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Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Tamasha and Wari, two significant, but fading cultural traditions of Maharashtra have been utilised by the Dalit community as mediums of expression and therefore, need to be preserved for their ideological significance, stated photojournalist Sandesh Bhandare. Bhandare raised the importance of this preservation exercise during the recently held MOG Sundays talk titled ‘Traditions of Tamasha and Wari’ at the Museum of Goa, Pilerne. Pune-based photographer Bhandare has been documenting the cultural practices of Tamasha and Wari for over two decades, travelling extensively with the troupes and devotees, respectively, to document these art forms visually. His books ‘Tamasha- Ek Rangdi Gammat’ and ‘Wari- Ek Anandyatra’…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Pragati Vidhyalaya, Borim, Ponda Goa U/14 boys team had won 2nd Place in the 4th Goa State Mini U/14 Tennis Ball Cricket Championship organised by Sparkling Sports & Cultural Club in collaboration with Goa Tennis Ball Cricket Association from 10th to 12th April 2024. Pragati Vidhyalaya had lost to Sharada English High School in the close final match. The boy’s team was felicitated by the Headmistress of the school Mrs Santana Pinheiro e Colaco in the presence of Mrs Freeda D’Silva, Physical Education Teacher & Nilesh Naik, Coach of the team on 18th April 2024 at the school…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: FC Goa booked their place in the Dream Sports Championship National Finals after they beat Dempo SC 4-3 in penalty shootouts at the Rosary College Grounds in Navelim. Dempo SC dominated Group A and reached the finals winning both their group games easily. In Group B, FC Goa had to beat Belgaum United Football Academy(BUFA ) 6-5 in the deciding penalty shootout on Thursday afternoon to reach the finals. A well-fought-out finals saw both FC Goa and Dempo SC locked in a 0-0 draw, taking the match into penalties. Saideep Tate, Callum Fernandes, Ronit Correa and Rohan…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji:  FLY91, a pure play regional airline in India, flagged off its maiden flights to Agatti and Jalgaon on Thursday, offering direct connectivity to the vibrant destinations from Goa’s Manohar International Airport. The first flight to Agatti departed ahead of schedule at 7:10 am and reached Agatti Island Airport at 8:50 am. The return flight departed at 9:20 am and landed at the airport at Mopa, Goa at 11:10 am. With fares starting at Rs 4391, FLY91’s Goa-Agatti flights have made the pristine islands accessible to the mainland and increased connectivity to and from the Lakshadweep archipelago. To mark…

Panaji: Powered by young engineers from Goa, Porvorim-based engineering tech solutions startup, Consstruct, is in the process of expanding its team to scale up services and meet the demand from the US and Scandinavia to other parts of Europe, a top company official said. Construct presently employs skilled civil engineers from institutions across Goa including Goa Engineering College (GEC), Don Bosco College of Engineering and others in its civil engineering division which evaluates, assesses and generates reports on large-scale construction projects in the US and Europe. All this, while working remotely from Goa. According to Rhys Pereira, Head of Operations…

Dubai: The record-breaking rainfall in Dubaithis week has left the world puzzled. Situated within the Arabian Desert, one of the fastest-growing cities known for its soaring skyscrapers and opulent infrastructure has been brought to its knees by torrential rains that have triggered disastrous floods. According to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) National Meteorology Centre, the city recorded a year and a half’s rain in just a few hours. The city of Al Ain received 254 mm in less than 24 hours on Tuesday — the highest ever since the records began. The meteorologists say the rainfall was triggered by a…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has quashed and set aside an order of the trial court which had rejected former MLA Mickky Pacheco’s application seeking to renew his Indian passport. During the hearing, the HC declared that the trial court had not applied its reasoning in determining that the trial proceedings be stayed, but not the other actions, such as the application for passport renewal, which is unrelated to the main trial. His passport had run out on March 10, 2024, so he had applied for a renewal. On April 1, however, the chief judicial…