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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Chandrawaddo Boys Fatorda lifted the 17th Rebello Pandal All Goa open trophy defeating ABC 13 Maina by 6-5 via the tiebreaker. The tournament was organised by Rebello Pandal Maina and played at St.Rita Church ground. The exciting final was played on Easter Sunday in front of a large crowd and both the teams exhibited their talents and kept the football fans on their toes. It was Hanshlum Furtado of Fatorda who opened the scoreline for Fatorda in the 18th minute of play beating Maina goalkeeper Stanley with fine placement In the next minute, the Maina’s Nickson shot…

Bengaluru: Three talented students from V. M. Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar, Goa, namely Jinu Ponnachan (Fourth-year BALLB), Anushka Patil (Third-year BALLB), and Kalla Naga Chaitrali (Third-year BALLB), have secured the esteemed runners-up position in the esteemed Justice N. Santosh Hegde National Moot Court Competition 2024. Their outstanding performance in this competition, including online preliminary and final rounds at Alliance University, Bengaluru, highlights their exceptional legal skills. Out of 40 teams in the online rounds, they emerged as one of the top 16 teams for the offline rounds. These students’ success resulted from their hard work and dedication over four…

New Delhi: A day ahead of the mega march to protest against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest, Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi said that the Opposition will put up a united front in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Her remarks come amid several reports of a rift between parties within the INDIA alliance, who have come together to challenge the ruling BJP in the elections. “INDIA alliance is one. When the (Arvind Kejriwal) arrest was taking place, big Congress leaders were present there. All the leaders of the alliance had raised their voice regarding this,” Atishi said at a…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: From shortlisting two names for North Goa and four from South constituency and then back again to adding up more names for both the constituencies, following intense pressure from the INDI alliance partners, Congress’ internal politics in the state unit seems to be delaying the finalisation of its candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls. While BJP’s Shripad Naik and Pallavi Dempo has already started poll outreach, Congress is yet to announce a candidate to take on the saffron party. Delay in finalizing a candidate is being seen by political analysts as Congress giving early advantage to…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: Catholics in Canacona observed ‘Good Friday’, the Passion of Christ with great devotion, symbolizing the greatest-ever sacrifice of Jesus Christ for human’s Salvation on Friday. Catholics in Canacona as part of reverence and mourning observed Good Friday with penance, fast and solemnity symbolising the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the sake of His Love for Humanity, the atonement between God and Man and the Human’s way to redemption and salvation. The day is observed as a day of Grief, Penance and Fasting, while in a replication of Passion of Christ, all the parishes conducted the Holy Services…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: As part of ongoing road improvement initiatives under the Smart Cities Mission, the road carriageway stretching from Sterling Apartment near Zakis Biryani to the PWD Office (Water Division), St. Inez covering approximately 150 meters will be closed for traffic until further notice. The proposed time period for completion of the road surface including curing time is 30 days. However, alternative accesses will be provided to ensure minimal disruption for commuters and residents in the said area. Co operation from residents and commuters during this period is kindly solicited.

PANAJI: All India Football Federation (AIFF) executive committee member Deepak Sharma reportedly physically assaulted two female footballers of Indian Women’s League 2 (IWL 2) club Khad FC in Goa on Thursday night (March 28, 2024) over boiling eggs. The players complained to the AIFF’s competitions committee the following day. “Yesterday (Thursday), as the dinner was over, we went to our rooms to boil eggs. Due to this reason, Deepak Sharma got offended and stormed into our room. He slapped us, assaulted us physically,” the two players wrote in their complaint, supported by three witnesses, according to a Times of India report. The report…