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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: With just 4 days left for official end of monsoon season, Goa’s cumulative rainfall was 5 percent above normal. 234 mm rain was recorded in last 10 days in the state taking total rainfall of the season to 3119.4 mm. Maximum temperature in kk last 24 hours in Panaji was 31.4 C while minimum temperature recorded was 23 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday announced commencement of withdrawal of monsoon from parts of southwest Rajasthan, signalling the end of its four-month (June-September) journey. The met department said that the monsoon withdrawal has been delayed against the…

Goemkarponn Desk BAMBOLIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that Health condition of Power Minister Sudin Dhavlikar is stable and there is no cause of concern. The Minister was admitted at GMC Hospital yesterday. Sawant said that he has been admitted for minor illness. “I went to meet him personally. There is no cause of concern,” he added. The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) leader complained of uneasiness when he was in his office at Porvorim in North Goa on Monday, his younger brother Deepak Dhavalikar said. He was immediately referred to the state-run GMCH where doctors diagnosed that he was…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Minister Subhash Phaldessai said that the department will undertake digitization of 3 crore records in its possession in a phased manner “State Archives dept is one of the oldest Archives Dept of South Asia and possesses archival records since 1498. the dept will undertake digitization of 3 crore records in its possession in a phased manner,” said Phaldessai He said that the records will be made available to the public through a software in a secure manner to ensure that they are not misused. He opined that the mechanism will help prevent and help identify attempts of…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte reacting to the shack issue claimed that there was political interference as the root cause of the issue. “They were on record that for the first time, the government met with for 8 times. Every time they come with the line they are not taken into confidence. We have taken all the inputs from them,” said Khaunte He further said that If they had any issue, they should discuss it and the shack policy is very clear, we know that we have discussed with them and come out with the policy. “I am…

Goemkarponn Desk KOLKATA: Bengaluru FC will travel to Kolkata to square off against the Mohun Bagan Super Giant in a repeat of the final of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 at the Salt Lake Stadium to kick off the second Matchweek of the season on September 27, Wednesday. What’s at stake? Mohun Bagan Super Giant The Mariners are on a seven-game unbeaten streak in the league presently and have avoided defeats in all of their previous four home games. They commenced the campaign by netting thrice against Punjab FC and boast of the second-best differential between expected goals (1.79)…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa is set to host the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour (BPT) Goa Challenge 2023 organised by Volleyball World (VW) in collaboration with FIVB, the event will take place at Varca Beach from October 19. The tournament will feature 32 international teams in the qualification draw, with representation from 40 countries across five continents including the USA, Canada, China, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Portugal and New Zealand. Jit Arolkar, MLA of Mandrem constituency and chairman of the organising committee, expressed pride claiming, “It’s an occasion for pride for Goans that an international level competition is being held in…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: In yet another series of accidents causing traffic bottlenecks, two back-to- back accidents at Karmalghat section brought the flow of traffic to a standstill causing unaccounted traffic hazards and inconveniences to the commuters on National Highway. In the wee hours of Tuesday, a large lorry (GJ12 BV8370) carrying equally large sized Pipes coming from Karwar and proceeding towards Margao fell on its size, litrarilly spilling the large Pipes almost blocking the highway road at Karmalghat. Along with the trolley, pipes also fell on the road. So the road was closed for traffic. As the trolley and pipes…