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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: The recently ended Turtle nesting season on the twin Turtle sites of Canacona has brought cheers as well as tears to the Forest (Wildlife) department protecting the twin Turtle Nesting Sites at Agonda and Galgibaga in South Goa. The cheers as over 231 mother Sea-Turtles, believed to be the endangered Sea species Olive Ridley have laid over 22965 eggs on the various South-Goa coastal beach sands and were protected in as many Pits at the twin Turtle Rehabilitation Centres (TRC) operated by Forest (Wildlife) at Agonda and Galgibaga. The cheers however, were short-lived as only 13561 Olive…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Beginning with intensive demands for 50% Bus Concession and GMC Scandals, the inspiring history of Goa’s students’ movement of the 1970s and the 80s will be unfolded with the first-person accounts by the former student leaders of Goa. ManoShobha Kalaghar, a cultural centre set up in Loliem village of Canacona, will serialise the history of the students’ movement. It will include significant historical agitations as well as work done by students’ unions in the fields of literature, the monthly magazine, the theatre including street theatre, village camps, and public welfare amongst other achievements of the students. Edition…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Don Bosco College, Panjim entered into a formal collaboration with Invicta EduAdvise Consultants Private Limited with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. The agreement was signed by the Director of Don Bosco College, Fr Joaquim Lobo and the Director of Invicta EduAdvise Consultants Private Limited, Mr Darshan Goradia. The primary goal of the MOU is to provide comprehensive support to students aspiring to pursue higher education abroad. The partnership between Don Bosco College and EduAdvise International aims to facilitate access to quality international education by offering expert guidance and support throughout the entire process of studying…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Panjim Gymkhana in aegis with the Goa Table Tennis Association will organise an All Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament from September 26 to 29, 2024 at Panjim Gymkhana, Campal, Panaji. Categories are U11 / U15 for Boys and Girls; Men and Women. Matches will be held from 3 PM onwards as per the following schedule: Sep 26 (U11 and U15 Boys), Sep 27 (Girls and Women), Sep 28 (Men) and Sep 29 (All finals). Register at bit.ly/pgtt2024 by Sep 23. For more details, contact Suresh Karapurkar (9422438078).

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa University will conduct selection trials to form its Football Women’s teams on 25th September 2024 at 3:00 p.m. Students interested in attending the trials may report at Goa University Ground, Goa University Campus, Taleigao-Plateau in full playing kit for the selection trials. Colleges are also requested to inform the Sports Section via email at sports@unigoa.ac.in if any of their football players are unavailable for selection during the above-mentioned date, providing a reason for their absence, to be considered for the selection.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Vidya Prabodhini College, Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Navelim, DMC, Government College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Quepem, Don Bosco College, Panjim and St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa scored wins in the Goa University Inter Collegiate Football Championship 2024-25 for Women, at Goa University Ground. In the opening match of the day held at Goa University Ground, Vidya Prabodhini College of Commerce, Education, Computer and Management, Porvorim triumphed over VVM’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics, Margao in a sudden death tiebreaker, concluding with a score of 4-3 after the match ended in a 1-1 draw…

New Delhi: The government has launched a new scheme under the National Pension System (NPS) aimed at financially securing the future of children. The NPS Vatsalya scheme, announced in the Union Budget 2024 in July, was launched by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on September 18. The pension scheme will be managed under the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). The scheme allows parents and legal guardians to invest to build a retirement corpus for their children from their childhood up to the age of 18 years. 1) How to open an NPS Vatsalya account? Opening an NPS Vatsalya account…