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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Arjun Tendulkar debut: Legend Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun Tendulkar might soon be making his debut in T20 cricket for Goa, next week. The young all-rounder has been included in the Goa cricket team for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Arjun Tendulkar moved to Goa’s T20 squad after being constantly ignored by Mumbai. He played his first match for Mumbai in the 2020/21 season and made his debut for Mumbai in 2021 and played two T20 matches. The left-arm pacer was selected in Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy squad for the 2021/22 season, but didn’t get an opportunity to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: It is evident that Goa Governor Adv. P. S. Sreedharan Pillai has stooped to the diktat of the BJP government in Goa and hence gave assent to an ordinance subverting the practice of ‘secret ballot’ to elect chiefs of municipalities, former Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Girish Chodankar said. He said that Adv. Pillai has compromised his principles and morality and has failed in his duties by giving such assent, which has further killed democracy in Goa. Chodankar said despite his party having raised its voice against the ordinance and submitting a memorandum, the former gave his…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Tennis Ball Cricket Association have shortlisted the following players for final Selection cum Pre-National Coaching Camp to select Goa Senior Teams for the 33rd Senior National Tennis Ball Cricket Championship to be held at MA Stadium, Jammu from 8th to 11th December 2022. Women Mehtab Muzawar, Ratika Naik, Reshma Rathod, Amisha Shetgaonkar, Arpita Sawant, Sweety Parab, Prateeksha Naik, Chaitrali Mestri, Vinkita Naik, Sharada Arondekar, Manisha Phadte, Vaibhavi Sawal, Anjali Sawant, Arti Palekar, Siya Salgaonkar, Siddhi Chari, Mahima Harmalkar, Sonali Datekar, Kritika Gaonkar, Kanwiksha Rekdo, Santoshi Tuyekar, Aditi Sawant, Tanuja Gaonkar, Aarti Kurtarkar. Men: Dinesh Varak, Niraj…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Badminton Association will work hand in hand with the Para-Badminton Committee and organise regular tournaments and camps, besides practice sessions for para players, the Goa Badminton Association announced through a Press Release. “At least 3 tournaments will be planned from October to December, and Para players will be prepared to participate in the Para Nationals. Badminton is hugely popular, and there is immense interest among Para players who we found very keen and enthusiastic during the Para-Badminton Tournament, which was held recently”, stated Sandeep Heble, GBA Secretary. In the first Para-Badminton Tournament for the 2022-23…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) has announced the Class 10 and Class 12 term 1 exam dates. The GBSHSE Class 10 and 12 first terminal exams will start on November 10. The Goa board Class 10 exams will continue till November 29, while the Class 12 Goa board exams will get over on November 23. The Class 10 Goa board SSC exams which will start on November 10 will begin with the First Language papers — English, Marathi and Urdu, and for the CWSN categories, Functional English and Functional Marathi, followed by…

Goemkarponn desk SANCOALE: RTI activist Narayan Naik on Saturday claimed that Zuarinagar was a breeding point for Rohingya Muslims and alleged that Sancoale Panchayat was indulging in providing fake birth certificates. Naik also appealed to the police to raid the scrap yards and verify the owners’ documents for more clarity on his allegations. “I had complained to all the authorities in 2018 that Zuarinagar, the biggest slum area, is a breeding point of Bangladesh Rohingya Muslims who get all the facilities from Sancoale Panchayat who even provide them election cards and Aadhar cards,” he said. Naik says the main issue…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: A furniture shop belonging to former Verla-Canca Sarpanch late Milton Marques was gutted in fire this morning, causing a loss of ₹10 lakhs. The shop “Casa Marques”, at Canca, caught fire this morning at 8 am. Fire officials said two fire vehicles from Mapusa and Pernem Fire Service were pressed into service. “By the time the fire team reached the spot, most of the material was gutted in the fire,” eyewitnesses said. The mission to douse fire waa led by Mapusa officials Bosco Ferrao, incharge Mapusa fire station, Prashant y Shetgaonkar, Anand V Bandekar, Dilip U Sawant,…