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DELHI: All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) Club Licensing Committee rejected the Premier 1 license of Indian Super League (ISL) clubs Jamshedpur FC, Odisha FC, Kerala Blasters and Hyderabad FC for the upcoming 2024-25 season. The clubs were found disobeying multiple ‘A’ criteria failures, making them ineligible for AFC Club competitions and the national competitions. The clubs, however, have options to seek an exemption to participate in the National competitions by May 22. The committee was chaired by Girija Shanker Mungali which also included Anirban Dutta (deputy chairman), Ravishankar Jayaraman, and Yash K Nayak (members) met via video conferencing on…

BANGALORE: Royal Challengers Bengaluru are set to clash with Chennai Super Kings in probably their biggest game of the IPL 2024 season at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. With one playoffs spot up for grabs, RCB need nothing less than a resounding win to guarantee themselves a place in the top four. After losing seven of their first eight games, RCB have been on upward trajectory of late, winning five games on the bounce heading into the do-or-die fixture with CSK. They currently trail CSK by 2 points while their Net Run Rate is also slightly inferior. However, rain…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), the national leader in test preparatory services, is delighted to announce the remarkable academic achievement of its student, Anish Arvind Kambli, who has emerged as the state topper in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII Examination 2024. Anish Arvind Kambli has achieved a commendable feat by securing 491/500 scoring 98.20%. He has scored a perfect 100 in Biology and English along with 98 in Psychology & Chemistry and 95 in Physics. Expressing gratitude towards Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), Anish acknowledged the invaluable mentorship and guidance received from his…

Goemkarponn Desk PERNEM: The verification of non-Goan tenants staying at Pernem has been decided by Pernem MLA and police officers in light of the recent murder case of a taxi driver in Dhargal. In order for the police to apprehend the accused in the event that a future incident involves a non-Goan, the owner must submit a form detailing all the details of the tenant who is non-Goan. This is being done to protect the lives of the Goan public from being intimidated by a non-Goan. “Every waddo in Pernem will require police verification in order to prevent such tragic…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Schools and colleges have been advised by the Disability Rights Association of Goa (DRAG) to accept students with disabilities. According to DRAG, there are still instances in Goa of schools and colleges refusing admission to people with disabilities. Additionally, DRAG has extended support to educational institutions in order to encourage inclusive education. According to DRAG, educational institutions must give students with disabilities reasonable accommodations and barrier-free access. Professional colleges should keep 5% of their seats reserved for students with disabilities, as DRAG has reminded us. Under the 2016 Disability Act, educational institutions that violate the aforementioned face…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVOPIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced on Friday that starting with the 2024–2025 academic year, the State government will be implementing the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 for Std IX. “A meeting was arranged to deliberate on the implementation of NEP in Goa. It has been decided to start implementing NEP with Standard IX. In light of this, three new subjects—vocational studies, interdisciplinary studies, and art—will be offered. It has been decided to offer instruction for courses that are vocational in nature and do not have instructors,” Sawant stated. Only in August, after the teachers have received the…

Goemkarponn Desk COLVA: In order to promote Goa as a wedding destination, the tourism department will share Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s viewpoints and market the country as a single-window wedding destination come next year. After kicking off the three-day Spirit of Goa festival on Friday, Minister of Tourism Rohan Khaunte told the media at Colva that the tourism sector is an industry that must take advantage of new opportunities rather than a department. Goa tourism will be promoted as a single-window wedding destination in light of the Prime Minister’s emphasis on promoting the nation as a wedding destination. Travel is…