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Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Govind Gaude on Wednesday morning inspected the venue at the Goa Engineering College, Farmagudi, Ponda that will host the Archery discipline for the 37th National Games. The venue commandant and overlays team along with officials from the PWD, electricity department, traffic cell, etc were present. “Small issues should not be left unresolved, hence we held this inspection. Archery will begin at this venue from 29 October. This is an outdoor sport and there have been recent showers. All arrangements including parking, changing rooms, VIP lounge, athlete lounge, German hangers, etc are…

The former BCCI chief selector has explained why Suryakumar Yadav and Mohammed Shami will play sporadic roles for India at the World Cup. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: With the 2023 edition of the ICC World Cup busy producing upsets and record-breaking triumphs in India, Rohit Sharma and Co. will hope to avoid the latest trend in the round-robin phase of the showpiece event on Thursday. After hammering Babar Azam’s Pakistan by seven wickets to retain their perfect World Cup record against the Green Army, Rohit and Co. are aiming to record a fourth-straight win in the ongoing tournament against Bangladesh. Giant-killers…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that only 69 villages in the Western Ghats should be taken into consideration for designation as ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs). Sawant said that 40 of the 99 villages that were chosen for declaration do not meet the requirements. “I have told the team that if they want to add more villages, then they can add 10 more villages which are contiguous, and remove 40 villages,” stated Sawant. Sawant further said that he has given the team instructions to outline the types of activities that are permitted in the villages after they have…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa edged past Kerala in the final game of the Group A fixture in the Santosh trophy booking their place in the final rounds of the competition. The team won 2 games and drew one in the process and qualified as the group winners. In the last few years, Goa’s performance in the Santosh Trophy has not been at a desired standard. This season, Goa Football Association named a strong squad composed of experienced and the new players and they named veteran coach Derrick Pereira at the helm in a quest for better fortunes and to the…

Goemkapronn desk Margao: Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Govind Gaude, on Tuesday welcomed the first batch of athletes that arrived at Dabolim International Airport for the 37th National Games in Goa. The athletes were welcomed to the beats of dhol and tashe and garlanded upon arrival. Also present were local Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, along with Sports Authority of Goa officials. Liaison officers were present to receive the athletes, Gaude said. “It is a proud moment for the state of Goa that we are hosting the 37th National Games 2023. The first team to participate in the Games has…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Opposition leader Yuri Alemao has lashed out at state cabinet Ministers alleging that it to be the ‘worst cabinet’ in the history after statehood as it had failed in all aspects of governance. Addressing a press conference in South Goa on Tuesday, Alemao also held the BJP government responsible for communal tensions, which took place a few days ago. “This ‘Bhrasht Jumla Party’ is dividing people over religion and other issues. The Pramod Sawant government is responsible for dividing people and disturbing communal harmony. As there is Lok Sabha election in near future, BJP is trying…

Goemkarponn desk ARAMBOL: In a shocking incident, two Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) natives drowned at Arambol beach while taking a swim. As per information, the two have been identified as brothers Amandeep Bhau & Abhishek Bhau from Jammu and Kashmir. Fire brigade officers and lifeguards have managed to trace Amandeep Bhau’s body. While search is on to recover his brother Abhishek Bhau’s body. A group of four people that is two Delhi and Jammu Kashmir natives had come down to Arambol beach for a swim when the tragedy struck. Police said that the bodies will be sent for post mortem…