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Giemkarponn desk Panaji: Sporting Cube de Goa suffered a 0-1 defeat against Sporting Club Bengaluru in the I-League 2 at Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru, on Sunday. Shravan Shetty scored the decisive goal in the first half for the home team. Sporting had a golden opportunity to level terms in the second half, but substitute striker Mark Carvalho couldn’t convert from the penalty spot. Sporting remained in the third place of the standings with 10 points after seven games. Bengaluru are second with 15 points while FC Bengaluru United lead with 16 points. Sporting head coach Armando Colaco made a couple…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The proposal put forth by the Goa-Tamnar Transmission Project Limited (GTTPL) to draw a power transmission line through the Western Ghats forest has been rejected by the Karnataka government. Instead, the project executing agency has been directed to lay the line through non-forested areas. The Karnataka government has also taken action against forest department officials (Dharwad and Uttara Kannada) who had previously recommended the project without considering the destruction of forested areas in the Ghats. GTTPL had sought permission from Karnataka to divert a significant amount of forest land, including the Kali Tiger Reserve, to lay a…

Goemkapronn desk Panaji: Congress leaders from Goa have been summoned to Delhi by the party’s central leadership to decide on candidates for the two Lok Sabha seats in the state, a functionary said on Monday. Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Amit Patkar and South Goa election coordinator Altone D’Costa have been called, the functionary said. The ruling BJP has already announced candidates for North Goa (Shripad Naik) and South Goa (Pallavi Dempo) seats. “The party is considering the names of leaders like Viriato Fernandes, Francisco Sardinha (sitting MP from South Goa seat), Girish Chodankar and…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant has said the candidature of Pallavi Dempo will ensure BJP’s victory from South Goa Lok Sabha seat. The seat is currently held by Congress’ Francisco Sardinha, who had defeated Narendra Sawaikar. Dempo’s name was announced by the ruling party late Sunday night. “I extend my heartiest congratulations to Smt. Pallavi Dempo on her nomination as the @BJP4India Candidate for the South Goa Lok Sabha constituency. I am confident her fresh perspective and representation of the Nari Shakti under the dynamic leadership of Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji, coupled with diligence, commitment, shall…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Governor of Goa, P.S. Sreedharan Pillai has extended his heartiest greetings and best wishes to the people of Goa on the auspicious and joyous occasion of Holi. Governor Shri. Pillai In his message said that, the Festival of Holi symbolizes the vibrant colours and spirit of tolerance in our diverse society. Holi is a festival of colours, which provides an opportunity to strengthen harmony and fraternal bond among the people. The unique feature of this festival is that it is celebrated with joy and spirit by all the people without any consideration of caste, creed or religion.…

Goemkapronn desk MARGAO: Margao Congress block and the citizens today paid floral tributes to Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia on his 115th birth anniversary. The program, initiated by Congress leader from Margao Mr. Savio Coutinho, saw the participation of several prominent members and citizens like Adv. Nick Colaco, Dr. Roslyn Pereira, Adv. Snehal Onskar, Ex Councillor Radha Kavlekar, Charles Rodrigues, Robert Vaz, Anwar Naroo, Leslie Pereira, Rabindra George, Lalan Parsekar, Sujata Parsekar, Damodar Onskar, Anees Tanwar, Loyola Rodrigues and others. Speaking on the occasion, Coutinho stated that every Goan is aware that Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia was the one who ignited…

Male:  Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu must stop being “stubborn” and seek dialogue with neighbours to overcome the financial challenges, his predecessor Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has said. Solih made these remarks days after Muizzu, widely seen as a pro-China leader, urged India to provide debt relief to the archipelago nation. Muizzu, 45, defeated Solih, 62, in the presidential election held in September last year. Speaking at an event in Male’ to rally support for Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) parliamentary candidates contesting four constituencies in Maafannu, Solih said he had seen media reports that suggest Muizzu wants to talk to India for…