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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was a great Emperor who built a strong and long-lasting empire. He laid the foundation to eliminate the Mughal rule by constructing a 1600 km-long kingdom that stretched from South Gujarat to Gingee in Tamil Nadu. However, Hindu-phobic historians challenged the greatness of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and belittled him by referring to him as merely an ordinary Maratha warrior. It is a deliberate attempt to suppress Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s legacy and tarnish His image. The Hindu-phobic historians have deliberately presented our past in a distorted manner to suit their anti-Hindu narrative and glorified the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Center’s refusal to lift or modify its 2014 order prohibiting the transportation of ore through villages and habitations has dealt a serious blow to the State government’s plans to restart iron ore mining. After the Bombay High Court in Goa prohibited ore transportation activities through Mayem village, citing the aforementioned Office Memorandum, the State government approached the Union Ministry for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to request the withdrawal of the memo or a relaxation of the Goa laws. The memo was issued in October 2014. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had expressed his concern to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Starting July 1, the Goa government can serve notices to citizens in electronic form via cell phone, computer or any other communication device subject to their consent in writing for receiving of notices via this mode. Goa government has notified July 1, 2024, as the date from which the Goa Electronic Delivery of Notices Act, 2022 (Goa Act 16 of 2022) will come into force in the state. As per the Act any notice which is required to be given under such State law or rules and regulations, to any person, may be sent via electronic devices…

New Delhi: Parts of Delhi-NCR received heavy rain for the second consecutive day today with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting more showers during the day. Rain, which brought further respite from the scorching heat, also caused waterlogging in several parts of the national capital. Visuals shared by the news agency ANI on X showed roads inundated and long traffic in parts of Delhi. A car was also seen submerged at Minto Road. Many people also took to their social media platforms and shared the visuals of waterlogging. The Safdarjung Observatory, the capital’s primary weather station, recorded 154 mm of…

USA: Panama left the USA’s hopes of qualifying for the Copa America knockout rounds hanging by a thread on Thursday after scoring a shock 2-1 victory over the host nation. A stormy Group C battle in Atlanta saw both sides finish with 10 men as Panama came from behind to snatch a victory which reignites their Copa campaign after an opening loss to Uruguay. The game turned on a moment of madness in the 18th minute, when US winger Timothy Weah was sent off for striking Panama defender Roderick Miller in the face in an off-the-ball incident spotted by VAR.…

New Delhi: At least one person was killed and six others injured after a portion of the roof of the Delhi airport’s Terminal-1 (T1) collapsed on cars amid heavy rain this morning. All departures from Terminal 1, which has only domestic flight operations, have been temporarily suspended, the civil aviation ministry said. “Heavy rain in early morning today has resulted in the collapse of the canopy of Delhi airport Terminal 1. As a result of which, flights to and from Terminal 1 have been closed till further notice. Alternate arrangements are being made for smooth operation of the flights,” the ministry said in a…

WEST INDIES: India flaunted their superabundance of talent in a display of absolute dominance to storm into the final of the T20 World Cup with a 68-run shellacking of England in their semi-final in Guyana on Thursday. Leading the charge once again was their inspirational skipper Rohit Sharma, who laid the foundation with an aggressive 57 off 39 balls, and the captain was well-supported by Suryakumar Yadav (47 off 36), as India posted 171 for seven after being asked to bat first in the rain-hit match. In reply, England were bowled out for 103 in 16.4 overs as India set…