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Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Social Activist Kashinath Shetye has said that the State government or the Goa State Coastal Management Authority (GCZMA) cannot grant in-principle NOC to off-shore casinos as the matter is sub-judice. Reacting to report filed by Goemkarponn on November 2, 2023, Kashinath Shetye said that he has won the case in the National Green Tribunal (NGT). In May, the GCZMA issued an in-principle no objection (NOC) allowing the offshore casino vessels to stay in River Mandovi, with the condition that the operators of the vessels provide the environmental impact assessment (EIA) study in order to receive a final…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party leader in Goa has alleged that officials posted at the check post of Goa border take bribes from Rs 20 to Rs 2,000 from interstate goods transport vehicles to enter in the state. On Tuesday night, AAP Goa unit President Amit Palyekar exposed the bribes allegedly taken by the officers at Pollem check post on Goa- Karnataka border by becoming a truck cleaner. “I went to Karwar in Karnataka and there I took a lift from the truck driver to come back to Goa border pretending to be a cleaner. That time I saw…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Alleging that corruption has taken place in the 37th National Games hosted by Goa, the Congress has demanded an inquiry by a sitting judge. Goa Pradesh Congress Committee’s General Secretary Viriato Fernandes on Thursday addressed a press conference and slammed the BJP government for looting taxpayers’ money on the pretext of conducting national games. “Substandard work has been done wherever the games are taking place. The temporary overlays erected at many places are not safe due to substandard work. I demand a safety audit and repairs/corrections to avoid unfortunate incidents,” Fernandes said. He said that all the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Wimmer Sanjana Prabhugaonkar bagged her third medal of the 37th National Games, clinching the silver medal in the 100m backstroke while Janiva Fernandes won a bronze medal in Wushu to take Goa’s medals tally to 34. Prabhugaonkar, who had won the 200m freestyle silver and 200m backstroke bronze, went neck and neck against eventual gold medallist Palak Joshi of Maharashtra for major part ot the race before finishing the race with a time of 1:05.73s to bag the silver medal. Joshi set a time of 1:05.29s to win her second gold of the Games while Karnataka’s Ridhima…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Nina Venkatesh of Karnataka won her fourth gold medal of the Games winning the Women’s 50M Butterfly with a new Games record while Virdhawal Khade did the double, adding the Men’s 50M Butterfly to his tally in the swimming competition of the 37th National Games here. Nina stopped the clock on 27.70 s to win the gold ahead of Manavi Varma of Karnataka (27.90s) and Rutuja Khade of Maharashtra (28.38 s) in women’s 50m Butterfly. Virdhawal, who had won the 50m freestyle, edged out his state mate Mihir Ambre (24.67 s) and Kerala’s Sajan Prakash (24.78 s)…

Goemkarponn desk KOLKATA: South Africa’s Rassie van der Dussen has shared his thoughts on their upcoming clash against India in the ODI World Cup 2023, set to take place at the iconic Eden Gardens on Sunday, November 5. South Africa setting big total while batting first The Proteas have displayed remarkable performance in the tournament, with the exception of a minor setback against the Netherlands. Their ability to consistently post scores over 300 while batting first has placed immense pressure on their opposition. In their recent match, South Africa achieved a resounding 190-run victory over New Zealand. Rassie van der…

Goemkarponn desk MUMBAI: Mohammed Shami wiped out Sri Lanka’s batting order as he clinched 5 wickets to take India to its 7th victory in the current edition of the World Cup. Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah clinched four early wickets to provide a good base to Mohammed Shami and the experienced Indian pacer didn’t fail to make his mark as he single-handedly dismissed Sri Lanka’s rest of the batting order. The fifer against Sri Lanka is Mohammed Shami’s second this World Cup season as he spread similar magic against New Zealand at the beautiful ground of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association…