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New Delhi: With the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 just around the corner, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is under intense scrutiny as it races against time to complete the renovation of cricket stadiums in Lahore, Karachi, and Rawalpindi. Despite assurances from the PCB, the slow progress of the renovation work has raised significant concerns about the readiness of these venues. The PCB has a tight deadline of January 31 to finish all renovation work, a task that now seems almost impossible to achieve. The stadiums, which are also scheduled to host a four-match tri-series featuring New Zealand and South Africa…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA – As yet another annual traditional feast day, devotees have once again come out to demand government’s intervention to prevail over Defence (Navy)’s decision to disallow entry of civilians on Anjediva island to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Brotas on Feb 2. Even as it looks like the Archdiocese has given up all the hope to revive the tradition of celebrating two feasts annually (on Oct 4 and 2nd Feb), Octogenarian Natividade De Sa leading the one-man army refuses to give-up the religious rights of Catholic belief and inspite of repeated denials from all the…

APAAR ID is also mandatory to obtain benefits of free textbooks, mid-day meals & other Govt. benefit schemes Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: With the aim of utilizing APAAR ID as the primary identifier of the student, the Goa government has made it mandatory to quote APAAR ID in inter-school transfers and migration from here onwards. Further, APAAR ID is also mandatory to obtain the benefits of free textbooks, mid-day meals and other Govt. benefit schemes. Therefore, the Heads of all institutions are enjoined to expedite the process of APAAR ID generation of its students. A copy of this circular should be…

THE NEW BEGINNING… — New Academic Year 2025-26 will commence from April 01 for Class VI to Class X and Class XII — The classes will be conducted for the above grades in the month of April up to 11:30 a.m. — The students of the above Grades will have summer vacation from 1.5.2025 to 3.6.2025. — The schools will follow regular timings from 4.6.2025 onwards. — It is anticipated that this shift in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) will make it easier to finish the curriculum on time. Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: The Directorate Of Education (DoE)…

New Delhi: In a significant move to counter separatist activities, the Indian government has reinforced its stance against the pro-Khalistan group, Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), led by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal has upheld a 5-year ban on SFJ, citing its persistent engagement in subversive activities that threaten India’s internal security. A recent incident highlighted the gravity of SFJ’s actions when a pre-recorded threat was sent to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s residence, warning of bombings and targeting the children of Indian officials studying abroad. This incident is just one of many that underscore the organization’s dangerous agenda.…

New Delhi: In a dramatic escalation of a pre-election controversy, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal has been at the center of a storm after accusing the Haryana government of deliberately poisoning the Yamuna River. This allegation, made just ahead of the Delhi assembly elections, has sparked a fierce backlash from both the Haryana government and the Election Commission of India (ECI). The controversy began when Kejriwal alleged that the Haryana government, led by the BJP, had mixed poison in the Yamuna water supplied to Delhi, a claim that could have severe implications for public health and interstate…

Pune: In a grim turn of events, a woman in Pune has succumbed to Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), marking the second death in Maharashtra due to this rare neurological disorder. This tragedy comes as the city grapples with an alarming surge in GBS cases, with 127 people affected, the highest number in the state. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has swiftly responded to the crisis by reserving 40 hospital beds, including 10 equipped with ventilators, at the Kamala Nehru Hospital to treat GBS patients. This move is crucial given that the first death from GBS was reported earlier this month in…