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New Delhi: The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) will make its much-awaited return to the mat on Friday, October 18. The Battle of Breath will kickstart with a thrilling opener where the Telugu Titans and the Bengaluru Bulls square off at the GMCB Indoor Stadium, Gachibowli in Hyderabad. In anticipation of the new season, a grand launch was held at the Hyatt Place, at Banjara Hills, in Hyderabad. The event was graced by PKL League Commissioner & Head of Sports Leagues at Mashal Sports, Mr. Anupam Goswami, along with team captains Pawan Sehrawat (Telugu Titans) and Pardeep Narwal (Bengaluru Bulls). Captains…

Denmark: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu overcame a sluggish start to defeat world number seven Han Yue of China in a thrilling contest, progressing to the quarterfinals of the Denmark Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Thursday. Sindhu, a former world champion and currently ranked 18th, won 18-21 21-12 21-16 in a second-round match that lasted 63 minutes. This marks her first win over a top-10 player since defeating Han in the Malaysia Masters final in May. With this victory, Sindhu, who is currently working with Anup Sridhar and Lee Hyun-il, extended her head-to-head record against Han to 7-1 in…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The government of Goa has co-opted four members to a monitoring committee in order to draft the state’s heritage policy. The Director of the Museum, the Representative from the Department of Marine Archaeology at the National Institute of Oceanography, the Representative from the Department of Geology at Goa University, and the Herpetologist Nirmal Kulkarni are among the co-opted members. The monitoring committee will provide input for the Heritage Policy, oversee and closely examine the text of the Heritage Policy, and assess criticisms and recommendations on the Heritage Policy that are made by the general public and specialists…

Raises concern over12 projects coming up within the vicinity of Old Goa Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: The Save Old Goa Action Committee (SOGAC) submitted a memorandum to the state government on Friday, raising concerns about suspected unlawful developmental operations that are proliferating in the Old Goa heritage zone. Bringing up the fact that there are twelve projects planned in the area around Old Goa, SOGAC asked the public to fill out forms available on the Save Old Goa Action Committee’s Facebook page and send them to the Chief Minister along with signatures expressing their opposition to the projects being built in…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) today has enforced the demolition of four unauthorized shops near Karaswada Junction along NH-66. The structure was deemed illegal as it lacked necessary permissions. Shop owners vacated their premises as officials proceeded with the demolition.MMC officials were present during the inspection process. The inspection revealed that nearly all the establishments were operating without the necessary health No Objection Certificates (NOCs) and in unhygienic conditions. The unauthorised shops and kiosks, primarily situated on tenanted land belonging to the Mapusa Comunidade, lacked approvals not only from the MMC but also from crucial government departments such…

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: In a shocking incident, a 25-year-old lost his life after coming in contact with a live wire at Karapur-Bicholim. As per information, the deceased has been identified as Vaibhav Bhide (25) n/o Zolambe- Maharashtra. Witnesses say Bhide died in an electric shop while he had gone to repair an electrical fault at the temple.

The recent actions taken by the Department of Commercial Taxes to identify and demand GST payments from cab operators have sparked a debate about whether taxi operators should come under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. This move, based on data intelligence, has targeted individuals running taxi businesses, rent-a-cab, and rent-a-bike businesses with more than 10-12 vehicles, who might not have been paying the required taxes. The department’s efforts to track down tax evaders involved collecting information from various organizations over a period of three months. According to the department, businesses must register for GST and pay taxes if…