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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The government of Goa will celebrate July 15, 2024, as “Chieftains Uprising Commemoration Day”, the first uprising by brave Goans against the Portuguese rule held on July 15, 1583, at the Chieftains Memorial at Cuncolim, as State function. This day is celebrated every year to mark the sacrifice of the Goan Martyrs. Minister for Social Welfare, Shri. Subhash Phal Dessai, other Ministers, leader of the opposition will place wreaths at the Chieftains Memorial from 09.00 am onwards. MLAs, Chief Secretary, Director General of Police and Freedom Fighter will be present on the occasion.

Goemkarponn desk Margao: Chandan Caro and Dhruva Kamat are both poised for double crowns, as they face off in the finals of the Boys U13 and U15 events. The 4th All Goa Naguesh – Sushila Verenkar Memorial Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament, organized by Chandor Club in collaboration with the Goa Table Tennis Association, featured an array of impressive performances at Chandor Club, Chandor. In the U11 Boys Quarter Finals, top seed Yug Prabhu defeated Yuvaan Sanke with a clean 3-0 sweep. Ishaan Colaso overcame Kaushik Nair 3-1, while Kedar Nair and Kavish Dalvi (2) secured their spots in the semifinals…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant cleared rumours of a possible cabinet reshuffle before Assembly session. “At present our focus is only on assembly session. There will be no cabinet reshuffle,” said Sawant He also said that ministers and MLAs are focusing completely on assembly sessions.

Heavy rains have hit Mumbai and its surrounding areas in the last 24 hours leading to widespread waterlogging and disruption of suburban train services. Some areas in the city have recorded over 300 mm of rainfall within six hours from 1 am to 7 am on Monday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and the Konkan belt. Vikhroli’s Veer Savarkar Marg Municipal School and MCMCR Powai saw the highest rainfall in the last 24 hours as over 315 mm of rainfall was recorded. Over 50 flights have been cancelled due to the…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today began hearing a batch of pleas related to the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024, including those alleging irregularities and malpractices in the May 5 test and seeking a direction to conduct it afresh. The Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts NEET-UG, recently told the top court that scrapping the exam would be “counterproductive” and “seriously jeopardise” lakhs of honest candidates in the absence of any proof of large-scale breach of confidentiality. According to the cause list for July 8 uploaded on the court’s website, a bench comprising Chief Justice D…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Congress Party today demanded immediate Arrest and Blacklisting of the Contractor of National Highway 66 for his complete negligence and failure to take Safety & Security Measures as well as doing Sub-Standard Work from Patradevi to Bambolim. Congress Delegation comprising of GPCC President Amit Patkar, Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao, Aldona MLA Adv. Carlos Ferreira, Quepem MLA Altone D’Costa, General Secretary Adv. Jitendra Gaonkar, North Goa District Congress President Virendra Shirodkar, Pelajia Pires and others visited the Landslide site at Naibag in Pernem and at Dhargal. Congress Party is consistently raising the issue of the bad quality…

Puri (Odisha): President Droupadi Murmu who is on a four-day visit to her home state of Odisha, expressed concern over the terrible series of heatwaves witnessed in many parts of the country during the summer and flagged that extreme weather events have become more frequent around the globe in recent years. President Murmu, who is in Odisha for the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra, visited Puri’s Golden Beach and shared images from the visit on Monday. Taking to X, President Murmu wrote in a series of tweets, “There are places that bring us in closer touch with the essence of life…