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MUMBAI: The IPL 2024 playoffs will not have any England cricketer competing who are part of the T20 World Cup 2024 squad as they were called back by the England Cricket Board (ECB) for a training camp ahead of the competition. As a result, the likes of Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals), Phil Salt (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Will Jacks (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) will not be a part of the competition anymore despite the fact that all of their teams are in the race for the playoffs. Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan took to social media to express his feeling regarding the development and he delivered a brutal message…

Pradeep Padgaonkar Goa Board SSC Results are out. Congratulations to all those who have passed! Best wishes to those who didn’t succeed! Now the routine comparisons will begin and will go on for a few days. It is a regular trend from which no one wishes to shift. Most of the print and electronic media headlines speak like 10th Result 2024 Declared: 92.38 % Pass, percentage declines, girls ahead. Then the statistics of each school will be announced, as to how many distinctions, 1st classes etc; how many times the school has consecutively obtained 100% students passing and so on.…

MUMBAI: The IPL 2024 Playoffs race now has five teams vying for two available slots. Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals have already sealed two spots. That leaves five teams – Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, SunRisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, and Lucknow Super Giants – fighting for the remaining two spots. Barring SRH, all the other teams have only one match remaining. It means that net run-rates will most probably come in to play to decide the final spot for the IPL 2024 playoffs. According to IPL 2024’s official broadcasters Star Sports, SunRisers Hyderabad have 87.3 percent chance to…

MUMBAI: Indian football icon Sunil Chhetri on Thursday announced his decision to retire from international football after the FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Kuwait in Kolkata on June 6, bringing the curtains down on a glorious two-decade career. The long-serving national team captain announced his decision via a video he posted on his social media accounts. India are currently second in Group A with four points, behind leaders Qatar. “The feel that I recollect in the last 19 years is a very nice combination of duty, pressure and immense joy,” the 39-year-old Chhetri said while announcing his decision to…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: An important initiative to improve mental health care services in Goa’s educational settings has been announced by the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (GSCPCR). This action, which focuses on enhancing care for kids in need of special protection, is consistent with the Commission’s obligation to uphold the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Commission has recommended expanding discipline degrees within counseling services because it has determined that there is an urgent need for a larger and more qualified pool of mental health professionals in schools. In particular, it is recommended that the…

Goemkarponn Desk The peaceful sleep of many residents of Panaji was disturbed by a huge ‘sonic boom’ and supersonic sound in the early hours of Wednesday morning. While many were startled with the noise, many of the residents were confused about a sudden booming sound out of nowhere amidst light showers. The sound was heard by people in and around Panaji on two occasions, once at around 2 am and the next one was around 2.30 am. The sound travelled across all corners of the city and so did the speculation. While many people who were awake rushed to their…

Goemkarponn Desk SHIRGAON: Following a seemingly benign social media post about the environmental effects of the ongoing Devi Lairai festival in Shirgao, a police complaint has been filed against a 17-year-old girl in Mapusa due to the controversy the post caused. Local authorities have intervened after the teenager’s criticism of the “homkhand” ritual during the Shirgao zatra on Instagram incited outrage among a segment of the majority community. The young person expressed worry about the customary fire ritual’s effects on the environment and questioned its cultural and environmental ramifications in an Instagram post on Tuesday. She wrote, pleading for careful…