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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The YMCA successfully hosted the Para Table Tennis tournament as part of their 8th All Goa Major Ranking Tournament at the SAG Indoor Stadium, Campal, Tiswadi, Goa, on 29th June 2024. This year, the YMCA took a significant step towards inclusivity by introducing the Para category for the first time, welcoming 25 talented para players from across Goa to compete in two different categories. The tournament saw enthusiastic participation, with 10 standing players and 15 wheelchair players showcasing their skills and sportsmanship. The inclusion of the Para category highlights YMCA’s commitment to providing equal opportunities and promoting…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Following allegations of being in connivance with the builder lobby in the Assagao house demolition case, the Goa Director General of Police (DGP) Jaspal Singh is likely to be transferred from the state.The transfer order is expected anytime today. As per sources, the state government has written to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) requesting transfer of DGP Singh who is the centre of controversy in the Assagao case after his own junior subordinate alleged the entire incident took place at the behest of DGP’s order. The state government has also asked IGP Omvir Singh IPS to…

UGC-NET 2024 New Schedule: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced important dates for aspiring researchers in India. The University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) will be conducted in a computer-based test (CBT) mode this year, a shift from the earlier pen and paper format. The UGC NET exam will be held between August 21 and September 4, 2024. The CSIR NET exam, on the other hand, is scheduled for July 25-27, 2024. Both these exams are crucial for candidates seeking lectureships and research fellowships in Indian universities and research institutions. Meanwhile, the National Testing Agency has also…

Goemkarponn Desk PERNEM: Goa Police today has arrested four persons for engaging in illegal gambling activities in open space at Dhargal. As per information, Dnyaneshwar Shirodkar, Sanjay Naik, Pankaj Bhomakumar and Vithal Vaingankar were allegedly caught red handed while engaging in card gambling on chance game in open space. During raid seized cash of Rs. 65,200/- in different denominations and other gambling articles.

New Delhi: Five soldiers of the Indian Army were killed after their tank met with an accident during a river-crossing exercise near the Line of Actual Control in Leh’s Daulat Beg Oldi area in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. A Junior Commissioned Officer, or JCO, is among the five killed in the accident that happened around 1 am. The soldiers were on a training mission and were crossing the Bodhi River near Mandir Morh, 148 kilometres from Leh, on their T-72 tank when suddenly the water levels began to rise, official sources said. Soon the tank and the…

Goemkarponn Desk The Constituents of Nuvem have on Friday protested and decided to oppose the Proposed Solid Waste Management Plant at Verna. Addressing the media on Friday evening, Everson Vales said that the recent press release from the Goa Expert Appraisal Committee (GSEAC), putting clearance for the Solid Waste Management Plant at Verna on hold, is a perfect case study of how government and its agencies operate in an ad hoc manner, showing scant respect for the law or due processes that are mandatory. ” It was interesting that the GSEAC has instructed the project proponent to conduct “new…

Goemkarponn Desk KHAREWADO: The Fishing community based in Kharewado and other parts of  Vasco on Saturday morning celebrated the feast of St Peter and St Paul also known as ” Sangodd ” in a  traditional way with religious fervour and gaiety. The feast marks the blessing of the sea as well as the boats of the Fishermen for the new fishing season because it is believed that St Peter is the patron of fishermen and was one of the apostles of Jesus and a fisherman himself At Kharewado, the fishermen celebrated the feast of St Peter and St Paul…