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Goemakrponn desk CANACONA: Pankaj Naik Gaunkar is installed as the 44th President at the Installation Ceremony of the Board of Directors of Lions Club of Canacona. Leo Bhavikar Naik is installed as the President of Leo Club of Canacona in a joint installation ceremony held at Molyma Resorts, Rajbag-Canacona on Sunday. The new team of Canacona Lions includes Secretary Yogita Vernekar, Treasurer Sajjan Naik Gaonkar and the Board of Directors and Canacona Leo Clubs Secretary Aadi Vernekar, Treasurer Sidhant naik Gaonkar were duly installed by IInd Vice-District Governor of District 317-B PMJF Lion Rajshekhar Hiremath. Earlier the outgoing president Gourish…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Leader of Opposition in the Goa assembly, Yuri Alemao, today called for strict warnings to be issued to IPS officers whose videos in discos and casinos were recently seen on social media. Speaking on the floor of the House, Mr Alemao said the law and order situation in the state is deteriorating, with criminals acting without fear and some police officers allegedly involved in criminal activities. “There is no fear in the minds of criminals…several instances of police’s involvement with criminals have come to the fore,” Mr Alemao alleged, adding that videos showing IPS officers in discos…

MUMBAI: An oil tanker carrying 16 crew members, including 13 Indians, has capsized off the coast of Oman, the country’s maritime security centre said on Tuesday. The crew members are missing and search and rescue operations are on to find them. The crew of ‘Prestige Falcon’, a Comoros-flagged oil tanker, had 13 Indians and three Sri Lankans onboard, the centre tweeted on Thursday. The vessel capsized 25 nautical miles southeast of Ras Madrakah near the Omani port of Duqm on Monday. The tanker was heading to the Yemeni port of Aden, according to shipping data by LSEG. Oman’s maritime security…

Houston: India’s Shaurya Bawa signed off with a bronze medal after going down 0-3 to Egyptian top seed Mohamed Zakaria in the boys’ singles semifinal of the World Junior Squash Championships in Houston. Bawa lost 5-11 5-11 9-11 to last year’s runner-up Zakaria in a thrilling 41-minute semifinal contest. Bawa is only the second Indian male after Kush Kumar (in 2014) to reach the World Junior semifinals. (Source: NEWS18)

Goemkapronn desk PORVORIM: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday confirmed that the state will implement reservation for Scheduled Tribes in its legislative assembly by the 2027 elections. This decision is in accordance with directives from the Union Government and the Ministry of Law and Justice. The announcement came in response to a query raised by Independent MLA Anton Vas during the assembly session. The Chief Minister stated in a written reply that the reservation will be rolled out for the next Assembly elections in 2027, ensuring four seats are designated for ST candidates. With the model code of conduct…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Mayem MLA Premendra Shet today confirmed that Goa Cricket Association’s (GCA) International Cricket Stadium will be constructed at Bicholim. “It’s now confirmed, Goa Cricket Association’s (GCA) International Cricket Stadium will be constructed at Bicholim,” said Shet. Uday Joshi & Associates, the architect of the Dhargal Stadium project, presented a plan for a 32,000-seat stadium. The stadium will cover an area of two lakh square meters. According to Suraj Lotlikar, the Goa Cricket Association has saved Rs 42 crore under the Income Tax Department under the ‘Vivad Se Vishwas’ scheme.

Goemkapronn desk PORVORIM: Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said there is no proposal to amend the law to include Konkani written in Roman script as part of the official language. In a written reply to a question tabled by AAP MLAs Venzy Viegas and Cruz Silva in the assembly, Sawant said that as per the Official Language Act, 1987, the Konkani language means the Konkani language written in Devanagari script, which is the official language. A section of Goans is demanding that Konkani written in the Roman script should also be considered as the official language. Responding to…