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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Harsh Mane has set up a title clash with Yash Desai in the Boys U17 finals, while Sakshi K will battle it out with Aarohi Coutoncar in the U17 Girls finals at the Yonex Sunrise State Badminton Ranking championships at Navelim. The Boys U15 finals will witness Harsh Mane who will take on Advait Balakrishnan, while Aarohi Coutoncar faces Lakshita Sawal in the U15 Girls finals. The U13 Boys finals will be a contest between Rishi Pai Khot and Atharva Bakhale, while Sagun Singh is pitted against Sanvi Audi in the U13 Girls finals. In the U11…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A complaint has been filed against Mandrem MLA and Chairman of Goa Housing Board Jit Arolkar for Tax fraud, Disproportionate assets, Land Scam and Money laundering. In separate complaints addressed to the Enforcement Directorate, Income-tax authorities and the CBI, Adv. Aires Rodrigues has sought that the misdeeds by Jit Arolkar be thoroughly probed. In the complaints filed on behalf of Mapusa based 76-year-old Rawloo Vaikunth Khalap, currently residing in California, Adv. Rodrigues has given the authorities details of the huge land scams in which Jit Arolkar is involved. Jit Arolkar has been accused of illegally grabbing land…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy showed that the Goa unemployment rate has surged from 10.9 % in September to 13.6% in November 2022. The unemployment rate in the country surged to a three-month high at 8% in November against 7.77% last month. “The unemployment rate for September 2022 was 10.9 %, the data for unemployment in Goa was not available for Goa for the month of October, and now in November, the rate is 13.6%,’ CMIE data states. Goa Forward Party (GFP) President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai said that Goa’s unemployment rate stands at 13% even…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: CaSa de Spirits Pvt. Ltd, launches its first-ever range of spirits under the ‘Fentiro’ brand in Goa. Its initial launch in Goa will see its two variants of party shots – “Fentiro Dusk” and “Fentiro Dawn”. They are the newest and coolest entrant to the party shots category. Fentiro Dusk unleashes the wilder side along with the setting of the Sun, and Fentiro Dawn is just the perfect shot as the first light of the rising Sun appears in the dawn sky. Fentiro prides itself as a lifestyle brand whose priority is to bring exceptional quality, priced…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte said that next six months will be crucial for the state on the tourism front. Khaunte said that he was sure that the coming season will be really good for tourism in Goa. “I am very optimistic about getting both domestic and international tourists in Goa. In addition, Goa is going to get nautical tourism, with around 60 cruise ships expected to come to the State,” he said. He further said that these six months are very crucial for tourism in Goa and that the Post-Covid scenario has been a changer for the…

Goemkarponn desk OLD GOA: Goa’s most prominent Christian festival, the Feast of St Francis Xavier, was celebrated today at the Basilica of Bom Jesus Church in Old Goa, the Rome of the east. Apostolic Nuncio Leopoldo Girelli, who was the special guest, said that he was overjoyed to be present in this historic Basilica to celebrate the feast. “I am informed that Goans, irrespective of caste, fondly call St Francis Xavier “Goencho Saib,” said Girelli. He further said that Goa was like a beacon of faith in the past and that we have to be a beacon for all in…