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New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the winners of its annual awards for the 2024 to 2025 season, recognising outstanding performances across international and domestic cricket. Indian batter Shubman Gill has been named the Best International Cricketer in the men’s category, receiving the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award. Gill amassed 1,565 runs in 25 international matches during the season, including six centuries. His tally featured 991 runs in Test cricket from 10 matches, along with 447 runs in eight One Day Internationals and 127 runs in seven T20 internationals. In the women’s category, Smriti Mandhana…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Department of Tourism Goa participated in the opening day of the Travel & Tourism Fair Bengaluru 2026, which is being held from March 13 to March 15 at the Bangalore Palace Grounds. The three day event has brought together tourism boards, travel agencies, tour operators and hospitality stakeholders from across the country. At the exhibition, the Goa Tourism pavilion is highlighting the state’s diverse tourism experiences beyond its well known beaches. The showcase focuses on cultural tourism, spiritual circuits, hinterland experiences, eco tourism, wellness travel, culinary traditions and MICE tourism opportunities aimed at attracting a wider…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Goa University has announced its women’s judo team that will represent the institution at the All India Inter University Judo Women Championship 2025–26 scheduled to be held at Chandigarh University, Mohali from March 18 to March 22, 2026. Ahead of the competition, the university organised a kit distribution and farewell ceremony on March 13 at the Sports Section of Goa University. The event was held to encourage the athletes and wish them success as they prepare to compete against top university teams from across the country. The ceremony was attended by Balachandra Jadar and Dinesh Patil, who…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Day 8 of the Goa University Inter Collegiate Cricket Men’s Championship 2025–26 featured two competitive matches at the Goa University Ground, with victories recorded by S. S. Dempo College, Cujira and VP’s Mandre College, Pernem. In the first match of the day, Srinivassa Sinai Dempo College of Commerce and Economics defeated P.E.S Ravi S. Naik College of Arts and Science by 75 runs in an impressive all round performance. After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, Dempo College posted a strong total of 198 for 6 in 20 overs. The innings was led by a…

New Delhi: The Department of Tourism Goa hosted a travel trade delegation from Almaty as part of a familiarisation visit aimed at strengthening tourism cooperation and showcasing the state as a leading international destination. The delegation was welcomed at Paryatan Bhavan in Panaji and will explore several attractions across the state to experience Goa’s diverse tourism offerings. The visit was facilitated by Ernest Dias, who coordinated the initiative to give international travel partners a firsthand experience of the destination. Senior tourism officials present during the visit included Kedar Naik, Jayesh Kankonkar and Gavin Dias along with other representatives from the…

New Delhi: India has announced a 30 day extension for visas and e visas of foreign nationals currently stranded in the country due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Authorities said the measure is intended to assist travellers who are unable to leave because of flight disruptions and regional instability. According to the Consulate General of India, Dubai, visas that are expiring or set to expire soon will be extended for one month without any charges. The extension will be processed through the jurisdictional Foreigners Regional Registration Office to ensure that affected travellers can remain in the country…

New Delhi: A chartered aircraft arranged by Iran departed from Kochi late on Friday to repatriate most of the crew members of the Iranian warship IRIS Lavan, which had docked at the southern port earlier this month. The flight operation took place shortly after the fourth round of discussions between S. Jaishankar and Seyed Abbas Araghchi regarding the ongoing crisis in West Asia. The aircraft was also used to transport the bodies of sailors who died when another Iranian warship, IRIS Dena, was torpedoed and sunk near Sri Lanka on March 4. The chartered plane, believed to have originated from…