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New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday moved a resolution in the Union Territory’s Legislative Assembly seeking the restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. While introducing the resolution, Abdullah referred to what he described as a three step process involving delimitation, Assembly elections and restoration of statehood. He said the first two stages had been completed and that statehood was now the remaining step. Abdullah said people of Jammu and Kashmir had participated in the electoral process and that the government had continued to wait for the promised restoration of statehood. He also referred…

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has clarified that the new Merchant Discount Rate on specified UPI transactions above ₹2,000 is not a tax, cess or surcharge, and that customers will not be charged separately for making such payments. The new framework, which is scheduled to take effect from October 15, 2026, introduces an MDR of 0.4% on specified person to merchant UPI transactions above ₹2,000. The charge will be capped at ₹300 for transactions of ₹75,000 or more. Person to person UPI payments will continue to remain free. Sitharaman said the money collected through MDR will not go into…

New Delhi: The Assam Cabinet has approved the Assam Muslim Marriage Registration (Compulsory) Rules, 2026, introducing a uniform framework for the mandatory registration of Muslim marriages across the state. Under the new system, Muslim marriages will be registered through designated government registrars instead of licensed Muslim registrars or qazis. The government may appoint additional officers as registrars if the number of applications increases, with the aim of ensuring that couples can complete the registration process without difficulty. The new rules provide the procedural framework under the Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Act, 2024. The legislation replaced the…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa is set to host the 37th West Zone Junior Athletics Championship 2026 from September 27 to 29 at the Atal Athletics Stadium, Cujira. The championship is being organised by the Goa Athletic Association in collaboration with the Athletics Federation of India and the Sports Authority of Goa. Junior athletes from eight states across the West Zone are expected to participate, giving young competitors an opportunity to test themselves at the zonal level and compete for honours. Ahead of the championship, the 124-member Goa athletics team was presented with official kits at the Atal Stadium on September…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa University Inter Collegiate Football Championship 2026-27 for men began on Thursday with an action packed opening day across three venues in Goa. At the Goa University Ground in Taleigao, VVM’s Shri Damodar College, Margao, began its campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory over P.G. Goa University. Harshad Mestry scored the only goal in the 53rd minute. Agnel Institute of Engineering and Management, Assagao, produced one of the biggest wins of the day, defeating Goa College of Hospitality and Culinary 6-0. Vishvesh Haldankar, Rudra Shetgaonkar, Shreyash Dabholkar, Aditya Mathkar, Akash Tandel and Vaishnav Salgaonkar were on…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Arnav Saraf, Atharv Sadaye, Niharika Parwar and Dimple Revankar advanced to the semifinals of the Radiant State Ranking Badminton Tournament, being held at the Multipurpose Stadium in Ponda. The tournament is organised by Radiant Sports Club in association with the Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa. In the Boys’ U17 singles, top seed Mohammed Umar defeated Aaryan Karpe 15-5, 9-15, 15-2. Atharv Sadaye produced a close three-game win over fourth seed Linesh Virnodkar, prevailing 16-14, 11-15, 17-15. Arnav Saraf continued his impressive run with a 15-12, 15-11 victory over fifth seed Shaan C K.…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Ganapati Bappa has exposed a glaring contradiction. The Ganesh Mandap at the Margao Municipal Garden, officially described as being in a “very dilapidated condition,” successfully hosted this year’s Shree Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations of the Margao Municipal Employees’ Shree Ganesh Utsav Mandal, stated Madganvcho Awaaz & Youth Leader Prabhav Naik. “If the structure was genuinely in such a ‘very dilapidated condition’, how was it considered fit and safe to host the Chaturthi celebrations?” questioned Naik. He said the contradiction assumes greater significance in light of the proposal dated 28 November 2024 submitted by Margao MLA Digambar Kamat…