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Goa, Dec 30: FC Goa picked up three points in style as they staged a thrilling comeback to see off Hyderabad FC 2-1 at the Tilak Maidan Stadium here on Wednesday. Aridane Santana (58′) put Hyderabad ahead but Goa left it late and scored through substitute Ishan Pandita (87′) and Igor Angulo (90′) to inflict a third successive defeat on the Nizams. Joel Chianese, making a return from injury, was among the three changes made by Hyderabad while Lenny Rodrigues came back in the line-up for Goa. Both teams failed to create clear-cut chances in the first-half, staying defensively organised.…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: With Mumbai and Delhi imposing night curfew in wake of COVID-19 and to contain its spread, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane too has moved a proposal with Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on the same. “Spoke to the CM Pramod Sawantonimposing night curfew in the state on lines of the state of Delhi & Karnataka. The file is already in process. Strict SOPs is the need of the hour as Goa is a tourist state,” said Rane He further said that he had received a letter from Ministry of Health toensure SOPs & protocols are laid down by…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Amidst growing opposition to double tracking, the South Western Railway (SWR) has again attempt to show the “employment”, “development” carrot to Goans to break the ice. The SWR has reiterated that the project doubling project will facilitate local employment. The SWR also said that the project will be a huge boodt for Goa’s tourism sector. “Besides providing a long-term efficient solution for growth of MPT and handling of its cargo, it will also allow more number of passenger trains, better intrastate connectivity, boost to trade and commerce among adjoining States, increased tourist inflow, augmenting infrastructure at intermediate…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism Minister Babu Azgoankar said that around 40-45 lakh tourists have entered Goa on the account of New Year. “Tourists have started coming to #Goa now. The tourists should follow all COVID19 protocols including wearing masks and maintaining social gathering,” said Ajgaonkar He said that tourists have now slowly starting come down to Goa. “I urge all these tourists to kindly follow all protocols in place to fight COVID-19 pandemic, we have set all mechanisms in place,” he added

PANJIM: Escaped undertrial Vivek Kumar Gautam and his accomplice Ankit Gupta have been nabbed after a marathon search by Crime Branch As per information, Gautam was arrested Morjim where he was hiding in a home stay, while his accomplice Ankit Gupta was arrested at Patradevi border check post while trying to flee across into Pune via an inter state bus. Under-trail accused Vivek Gautam (28) from Chandranagar, Agra (UP) was arrested in dacoity case in 2019 and had escaped from police authorities yesterday night when he was taken for medical checkup at Asilo Hospital yesterday night. Police said that the…

Goemkarponn desk Morjim:Forest Department is organising series of talks and awareness programme during Turtle Nesting festival 2021. Today a talk was organised for local community at Morjim on how to respond on dead and live marine mammals and important mitigating solutions. The talk was attended by around 30 villagers and two life guards and other departmental staff. ACF Paresh C Porob delivered a lecture on significance on marine turtle conservation and how to respond on live and dead marine mammals and important mitigating solutions. Talk was interactive and participants asked question on the said topic.

Vijai Sardesai, the Goa Forward Party President in a video address followed up on the controversial possibility for the legalization of cannabis cultivation in Goa and hit out against the law minister’s justifications to permit cannabis cultivation within the state. Sardesai stated that “we now learn that apart from the movement of a file which was not denied by the government will also be put up for cabinet approval soon.” The Goa Forward President said the year 2020 has been not only a year of bad luck but Sawant made it a year of bad leadership as well. Sardesai pointed…