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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Tourism has achieved a remarkable milestone at the India Travel Mart (ITM) Amritsar 2024, proudly receiving the Best Pavilion Award. This prestigious recognition was presented by Ajay Gupta, Chairman & Managing Director of India Travel Mart, C/O ICM Group, and was accepted by Deepak Narvekar, Deputy General Manager, Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC), and Rodlin Mascarenhas, Assistant Director, Department of Tourism, Goa. Goa’s pavilion distinguished itself through an engaging showcase of the state’s rich cultural heritage, regenerative tourism initiatives, and diverse travel experiences. The vibrant representation and commitment to promoting sustainable tourism practices captivated both visitors…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Indian Navy will be hosting the fifth edition of Goa Maritime Symposium (GMS -24) at Naval War College, Goa from 23 – 24 Sep 24. Conceptualised and instituted by the Indian Navy in 2016, the GMS is a forum for fostering collaborative thinking, cooperation and mutual understanding between India and key maritime nations of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The theme for the event is “Common Maritime Security Challenges in the Indian Ocean Region – Progressing Lines of Efforts to Mitigate Dynamic Threats such as Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and other Illegal Maritime Activities”. The discussions will…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Dnyanprassarak Mandal’s College and Research Centre from Assagao, Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Navelim, St. Xavier’s College and Don Bosco College, Panjim moved into the semifinals of the Goa University Inter Collegiate Football Championship 2024-25 for Women. In the first quarter-final match held at the Goa University Ground, Dnyanprassarak Mandal’s College and Research Centre from Assagao advanced to the semi-finals by overcoming Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law from Margao in a tie-breaker, concluding with a tiebreaker score of 4-3 after the match ended in its full-time score of 0-0. The goals for Dnyanprassarak Mandal’s College…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Youth Leader Prabhav Naik paid tributes to 23 Martyrs massacred by Portuguese troops on this day, 21st September 1890 near Holy Spirit Church, Margao for demanding to perform their democratic right to vote in elections. This day needs to be commemorated officially by Government & included in academic syllabus, stated Youth Leader Prabhav Naik. Such events should be observed to pay homage to the innocent citizens who were demanding to perform their democratic rights. But, at the same time, we must ensure that acts of supression of democratic rights should not be repeated again, said Prabhav Naik.…

DELHI: An Indian-born entrepreneur, who is a Norwegian citizen, has been allegedly linked to the pager blasts that have left at least 12 dead and thousands more wounded in Lebanon. Kerala-born Rinson Jose hails from Wayanad and holds a Norwegian passport, having settled with his wife in Oslo, Norway. Jose is reportedly the owner of Norta Global, a company registered in Bulgaria and is believed to have supplied the pager explosives to Lebanon. While the pagers were manufactured by a Hungarian firm, BAC Consulting, under the trademark of Taiwanese firm Gold Apollo, they were purportedly acquired through Norta Global. There…

Chennai: India vs Bangladesh 1st Test, Day 3: Day 3 of the 1st Test between India and Bangladesh, from Chepauk, Chennai! Team India declared its second innings at 287-4, setting a 515-run target for Bangladesh. After Ravichandran Ashwin’s scintillating hundred and Jasprit Bumrah’s artistry with the ball, the Indian youngsters take charge to hurt the visitors from Bangladesh. Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant cantered to fluent centuries as India’s second-innings lead went past 500 runs on the third day of the ongoing Test match Rishabh Pant scored 109 off 128 balls, including 13 boundaries and 4 sixes before falling prey…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced that the agricultural policy will be unveiled next month and will be kept open for public scrutiny. “I am happy to inform you that the state agriculture policy has been formulated under leadership of Ravi Naik. It will be unveiled after the end of the Pitru Paksha.” said Sawant He further said that his government has enacted The Goa Restriction on Transfer of Agricultural Land Act, which aims to prevent misuse and restrict non-agricultural activities on farmland. He said the conversion charges have been increased to discourage the conversion of all land…