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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The speaker of the Goa Assembly, Ramesh Tawadkar, stated that there is no set period of time for determining whether to grant disqualification petitions and that the idea of a “time-bound decision” is nonexistent in this situation. Tawadkar asserted that the parties are requesting more time, not him, and that he is listening to them while claiming that the disqualification petition is still pending. Tawadkar made his statement at the same moment that he had previously gone on record promising to establish a deadline for deciding the disqualification petition against eight MLAs who had defected. In the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Before giving the go-ahead for the offshore casino vessels to continue operating in the River Mandovi, the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has decided to conduct a site inspection of the areas where they are currently anchored. 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 NOC. Golden Peace Infrastructure Pvt Ltd (MV Majestic Pride), High Street Cruises and Entertainment Pvt Ltd (MV…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: The ill-fated and killer Well that led to the death of two Petrol Pump Attendants a fortnight ago, is now a thing of the past after the Fuel Station Owner buried and Sealed levelling it to the ground on Wednesday. The Well, from which water was pumped for the usage of the Petrol Pump was located at the adjacent and in very close proximity of the Underground Fuel Storage Tanks and the Fuel Dispensers. Two Pump Attendants (Nami B Gaonkar(43) of Gulem(Canacona) Barkelo N Gaonkar (40) of Gokuldem(Quepem) who had entered the Well to remove a Dead…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Hundreds attends Masses celebrated in Church Cemeteries to observe the ‘All Souls Day’ on Thursday. Celebrating early morning mass in their Church Cemetery, Priests in their homily had called the faithful’s to observe ‘Indulgence’ until 8th November and exclusively Pray for the Dead that God grants them Salvation for Eternal Life. While Christians all over the world celebrates the Feast Day of All Saints on 1st November, the 2nd November is observed for the Prayers and Indulgence to seek God’s Mercy and Salvation for All the Souls in purgatory. ‘The dead cannot pray nor seek mercy of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Rohit Sharma has provided an update on the fitness of star all-rounder Hardik Pandya ahead of his side’s clash against Sri Lanka at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. Pandya hurt his ankle during India’s group match against Bangladesh last month and has been sitting on the sidelines ever since as the tournament hosts have continued their unbeaten start to the World Cup. Rohit was quizzed about the potential return of Pandya to full fitness ahead of India’s match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai on Thursday and the experienced skipper suggested the all-rounder will remain on the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa University has selected Men’s Kabaddi team for the West Zone Inter University Kabaddi Men Championship 2023-24, which is scheduled from 4th to 8th November 2023, at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. The kit distribution and farewell function for the teams were organised on October 31, 2023, at the Sports Section, Goa University, in the presence of Mr. Balachandra Jadar, Asst. Director of Physical Education and Sports, Goa University, Dr. Shailendra Gaonkar, Asst. Sports Officer, Goa University, along with Mr. Pandurang Naik, Team Coach, and Clifton Fernandes, Team Manager. The following players will represent Goa at the West…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the Cricket World Cup for an indefinite period after flying back home due to personal reasons. Cricket Australia confirmed the development on Thursday, two days before their crunch game against arch-rivals England. This comes a day after star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was ruled out of the England game due to a concussion suffered from falling off the back of a golf cart. “Australia have been hit by the loss of another key allrounder after announcing Mitch Marsh flew home on Wednesday for personal reasons and will be out…