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Panaji: Panjim Gymkhana, Goa’s iconic sports facility founded by the state’s first chief minister late Shri Dayanand Bandodkar, is gearing up to host the inaugural edition of the Bandodkar Panjim Gymkhana Tennis Open 2024 in partnership with the Goa State Tennis Association. The all-Goa state ranking tennis tournament is scheduled to be held between April 1 and April 7, promising a week filled with thrilling encounters and fierce competition. Registration is currently open for the tournament across all categories, with the window scheduled to close on March 25. In the Open category, participants can compete in under-14 (boys and girls),…

Goemakrponn desk PANAJI: Goa College of Engineering, Farmagudi defeated Narayan Zantye College of Commerce, Bicholim by 53 runs in the Goa University Inter Collegiate Cricket Championship 2023-24 for Women, at Goa University Cricket Ground, Taleigao. Electing to bat first, Goa College of Engineering, Farmagudi scored 115/2 in 10 overs. Riya Naik 49(45) not out was the top-scorer. Vineesha Naik 2/32 bowled well for Zantye’s. In reply, Narayan Zantye College of Commerce, Bicholim could manage only 62/8 in 10 overs. Sanika Dhuri 13(15) was the top-scorer. Riya Naik 2/09, and Ivneet Kaur 2/18 were wicket takers for GEC.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Anar Singbal, a State badminton player who has represented Goa several times in Junior and women’s category and a certified State Match Controller, has achieved commendable success by completing the Badminton Association of India (BAI) National Grade II Umpires Exam, held in Bengaluru, following her successful completion of the preliminary exams earlier in Orissa. Anar demonstrated exceptional skill and dedication, securing 60% and above marks in the rigorous assessment. As a result, Anar Singbal has been declared successful and included in the BAI National panel of Grade II Umpires, making her Goa’s first woman to achieve this…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: A 30-yr-old woman, a pillion rider on a KTM Motorbike hit her head on a roadside Electricity Pole and died after the 2-wheeler skidded off the fishwater spillage on NH-66 at Maxem(Loliem) in Canacona on Sunday morning. According to Canacona Police, the motorbike (GA-06 AC-5351) coming from Verna was heading towards Karwar, when it suddenly skidded off the road and got dragged for over 25 metres before hitting a roadside Electricity Pole while riding on Dapot plateau in the Maxem area. Due to the impact both the rider and pillion rider fell off the motorbike and the…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Goa Forward Chief Vijai Sardesai today took a swipe at the ruling BJP government stating “Man or woman, no candidate is worthy of South Goa in BJP.” Reacting to Pallavi Dempo’s candidature from South Goa by BJP, Sardesai said that by nominating Pallavi Dempo as their South Goa candidate, @BJP4Goa has admitted what the people of #Goa have always believed. “Not a single party member, in the entire BJP parivar, including Mahila Morcha, could face the discerning, politically conscious, questioning #Goemkar voters of South Goa,” he said. Sardesai says that the party facing credibility and reputation crisis…

Giemkarponn desk Panaji: Sporting Cube de Goa suffered a 0-1 defeat against Sporting Club Bengaluru in the I-League 2 at Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru, on Sunday. Shravan Shetty scored the decisive goal in the first half for the home team. Sporting had a golden opportunity to level terms in the second half, but substitute striker Mark Carvalho couldn’t convert from the penalty spot. Sporting remained in the third place of the standings with 10 points after seven games. Bengaluru are second with 15 points while FC Bengaluru United lead with 16 points. Sporting head coach Armando Colaco made a couple…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The proposal put forth by the Goa-Tamnar Transmission Project Limited (GTTPL) to draw a power transmission line through the Western Ghats forest has been rejected by the Karnataka government. Instead, the project executing agency has been directed to lay the line through non-forested areas. The Karnataka government has also taken action against forest department officials (Dharwad and Uttara Kannada) who had previously recommended the project without considering the destruction of forested areas in the Ghats. GTTPL had sought permission from Karnataka to divert a significant amount of forest land, including the Kali Tiger Reserve, to lay a…