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Goemakrponn desk PANAJI: Goa and India’s star badminton player, Tanisha Crasto who was in line for a double crown emerged with one Gold and one Silver medal, at the Infosys Foundation India International Challenge Badminton tournament in Bengaluru on Sunday. Tanisha along with her partner Ishaan Bhatnagar from Chhattisgarh, who are the reigning Junior National champions, emerged victorious in the Mixed doubles event, registering a thrilling 21-16, 21-19 win over Sai Pratheek K and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, in the six-day International tournament organized by the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy under the aegis of Badminton Association of India, at the Padukone-Dravid…

Goemkarponn Desk CALANGUTE: Calangute Police have arrested two Jaipur natives who allegedly cheated e-commerce website Amazon by ordering DSLR camera and then returning a different producting and feeling away with the orignal product. The accused has been identified Lakshay Gupta, aged 20 yrs, a native of 47, Pruthviraj Nagar, Maharani Farm, Durgapura, Jaipur, Rajasthan and Harsh Gupta, aged 20 yrs, a native of H.No A – 57, Sitarampuri, Hida ki Mori, Ward no 71, Jaipur, Rajasthan As per the police, the accused ordered Canon 90 D DSLR Camera Worth Rs. 1,23,490/- through Amazon online site which was delivered by the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Organisers for the upcoming 15th edition of Sunburn Festival Goa have announced on Sunday that it will be held in December, this year, with access being granted to only those audience members who have been fully vaccinated. As per Percept Live, the founding organisation behind the electronic dance music festival, Sunburn will be adhering to health and safety measures and “all applicable COVID-19 government guidelines”. “Only attendees who have been fully/doublyvaccinated will be permitted to attend the festival. The festival will also be a limited capacity event and new entry and exit protocols will be put into…

Goemkarponn desk The Aam Aadmi Party got a shot in the arm with former BJP worker and ZP candidate from Sattari Taluka Ganpat Gaonkar joining the Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of Delhi CM Shri Arvind Kejriwal. He addressed his first press conference today in the presence of AAP Goa Convenor Rahul Mhambre and AAP Goa Vice President Valmiki Naik. Gaonkar a former BJP and independent ZP candidate and also a former member of their North Goa District executive, is a practicing advocate since the last 20 years. He had been a BJP member for a period of 15…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Medical College’s Acting head of Cardiology Department Dr Manjunath Desai passed away this morning following chronic illness. Dr Manjunath, a well known cardiologist, who saved thousands of lives, was battling a chronic illness, sources said. The news of Dr Manjunath’s death spread like wild fire this morning and messages started pouring in on social media. Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant led in paying rich tributes to Dr Manjunath. “Saddened to learn about demise of eminent Cardiologist Dr. Manjunath Desai of Goa Medical College & Hospital. His Medical skills saved lives of thousands of patients. My deepest…

By SURAJ NANDREKAR I woke up to the shocking news of Goa’s one of the finest Doctors – Dr Manjunath Desai, passing away. It’s not only a great loss to Goa Medical College but to every Goan as he had saved the lives of thousands of patients irrespective of their social status. A soft-spoken specialist, who not only saved many lives but also gave confidence to the patients’ relatives that the patient would be safe. A magician at his work, Dr Manjunath, a good friend, often spoke of how lives can be saved if people have basic knowledge of dos…

AAP’s rally addresses the vital issue of unemployment plaguing the residents of Goa today The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today organized Rozgar Yatras at Margao & Fatorda that attracted hundreds of people from their homes. The people of these areas are extremely upset that the sitting MLAs have done nothing for them since they got elected and have decided to lend their support to the Aam Aadmi Party. This was evident from the large number of residents who participated in the Rozgar Yatras organised by AAP. Sandesh Telekar Dessai, AAP Goa Vice President and Fatorda Assembly-in-charge stated that even highly…