s S-400 air defence system stationed at…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Amid the onslaught of summer and the accompanying rising temperature levels, Drishti Marine, the state-appointed professional lifesaving agency, has issued a summer advisory suggesting simple tips to stay safe while at the beach on a hot, sunny day. The advisory by Drishti Marine comes at a time when tourists, primarily domestic travellers, have been heading to Goa, with families in tow, for their annual summer break. Several of Goa’s popular beaches have already been demarcated with swim zones exclusively for the use of families, men and women. Typical outdoor temperature during summer months in Goa ranges from…