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Rishabh Pant made his IPL debut in 2016 following which he appeared in 98 matches for the franchises and scored 2838 runs with a strike rate of 147.97. New Delhi: India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is all set to lead the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL). The Delhi-based franchise expects the 26-year-old to be fully fit before the start of the 17th season of the cash-rich domestic T20 league, according to ESPNcricinfo. At the recent camp of the Delhi Capitals in Kolkata before the next edition of the event, Pant went through the paces under the…

LONDON: Shoaib Bashir, the 20-year-old Somerset offspinner with 10 wickets in his first-class career, has been named in England’s 16-man squad to tour India for a five-match Test series in early 2024. He is one of three uncapped players included along with left-arm spinner Tom Hartley and fast bowler Gus Atkinson, who have both represented England in limited-overs cricket. England’s captain Ben Stokes, who underwent surgery on his left knee last month, is included in the squad as expected, though will not be fit to bowl. Ben Foakes is also recalled after he was dropped for the Ashes, while Jack…

Goemkarponn desk CARANZALEM: History-sheeter from Taleigao was attacked by 4 masked assailants with a knife at Tonca, Caranzalem. The victim identified as Suryakant Kambli alias Surya was assaulted and attacked with a knife. The murderous attack has left him severely injured. Kambli was shifted to GMC Hospital for treatment. Police suspect previous enmity to be the reason behind the attack. Suryakant has sustained severe injuries to his face and full body. Suryakant is involved in multiple criminal cases across Goa which includes assault, posession of weapons, death threats.

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The Goa government will conduct aerial surveillance through drones at wildlife sanctuaries and forest areas to track movement and curb forest fires, state minister Vishwajit Rane said on Monday. The state government is also taking the help of Forest Survey of India to monitor the movement in these areas, he added. “Around 600 existing trackers would be given refresher training by December 31 to get them ready to tackle any disaster in wildlife areas and forests. A total of 76.5 hectares was affected due to forest fires last year. These would be revived by planting indigenous plants.…

Goemkarponn desk The Goa government on Monday announced several incentives for self-help groups (SHGs), including a one-time grant of Rs 2 lakh under the ‘home stay’ policy and allotment of canteens in state-run facilities. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, while speaking at a function organised by the State Rural Development Agency in Mapusa, some 9 kilometres from here, also announced help for the SHGs to market their products under the Swayapurna e-bazaar scheme. ”Self-help groups across the country are having ‘acche din’ as the Central government will disburse revolving fund to them in Goa. The state government is proactively working on…

Goemkarponn desk SIRIDAO: In a shocking incident, a 22-year-old girl died in an accident between 2 two-wheelers at Siridao. The accident occurred when the deceased girl identified as Sanjana Sawant was going to drop her sister to Higher Secondary School at Pillar. When she reached the old bridge at Siridao, her two-wheeler dashed against a bike which came from the opposite side and she fell on the road. While Sanjana died on the spot her sister who was riding pillion and the bike rider Omkar Aroskar have been injured.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that students need to take education in the fields where jobs are available. “We need to take education in the fields where jobs are available, we need to take education considering the availability of jobs or should think of self-employment. Everyone can’t get government jobs,” said Sawant. He further said 100 per cent youth of Goa can get jobs, which are available in the private sector. ” How about working as a plumbing contractor? Every time, plumbers charge about Rs 500. They now charge more than physicians do. He remarked, “There are…