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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Ishita Colaso claimed a double crown at the MCC All Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament which concluded at the multipurpose stadium in Fatorda. Yug Prabhu, Sachi Dessai, Chandan Caro, and Rishan Shaikh each secured titles in their respective categories. The tournament, one of the State Selection events, was organized by Margao Cricket Club under the aegis of the Goa Table Tennis Association. In the boys U11 category, Yug Prabhu triumphed over Kavish Dalvi with a commanding 3-0 victory (11-7, 11-5, 11-4). Sachi Dessai won the girls U11 title after a hard-fought match against Tisha Shaikh, edging…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Dayanand High School, Chorao defeated St. Aloysius High School, Diwar 1-0 to win the 7-a-side Football League Tournament, organised by Chodan Super School Complex, led by Raghuvir & Premavati Salkar Higher Secondary School, at Saude grounds, Chorao. The tournament was sponsored by Pramod Salkar and Geeta Salkar, the tournament aimed to nurture sportsmanship and emphasize the importance of physical activities among students. In the final match, Dayanand High School, Chorao defeated St. Aloysius High School, Diwar 1-0, securing first place. St. Bartholomew’s High School, Chorao claimed third place. Mast. Brijesh Nagvekar of Dayanand High School received both…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that Manohar International Airport at Mopa handled 87 charter flight operations from January 2023 till May 2024. “Manohar International Airport at Mopa commenced its Domestic Commercial operation on 5th January 2023, while the International operation started on 21st July 2023. The number of Chartered flights that arrived in Goa at Manohar International Airport from January 2023 till May 2024 is 87,” said CM Sawant. He further said that information pertaining to the Goa International Airport Dabolim is not maintained by the Directorate of Civil Aviation, the said Airport is operated by…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister for River Navigation Subhash Phaldesai today said that the Department is in the process of leasing out the Solar Boat to a private agency for revenue generation following codal formalities. “No revenue was generated from the Solar Electronic boat as passengers are ‘FREE’. Also, this FRP boat is made for passengers only. It was scheduled to ply on Chodan to Panaji. However it is now decided to ‘offload’ the same boat for tourism purposes to private agency in order to generate revenue,” said Phaldesai. He further said that on operation of the boat expenditure incurred is…

Goemkapromnn desk PORVORIM: The power tariff has been increased three times in the last five years, the Goa Assembly was told today. Replying to a question tabled by Aldona MLA Adv Carlos Fereira, Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said, the tariff was increased in 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25. “The Government has been providing budgetary support to the department every fiscal year for the past many years so that the overall revenue gap determined by the regulator is not passed on to the consumer in the form of tariff hikes,” he said. Hence he said the power tariff was necessary as per…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: Ardent followers of the Maratha regime and Shiv-Premis from Canacona visited the Statue of Baji Prabhu Deshpande (1615 – 13 July 1660), a key General of the Maratha Army known to fight 12000 armed force of Sultan with a mere 300 men light infantry for 15 long hours at the Battle of Pavan-Khind on his Death anniversary on Saturday. ‘We have immense honour to the statue of Baji Prabhu Deshpande at Panhala, as the revered Maratha warrior’s legacy continues to inspire pride and reverence in our hearts’, Samrat Bhagat, one of the four Shivpremis who visited the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: MLA Vijai Sardesai today has accused the state government of arm-twisting and extortion in the MPT cargo transport issue. “How can you say the issue is resolved, Your MLA is involved in arm twisting and extortion in the MPT,” Vijai said. CM Sawant’s responding dared not to level allegations and said that the issue was already resolved. Earlier MPA chairman Dr N Vinodkumar said that the MPA does not get involved in the transportation and also does not have any link with the cargo transporters. Vinodkumar also claimed that he was unsure of MLA Sankalp Amonkar’s involvement…