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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The 7th YMCA State Table Ranking Tennis Tournament, organized by YMCA in collaboration with the Goa Table Tennis Association, concluded at the Campal Indoor Stadium with an exhilarating series of finals matches. Aaron Farias showcased the remarkable progress he has made by claiming two titles (U17 and U19 Boys) while narrowly missing out on a third, finishing as runner-up in a fiercely contested men’s singles event. Gargi Saikia likewise achieved a double victory, triumphing in both the Under 15 and Under 19 Girls categories while Arvind Kumar G and Samaira Soares emerged Men’s and Women’s singles winners.…

Goemkarponn Desm BERLIN (Germany): Geetanjali Nagvekar signed off Goa’s medal haul as the 2023 Special Olympics Summer Games concluded in Berlin, late on Sunday. Nagvekar, who had opened Team Bharat’s medal account with a gold in the 800 metres, took the silver medal in the 400 metres Level C at the Athletic Track in Berlin. The 400 metres Level C race turned out to be an engrossing affair with the first three runners in contention for the gold medal. Ultimately, India’s Ravi mathi Arumugam and Triin Treier of Estonia finished with an identical time of 1:29.80 minutes to be adjudged…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: The KTCL EV Bus drivers today have withdrawn strike after intervention of executive Magistrate. Commuters using Electric buses of Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited(KTCL) had a tough time today after the drivers of the 50 odd buses resorted to flash strike demanding hike in salary from existing Rs 18,000 to Rs 25,000. KTCL managed to put the buses back on 20 routes using their drivers and has said that they will put their drivers on remaining buses too if the EV bus drivers don’t start with the work at the earliest. The drivers are employed under Olectra Greentech…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has floated a tender for a six-lane elevated corridor (EC) in Goa on EPC mode. The six-lane EC will extend from 508.000 km to 513.150 km including approach roads on NH-66. The project cost is estimated at Rs 474.64 crore, and the work is to be executed within 24 months, followed by a maintenance period of 10 years. The primary objective of this project is to alleviate the traffic congestion on NH-66, one of the busiest routes leading to Panaji city. Furthermore, the project will enhance accessibility to the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Department of Sports and Youth Affairs will soon form a Commission or Board for youths to address the issues and concerns of the youth population, announced BGovind Gaude, Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs during a live interaction, via video conferencing, focused on the various schemes implemented by the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, as a part of the flagship program of Atmanirbhar Bharat, Swayampura Goa 2.0. Recognizing the importance of sports in maintaining a healthy and fit society, the government has been introducing numerous schemes to promote sports at all levels. Minister Gaude emphasized the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The State government has announced implementation of Chief Minister’s Apprenticeship Policy For State run establishments, wherein the departments or autonomous bodies would engage apprentices and pay them stipend. Government has approved a policy by name, “Goa Chief Minister’s Apprenticeship Policy for Government Establishment -2023″to increase the employability of the youth of Goa and to encourage participation of Government and Public Sector Establishments, in line with Apprenticeship Training Scheme for those youth who are having fifteen years’ residence in the State of Goa. In this regards, it is requested that all Government Departments, State Government Establishments/Autonomous bodies/Public Sector…

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: Heavy rain since morning caused waterlogging at Ponda with most of shops were flooded with water. It caused traffic chaos, and panic among Shopowners. According to Nishant Khasnis his house was flooded as nullah wall Collapsed and water entered into his house. Goods in sho started floating in water. The debris , garbage choked nullah at Police Station following water flooded through police stations and shops. The vendors , Shopowners were suffered losses due to flood water entry in shops. The locals blamed PMC for not desilting nullah and clearing garbage. Week ago gutted was choked and…