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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The National Green Tribunal’s ruling, which had permitted the building of a bridge over the Tiracol River to connect Querim Village with the Tiracol hamlet on the Maharashtra side of the river that falls in Goa, has been overturned by the Supreme Court of India. The building of the bridge was previously put on hold by the Supreme Court in July of last year while the Goa Foundation’s petition was heard. When activists claimed that Leading Hotels Pvt Ltd, which was then looking to develop a golf course, was the only party benefiting from the construction of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: United Club Unjirim got the better of Bandol Sports Club 4-2 via the tiebreaker to enter into the semifinals of the 1st Caniza Peixoto Memorial football tournament Org by Agxem Sports Club and played at St.Alex Church ground Curtorim. Both teams played attacking football and tried to play with short passes and long ranger shots due to rain but Bandol Sports Club scored the first goal through Maldino Rodrigues in the 15th minute from the box while Clifton of Unjirim missed the target before half-time to get the equaliser. In the second session, both teams had an…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Goa Medical College, Bambolim emerged champions in the Inter-Collegiate Chess (Mix) Championship 2024-25 organized by Goa University at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium, Goa University Campus, Taleigao on 23rd& 24th July 2024. P.E.S Ravi S. Naik College of Arts & Science Farmagudi claimed the runners-up title while Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda, finished third. Best Player was awarded to Ayush Shirodkar from Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics, Margao Goa. The chief guest for the closing ceremony was Ashwin Lavande, deputy registrar-academic at Goa University, and guest of honour Sanket Gaude, assistant. Registrar, Admissions, Goa University, Arvind Mhamal, International Arbiter, Dattaram…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Manipal Hospital Goa successfully completed a groundbreaking restorative surgery. The procedure was performed by Dr Amey Pednekar, Consultant – Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Manipal Hospital Goa, and his team on Mahadev Sawant, a 50-year-old resident of Sawantwadi. Mr. Sawant’s grinder slipped from his hand, resulting in multiple injuries to the index, middle, ring, and little fingers of his right hand. He experienced severe pain, and his wounds were bleeding heavily. His family promptly took him to a nearby hospital, where he received basic first aid and proper bandaging. He was then advised to seek further medical care…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Vedanta Sesa Goa’s Value-Added Business extended support to local cultural groups specialising in rural Goan music. The company handed over essential musical instruments (cymbals, pakwaj, tanpura) to the Sateri Aai Dindi Pathak of Amona. This initiative is aimed at supporting the group & to help amplify the talents of its 125 dedicated women members, who have already earned local acclaim for their captivating performances while empowering them to continue their celebrated performances across the state. The musical instruments were handed over to Pooja Sinari, President of the group, and other members of the cultural group by Mr.…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Taxi owners today have demanded Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho resignation for failing to resolve the taxi issue. “Mauvin not capable of holding Transport Ministry, should be dropped immediately, if Mauvin can’t solve Taxi issue, he should not contest 2027 Goa Assembly elections,” said Taxi operators The taxi operators claimed that the issue of taxi operators is pending for long time and state government is not interest. Taxi operators say that this practice is depriving local taxi owners and drivers of their rightful business. “When local drivers request that Goa Miles drivers to respect the queue system, the…

New Delhi: The plane crash in Nepal that left 18 people dead has yet again put the spotlight on table-top runways that have been the site of major plane accidents across the world. Table-top runways are located on an elevated level than the surrounding terrain. This means there is a steep drop on one or more sides of the runway and this leaves a very slim margin of error for the pilot because if the plane overshoots the runway, it will crash down. Five airports in India have table-top runways — Shimla, Calicut, Mangalore, Lengpui (Mizoram) and Pakyong (Sikkim). Of…