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New Delhi A move has been made to reserve seats for the Scheduled Tribes (ST) in the Goa Legislative Assembly. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has introduced in the Lok Sabha a Bill titled Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, 2024 to provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in the Goa Legislative Assembly. The proposal to bring the Bill was cleared by the Union Cabinet in March this year, days before the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections was announced on March 16. The Bill will empower the Census commissioner to notify…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Minister Rohan Khaunte today informed the House that new laws were being introduced because the previous ones had not been successful in modifying tourism activities. Leader of the Opposition Yuri Alemao brought up the matter on the House floor, challenging the Goa Tourist Places Protection and Maintenance Act, which is still available for public comments and ideas. Additionally, he claimed that fewer people are traveling to Goa now. In response to queries, Khaunte denied the claim that the coastal state is seeing a decline in tourist foot traffic. According to the minister, tourism is an economy as…

New Delhi: Young Indian shooter Manu Bhaker arrived in India on Wednesday morning. She received a rousing reception at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi as fans gathered in huge numbers to cheer for the twin Olympic medallist on her homecoming. Bhaker ended the 12-year drought the shooting contingent had to endure before her twin triumphs in Paris. She opened India’s medal tally at the Paris Games, claiming the bronze medal in the 10m Air Pistol event and doubled it when she picked up yet another bronze, alongside Sarabjot Singh, in the 10m Mixed Team Air Pistol event.…

Paris: More than 40 athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19 highlighting a new global rise in cases, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. The WHO said the virus behind the Covid-19 pandemic was still circulating and countries need to sharpen up their response systems. Several high profile athletes have suffered from Covid-19 at the Paris Games. British swimmer Adam Peaty tested positive a day after winning silver in the 100m breaststroke when he had not felt well, his team said. Australian medal hope Lani Pallister pulled out of the women’s 1500m freestyle after falling ill.…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Sports Minister Govind Gaude today said that parents should promote their children towards sports while stating that the sports department is ready to provide facilities, Vasco MLA Daji Salkar Raised concerns over Tilak Maidan at Mormugao which is not in use for most of the time, he requested the Minister to open Tilak Maidan for students and our Goan children to take benefit of this complex. “Parents should promote their children towards sports, The sports department is ready to provide facilities, and we can allow to use Tilak Maidan with mandatory ID cards with specific timings but…

Sri Lanka: India all-rounder Washington Sundar feels the must-win third and final ODI against Sri Lanka will provide them with a big opportunity to counter the spin threat in challenging conditions and hold the team in good stead ahead of next year’s Champions Trophy. The Indian team is staring at its first bilateral ODI series defeat against the Islanders in 27 years after losing the second ODI by 32 runs, thanks to the lacklustre performance of the batters, who failed to tackle the Lankan spin attack. “It is an opportunity for us to go out there and put our hands…

PARIS: Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the Paris Olympics after she could not make the weight on the morning of her 50 kg gold medal bout. As per reports Phogat weighed in approximately 100 grams over the weight limit for her 50 kg gold medal bout. “It is with regret that the Indian contingent shares news of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the Women’s Wrestling 50kg class. Despite the best efforts by the team through the night, she weighed in a few grams over 50kg this morning. No further comments will be made by the contingent at this…