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Paris: High jumper Nishad Kumar of T47 category clinched his second successive silver at the Paralympic Games with a season’s best effort of 2.04m on Sunday. Nishad had also won a silver in Tokyo Paralympics three years ago. He had jumped 2.06m then in Tokyo. T47 is meant for competitors with a below elbow or wrist amputation or impairment. Nishad’s silver was India’s third medal from para-athletics and seventh for the country overall in Paris Paralympics. Earlier in the day, Preethi Pal created history as she became the first Indian woman track and field athlete to win two medals at…

Paris: India’s Preethi Pal won a bronze in women’s 200m T35 category, her second medal of Paris Paralympics, with a personal best time of 30.01 seconds on Sunday. The bronze won by the 23-year-old Preethi was also India’s second para-athletics medal in the Paris Games. T35 classification is meant for athletes who have coordination impairments such as hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis. On Friday, she had clinched India’s first athletics medal in a Paralympics track event, winning a bronze in the women’s T35 100m competition with a personal best time of 14.21 seconds. All the athletics medals India had won since…

Goemkarponn Desk: Sporting Club Davorlim defeated Dramapur Sports Club, 4-3, to enter into the quarterfinals of the 23rd Benaulim Villagers Cup inter-village football tournament, organised by Dando Club Boys Benaulim and played at Dando football ground, on Saturday. Royson Colaco scored a brace while Sahil Fernandes and Reeve D’Costa netted a goal each for SC Davorlim. For Dramapur Sports Club, Senoy Oliveira netted a brace while Larson Rebello was the other scorer.

Goemkarponn Desk: MARGAO: Odisha Fc defeated Churchill brother’s FC Goa 6-0 in the 2nd edition of Bahusaeb Bandodkar memorial trophy match held at PJN stadium Fatorda on Saturday. Roy Krishna of Odisha FC was the star of the match with his hatrick power’ packed shots and gave his best to his team, while Churchill brother’s Kilane Ebenezer Diamande gave his best to his team. Churchill brother’s Kilane Ebenezer Diamande the forward shot was saved by Amrinder Singh the goalkeeper of Odihsha Fc in the 15th minutes,than Odhisa,s Narendra missed a chance to score in the 19th, It was number 21,…

Goemkarponn Desk Amidst rumours of possible portfolio reshuffle, Town and Country Planning (TCP) Minister Vishwajit Rane today said that the TCP portfolio was handed over to him by party’s central leadership and that ongoing criticisms are only because he has been doing good work. Rane said that every decision taken by him as far as TCP is concerned has been within the law. “TCP portfolio was given to me by party central leadership. I have been doing good work and hence facing criticism or allegations. I have done everything as per law,” said Rane He further said that 950 complaints…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today said that as per the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi which is to take the health services to the door steps of people, we failed in that. “It’s the failure of the Government and mine too for not being able to deliver to the people of South,” said Rane He further said that he has spoken to CM, also will chair a high level meeting with the CM & move a note to declare SDGH as the tertiary hospital. “South Goa District hospital can’t remain only a district hospital, It has…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Goa police arrested their female sub-inspector, Anoushka Parab, for aiding and abetting a suicide after a lawyer from South Goa committed himself, claiming she had harassed him. In the hours following a police raid at his home on Thursday, advocate Jayant Prabhu took his own life at his home in Davorlim hamlet, close to Margao town, at the direction of LPSI Anoushka Parab. His son Pritesh was being sought after by the team after he was charged with molestation. Pritesh was arrested by the Margao police. The South Goa Lawyers Association demonstrated on Friday in front of…