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Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Days after the Japanese Consulate issued an advisory of caution to its citizens of being targetted by criminals on Anjuna beach, a Japanese tourist has complained to Goa Police that a gang of persons posing as cops robbed him of his credit and debit cards, mobile phone as well as Indian and Japanese currency during his vacation in the coastal state in December last year, an official said. The robbers used the debit and credit cards for transactions that have caused a loss of ₹ 9.43 lakh to the complainant, Tatsuki Teramoto, Deputy Superintendent of Police Jivba…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Goa has a glorious history of Chh. Shivaji Maharaj and the State is blessed to have his footprints. The Government’s endeavour is to create the ideal welfare state, working towards the happiness and welfare of people as has been done by Chh. Shivaji Maharaj stated Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant. Speaking after garlanding the statue of Chh. Shivaji Maharaj at a State Level Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj celebrations organized by the Department of Information & Publicity in association with V. P. Bandora organized at Farmagudi Ponda today. The Government celebrated Chh. Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti with great pomp and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa boys defeated Tamilnadu in the final to win the 6th Mini U/14 National Tennis Ball Cricket Championship held at Sholinghur, Tamil Nadu, from 17th to 19th February 2023. Put on to the bat, Tamilnadu scored 44 runs in 6 overs; in reply scored the required runs in 5.2 overs. Earlier, Goa had defeated Maharashtra in the quarterfinals and Puducherry in the semi-finals. The victorious teams were awarded trophies, medals & gifts during the closing ceremony held today at Unity School ground, Sholinghur, TN. Maharashtra was the winner in the girl’s section.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Darwin Barreto and DattaPrasad Parab emerged Veterans (Men’s 40+) Doubles champions of the All Goa Badminton tournament organised by Sanquelim Shuttlers in collaboration with the Goa Badminton Association at Sanquelim. Mustafa Abdulla and Nitin Mayekar secured the Runner’s spot after going down 15-9, 9-15, and 10-15 in a thrilling final. Vinod Palkar / Sanjib Hazra and Dr Vishwanath Marathe / Rohidas Ghadi, who had bowed out in the semi-finals, emerged as joint third-place winners. Over 50 players from across Goa participated in the day-long tournament. Darwin Barreto, who had consistently performed well throughout the tournament, was awarded…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev and Kundaim Swami Brahmeshanand on Sunday attended the State level Shiv Jayanti Function at Farmagudi held in the presence of the Chief Minister and dignitaries. Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev, in his speech, praised King Shivaji, who he claimed was the pride of the entire nation and humanity. He alleged that most State Boards and NCERT books teach false History and that the History of the Mughals is glorified and taught while our ideal Heroes are sidelined. “All this needs to change. Akbar, Babar, and Aurangzeb are not great for us, but our superheroes,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: DGP Goa Jaspal Singh IPS said that the Carnaval procession passed peacefully in Panaji without traffic snarls. “Carnival procession passed off peacefully in Panjim. No traffic snarls despite there being multiple events in town and a lot of construction activity inside the town. Well Done, Traffic Unit,” said DGP. The Carnaval parade moved along the road with floats in categories such as traditional, institutional, family fun junk, clown joker, etc., including floats from local villages, commercial entities, and cultural groups. In addition to the float parade, the celebrations at Samba Square will be held between February 18…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a shocking move, concerned citizens of Panaji were detained by Goa police for displaying placards during a carnival parade in Panaji this evening. During the carnival float movements, some of the residents were seen displaying placards highlighting the problems faced by people due to intelligent city works and other environmental issues. The citizens said that police told them to stop displaying placards and took them away to the police station. “We were just moving peacefully with the crowd to create environmental awareness,” they said. The citizens further said they were not sure why the government authorities…