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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Congress party has made it clear that it will not join hands with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the upcoming Zilla Panchayat (ZP) elections in Goa, scheduled to be held on December 13. AICC Goa in-charge Manikrao Thakare announced that the Congress has set up a high-level coordination committee of senior leaders to chalk out the party’s election strategy and take a call on alliances, if necessary. The committee includes GPCC president Amit Patkar, Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao, CWC member Girish Chodankar, South Goa MP Capt Viriato Fernandes, MLAs Adv Carlos Alvares Ferreira and…

New Delhi: India’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar delivered a stunning performance at the ISSF World Championships Rifle/Pistol 2025 in Cairo, equalling the world record and winning silver in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event. The two-time Olympian shot 466.9 in the 45-shot final, narrowly missing gold to China’s Olympic champion Liu Yukun, who finished with 467.1. This marks Aishwary’s first individual medal at the World Championships and further cements his place among the world’s elite rifle shooters. His qualification round was exceptional, scoring perfect 200s in both Kneeling and Prone positions, followed by 197 in Standing for a total…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The South Goa District Badminton Association (SGDBA) has taken a major stride in promoting badminton at the grassroots level through its recently concluded coaching camps in Quepem and Canacona. Conducted in association with the Goa Badminton Association, Margao Shuttlers, and the Sports Authority of Goa, the twin 15-day camps witnessed participation from more than 50 aspiring shuttlers. The camps were held at the Multipurpose Stadium, Quepem, which trained 25 youngsters, and at Balram Residential School, Khotigav, Gavdongri, Canacona, where 26 trainees took part. The initiative aimed to provide structured training, foster young talent, and build a foundation…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Ahead of the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), the Press Information Bureau (PIB) organised an interactive session with editors and bureau chiefs of major media organisations in Goa on Tuesday to discuss media facilitation plans for the festival. The meeting, held in Panaji, was chaired by PIB Principal Director General Dhirendra Ojha along with Director General (West Zone) Smita Vats Sharma. The officials outlined various initiatives aimed at improving media coordination and coverage during IFFI 2025, scheduled from November 20 to 28 in Goa. Ojha said that PIB remains committed to ensuring a smooth experience…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO:The Comunidade of Mormugao has moved the High Court of Bombay at Goa, accusing several government agencies of turning a blind eye to the illegal dumping of construction debris and mud on its agricultural land in Vasco. In a petition filed through its attorney Antonio Maximiano Pereira, the Comunidade has alleged that the South Central Railway and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) carried out large-scale dumping and landfilling in paddy fields, causing serious environmental damage and loss of cultivable land. The petition names as respondents the South Central Railway, RVNL, Town and Country Planning Department, Mormugao Planning and…

Team Goemkarponn ANJUNA: A petition has been filed before the High Court of Bombay at Goa contesting the State government’s recent decision to reserve the Anjuna Zilla Panchayat (ZP) constituency in North Goa for candidates belonging to the Other Backward Classes (OBC). The plea questions the State’s notification issued on November 6, arguing that the Anjuna seat had been reserved for women during the 2020 ZP elections and that the fresh reservation lacks proper reasoning or justification. The High Court is expected to take up the matter for hearing on Saturday. According to the same notification, a total of 20…

Team Goemkarponn ANJUNA: The Anjuna Police have arrested three men for their alleged involvement in the violent assault of two local youths at Vagator late on Sunday night. The accused have been identified as S. Mousheel, a native of Bengaluru, Saurav Karoga from Uttarakhand, and Dharam Upreti from Maharashtra — all of whom were employed at a restaurant in the Anjuna area. A fourth suspect remains absconding, police confirmed. The arrests stem from a shocking incident in which two locals were attacked by a group of men, sustaining serious injuries, while their vehicle was damaged during the altercation. Preliminary investigation…