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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Power Smashers, owned by Priority Constructions, Panaji, emerged champions of the Goa Badminton League 2023 (GBL), while Ace Raqueteers, owned by Essen Group, Vasco, were the runners-up in the six-team annual tournament organised by Chicalim Badminton Club under the aegis of Goa Badminton Association at Indoor stadium, Campal-Panaji. Ace Warriors finished third in the GBL 2023, played over Saturday and Sunday with 144 shuttlers of all age groups slugging it out in the team-championship format. In a match comprising 10 events of 15 points each, the team that registered 150 points first tasted victory. Among these 10…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Government College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Quepem won both the Men and Women Kho-Kho Championship 2022-23, organized by Goa University at SAG’s Fatorda Ground, Fatorda from 17th to 19th January 2023. In the well contested Men’s championship finals, Govt. College, Quepem defeated Shree Mallikarjun & Shri. Chetan Manju Desai College, Canacona, with a bare margin of 2 points. The Women’s championship finals, which was again a repeat of the men’s final, were dominating Govt. College Quepem defeated Shree Mallikarjun College, Canacona, with an inning and 8 points. Earlier, in the Women’s semifinals, Govt. College, Quepem defeated…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Ponda Police conducted a narcotic raid at Kundaim IDC and arrested the accused person, namely Ashok Kumar s/o Arun Kumar Singh, age 23 years, r/o Opposite Chotu Garage, Near Railway Track, Dauzi Old Goa and n/o Ram Bigha, Tarar, Aurangabad Bihar. The accused was caught red-handed in the illegal possession of dry greenish colour leafy/flowery substance suspected to be Ganja, weighing 1.5 KGs worth Rs.1,50,000/- approximately in the international market. The same is attached under Panchanama. The team was headed by PI Vijaykumar Chodankar, PSI Paresh Sinari, PSI Nitesh Kankonkar, HC Kedar Jalmi, PC Amay Gosavi, Aditya…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Alleging that the BJP government is neck-deep involved in promoting Coal in Goa, Goa Forward Party Environment Cell Chief Vikas Bhagat said Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s government is not only ‘Event Management Government’ but also ‘Coal Management Government’. “Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s promise that there will be no further increase in coal handling at Mormugao port has now been proved to be false’,” said Convenor of Environment Cell of Goa Forward Vikas Bhagat. Bhagat alleged that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has betrayed Goenkars in this matter as well the Union Ministry of Forests and Environment has approved…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Canacona Lions launches the world’s biggest e-waste Collection Drive Campaign supported by Canacona Municipal Council at Palolem beach. The e-waste Collection is to continue till 13th Feb ’23. Appealing to dump and donate, Ex-CMC Chairperson and Councillor (Palolemward) Simon Rebello inaugurated the e-waste collection drive campaign at the Palolem Beach Main gate campus in the presence of Lions International 317B District governor Suggala Yelamali. The e-waste material was donated by all the Lion members and the local people, especially worn-out or non-working electronic gadgets and their parts were deposited in the municipality-provided collection bins. Lions Club of…

We will go into the 2024 MP elections under his leadership. BJP State Executive also resolves to strengthen Swayampurna Bharat and Atmanirbhar Goa 2.0 and take all policies to the last person in society, says Goa CM Dr Pramod Sawant on Goa BJP State Executive meeting Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Goa CM Dr Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that the BJP Goa State Executive meeting had resolved that JP Nadda will continue as the National President and that Goa will go on 2024 MP elections under his leadership. “We are having the state executive meeting for the first time in Vasco,…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Goa CM Dr Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that the Government will take all steps and explore all options for the Mhadei issue. Sawant speaking to reporters after the BJP State Executive meeting, also said that The Maharashtra Government was also with Goa and expressed confidence in winning the Fight for Mhadei. “We have discussed in detail on Mhadei Issue, and almost all the speakers have spoken about Mhadei River, which is close to our heart, and we have decided that we will take all the steps and explore all options technically, legally, politically, and we have…