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Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief selector Ajit Agarkar defended out-of-colour all-rounder Hardik Pandya’s inclusion in India’s squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, saying that the “skillset the 30-year-old brings to the table is rare”. In the current IPL 2024, the captain of the Mumbai Indians Pandya has been off-colour. Although he has scored 197 runs at a strike rate of 150.38 with the bat, his performance with the ball has been worrisome. In ten games thus far, the right-arm bowler has claimed six wickets at an average of 42.16 and an economy rate…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Aguada Fort and Jail Complex, now a historical and cultural centre located in North Goa, will feature ‘India’s Civilizational Marvels’, a permanent exhibition that has been thrown open for public. A spokesman of the complex said this initiative features three expositions: ‘Indian Fashion, Timeless Elegance’, ‘Sahita Chitravali’ and ‘Kamal’, meticulously curated by Raghvendra Singh, a renowned restorer and antiquarian. Housed in the Warehouse and Customs House Galleries at Aguada, these exhibitions throw a spotlight on the richness and diversity of India’s heritage. The spokesman said that the ‘Indian Fashion, Timeless Elegance’ offers a captivating glance into…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Every student in the State preprimary, primary, school, and higher secondary will now be given a distinct Permanent Education Number (PEN). The Education Department will use this number to monitor the student’s progress and, more especially, to locate and reintegrate dropouts into the system. The National Education Policy 2020 is being implemented in part by the Central Government initiative. Shailesh Zingde, the Director of Education, has instructed all Goan schools and higher secondary institutions to distribute the special 11-digit PEN to every student. Every student from Pre-Primary to Std XII has a unique number that has been…

NEW DELHI: After Congress fielded Rahul Gandhi from the Raebareli seat in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took a jibe at the opposition party, saying he had earlier predicted that the Gandhi scion would run away and look for a safe seat after polling in Wayanad is over. Without naming Rahul Gandhi who is the sitting MP from Kerala’s Wayanad, the Prime Minister asked him “not to get scared and run away”. The Prime Minister also criticised Sonia Gandhi for taking the Rajya Sabha route to enter Parliament and not contesting Lok Sabha elections.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Workers digging up a pavement in Goa capital Panaji came across a carved stone slab dating back to several hundred years, with historians saying it had links to the time when the Portuguese were building a new capital. In a social media post, historian Sanjeev Sardesai said a slab of stone/granite was found with the carving of a bearded man playing a harp/violin with a dog near his feet. It was found during excavation and refurbishment of the pavement just outside ‘Barberia’, a heritage barber shop, Sardesai said. As per his “logical theory”, the carved granite slab…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: Goa Forward Party (GFP) President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has questioned where the extra amount of Rs 265 per trip at Dudhsagar going. “Hundreds of families of Jeep Owners from Dudhsagar will be on roads due to one BJP worker. Where is the extra amount of 265/- per trip going ?,” said Sardesai. He further also questioned who is getting the amount and said that he would raise it in the upcoming assembly session. “There are 430 jeep which ply up and down and 430 families are dependent on this business. Now with tourism number less,…

Goemakrponn desk PANAJI: After the Election Commission of India (ECI) released the voter turnout data for the first and second phases of the Lok Sabha elections, BJP’s Goa Lok Sabha election incharge, Ashish Sood said the way the Congress leaders reacted to ECI’s figures shows their fear. He also said Congress should worry about its seat count. “The way Congress is so worried and the way the Congress leaders started reacting yesterday after the Election Commission released the numbers, actually shows their fear. People like Shashi Tharoor saying that the BJP will get 200 or 225 seats only shows their…