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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Authorities are authorized to take action against illegal hoardings, including those on roads, by the Bombay High Court in Goa. If the respective owners of the hoardings fail to remove it within the allotted time, criminal prosecution may result. In response to a suo motu writ petition and public interest litigation, the Court has additionally included a well-known builder for erecting illuminated hoardings on top of buildings and an event management business for placing unapproved advertisements on electrical poles as respondents. Following consultation with the SP Traffic and other relevant parties, the Division Bench of Justice M…

United States: CONCACAF said Friday it will investigate online racist abuse directed at Canadian player Moise Bombito following his team’s tournament-opening Copa America defeat to Argentina. Bombito was subjected to online abuse in the wake of Canada’s 2-0 loss following an incident late in Thursday’s game in Atlanta where he tackled Argentina star Lionel Messi. Replays showed the 24-year-old Colorado Rapids player sliding in on Messi and making heavy contact with the Inter Miami player’s ankle. CONCACAF, the regional governing body for football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, issued a statement in support of Bombito and Canada…

WEST INDIES: Virat Kohli has been “challenged” in the ongoing T20 World Cup but his lean run is allowing the less experienced players to step up and contribute to the team’s cause, India batting coach Vikram Rathour said on Friday. India outplayed Afghanistan at the Kensington Oval here on Thursday to make a perfect start to their Super 8s campaign. However, Kohli was tested once again in the powerplay and ended up with a run-a-ball 24, his first double digit score in the tournament. “I’m not happy. I would love it if he gets going and scores more runs,” Rathour…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Stating that around 12 lakh square meters of land is lying unutilised in industrial areas across the State, Industries Minister Mauvin Godinho on Friday said a new exit policy would soon be announced to enable idle industrial land to be re-alloted to another person. Godinho was taking to reporters after a meeting with stakeholders and industrialists from Sancoale and Verna Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) as part of the IDC Connect initiative. “An exit policy will be announced shortly by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, where people will be able to give their plots to others to bring in…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Thinking out of the box, the Margao Congress Block celebrated “Vatt Purnima” by distributing saplings of trees to the women who gathered to perform the Vat Purnima rituals. The team comprised of Adv. Snehal Onskar, Radha Kavlekar, Lalan Parsekar, Sujata Parsekar, Sureka Gawas, Soni Mishra and Pratibha Alvares. Margao Congress leader Savio Coutinho stated that the Green cover of the city is constantly decreasing with massive construction activity and brutal felling of trees to make way for development activity and also in the guise of trimming. Celebration of Vat Purnima reqires the existence of Vat(Banyan) tree in…

Goemkarponn Desk MORMUGAO: Coast Guard District Headquarters No 11, Goa along with CG units based in the state conducted Yoga sessions and Community Interaction Program (CIP) as part of 10th International Day of Yoga (IDY) on Friday . The Coast Guard District Headquarters at Goa, conducted meditation & yoga camp in collaboration with “Brahma Kumari, Vasco and NAAD Yoga Center”, Panjim for all Coast Guard personnel and their families. Special emphasis was laid on including yoga in daily fitness regime to ensure a healthy body and a healthy mind. The culmination was on the Friday, the International Day of Yoga.…

GERMANY: France drew 0-0 against the Netherlands without Kylian Mbappe as both teams took a step closer to the last 16 of Euro 2024 on Friday, while Ukraine earned an emotional win over Slovakia. Mbappe watched from the bench as an unused substitute in Leipzig, the new Real Madrid recruit forced to wear a mask in training this week after breaking his nose in France’s opening game of the tournament. Didier Deschamps included Mbappe in his matchday squad but elected not to risk his star striker, with qualification for the knockout phase largely assured. “Of course Kylian is one of…