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With parts of Bengaluru under yellow alert till November 10, there are high chances that the NZ vs SL World Cup 2023 match could be rain-affected. With parts of Bengaluru under yellow alert till November 10, there are high chances that the World Cup 2023 match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the Chinnaswamy Stadium could be rain-affected. In the worst-case scenario, there could be a washout as there are about four thunderstorms predicted throughout the course of the day. The city has witnessed heavy rainfall in the last four-five days prompting the MET department to issue a yellow…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa University Selection trials for Badminton Women Goa University will conduct a selection trial in Badminton (Women) on Friday, 10th November, 2023 at 2.30 p.m. Students interested in attending the trials may report at SAG’s Campal Indoor Stadium, Campal-Panjim along with college identity card, Aadhar Card, Birth Certificate and playing kit. The West Zone Inter University Badminton Championship for Women is scheduled at Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya Campus, Indore from 21/11/2023 to 25/11/2023. Goa University Selection trials for Badminton Men Goa University will conduct a selection trial in Badminton (Men) on Wednesday, 15th November, 2023 at 2.30 p.m.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Youth Congress President Joel Andrade and his office bearers on Wednesday observed the seventh death anniversary of the old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes at a condolence meeting organised by the Goa Pradesh Youth Congress at the Congress House in Panaji. Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Vice President Tulio de Sousa was the Chief Guest for the function. Andrade, who is also a Panaji Corporator, recalled the days of horror of November 8, 2016 when the Prime Minister announced in the evening that all notes of Rs 500 and 1,000 denomination were being demonetized in…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa SCPCR calls upon all, including educational institutions, corporates, leaders of various social and political organizations, including elected leaders of state government as well as local bodies, faith leaders, social influencers in the state of Goa to come together to observe Child Safety Week 2023, from 14th November – 20th November 2023 as a collaborative movement to raise awareness and encourage collective action on the issue of child sexual abuse. The Commission has endorsed Child Safety Week, the initiative of Arpan, an award-winning national NGO, which initiated the observance in 2019 and which now has taken the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa saved their best for the last as the home contingent bagged 11 gold medals along with 11 silver and six bronze medals on the penultimate day of the 37th National Games on Wednesday to raise hopes of a top-10 finish in the final standings. The host contingent won six gold medals in Sqay Martial Arts at the Fatorda, three in boxing at Peddem and two in Yachting to take their gold medal tally 23 with hopes of adding a few more in Sqay. Before Wednesday, Goa had won a maximum of six gold medals in a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Defending champions Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) made a late push for the top spot in the medal standings by winning a total of 10 gold medals on the penultimate day of the 37th National Games which also saw hosts Goa and Kerala jump several places in the standings by bagging 13 and eight gold medals respectively. Services rode on a strong showing in the boxing ring where they won five gold, one silver apart from clinching two gold medals in Yachting, one each in men’s football, handball and kabaddi to take their gold medal tally to…

 Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Incessant rain in several parts of Goa has put normal life out of gear in the state. Several incidents of tree collapse and falling of electricity poles were also reported due to squally weather. IMD has warned of an increase in rainfall activity accompanied by gusty winds in the state for next two days due to low pressure areas over. Due to the heavy rains there where tree uprooting incident in Harmal Pernem and Nirankar. However there were no casualties reported. In another incident, lightning struck a laundry premises at Karapur in Sankhali. At times strong winds…