Author: Team Admin

PUNJAB: The IPL 2024 witnessed something extraordinary on Friday. Something which has never happened in the history of cricket. For the first time ever, a team chased down a 260-plus total in the T20 format. And it was achieved by an Indian Premier League team – Punjab Kings. Chasing a 262-run total, hardly anybody would have given a chance to PBKS but then their batter had some other idea. Jonny Bairstow (108*), Prabhsimran Singh (54), Shashank SIngh (68*) contributed in equal measures as PBKS achieved the world record. Highest targets successfully chased in Men’s T20 cricket 262 – Punjab Kings…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Protesting against widespread and unlawful land conversion, environmental activists under the leadership of Goa Bachao Abhiyan called for the immediate repeal of the TCP Act’s amendments as well as the conversion of land. Additionally, they insisted that regional planning follow laws pertaining to sustainable development and be carried out with public participation. The GBA, specifically, also insisted on the termination of the chief town planner’s extension of authority and the establishment of an investigation into duty neglect. The forum stated that steep slopes, fields, orchards, and forests are being converted without careful planning, pointing out that the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Congress Party today filed a Complaint before Chief Electoral Officer Ramesh Verma against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant and others for spreading misinformation and demanded immediate action. Congress President Amit Patkar along with other Functionaries submitted a three page Written Complaint to the CEO at Altinho, Panaji. In his Complaint, Congress President Amit Patkar has stated that the South Goa Congress Candidate Capt. Viriato Fernandes is a War Veteran who has served during Kargil War. He has further mentioned that the Speech of Capt. Viriato Fernandes was Twisted and Misinterpreted to suggest that…

Voting for 88 constituencies in the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections across 13 states and union territories has begun. Over 1,200 candidates, including 4 candidates from Outer Manipur, are contesting the polls. At 1 pm, 39.1% voter turnout was recorded across 13 states and union territories. Manipur, Chhattisgarh and Tripura recorded over 53% voter turnout while Maharashtra recorded the lowest turnout at over 31% polling. In 2019, 40% polling was recorded in these 88 seats till 1pm. All 20 seats in Kerala, 14 of the 28 seats in Karnataka, 13 seats in Rajasthan, 8 seats each in…

DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the pleas seeking ballot paper voting and rejected pleas seeking cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). The Supreme Court, however, issued two directions for the Election Commission. The court said that after symbols are loaded into an EVM, the symbol loading unit should be sealed and secured in containers in the presence of polling agents and candidates. The sealed containers containing the SLUs shall be kept in the storerooms along with the EVMs at least for 45 days after the declaration of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Central Government has notified the constitution of 3 member State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Goa. The Authority headed by Dr Purushottam Pednekar has Dr Dipak Gaitonde as a member and Director, Dept of Environment & Climate Change, Goa govt as Member Secretary. A member State Level Expert Appraisal Committee(SEAC) has also been notified by the Center. The SEAC chaired by Pascoal Barbosa Noronha has Dr Nitin Sawant, Dr Subhash Bhosle, Prasad Rangnekar, Dr Jose Faleiro, Sanjay Jahagirdar, Sujeetkumar Dongre, Sanjay Amonkar as members and Sr Environmental Engineer, Goa State Pollution Control Board as Member…

With just around 10-12 days left for D-Day, the entire Congress machinery and INDI alliance seems to be focused on the South Goa seat, indicating that the party has already given up on the seat. Right from GPCC president Amit Patkar, Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao, AICC leader Girish Chodankar, Goa Forward chief Vijai Sardesai, AAP MLAs – Venzy Viegas, Cruz Silva are all focussed on the South Goa seat leaving North Goa candidate Ramakant Khalap to fend for himself. Twenty-five years ago, in 1999, Shripad Bhau Naik defeated the sitting Member of Parliament, who was also a Union Minister…