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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Three students from a college in Zuarinagar experienced a miraculous escape after a piece of false ceiling crashed down during class on Wednesday, resulting in minor injuries. The incident occurred around 11 AM on the second floor of the building. “The class was ongoing when a section of the false ceiling suddenly fell, causing minor injuries to three students. The injured students were promptly attended to and transported to a hospital by a 108 ambulance. They were discharged after receiving primary first aid,” said a source. The source said that the sudden incident left the students frightened,…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today informed that he has ordered immediate suspension of the Administrator of Comunidades of South Zone, Margao if he was found guilty of the allegations levelled against him by the opposition in the assembly. “The Administrator of Comunidades of South Zone, Margao has been suspended; the order will come out today,” said Sawant. Sawant assured that the government will hold an inquiry into the complaints against the Administrator of Comunidades, South Goa, alleging that he was coming to the office in an inebriated state. Opposition had highlighted paralysis in the functioning of the…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Over the course of eight months, from February to October 2023, the Goa Human Rights Commission recorded a massive backlog of 435 pending cases, primarily as a result of key position vacancies. In spite of this, a number of human rights cases have been heard, and 136 recommendations have been made thus far, ten of which have been appealed to higher courts. 435 cases are still pending with the Commission as of right now. The Chairperson’s and two members’ positions were unfilled from February 27, 2023, to October 31, 2023, which is the main cause of the…

Delhi: India vs Sri Lanka Squad Announcement Highlights: Suryakumar Yadav has been appointed to lead the Indian team in T20Is against Sri Lanka while Shubman Gill has been named his deputy for the three-match series. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been named in the ODI squad against Sri Lanka with the former also captaining the side. Gill is the vice-captain in the ODI series as well. Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have been rested for the series. Here are the India squads for Sri Lanka tour – T20I Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Just 30% of the industrial projects approved by the Goa Investment Promotion Board (IPB) over the previous five years have been put into service, indicating delays in completion. Data presented at the meeting indicates that during 2019, IPB approved 88 projects, of which only 25 were finished and operational. According to Industries Minister Mauvin Godinho, “the projects that are commissioned have yielded 3,451 jobs to Goans”. Data indicates that the reasons why investment projects don’t start on schedule include delayed plot allocation in industrial estates, insufficient infrastructure in newly built phases of industrial estates, and project proponents’…

Delhi: India star cricketer Hardik Pandya in an Instagram post on Thursday announced that he and wife Natasa Stankovic have ‘mutually parted ways’. For the last few months there were rumours that the celebrity couple were headed for separation, and with Thursday’s announcement it has been officially confirmed. Hardik Pandya has been a crucial player for the Indian cricket team over the past few years while Natasa, who hails from Serbia, has worked in movies. They got engaged in January, 2020 and have a four-year son Agastya. In a joint Instagram post on Thursday, Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic wrote:…

Badminton ace PV Sindhu says she is “going all-out” in her quest to become the first Indian to win an unprecedented third individual Olympic medal in Paris, drawing on her experience from a successful past. Sindhu stands on the brink of history as she pursues the gold medal in the upcoming Games, having won a silver and bronze in 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo edition respectively. In an exclusive conversation on JioCinema’s ‘The Dreamers,’ Sindhu spoke about her unwavering focus on making history at Paris, though it is going to be an extremely difficult task for the Indian star. “That…