Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa University will hold selection trials for its Women’s Football team ahead of the Inter University Football Championship 2025-26 and the Khelo India University Games 2024-25. The trials are scheduled for 17th October 2025 at 3:00 p.m. at the Sports Section of Goa University. Students interested in participating are requested to report by 2:30 p.m. at the venue and must carry their college identity card, Aadhaar card, birth certificate, and playing kit. Colleges are asked to inform the Sports Section via email at sports@unigoa.ac.in if any of their players are unavailable for the trials, providing a…
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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa came alive with technological energy as HamFest India 2025 unfolded on October 11-12 at the Goa College of Engineering, Farmagudi Ponda. The event brought together radio enthusiasts, tech innovators, and experts from around the world, celebrating the global ham radio community and its cutting-edge developments. Organized by the Goa Radio Amateur Society (GRAS) in partnership with Goa College of Engineering and supported by the Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications (DITE&C), the festival also saw participation from the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society, AMSAT-India, and the Upagrah Amateur Radio Club. Over 700 delegates attended,…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Salesian Province of Panjim (INP), Konkan, made a remarkable impression on the national stage by finishing as runners-up at the first U17 All India Inter-Province Don Bosco Basketball Tournament, hosted by Don Bosco School of Excellence in Hyderabad. The tournament brought together teams from Don Bosco Provinces across India, including Bangalore, Trichy, Telangana, Goa, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Shillong, and Guwahati, reflecting the growing sporting talent within the Salesian network. Panjim Province stunned fans with a series of commanding performances. They opened their campaign by defeating Mumbai [INB] 42–19, followed by an impressive 67–48 win over…
New Delhi: India has announced an ambitious Rs 6.4 trillion ($77 billion) plan to develop and transmit over 76 gigawatts (GW) of hydroelectric power from the Brahmaputra basin by 2047, marking one of the country’s largest clean energy initiatives to date. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA), in its latest report, outlined the roadmap to strengthen the power grid and unlock the immense hydro potential of India’s northeastern states. The blueprint covers 208 major hydro projects spread across 12 sub-basins in the region, with a combined capacity of 64.9 GW, alongside 11.1 GW from pumped storage plants. The plan…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday welcomed the release of 47 Israeli hostages following the Gaza ceasefire and commended US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for their leadership in restoring peace to the region. In a post on X, Modi expressed joy over the return of the last 20 surviving hostages, who had been held by Hamas for over two years and were freed earlier in the day as part of the first phase of Trump’s Gaza peace plan. “We welcome the release of all hostages after over two years of captivity.…
New Delhi: After two years of strained relations, India and Canada have agreed on a comprehensive roadmap to revive bilateral ties, focusing on trade, clean energy, artificial intelligence, agriculture, and climate cooperation. The renewed engagement follows Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in New Delhi. The two nations have decided to begin ministerial-level talks on trade and investment soon, taking into account shifting global economic priorities. Both sides committed to strengthening their partnership based on shared democratic values, mutual respect, and sensitivity to each other’s concerns. The…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has come down heavily on the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) for carrying out large-scale excavation and sand levelling activities at Morjim beach under the pretext of beautification, allegedly causing serious ecological damage to the turtle-nesting coastline. According to the Authority, GTDC’s actions led to the destruction of beach vegetation and altered the natural coastal morphology within a No Development Zone (NDZ), in clear violation of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms. The GCZMA has now ordered GTDC to immediately stop all ongoing work and has sought the deployment…