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Paris: India missed a golden chance to enter the hockey final of the Olympics for the first time in 44 years as they went down 2-3 to Germany in a close last-four clash at the Paris Games here on Tuesday. The Indians started brightly and dominated the early exchanges, before the Germans regrouped themselves. It was a great opportunity for India to enter their first final of the Olympics since the 1980 Games but Germany dashed their hopes with a decisive goal in the fourth and final quarter. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (7th) and Sukhjeet Singh (36th) struck for India, while…

Bangladesh: As Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus was appointed the head of an interim government in Bangladesh on Tuesday (August 6), at least 24 people were burnt alive at a hotel owned by a leader of the Awami League. While the army took charge, 100 more deaths were reported overnight in incidents of violence in many parts of the country after Sheikh Hasina fled the country. A number of Hindu temples, households and businesses were vandalised, women assaulted and at least two Hindu leaders affiliated with the Awami League party headed by Hasina were killed in the violence, as per two…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant stated that he is working to ensure that all Goan students who want to take the NEET are assigned to a single Goa centre. “Ministers Nilkanth Halarnkar and Subhash Phal Dessai brought it to my attention yesterday. I’ve chatted with them and written to them. It’s getting late. But I’m doing the best I can,” he remarked. He was reacting to Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai’s statement about Zero Hour. Parents and children who answered the NEET exam expressed dread and anxiety about the examination centre assignment in other states. “Three hundred aspirants from…

Dhaka: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus was named chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government on Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following a violent crackdown on a student-led uprising. Muhammad Yunus was appointed to the post by Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin after he held meetings with student leaders and chiefs of the three military services, local media reported late on Tuesday, citing a statement and officials from the president’s office. Student protesters had threatened more demonstrations if parliament was not dissolved. The movement that toppled Hasina rose out of demonstrations against public…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant effectively put an end to any possibility of Konkani being used in Romi script in government and educational institutions. In response to inquiries regarding the status of Romi Konkani in governmental and educational settings, Sawant affirmed that the state’s official language for all purposes is Konkani written in Devanagari script, as per the Official Language Act of 1987. Additionally, Marathi is utilized in official contexts. The Chief Minister went on to say that the Advisory Board of the Official Language Cell has not recommended to the government that Konkani be written in…

On Monday, speaking on demands for Town and Country Planning, Forests and Women and Children in the Goa Legislative Assembly, former Minister and Taleigao MLA Jennifer Monseratte demanded that Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary be declared as Tiger Reserve. For the whole session, hardly anything could be heard from Jennifer on any issue, not even the issues concerning her constituency including bad roads etc but she suddenly woke up from her deep slumber and spoke on Tiger Reserve. One wonders where the love for Togers came from. Of course, the Tiger Reserve is the need of the hour and it is for…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The legislative assembly has been reassured by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant that the approximately 10,000 outstanding Forest Rights Claims (FRC) cases will be accelerated and settled before the end of the present government’s term. “During this term, the Forest Rights Act lawsuits will be resolved. Concerning the backlog of more than 10,000 cases, Leader of the Opposition Yuri Alemao expressed concerns. Sawant responded, saying that all pending cases would be accelerated for disposal. Alemao expressed his concerns during a Calling Attention discussion, which was facilitated by MLA Ganesh Gaonkar. He cited the incorrect assessment of forest rights…