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Panaji, Oct 27: It takes a village to raise a champion, goes the age old saying. In the case of the 37th National Games in Goa, it holds true for hosting rowing competition in the Chapora river, about 20 km from the state capital. Despite Goa being rich in waterbodies, rowing as a sport hasn’t really taken root in this costal state and the infrastructure for the sport was never created. The organisers knew that it was always going to be a challenge to build a course for the sport as rowing needs still water and a straight course of…

Keshav Maharaj led South Africa to a narrow one-wicket win over Pakistan at the Cricket World Cup and propelled the Proteas to the top of the points table with five wins. Maharaj’s unbeaten 10 helped the South Africans reach 9-271 and hand Pakistan its fourth straight loss in the tournament as he thwarted Pakistan’s pace together with No. 11 Tabraiz Shamsi. Maharaj stood tall against Pakistan’s bowlers late in the match before he pulled left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz to backward square leg for the winning boundary, lifting South Africa ahead of host India in the points table on better net…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Did the one-horned rhino, the pride of Assam’s forests, exist in the Konkan and Western Indian region too? Petroglyphs, an ancient art form dating back to 1500 – 2000 BC, indicate the existence of the one-horned rhinoceroses along the Konkan belt too, according to artist and researcher Onkar Kshirsagar. Kshirsagar, while speaking at a lecture at the MOG Sundays talk hosted by the Museum of Goa at Pilerne, said that petroglyphs can be found at 75 locations across the Konkan region populated by around 1,200 rock art carvings which have now made it to the tentative list…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Among the eight exceptional music artists handpicked for the B-side Music Production Residency programme, ‘Discokid’, a Goa-based musician will be performing at the Serendipity Arts Festival 2023. The 11-day workshop concluded in Olaulim recently and was organised by the Serendipity Arts Foundation. The eight artists namely Dzerouengmit Lepcha, Fatima Hakeen (Discokid), Lenix Lobo, Hasan Shahrukh, Govi, Ashel Unger, Rushaki Ghosh and Medhaj Dempo, delved deep into the intricacies of music production using Ableton Live, a digital audio workstation during the residency, which formally culminated on October 20. The residency was mentored by industry experts, including Jay Pei,…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that Goa should be declared as carbon emission zero by 2040. “We believe that Goa should be declared carbon emission zero by 2040. Have been steadily shifting to renewable energy,” said Sawant He further said that they’re are working to be the number one state in every possible way. “We have also decided to make Panaji a solar city by August 15, 2024, for which the work has already started,” he said Sawant attended the ceremony of signing of MoU between Govt. Of Goa and Indian Oil Corporation. “New and renewable energy,…

AERIAL VIEW This is not the first time the tourists are assaulted and looted there have been several incidents but yet there is no action, there are no footages available. And how would there be any incidents when Goa Police’s own IGP was found in the pub misbeahiving with a lady. The incident of assault has shocked one and all even as the Chief Minister of Goa, Dr Pramod Sawant, recently said there were no Dance Bars operating in the State of Goa. When the locals tried to take things into their own hands following the touts assaulting even locals…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji – Swayampurna Ferry of BJP at the Opening Ceremony of 37th National Games without Sports Minister Govind Gaude, North Goa MP & Union Minister Shripad Naik & South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha was to humiliate & insult ST,OBC & Catholics, charged Congress Media Department Chairman Amarnath Panjikar. In a scathing attack on the Boat Parade done by PM Narendramodi, CM Dr. Pramod Sawant & BJP President Sadanand Tanawade at Nehru Stadium during Opening Ceremony of National Games, Amarnath Panjikar said that its a shameful act of Goa Chief Minister on instruction of the Prime Minister of India.…