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New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s assertion to News18 of “Ghus ke maarenge” when it comes to action against terrorists on foreign soil, has underlined India’s transformed approach under the Narendra Modi government to push the boundaries in protecting the homeland against terrorism. This came within a day of ‘The Guardian’ article which claimed that India could have killed as many as 20 terrorists on Pakistani soil through covert operations. When asked about the claims in ‘The Guardian’ article, Singh said: “If any terrorist tries to disturb India from our neighbouring country and do terror acts here, we will give…

Goemkarponn Desk VERNA: The money involved in the rogue seizure by the Dabolim election flying squad last Sunday will be decided upon by a four-member committee led by South Goa Collector Ashwin Chandru, IAS. Ashok Chaudhary and Pawankumar Verma, two businessmen from Delhi, had their car stopped and their money seized at Dabolim. They claimed the money was Rs 16 lakh, but only Rs 8 lakh had been found during the Verna police’s criminal investigation. Since then, two officials have been suspended for neglecting to report the seizure and adhere to the guidelines set forth by the Election Commission of…

HYDERABAD: The countdown has already begun. In about three weeks, BCCI’s selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, will announce the 15-member squad for the ICC T20 World Cup in June. With every match, every knock counting for those in the fray for selection, veterans and experts have already begun to make their opinions heard in the eventual squad that India would pick for the ICC tournament. On Friday, following another blistering batting performance from Shivam Dube, cricket legends united to ask Agarkar to make a “brave” call and pick the Chennai Super Kings star for the World Cup. On the…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: FC Goa overpowered Hyderabad FC in a 4-0 victory at the Fatorda stadium in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 on Friday. Noah Sadaoui led the hosts’ charge with his electric hattrick in the second half, featuring all types of finishes. From dribbling past his markers and slotting the ball with a curler to finishing with his first touch, he had it all in the bag. Carlos Martinez put the final nail in the Nizams’ coffin to lock in all three points, and a vital clean sheet. Manolo Marquez answered the media’s queries following his side’s victory…

Goemkarponn Desk ANJUNA: A 37-year-old Sangli, Maharashtra resident was taken into custody by Anjuna Police in relation to the theft of a scooter that was left parked outside a home in Ozrant-Vagator. The incident is said to have happened early on Wednesday while a party was going on and the scooter was parked outside a house. The scooter was reported missing on Wednesday around three in the morning, and the house’s CCTV camera caught a thief taking off with it around one in the morning. After that, a complaint was made to the Anjuna Police. The scooter was sighted in…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Santa Cruz Club of Cavelossim scored hard fought 3-2 win over Goa Police in the GFA 1st division league match played at Rosary Church ground Navelim on Friday. Goa Police were leading by 2-1 at the breather. Aaren Figueiredo, Melson Fernandes and Cindroy Furtado scored a goal each for Santa Cruz Cavelossim while Tarak Khandolkar netted a brace for Goa Police.

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Sameer Kakodkar and Sandeep Verlekar stormed into the finals of the veteran 55+ men’s doubles event at the ongoing Bandodkar Panjim Gymkhana Open 2024, defeating their rivals Rajnish Dhall and Caetano Fernandes. The match was fiercely contested and spilled into a super tiebreaker, which Sameer and Sandeep finally won (7-6), (1-6) and (10-8). 144 tennis players have signed up to participate in the seven-day state ranking tournament, which is supported by the Goa State Tennis Association, Panjim Gymkhana and the DB Bandodkar & Sons group. The tournament got underway on April 1. All the matches are being…