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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa University has selected the Men’s Boxing team for the All India Inter University Boxing Men Championship 2022-23, which is scheduled from January 2nd to 10th, 2023, at Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak. The kit distribution and farewell function for the teams was organised on December 29th, 2022, at the Sports Section, Goa University, in the presence of Balachandra Jadar, Asst. Director of Physical Education and Sports, Goa University, Dr Shailendra R.Gaonkar, Assistant Sports Officer, Goa University, along with Nilesh Kanolkar, Team Coach cum Manager. The following players will represent Goa University at the All India Inter University…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Pele, the legendary Brazilian soccer player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died on Thursday at the age of 82. Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein hospital, where Pele was undergoing treatment, said he died at 3:27 p.m. “due to multiple organ failures resulting from the progression of colon cancer associated with his previous medical condition.” The death of the only man to win the World Cup three times as a player was confirmed on his Instagram account. “Inspiration and love marked the journey of King Pele, who…

Goemkarponn desk ROORKEE: Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant has sustained injuries after his car collided with the divider and caught fire while he was travelling from Delhi to Uttarakhand. Pant was driving his Mercedes car, which met with an accident near Roorkee in Uttarakhand. Director General of Uttarakhand Police, Ashok Kumar, has confirmed that the cricketer was alone in the car at the time of the accident and broke the windscreen to escape from the vehicle after it caught fire. He has sustained injuries to his head, knee and shin as a result of the accident. There could be a fracture…

Goemkarponn desk AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother, Heeraben, died in the early hours of Friday. She was 99. “A glorious century rests at the feet of God… In Maa, I have always felt that trinity, which contains the journey of an ascetic, the symbol of a selfless Karmayogi and a life committed to values,” the Prime Minister posted a heartfelt tribute informing about his mother’s death. PM Modi, who was scheduled to visit West Bengal to launch a series of projects, arrived in Gandhinagar. The Prime Minister’s Office or PMO tweeted that he will join today’s scheduled programmes in…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today criticised the Goa Forest department for failing to provide timely clearances for various projects. Gadkari was speaking after the inauguration of the new Zuari cable stayed bridge on River Zuari in the presence of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral. “There is a delay from the Goa forest department for clearances for various projects across the state. I request CM Pramod Sawant to look into the matter and expedite the entire process of releasing clearances,’ said Gadkari. He further said that he would find out a way to finish…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward President Vijai Sardesai has alleged that the Mhadei deal was struck during Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant’s visit to New Delhi. “The deal was finalised during CM’s visit to Delhi, wherein he met the top leader of the country. BJP leader CT Ravi and Karnataka CM Basavraj Bommai were also present,” he said. Vijai added, “at that meeting, Goa CM was clearly told Centre is granting approval for the Mhadei project.” He added, “our spineless CM came back shamelessly without uttering a word.” Earlier, Vijai took to Twitter to react to CWCs approval saying, “LAST…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Reacting to the announcement of Karnataka Chief Minister in the Karnataka Assembly on the Kalasa Banduri (Mhadei) project, Leader of the Opposition Yuri Alemao said that the claims of the double-engine sarkar of protecting interests of Goa fall hollow and flat. “BJP will not even bat an eye-lid to go all out in making Goa the sacrificial lamb for their political interests,” he said. He added, “I expect the Chief Minister to sink political differences on Mhadei and lead an all-party delegation to the Prime Minister immediately. I had made this demand earlier, but as usual, it…