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 Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Challengers will be seen in action once again as India’s top table tennis league — Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), is set to return after a three-year hiatus and is scheduled to be held from July 13-30, 2023, at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune. Goa Challengers finished 4th in the third season of UTT in 2019 and will be looking to go all the way this time. The franchise-based league — promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), has been a game-changer for Indian table…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The Goa Football Development Council (GFDC) successfully conducted two workshops for coaches, one in each district, to enhance and upgrade the coaches’ knowledge and help them better conduct match-related training sessions for trainees. The workshops were held on 23, 24 and 25 March for South Goa coaches at Borimol Complex, Quepem, and on 28, 29 and 30 March for the North Goa coaches at Athletic Stadium, Bambolim. The workshop was conducted from 3pm to 6pm, and nearly 75 coaches from across Goa attended the workshops. GFDC Chairman Brahmanand Shankhwalkar and member secretary Deepesh Priolkar visited the North…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Goa Restriction on Transfer of Agricultural Land Bill, 2023’ was passed amid protest from opposition benches. Opposition members walked to the well of the house and shouted slogans. Opposition alleged that the govt was trying to sell agricultural land through backdoor by bringing in this amendment. According to the amendment agricultural land cannot be transferred by sale, gift, exchange, lease, or any other mode of transfer to a person other than an agriculturist, without the collector’s permission. Incidentally, the bill also has provisions for industries, cooperative farming societies, and non-agriculturists who intend to buy agricultural land to…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Over a year after notifying the Goa Public Gaming Act, 2012, the successive BJP led State government is yet to finalize the rules to regulate the operations of casinos in the coastal State. Though, the govenment led by the three Chief Minister’s- late Manohar Parrikar, Laxmikant Parsekar and now Pramod Sawant have not missed out to prominently announce in the last 12 State Budget that Government will frame the rules shortly, the Rules are yet to see the day of light. In the State Budget 2023-24 presented on March 29, the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that…

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: in horrific accident yesterday the couple from Marcaim and their two year old child who were proceeding on scooter from Bondla to Usgao was miraculously escaped on injuries after speeding truck that was coming from opposite direction lost control and came towards them and fell on their scooter. Luckily realizing that truck could hit them the couple jumped from scooter along with child and escaped on injuries and shifted to hospital, however scooter was crushed under truck. The truck excels were broken and dislodged from truck. Locals shocked to see horrific accident.Police arrest truck driver for rash…

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: Ponda Police had arrested four accused in connection with assault on one Citizen. The Offence has been registered under u/s 504, 325, 506(ii) r/w 34 IPC by Ponda Police. Those Accused arrested are namely Mr. Abhishek Naik, age 30 yrs, Omkar @ Picklet Naik age 23 yrs , Saish Sawant, age 19 yrs and Arjun Honnikol, age 23 yrs r/o Panditwada, Ponda has been arrested.. According to Ponda Police Mrs. Namita Mazgaonkar wife of victim Navesh Mazgaonkar from Panditwada Ponda Goa who is the wife of the victim had filed complaint. According to Police accused persons with…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Revenue Minister Babush Monserrate said that Goa Bhumiputra Adhikarini Bill has not been referred to Goa Governor for his assent as the matter is under examination of government. “Goa Bhumiputra Adhikarini Bill, ed by the 2021 (Bill No. 49 of 2021) was passed by s Bhumi the Legislative Assembly of the State of Goa on 30th July, 2021. However the Bill is not referred to the Hon’ble Governor for his assent as the matter is under examination of the Government,” said Monserrate He further said that the Government may also before referring the Bill to assent of…