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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Sonics emerged as the new champions of women’s basketball in the state after producing an impressive performance to defeat Jades in the final of the All Goa Basketball Tournament. The title clash witnessed confident play from the winning side as they recorded a 26 to 18 victory and lifted the trophy in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Right from the opening minutes, Sonics displayed better coordination and sharper intent. Their players combined disciplined defending with quick transitions, making it difficult for Jades to settle into a rhythm. By the end of the first half, Sonics had built…

Team Goemkarponn Canacona: In a brave and timely operation, Canacona police personnel rescued a financially distressed man who was on the verge of jumping off a hilltop at Talpona on Monday evening. The man, employed at a starred hotel in Canacona, had climbed the hill behind the Talpona Coastal Police Station and was standing at the edge of the cliff, facing severe emotional and financial stress. According to Canacona SDPO and DySP Nilesh Rane, the police control room received urgent information that a hotel employee was in distress at the Talpona hilltop. Acting swiftly, Canacona police rushed to the spot.…

Team Goemkarponn Canacona: As many as twelve schools from Shristhal village participated in the Bazaar Day organised by the Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC), Shristhal, in association with the Village Panchayat of Shristhal, with support from the Goa State Biodiversity Board and the Department of Environment and Climate Change Panchayat office, on Monday. The BMC specially organised the “Bazaar Day” for school students from the Shristhal Panchayat area from 8.30 am onwards in front of the panchayat office, with the objective of providing practical exposure and hands-on learning experiences. The initiative also aimed to create awareness among students about environmental conservation…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Director of Municipal Administration, Brijesh Manerkar, has issued a notification finalising the delimitation of 30 wards for the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP), paving the way for the forthcoming civic elections likely to be held in March. The order, published in the Official Gazette, was issued on Monday with the approval of the State government under Section 9(2) of the City of Panaji Corporation Act, 2002. The Act authorises the Director, with government consent, to determine the number and boundaries of wards for the election of councillors. According to the notification, the newly drawn…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has accepted the State government’s proposal to disburse compensation to the families of those killed in the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub fire and later recover the amount from the accused persons, including the Luthra brothers. The direction was issued on Tuesday while the court was hearing a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) arising from the tragic fire incident, which claimed 25 lives and left several others injured. The Bench instructed the State to compile and place on record a detailed list of assets belonging to the accused, including…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the Inspector General of Societies (IGS) to complete, within six months, an inquiry into complaints alleging large-scale financial irregularities by the managing committee of the Goa Cricket Association (GCA). The direction was issued while hearing a petition filed by Mahesh Chavan, who alleged that crores of rupees received by the GCA from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) were diverted and misused. The petitioner claimed that funds earmarked for developing cricket infrastructure in Goa were instead spent on events jointly organised by the BCCI and…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday strongly criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of repeatedly relying on baseless foreign claims to question India’s leadership and institutions, and said such conduct goes beyond dissent and harms national interest. In a statement, Sawant said Rahul Gandhi has, over the past two days, pushed what he termed “non-facts and misleading narratives” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He objected particularly to Gandhi’s remarks on India–US trade engagement, which the Congress leader described as a “cover-up,” while alleging that the Prime Minister was “compromised.” “These are reckless fabrications aimed solely at…