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Photos of Winners of State Level Boat Competition TRIPURARI POURNIMA 2023 Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Directorate of Art and Culture has declared results of Boat competition held on the occasion of Tripurari Pournima on November 26, 2023. First prize won by Tonyeshwar Boys, Bandirwada with rolling trophy, certificates and cash of Rs. 35,000/-, second prize won by Kaliyugi Boys, Vitthalapur – Sankhali with rolling trophy, certificates and cash of Rs. 30,000/-, third prize to Talkameswar Boys, Tamidgiwada-Parye with rolling trophy and certificates and cash of Rs. 25,000/-, fourth prize to Bhumi, Majikwada-Parye with certificate and cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- and…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: In a deposition given in the police station attack case, the former police inspector of the Panaji police station, Sudesh Naik, stated that Jennifer Monserrate was taken into custody to stop the situation from getting worse late that evening. During the cross-examination of Naik on behalf of the accused Tony Rodrigues, senior attorney Surendra Dessai questioned the legality of the late-night arrest without following the proper procedures. Jennifer had arrived at the police station with about thirty to forty people, according to Naik, and they had no choice but to arrest her. “The police search party had…

Goemkarponn Desk DELHI: Circulation of fake news and disinformation has the power to “impair democratic discourse”, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Friday, while criticising the role played by troll armies and targeted mass disinformation campaigns. He made the remark while discussing the “traditional definition” of free speech and the challenges of the digital world. “With the advent of troll armies and organised disinformation campaigns across different social media platforms, the fear is that there is an overwhelming barrage of speech that distorts the truth,” CJI Chandrachud said, while speaking at the 14th Justice VM Tarkunde Memorial Lecture…

*The space agency also shared an image that illustrates the energy variations in proton and alpha particle counts captured by the new payload. DELHI: Aditya L1, India’s ambitious mission to study the sun, today made a giant leap and has now started observing solar winds. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), sharing the development said that the Aditya Solar wind Particle Experiment (ASPEX) payload onboard the satellite has commenced its operations and is performing normally. The ASPEX comprises two instruments – the Solar wind Ion Spectrometer (SWIS) and STEPS (SupraThermal and Energetic Particle Spectrometer). While STEPS had kicked into action…

Goemkarponn desk MUMBAI: The Indian men’s team continued to be ranked 102 in the world in the latest FIFA rankings, which were released on Thursday. Igor Stimac’s side also remained 18th in Asia, following an international break where they won one game and lost one. India got their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign off to a perfect start, with a 1-0 win in Kuwait City, thanks to Manvir Singh’s late winner. However, they were brought back down to earth by Asian champions Qatar soon after, crashing to a 3-0 defeat in Bhubaneswar. As a consequence of those two results,…

Axar Patel’s three-wicket haul helped India clinch a 20-run win against Australia in the fourth T20I match on Friday and get an invincible 3-1 lead in the five-match series. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: After India’s 20-run victory against Australia in the fourth T20I match at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Friday, the ‘Men in Blue’ skipper Suryakumar Yadav praised his side and said that the players have shown character to seal a win. Speaking at the post-match presentation, Suryakumar revealed that in the team meeting, he asked the players to be fearless in the game. He also…

COP28 Dubai: “India’s population is 17 per cent of the global population, but in global carbon emissions India is only at 4 per cent,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Goemkarponn Desk DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called on all nations to work together to cut global emissions drastically, and announced a “green credit” initiative that focuses on creating carbon skins with people’s participation. At the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, PM Modi today said India’s emissions are very low compared to other nations whose population is much less. “India’s population is 17 per cent of the global population, but…