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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa University organised its 35th Inter-Collegiate Athletic Men and Women Championship 2022-23 from 31st January 2023 to 2nd February 2023 at Athletic Stadium, Bambolim. Around 1000 athletes from 46 colleges participated in the 3 days championship. Photo finish technology was set up for the first time at the competition. Chief Guest for the opening ceremony, Prof. Savio Fallerio, Principal, Fr. Agnel College, Pilar, graced the occasion and declared the meet open. Also, Guest of Honor Milton Fernandes, former Asst. The Director of Physical Education and Sports, Goa University, graced the opening ceremony. And the Chief Guest for…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Madhya Pradesh ended their campaign on a high, winning 3 of the 7 Gold medals on offer in the Senior Women weight category, as the curtains came down on the 2nd Khelo India National Women’s League Ranking Judo Tournament 2023 (West Zone) at Campal. Himanshi Takas (-63kg), Mahima Pathak (-70kg), and Amisha Kade (-78kg) were the Gold medal winners for the MP Team. Maharashtra, too, struck it big on a concluding day, with their judokas Ketki Gore (-52kg) and Shambhavi Kadam (+78 kg) clinching Gold. Monika Choudhary (-48kg, RAJ) and Shahin Dojada (-57kg, GUJ) were the other…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa Justice Mahesh Sonak has recused himself from hearing the petition filed by Congress leader Girish Chodankar pleading to direct the Speaker to decide the disqualification petition in time bound manner against 8 defected MLAs. Former GPCC President Girish Chodankar will now mention the petition before the Special Bench of the High Court. According to the disqualification petition filed by Chodankar, the merger of the eight legislators into the BJP was invalid. Chodankar has also said that the legislators should be disqualified as MLAs of the state assembly under Article 191…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa today has granted liberty to the prime accused in the food gate scheme Sachin Naik to file a petition before the lower court pleading to discharge from the case. The directions came after Naik withdrew his petition from HC seeking to quash FIR registered against him in the food grain scam. The South Goa, District Sessions Court, recently quashed the order of the District Collector to hand over the seized grains to Fair Price Shops (FPS), and the accused has now applied for the release of the food grains claiming…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Amid the ongoing Adani-Hindenburg row, the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) protested outside the State Bank of India (SBI) Margao Branch and Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) offices at Patto-Panaji. This comes after the Opposition parties demanded a discussion and an investigation into allegations of fraud and stock manipulation levelled by the US-based short seller Hindenburg Research against the Adani Group that led to a massive rout in the latter’s stocks. GPCC President Amit Patkar said the opposition parties want day-to-day reporting of the Joint Parliament Committee (JPC) or a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the issue concerning public…

Goemkarponn desk BENAULIM: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Captain Venzy Viegas today said that Goa BJP is trying to divert Mhadei issue by raising the ongoing ED accusations on his party in regards to alleged Delhi Liquor Scam. “I am clearly saying that BJP is diverting the issue of Mhadei in Goa by bring up the issue of ED accusations on his party,” said Captain Venzy He further said that BJP is only trying to divert the issues of Mhadei, western by pass, fisherman issues and issue of doubling tracking Viegas has also questioned BJP Goa President Sadanand Shet Tanavade…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Union Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) Bhupendra Yadav said that presently the Mhadei issue is at state level and when it comes before his ministry expert opinion will be taken before taking any decision. “Presently the Mhadei issue is at state level and when it comes before his ministry expert opinion will be taken before taking any decision,” He further said that he will study the matter first before speaking on the Mhadei water diversion issue. “I am not a scientific expert to comment about Mhadei and needs time to study the Mhadei…