Team Goemkarponn Margao: The BPS State Badminton Ranking Tournament 2025, organised by BPS Sports Club, Margao in collaboration with the Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa, has reached its decisive stage at the Manohar Parrikar Indoor Stadium, Navelim. In the veterans’ category, top seeds lived up to their billing with commanding semifinal wins. Rupchandra Humraskar (1) stormed past Cholu Gauns 21-7, 21-4 to enter the Men’s Singles 60+ final, where he will face Filipe Barbosa, who outclassed Albert Jaques 21-12, 21-7. In the Men’s Singles 65+ category, Cancio Mascarenhas (1) produced a composed performance against Deepak…
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Team Goemkarponn VASCO:A road accident between a tempo and a Maruti van was reported along the Vasco–Chicalim road on Saturday morning, leaving both drivers with minor injuries. The accident, which occurred near the airport junction, caused a brief traffic slowdown on the busy stretch linking Vasco to Dabolim. According to sources, the collision took place when the tempo and the Maruti van were travelling and reportedly misjudged the lane. The impact left both vehicles damaged, but fortunately, no serious injuries were reported. Alert motorists and locals immediately rushed to assist the injured and helped clear the vehicles from the…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Reacting to the FIR filed by Goa Police against him, fellow opposition MLAs, and around 450 protesters following the Panaji demonstration over the alleged assault on activist Rama Kankonkar, Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has vowed that the opposition will not be intimidated. “FIRs won’t silence Goa, they only expose the BJP government’s fear,” Sardesai said. “The BJP thinks FIRs can intimidate me, fellow opposition MLAs, and the 450 brave Goemkars who stood up against injustice. But let it be clear — we will never be silenced. The real FIR will be filed by the people of…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Panaji Zonal Office, has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties, including two residential flats, fixed deposits, and equity shares worth approximately ₹61.53 lakh, belonging to Gohil Jaykumar and other associated persons. The action comes under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with the case of M/s Ranggeeta Enterprises. The ED initiated the probe following a FIR lodged by the Economic Offences Cell, Goa Police, against Gohil Jaykumar and others under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860. According to the FIR and the charge sheet,…
Team Goemkarponn SURLA: In a violent incident, a 58-year-old ferry boat sailor was grievously injured at Surla Ferry Terminal when an assailant struck him on the head with a koita. The sailor, Ramakant Phadte of Volvoi, Ponda, was attempting to question the individual for verbally abusing the ferry staff. Other ferry staff who tried to intervene were threatened with the weapon as the attackers fled on a reddish TVS Jupiter scooter with a pillion rider. Phadte was immediately rushed to Goa Medical College, Bambolim, where he is currently undergoing treatment. Police investigations, aided by intelligence inputs, identified the…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Amit Patkar today strongly condemned the decision to bar local Goan media from covering Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s program in the state. “This act is not only undemocratic but a direct insult to the people of Goa. When Amit Shah visits, the local press – the true voice of Goans – is denied entry. This clearly shows that the BJP is afraid to face questions on burning issues such as rising unemployment, Mhadei diversion, rampant land scams, collapse of health and education systems, rising crime, erosion of Goa’s unique…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has approved the setting up of a dedicated taxi counter at Mopa Airport. The move comes after requests from Pernem MLA Pravin Arlekar and Mandrem MLA Jit Arolkar. The new taxi counter is scheduled to become operational from Monday. The announcement was made in the presence of police officials and representatives of taxi unions, aiming to streamline passenger transport and improve airport services.