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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Day two of the Goa International Travel Mart (GITM) 2024 witnessed an array of insightful discussions and engaging sessions, further solidifying Goa’s position as a premier tourism destination. The day kicked off with a riveting panel discussion and sessions by panelists G B Srithar, Head of Tourism Services, VFS Global, Carl Vaz, President, SKAL International India and Chairman & CEO, Charson Advisory Services Pvt Ltd, Jack Ajit Sukhija, President-Elect, Travel & Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG), and Ajay Prakash, President, Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) TBC Suneel Anchipaka, IAS, Director Tourism & Managing Director GTDC stated…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Compassion FC defeated Ambelim SC 7-0 in the under-13 Khelo India match at Astroturf Fatorda on Thursday. Compassion FC netted a hat trick through Siya Naik, while Prachi Mohandas Gaonkar netted a brace and Sahana Mahesh Gaonkar and Sinjel Sanjiva Gaonker netted a goal each. In another match on the same group and ground Union of Chinchinim villagers defeated Dunes sports club Mandrem 5-2. Union of Chinchinim villagers netted a brace each through Analee DCosta and Keren Anna Dsouza while Leticia Montero netted a goal and for Dunes sports club Mandrem Beverly Dias and Tannu Singh netted…

Panaji: Forty-four-year-old Ganesh Pai Vernekar stole the applause during his men’s singles match at the ongoing debut edition of the Bandodkar Panjim Gymkhana Open 2024, clinching a hard-fought victory 7-6 (7-4) against Caetano Fernandes. The match lasted for nearly an hour, with Ganesh and Caetano fighting for each point in the match, which was eventually decided by a tiebreaker. After the match, Ganesh said that he pumped himself up through the match, reassuring himself that the “game is not over till it is over”. 144 tennis players have signed up to participate in the seven-day state ranking tournament, which is…

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has junked – for a third time – a plea seeking the removal of Arvind Kejriwal as Chief Minister after his arrest last month over corruption allegations. In a significant observation, a bench led by acting Chief Justice Manmohan said “let democracy take its own course”. The court – a different bench of which will rule later today on Mr Kejriwal’s plea for interim relief in this matter – also refused to counsel Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on forcing the Aam Aadmi Party leader to relinquish his post. “He (Mr Saxena) doesn’t need…

Goemkarponn desk BENGALURU: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that NDA will win all 28 seats in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. “I have come to Mandya(Karnataka) for the first time & after witnessing excitement here, I can say that NDA will win all 28 seats in Karnataka,” said Sawant. Sawant accompanied BJP-JDS alliance candidate for Mandya Loksabha Constituency HD Kumaraswamy for filling his nomination for the Loksabha Election 2024 on JDS, in the presence of the former Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior leader of BJP. “Under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, with the support & guidance of…

New Delhi: Professor Gourav Vallabh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party hours after resigning from all posts and membership of the Congress party on Thursday. Citing reasons for his exit, he said that he can “neither raise anti-Sanatan slogans nor abuse weather creators” everyday. Vallabh shared the resignation letter he wrote to Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge on the microblogging site X. “I am not able to feel comfortable with the directionless way in which the Congress Party is moving forward today,” he said in his post. Vallabh further wrote, “I can neither raise anti-Sanatan slogans nor abuse the wealth creators…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Tensions have arisen between gas agency personnel and customers as a result of the scarcity, which has persisted for more than a week, as irate people struggle to obtain LPG cylinders. For several days, the local gas provider, Goa Marketing Federation, has been unable to provide LPG cylinders to over 17,000 clients in Ponda taluka, leaving them in a difficult situation. Especially with the ongoing SSC examinations, housewives are finding it difficult to cook meals for their families. In order to obtain cooking fuel, desperate customers take to a variety of ways, such as standing in line…