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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that music plays an important role in treating chronic diseases, therefore students must come up with innovation and give inputs to set up music therapy treatment, which can help in healing and relieving pain. Sawant was speaking on Tuesday during a programme organised by the Goa College of Music. He stressed the need to come up with innovation and start-up in the field of music. He said: “Music therapy treatment has been started in Pune and it does not exist anywhere else in India. It is for healing purposes and…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Hero Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 season has turned out to be another forgettable season for FC Goa as the Gaurs failed to reach the playoffs in two consecutive seasons for the first time in their Hero ISL history. The former Hero ISL Shield winners have bettered the numbers as compared to the previous season. Carlos Pena’s FC Goa accumulated 27 points and finished this season in the seventh position against the ninth-placed finish with 19 points last season. However, for a successful club like FC Goa who have a record number of six playoff entries, this…

Goemkarponn desk VELSAO: Advocate Leona Barreto, appearing for four activists involved in the stone pelting incident during the double tracking works at Velsao today, said that they are falsely accused and were not present on-site at the time of the incident. “The 4 (falsely) accused activists were not present on-site at the time of the incident. There is no evidential proof. The accusations are made merely to stop the protests,” said Adv Leona Barretto. She further alleged that the activists had been framed to keep them at bay from protesting against double-tracking works. “There is no evidence, and the accused…

Goemkarponn desk MALKARNEM: Minister for Water Resources Subhash Shirodkar in presence of Social Welfare Minister Subhash Phaldessai and Fatorda MLA Vijay Sardessai, commissioned the Lift Irrigation Scheme project at Malkarnem Sanguem today on the occasion of World Water Day. This lift irrigation scheme is for pumping of water from Salaulim Irrigation project main canal to delivery tank at Ambetembo for distribution of water to Nagvem, Malkarnem and Zanodem villages of Quepem Taluka which was taken up at the cost of Rs. 32,81,92,800/-, for which Rs.28 crores soft loan has been provided by NABARD. 400 hectares of land of Nagvem, Malkarnem…

Goemkapronn desk MARGAO: Goa’s Ashutosh Pednekar and Sandhya Melasheemi are in line to win Gold medals at the Yonex-Sunrise 45th Indian Masters (Veteran) National Badminton Championships -2022-23 in Navelim, Goa. In a closely contested semi-final match at Navelim stadium on Wednesday, Ashutosh Pednekar and his partner Naheed Divecha from Maharashtra defeated Maran Thangavelu from CAG and Shaila Holla from Karnataka by 21-19, 17-21, 21-7 to enter the 50+ Mixed Doubles finals. Similarly, Sandhya Melasheemi from Goa and Sangeetha Mari from Karnataka secured their spot in the finals of Women’s 35+ Doubles by defeating Varsha Belawadi from Karnataka and Parul Rawat…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: FIRST, the Forum for Internet Retailers, Sellers, and Traders that was recently launched by MSME Minister Narayan Rane at an event in Delhi, announced the winners of the first-of-a-kind seller awards. The award ceremony witnessed the presence of dignitaries, including Dr J.U. Chandrakala, IAS, Director, Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation Institute, Department of MSME, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Mr K. Mariappan, President, Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (TANSTIA), and Mr Krishna Gupta, Chairman and National President, Federation of All India Distributors Association, among others. Addressing the gathering, Mr. Vinod Kumar, President India SME Forum (ISF), stated,…

Goemkapronn desk MARGAO: As we conclude India’s most coveted football season, the Hero Indian Super League, KFC announced Abhijith A. as the winner of KFC Street Football – a unique platform for young football enthusiasts across the country to showcase their freestyle skills to millions of viewers. In December 2022, India’s fav brand of crispy chicken announced an iconic partnership with the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) for the 2022-23 season. KFC in partnership with Hero Indian Super League scouted for football enthusiasts with some cool freestyle moves across 5 cities – Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata & Kochi. At the…