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Despite limited resources, Salcete Football Club had a remarkable 12-year stint in the GFA First Division League, then the top tier of Goan football. The club has produced over 20 international footballers On a hot afternoon in May 1980, when I walked inside the Bandodkar football ground at Campal to watch the Taca Goa semifinal,…
Panaji: Recent incidents of armed dacoities in Goa have sparked concerns about safety, particularly with the onset of the tourism season.Multiple cases have been reported, with the most recent one at Baina at the start of this week where seven armed men stormed an apartment and fled with valuables. In Oct, masked men robbed a…
Panaji: Expressing concern about the spate of violent house break-ins and dacoities in the state, Union minister of state and North Goa MP Shripad Naik said govt needs to consider a new strategy to prevent them. He said that antisocial elements who commit such crimes appear to be emboldened and undeterred by the Goa police.Unlike…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Monday sought a response from govt in a PIL seeking directions to the state to conduct a comprehensive statewide socio-economic and health survey of all senior citizens in Goa to provide for their welfare. The PIL seeks the data from the survey to be published in the public domain,…
Panaji: The Chorao gram sabha on Sunday resolved to dissolve the panchayat for allegedly failing to revoke construction licences issued illegally. Villagers said they had lost faith in the panchayat as their complaints were never taken seriously. The gram sabha was specifically convened to discuss the rise in illegal construction in the village, during which…
Tony Ann blushes when told that people in Goa call him the next Hans Zimmer. “It’s very flattering to be compared to someone who has achieved so much in music,” says the self-effacing Canadian composer whose own remarkable career now spans continents and genres. The internationally acclaimed pianist has also collaborated with some of the…
Goa have been placed in group H alongside former champions Karnataka, Services, and Lakshadweep in Santosh Trophy Panaji: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has revised the eligibility criteria for players in the national football championship for the Santosh Trophy with states being allowed to field only those players who are born within its territory.According…
Panaji: Passenger traffic at the Manohar International Airport, Mopa, rose to around 11.3 lakh in the July-Sep period. This growth was driven by an 18.4% surge in international flyers.The airport, which has been built in partnership with state govt, has seen an 8% increase in passenger footfalls between April and Sep. In contrast, Goa International…
Panaji: The prices of vegetables in Goa have spiked due to the unseasonal rain in Karnataka, where most of the state’s vegetable supply comes from. The prices were stable until last month, despite the unseasonal rain in Goa, due to the steady chain of supplies in vegetable imports.Prices of vegetables such as tomatoes have increased…
Levon Aronian, who won the FIDE World Junior Championship in 2002, is taking part in the FIDE World Cup 2025 in Goa. (Image by Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: In the long and storied history of the Chess World Cup, only two players have managed to lift the trophy twice. India’s very own five-time World Champion…
