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Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Stating that surging crime against women and other innocents is concerning, the Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao on Monday said that fear of law among criminals is in a moribund state. Reacting to the incident of passing lewd comments against a local woman in Calangute, Congress leader Yuri Alemao said that this incident of crime denotes that miscreants are no longer afraid of the Khaki-clad police. “It is very disturbing to see that in our own Goa, the tourists are passing lewd comments against our local women. BJP government has failed to arrest trends of prostitution and…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The team from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Goa campus, emerged as winner in the state-level round of RBI90Quiz, a nationwide general knowledge-based quiz competition for undergraduate students launched by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as part of its 90th anniversary celebrations. Forty-four teams from various educational institutes in Goa took part in the State-level competition held at Panjim Convention Centre, Panaji, on October 10, 2024. Each team comprises two students. The BITS Pilani team comprising Shri Dhruv Chandak and Shri Ketav Shah emerged as the winner, followed by the teams from Goa College…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Dussehra weekend, which saw an increase in the volume of tourists visiting Goa for a weekend holiday, witnessed 11 rescues carried out by Drishti Marine lifesavers along the coast, which included the rescue of two Russian nationals. Over the weekend, lifesavers also executed three double rescues, while managing to reunite a missing child and provide medical assistance to six persons during the same period. Two Russian women tourists were rescued by lifesavers in two separate incidents at Morjim and Candolim beaches in North Goa. At Morjim, a 58-year-old Russian woman was swimming with a group of six…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Tennis Ball Cricket Association has finalised the following players(boys and girls) who will represent Goa State in the 32nd Junior National Tennis Ball Cricket Championship to be held at Sonipat, Haryana from 17th to 18th October 2024. Boys Vaishnav Gawas, Vasudev Malik, Vallabh Adpaikar, Kannaya Gaude, Shreyas Gaonkar, Nikhil Gaonkar, Grandhar Mahato, Akshad Naik, Saheel Parodkar (Captain), Allwyan Fernandes, Harsh Gala, Pravit Naik, Tushar Naik (Vice Captain), Vaishabh Pagi. Girls Yashita Gaude, Tanisha Gaude, Khushi Palkar, Mausam Kapoor, Purva Gaude, Mithila Pagi, Kanksha Gaude, Anushka Dicholkar, Pratiksha Kerkar (Captain), Sanchita Shetgaonkar, Khushi Naik, Tanisha Velip (Vice…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Manjiri Moktali emerged as the standout performer, clinching a remarkable triple crown, while Amit Kakkar, Betty Dourado, Cancio Mascarenhas, Kamlesh Kanji, Dr Manju Khandeparker, Navneet Nasnodkar, Pradeep Dhond, Tanaji Sawant, and Vrushali Cardozo were similarly impressive, winning double crowns each at the Late Manohar Dhond Memorial State Major Ranking Badminton Tournament 2024, held at the Indoor Stadium, Campal, Panaji. The State Ranking Tournament, jointly organized by Dhond’s Sports Club, Evening Badminton Group, and Panaji Krida Sankul in collaboration with the Sports Authority of Goa, served as a key selection tournament for the Masters (Veteran) Nationals, set to…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) is an initiative that engages people to remove trash from the world’s coastlines and water bodies. In line with this, the Ecotiva Club and NSS unit of Don Bosco College, Panjim collaborated with the Indian Coast Guard to organise a cleanup at Bambolim Beach on the occasion of International Coastal Cleanup Day 2024. The cleanup was attended by 60 students of Don Bosco College along with Assistant Professors Glenda Mascarenhas, Rohan Kerkar, Archie Fernandes, Nafisa Da Costa Frias, Shubham Shetgaonkar, Jude Fernandes and Veena Parwarhe. The staff and students of Goa University…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Students from FY BBA, FY BBA T&T and FY BAMCJ of Don Bosco College, Panjim ventured on an enriching field trip to the historic hinterlands of Kushavati. The trip was curated by Assistant Professor Adv. Celeste Saldanha, with the accompaniment of Assistant Professors Nigel Barreto, Marina Martins, Kapila Chodankar and Jude Fernandes. The students visited several noteworthy sites, beginning with the Nandi of Chandor, the former capital of Goa, which provided insights into the region’s rich history. The exploration continued at the Rivona Caves, significant for their association with Buddhism, followed by the Pansaimal rock carvings, which…