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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa l ruled that those who have joined in govt service prior to 2005 on contract basis and have been later regularized will be eligible for pension and other retiral benefits under Old Pension Scheme(OPS) and not the presently applicable new pension scheme under National Pension System(NPS). The NPS is a defined-contribution pension system which waas formed in 2004. The court order came in the case of an employee of Sanquelim Munipal Council who retired from her service as a sweeper in Dec 2020. Court ordered that the pension under the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that he discussed various aspects of economic, tourism, education, cultural cooperation among Goa and the USA with US Ambassador. “We discussed various aspects of economic, tourism, education, cultural cooperation among Goa and the USA,” said CM Sawant post the visit. Ambassador of the United States of America to India Eric Garcetti visited the Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Laboratory in North Goa District Hospital, along with senior officials from USAID India and Goa’s health department. Ambassador Garcetti emphasized the United States’ ongoing commitment to aligning with local governments in developing models that are…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Four Colvale State Central jail officials have been suspended for permitting jail inmates to use firecrackers and burn the effigy of Ravana in the prison premises as part of Dussehra festival celebration. Inspector General of Prisons has reportedly suspended an assistant superintendent, two jailers and one assistant jailer for dereliction of duties. IG Prison has also sought explanation from the officials concerned regarding the incident. The action was initiated after video of the celebration went viral on social media. The officer said that when the incident came to light, an inquiry was conducted and the responsibility was…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on Friday that the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s lander module, Vikram, displaced approximately 2.06 tonnes of lunar regolith (rocks and soil) during its historic landing on the Moon’s surface. The event, which occurred on August 23, marked a significant milestone in India’s space exploration endeavours. Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module, Vikram, along with the rover Pragyan, successfully landed near the Moon’s South Polar Region at the Shiva Shakti Point. During its descent, Vikram generated a spectacular ‘ejecta halo,’ a phenomenon where lunar material was expelled and displaced over an area of 108.4 square metres…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: South Goa Special Court has adjourned the Power rebate scam case allegedly involving Power Minister Mauvin Godinho to November 22. Fresh summons are to be issued to witnesses in the case. Several witnesses have been examined by the court in relation to the case. One of the alleged accused requested the court to provide him with the documents related to the case. However, the court directed him to review the documents within the court premises. The power rebate scam came to light in 1998 when former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar exposed it. An FIR was registered in…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Hosts Goa won three more medals with netball men’s team clinching silver and two bronze medals in Pencak Silat to take their medals tally to nine in the 37th National Games at the Campal Indoor stadium on Friday. In the netball competition, that ended at the Campal Indoor stadium on Friday, the men’s team lost to Fast5 final 33-22 against Haryana to end their campaign on a high. Having failed to qualify for the semi-finals in the traditional format, Goa’s men had made amends in the Fast5 format, finishing second behind Haryana in the group stage. On…

• Sanyukta Kale and Pranati Nayak secures their third gold medal of the games • Haryana complete clean sweep in Netball winning all four gold medals Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Sanyukta Kale of Maharashtra and Pranati Nayak of Odisha hogged the limelight in the gymnastic arena by securing their third gold medal each while Maharashtra dominated the Modern Pentathlon medal tally with five gold in the 37th National Games here on Friday. Rhythmic gymnast Sanyukta Kale bagged her third gold medal and Rahil Pakhle clinched the women’s trampoline gold as Maharashtra continued their domination of the gymnastics events at the Peddem…