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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: There is a notable disparity in voter participation between urban and rural areas, with a lower turnout observed in urban areas, said Ramesh Verma IAS, Chief Electoral Officer. He was speaking at a Inter-Collegiate Street Play competition on the Theme: “Urban Apathy Among Youth Towards Elections organized by the Office of Chief Electoral Officer Goa in collaboration with Directorate of Higher Education & Government College of Arts, Science & Commerce ,Sanquelim at Azad Maidan,Panaji today. He further emphasized that the recent election data clearly illustrates a distinct trend. “It shows that individuals in rural areas consistently turn…

~ The tournament’s 9th edition will include the second occurrence of the participation category, veterans 35+ mixed doubles. ~ The latest upcoming edition of the Gadre Gaspar Dias Open 2024 will feature 93 more participants as compared to last year. Goemkarponn desk Panaji: A record number of participants have registered across various categories for the upcoming 9th edition of the Gadre Gaspar Dias Open 2024, a state-level tennis tournament, which will get underway at the Clube Gaspar Dias premises in Miramar from January 25, organisers said. In all, 479 tennis players have registered for the event, out of which 234…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Defending Champions St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa won the Women’s, while Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda won the Men’s Basketball Championship 2023-24, organized by Goa University at Manohar Parrikar Indore Stadium, Navelim held from 16th to 18th January 2024. In the well contested Men’s championship finals, Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda defeated St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa with a final score of 49-46. In the Women’s championship finals, St. Xavier’s College defeated Don Bosco College, Panjim with a margin of 42-26. Earlier in the semifinals of the Women’s Section Don Bosco College, Panjim defeated S.S. Dempo College…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Assistant referee Joaquim Abranches committed a blunder as he failed to raise his flag for a suspected offside that led to a goal in Sporting Clube de Goa’s 1-3 defeat to Sesa FA in the Goa Professional League at Tilak Maidan, Vasco, on Tuesday. The crucial match was tied at 1-1 when the incident took place in the second half as Sesa forward Joshua D’Silva had the advantage after being put through on goal. “I personally am the biggest critic of my entire team, there is no doubt Sesa played well and they deserved to win. I…

The Court appreciated the endeavour of Goa government to frame an Act in the year 2000 to create a robust infrastructure for catering to damage and ill effects caused by mass transportation of materials to waterbodies. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Bombay High Court at Goa on January 10 upheld the Constitutional validity of the Goa Rural Improvement and Welfare Cess Act (Goa Cess Act) [Sesa Sterlite Ltd. v. State of Goa and connected petitions]. A division bench of Justices GS Kulkarni and BP Deshpande also lauded the State of Goa for enacting the statute which enabled the creation of infrastructure…

New Delhi: Indians planning to study in Canada and those pursuing courses there stand to be the worst-affected as the Justin Trudeau administration brings in new norms for overseas students in its bid to tackle rising food costs and a housing crisis. India is the largest source country for overseas students in Canada, according to the high commission in Ottawa. Currently, about 2.30 lakh Indian students are enrolled in various courses in the country. The Canada government’s move to cap the number of overseas students and a rise in cost of living may now make Indian students weigh Canada against…

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday he had instructed the police to register a case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly “provoking the crowd” that was captured in dramatic television footage facing off with security personnel amid spiralling tensions surrounding a politically charged rally. He condemned what he called “unruly behaviour” by the Congress that “resulted in a massive traffic jam in Guwahati”. Replying to a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Youth Congress President Srinivas BV that captured a group of people trying to remove barricades, Sarma said such “Naxalite tactics are completely…