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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa University Won one silver and one bronze medal at the All India Inter University Swimming Men and Women Championship 2023-24, organised by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu from 2nd to 4th February 2024. Both the medals were won by Ms. Megan De Almeida, Silver in Women Diving- 3 Meter Spring Board and Bronze in Women Diving- 1 Meter Spring Board. Other top-notch performance came from Ms.Tanisha Murgod, who finished 10th in the 50 M Breaststroke Women and Mr. Aryan Sharma who finished 9th in 800 M Freestyle Men and 12th in 400…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa GSB Sports & Charitable Trust in association with Goa Saraswat Samaj unveiled cricket match jerseys and winner’s trophies of the Alcon GSB Unity Cup 2024 T20 cricket tournament at Goa Saraswat Samaj’s food festival, recently. The unveiling was done by former chief minister and MLA of Margao Constituency Shri Digambar Kamat, councillor Sagun (Dada) Naik, Shri Desh Prabhudesai (President of Goa Saraswat Samaj), Ranjita Pai (Chairman, Women’s Commission of Goa), Siddhit Pai Raiturker (President of Goa GSB Sports & Charitable Trust), Venkat Biche (Secretary ), Siddharth Ghanekar (Tournament Coordinator) and other trustees Kapil Borker, Kapil Angle,…

CM reiterates that Dabolim Airport will continue to operate & there is no decline Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today yet again reiterated his stand that Dabolim International Airport will not shut down and will continue to co-exist with Manohar International Airport. Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginaldo had raised the issue in Assembly claiming that GMR had been pressuring the Indian Navy. Reginaldo said that flight operations have been reducing slowly at Dabolim, as airlines are opting for Mopa. During the Assembly session, MLAs from both the Opposition highlighted that airlines have already initiated the move of their international…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Goa Forward Party (GFP) Chief Vijai Sardesai today grilled the Power Minister Sudin Dhavlikar over the failure to recover 643 arrears and purchase of power from Arunachal Pradesh. Vijai during the question hour said that since 2022, the government has hiked the power tariff and the cumulative hike in the last three years is 10 per cent. “It is learnt that total arrears pending is around 643cr of which 355 are state and central government departments,” said Vijai. In reply to Vijai, Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said that the total arrears as of date is around 800cr…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Power Minister Sudin Dhavlikar informed the house today, the cabinet has approved the implementation of the revised solar power policy within the next week. According to him, this will increase the amount of green energy produced and used within the state and decrease the amount of power purchased from outside the state. Instead of investing the funds in solar and other green power-generating projects in Goa, the opposition questioned the acquisition of green power worth Rs 16 crore from a trader in Arunachal Pradesh. CM was informed that purchasing green power from approved traders is mandatory in…

*MLA Borkar enters House in traditional attire of ST’s to demand political reservation *CM Sawant says calling attention on ST Reservation will be answered on Wed Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Mission Political Reservation for ST protest heading towards Goa Legislative Assembly was stopped at Merces by the Goa Police. Thousands of people have been protesting demanding political reservation to the ST community in the 2027 Goa Assembly Elections. The protesting community said that despite constitutional provisions made by the State and Central governments, the ST community continues to be deprived of constitutional rights, basic amenities, TSP funds, land rights, forest rights,…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The Opposition MLA created an uproar in Goa Assembly as they demanded discussion on the alleged corruption in Art and Culture funds. Goa Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar refused to entertain Adjournment Motion to discuss alleged corruption in Art & Culture department. Tawadkar had charged Gaude with embezzlement of the money via his department of art and culture. According to the speaker, funds were distributed to different clubs and organizations without the clubs hosting the corresponding events. MLA Vijai Sardesai of the Goa Forward Party had proposed an adjournment motion on Monday in order to address the Speaker’s…