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Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Goa Congress on Wednesday said that a Narkasur Competition organised by Tourism Department illegally on a Housing Board Land in Porvorim has also hurt the sentiments of Sanatan Dharma. “I demand Power Minister Sudin Dhavlikar who earlier blamed Congress Party should now dare to condemn BJP Government for hurting sentiments of Hindus,” stated Congress Media Cell Chairman Amarnath Panjikar. In a Press Conference held at Congress House today, Amarnath Panjikar charged that the Narkasur Competition went on till 8 am on the Diwali Day, thus breaking the tradition of burning effigy of Demon Narkasura at dawn. Press…

Kane Williamson played down the chatter around the ‘pitch swap controversy’, despite admitting that the India vs New Zealand World Cup semi-final was played on a used surface. Goemkarponn desk MUMBAI: Right before the start of the Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final between India and New Zealand, a controversy hit the cricketing world, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) being accused of changing the pitch at the last minute. There were suggestions that India made the change in order to tilt the equation in their favour a little. When New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was asked…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa University will conduct a selection trial in Weightlifting for Men (only in Upto and Including 109 kgs weight category) has been scheduled on Friday, 17th November, 2023 at 2.30 p.m. Students falling in Upto and Including 109 kgs weight category interested in attending the trials may report at Silver Jubilee Hall, Goa University in a proper competition kit. The South West Zone Inter University Weight Lifting Championship for Men is scheduled at Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh from 8/12/2023 to 12/12/2023.

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Darshan Misal will lead the Goa senior men’s team for the Vijay Hazare Trophy organised by BCCI in Mumbai from November 23 to December 5, 2023. Deepraj Gaonkar has been appointed his deputy. The following is the team: Ishan Gadekar, Rahul Tripathi, KV Siddharth, Suyash Prabhudesai, Darshan Misal (Captain), Deepraj Gaonkar (vice-captain), Manthan Kutkar, Mohit Redkar, Arjun Tendulkar, Samar Dubhashi (wk), Shubham Tari, Vikas Singh, Snehal Kauthankar, Vijesh Prabhudesai, Lakshay Garg and Heramb Parab.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Alleging that agitation demanding political reservation for Schedule Tribe Community is politically motivated, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that his government was committed to fulfilling the demand by 2027. Sawant was speaking in a programme to commemorate Bhagwan Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary. “My government is 100 per cent positive about tribal reservation. We have done correspondence with the concerned department.We will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah at earliest in this regard and definitely in 2027 we will get tribal reservation,” Sawant said. Sawant alleged that some are trying to pollute the…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Porvorim Police today arrested two accused for their involvement in a major house-breaking theft case. “Porvorim Police have successfully managed to nab two accused persons who were involved in major house-breaking burglaries cases over the last 06 months in and around North Goa,” said SP North Nidhin Valsan. He further said that the suspects have been identified as Shabbirsaheb Shadavali, age 30 yrs R/o Ambaji, Fatorda, Goa N/o Gadag, Karnataka and. Suleman Shaikh, age – 30 yrs, R/ o Nuvem, Salcete – Goa N/o New Vaddem Nagar, Vasco – Goa. SP Valsan said that one of the…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Stating that the Communidade bodies will be taken into confidence while regularising houses on their land, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today clarified that the move is not to regularise slums but to grant protection to houses constructed by Niz Goemkar. Sawant was speaking to reporters during the State Cabinet meeting. “70 to 80 per cent of houses on Communidade land are of Goans and we want to give them protection. This has nothing to do with slum regularisation,” said Sawant. He further said that any regulations would be drafted only after taking Communidade bodies into confidence. “Almost…