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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa University’s Football Women’s team has been qualified for Khelo India University Games 2023(24), which will be held at Guwahati, Assam from 18/02/2024 to 27/02/2024. The farewell function for the teams was organized on 15th February 2024, at Conference Hall, Goa University in the presence of Prof. Harilal B. Menon, Vice-Chancellor, Goa University along with Mr. Balachandra Jadar, Asst. Director of Physical Education and Sports, Goa University, Dr. Shailendra Gaonkar, Assistant Sports Officer, Goa University, Mr. Collin Vaz, Team Coach; Mr. Rayan Pereira, Assist. Coach, Mr. Milton Fernandes, Team Manager, and Ms. Jeromina Colaco, Team Manager. After…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) Mayor Rohit Monseratte has now hit out at the Imagine Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL) saying it should not blame others if there is delay in the completion of the work. “All of the available documents can be checked by IPSCDL. They are doing all of the city’s road construction. They now have the duty to complete everything,” Mayor said. He said the IPSCDL shouldn’t shift the blame to someone else if there is a delay. “That’s not right. When things go right, they claim all the credit, and when…

AERIAL VIEW The Goans landing in Mumbai find it extremely difficult to find accomodation as staying hotels for this treatment which takes months becomes unaffordable for them. In such a awry situation, every Goans landing in Mumbai look for accomodation at Goa Bhavan in Juhu. Sadly, this place which helped hundreds of Goans during their treatment is under renovation for more than 5 years now and the Public Works Department has no clue when it will be completed. Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant in his Budget speech recently announced that Rs 42 cr have been earmarked for renovation of Goa…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar today protested at the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department for their failure to take action on the complaints filed by the latter. Speaking to the media, Borkar said that he has come to protest the failure of TCP for not providing any reply to certain complaints forwarded by him. “Office for not providing documents regarding hill cutting and illegal construction projects in the St Andre constituency. I will not get up until TCP gives the documents,” said Borkar. He further said that the TCP department is careless towards the common man…

Goemkarponn desk PERNEM: Mopa Police has arrested a Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) Employee for kidnapping and raping a high school minor girl. The employee who was on the run since Thursday had been arrested this morning. The 13-year-old confided in her instructor, who then told the principal about the situation. After receiving a complaint, the Pernem police quickly reported the incident. “The SAG had sent out some of its employees to train students in sports. He became friends with the victim during this period and then sexually assaulted and harassed her, according to law enforcement authorities. It has also…

The court said a prima facie perusal showed the change sought to be brought about by new ODPs was more drastic than the ones that were suspended Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: The Bombay High Court at Goa has asked the state government to explain flip flops over the Outline Development Plans (ODPs) on the nature of development in coastal Calangute, Candolim, Arpora, Nagoa, and Parra villages. The government twice withdrew and reintroduced the plans. The plans were first suspended for five villages in April 2022 because large-scale illegalities were suspected in their finalisation. A review committee noted that agricultural land was…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: The South Goa Sessions Court has adjourned the hearing in the Power Scam as witnesses did not turn up to depose before the Court. As per information, the witnesses either expired or not found at their place of residence. The Special Court had examined some witnesses earlier in the case. In 1998, the then Leader of the Opposition Manohar Parrikar exposed the scam. In 2001 an FIR was registered by the Crime Branch against the former power minister in the Congress government, who is presently a minister in the BJP government. It may be recalled that the…