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  Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: Even though we are just halfway through the 2022-23 Turtle Nesting Season, Canacona’s twin Turtle Rehabilitation Centres at Agonda and Galgibaga were amok on a record-breaking visit by mother Turtles, as both the centres are together hosting a record of 7400 Olive-Ridley eggs, unmatched ever in the past seasons. Incidentally, the overall 55 Pits at Agonda (42) and Galgibaga (13) are also a record-breaking visits by Mother Turtles on the Canacona coast, beating the previous known records of 39 Pits and 4437 eggs on Canacona beaches of Agonda(35) and Galgibaga (4) with 4002 Eggs and 435 eggs,…

Goemkarponnd esk VASCO: Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, navy chief R Hari Kumar and over 20 commanders of the Indian Navy will discuss future warfare from operations to logistics and the Agnipath scheme onboard INS Vikrant during the biannual naval commanders’ conference on Monday. The discussions at the conference will also cover issues related to operations, combat readiness, logistics, training, human resource development and training. The defence minister will address the first session on Monday and the decision to hold the conference onboard INS Vikrant comes in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s long vision that commanders’ conferences should not…

Goemkapronn desk MARGAO: The construction work of the new sessions and criminal court building in Margao is all set to start next month, with the government floating a tender for the project worth Rs 32 crore. Speaking to media, Minister for Law and Judiciary Nilesh Cabral said the work will exclusively commence by April or early May this year. He said that the tender process is nearing completion and added that the foundation stone for the recommencement of the works will be laid either next month or in May. He also said the government will finalise a Contractor and issue…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: He is no stranger to turning the tables when the odds are stacked against him. Liang Jingkun on Sunday lived up to the billing of a comeback king by surprising promising youngster Lin Shidong in an all-Chinese epic battle to win the men’s singles title at the WTT Star Contender Goa 2023. Despite trailing 2-1 and conceding a huge 7-1 lead to his 17-year-old compatriot, Liang made multiple stunning comebacks in the next three games to seal the match 4-2 in an hour-long battle in front of a full house at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that it is a big achievement for India to conduct the WTT (World Table Tennis) tournament where players from up to 200 ranks of the world participated while more than 40 players in India got a chance to show their talent. While talking to the media at the event on Sunday, the Union Minister said, “It’s a big achievement for India to conduct the WTT (World Table Tennis) Tournament, in which players from up to 200 ranks of the world participated. More than 40 players in India got a chance to show…

Goemkarponn desk SATRE: The Forest areas covering Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary at Satrem village in Sattari has been burning for the past four days, with the authorities concerned failing to bring the situation under control. The wildfire has gutted several medicinal and age-old trees in the sanctuary area, which is in a dense forest. While no clarity exists on how such a massive fire broke out, locals claim that some unknown miscreants set the fire. The Valpoi fire station received a phone sound at 6.00pm on Sunday, though their fire has raged since Saturday. Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane said he has…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today announced that the Jan Aushadi counter will be put at all the pharmacies in the state of Goa and that a circular will be issued in the next 48 hours. “On Jan Aushadi Diwas, we have taken a collective decision to put up a Jan Aushadi counter at all the pharmacies in the state of Goa; we will be strictly implementing this; circular will be issued in this regard in the next 48 hours,” said Rane. He further said that the same will be implemented and monitored by the Director of FDA…