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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward Party MLA Vijai Sardesai mocked Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for stating that a new rule will be framed to arrest owners of ‘rent a car or a bike’ along with the drivers involved in accidents in which people are killed. “The chief minister has jumped the gun. It is a knee-jerk reaction. It was not expected from the chief minister. By that logic he would tomorrow say that as the Regional Transport Office has given the license, then even they (RTO officers) should be arrested? A person indulging in rash and negligent driving is booked.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: FC Goa head coach Manolo Marquez expressed his displeasure with his decisions after his team dropped their first point of the season in a goalless draw against Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) at Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Wednesday. A goalless match between FC Goa and Bengaluru FC is a rarity, as these teams typically provide a goal-scoring spectacle. FC Goa had the upper hand with seven shots on target, but they couldn’t breach the net thanks to the outstanding performance of Bengaluru FC’s goalkeeper, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, who made six crucial saves. Despite losing…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: A new timetable has been introduced for the Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express route. The Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express, running between the Maharashtra capital and Goa, has seen an increase in the number of passengers. The new timetable promises to meet the surge in demand especially during the festive season. The new schedule starting from November 1 will enable passengers to travel daily except Friday for the CSMT-Madgaon-CSMT Vande Bharat route. Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express NEW TIMETABLE: In response to the increased popularity of the route, it will now run six days a week, with the exception of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The 4th edition of Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC) – 2023 is being held from 29 to 31 October 2023 by the Indian Navy under the aegis of Naval War College, Goa. GMC is the Indian Navy’s outreach Initiative providing a multinational platform to harness the collective wisdom of practitioners of maritime security and the academia towards garnering outcome oriented maritime thought. Previous editions of the biennial event were held in 2017, 2019, and 2021 and it provides a forum for exchange of views by the Chiefs of Navy/ Heads of Maritime Agencies on dealing with contemporary and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Talent, encouragement, and opportunity – as a budding goalkeeper at the age of 15, Brahmanand Shankhwalkar was lucky to have all these three aspects in his favour. And that’s what he stresses even today. “Parents must encourage their children in sports, especially those with potential so that they get the muchneeded exposure to pursue their dreams,” he says. When it comes to Goan football, Shankhwalkar stands tall among the pantheon of all-time greats. In his heyday, the former captain represented the country for 11 years, and led the state to 2 Santosh Trophy titles. With the 37th…

• Chandrika Tarafdar breaks Clean & Jerk National Record in 45 Kg • Haryana wins both gold medals in Netball Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Maharashtra’s Dipali Gursale and Prashant Koli of Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) created new national records on the opening day of the weightlifting competition to clinch the gold medals in the 37th National Games at the Campal Sports Village here on Wednesday. In the women’s 45 kg category, Gursale improved the national mark in Snatch with a third lift of 75 kg and went on to lift a total of 165 kg to clinch Maharashtra’s first gold…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa’s women’s rhythmic gymnastic team put up a strong showing to finish fourth in the 37th National Games at the Peddem Indoor Sports complex on Wednesday. The hosts, who are participating in the event for the first time at the National Games, scored a total of 173.75 points, finishing 14 points behind bronze winners Haryana. Maharashtra grabbed the gold medal with a total of 242 points while Jammu and Kashmir bagged the silver medal with a score of 189.60. In the men’s trampoline event, Sudipta Sardar finished sixth with a score of 41.22 points. Maharashtra clinched the…