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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The curtains came down on the PBC Pro Badminton League, the exclusive Master’s Badminton league held at Indoor Stadium, Campal, Panaji, as Terminators edged out Smash Squad 90-89 in an edge-of-the-seat finale to emerge Edition 2023 champions. The finals comprised 6 doubles matches, 15 points each, with the team reaching 90 points first emerging as winners. Smash Squad, who had in their ranks former State champion Pankaj Naik were hugely favoured to win, but the championship title match saw a reversal in fortunes and a thrilling conclusion as Krushnan Naik and Nitin Mayenkar played near-flawless final doubles…

AERIlAL VIEW Even though Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and the Goa Police have consistently denied the existence of a drug mafia in Goa, I, through the reports in the past, have proved them wrong. Yes, Anjuna is the drug den of Goa where drugs are available freely, and the sooner the Chief Minister, Goa Police and Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte agree to it, the better it will be for Goa tourism. Everywhere in Anjuna, right from Lamanis on the beach to the shacks, restaurants or stray peddlers, drugs are available at will. But sadly, only the Goa Police and…

Gomkarponn desk BICHOLIM: Welcoming the students to squad of IWWA fraternity, Chairman of Indian Water Works Association (IWWA) Virkumar Sawant congratulated Bicholim Polytechnic for emerging as the first State government Institute to form students chapter of Indian Water Works Association (IWWA). Sawant was speaking at the installation ceremony of ‘Students members of youth forum for water’ under students chapter of Indian Water Works Association-Goa, on Friday. Sawant at this occasion called on the need to bridge the gap between professionals and students. Informing that IWWA is a voluntary body of professionals concerned and connected with water supply for municipal, industrial,…

Goemkarponn desk BENAULIM: Royala Fernandes, former Sarpanch of Village Panchayat Benaulim said, “We fear the entire Tolleband wetland will be mud filled by the time Panchayat takes sought solution, take action and approach the suitable court with its petition to build Western bypass on stilts”. Fernandes was speaking to Goemkarponn after special cognizance meeting of local body, Western Bypass committee and affected farmers that was held at VP Benaulim on Friday. Informing that their lawyer has asked for a week’s time for him to take final decision on the matter, VP Benaulim Sarpanch Xavier Pereira told the media person that…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: The Season’s first Olive Ridley hatchlings (67) were released into the Arabian sea on Friday night from this year’s first –ever Pit nursed at Galgibaga in Canacona. A total of 67 hatchlings crawled out of the first Turtle Pit secured with 93 turtle eggs at the Galgibaga Turtle Rehabilitation Nursery Site which were incidentally laid at neighboring Talpona coast at the beginning of the Nesting season (18-12-2022). The olive ridley hatclings began to appear inside the net-secured pit coming out of the Pit on Friday late evening. In all around 67 hatchlings were counted and collected in…

Goemkarponn Desk FATORDA: FC Goa are on a four-game unbeaten run, and will look to derive inspiration from their recent performances against Kerala Blasters FC and East Bengal FC at Fatorda as they gear up for another home game, this time against Mumbai City FC on Saturday. The Gaurs have the second best home record this season in the ISL, having won six out of eight matches in their own backyard, and will look to build on this when they host the Islanders. The visitors, meanwhile, boast of an even more commendable record, as they have not tasted a single…

Goemkarponn Desk CALANGUTE: Calangute MLA Michael Lobo has stated that most of the advertising hoardings put up along the Calangute beach stretch should be re-sized and they will be brought to the original size. It may be recalled that the locals of Calangute had raised their strong apprehensions on the issue of hoardings that were put up by outsiders beyond the prescribed size. Speaking on the issue of hoardings a local Mahy Simepurushkar stated that such kind of hoardings should be taken out immediately as they are outsiders and the locals were not permitted. Speaking on the issue lobo said…