TANISHA WINS BRONZE, AIMS FOR GOLD AT JUNIOR NATIONALS BADMINTON
PANAJI Goa’s Tanisha Crasto will be aiming for Gold at the 43rd Junior Nationals Badminton championships at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Tanisha Crasto along with her partner Aditi Bhatt put up a scintillating performance to storm into the U19 Girls Doubles finals. In the semi-finals played at B.B.D. Uttar Pradesh Badminton Academy, they registered an upset 21-14, 17-21, 21-10 three sets win…
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TAMIL NADU MAN ARRESTED FOR RAPING BRITISH WOMAN AT PALOLEM
MARGAO The police have arrested a 30-year-old man, native of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, for raping a 42-year-old British woman and robbing her belongings in early morning on Thursday near Palolem beach. Superintendent of Police (South Goa) Arvind Gawas said that CCTV footage near the crime scene at the local railway station helped police track down the accused at Margao. “The accused…
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TANISHA HEADED FOR TWIN TITLES AT JUNIOR NATIONALS BADMINTON
PANAJI Goa’s Tanisha Crasto is headed for twin titles at the Yonex Sunrise 43rd Junior Nationals Badminton championships 2018-19, currently underway at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Tanisha along with her partner Ishaan Bhatnagar from Chhattisgarh played an amazing game to knock out India top seeds Sri Krishna Sai Kumar Podile / Srishti Jupudi in Under 19 Mixed Doubles Pre Quarterfinals, winning 21-18,…
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JIO TOPS 4G DOWNLOAD SPEED CHART; IDEA IN UPLOAD: TRAI
New Delhi Reliance Jio continues to lead in 4G speed download chart published by telecom regulator Trai for November, despite witnessing a slight dip in its network performance at average speed of 20.3 megabit per second (Mbps). The Mukesh Ambani-led firm was fastest 4G operator with its average peak download speed in October at 22.3 Mbps. Performance…
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BRITISH WOMAN RAPED IN PALOLEM
CANACONA A 42-year-old British national was raped by unknown persons near Palolem beach in Canacona, police said today. The incident occurred at 4.30 a.m. when the victim was walking from the Canacona railway station to her rented home near Palolem beach, Police Inspector Rajendra Prabhudessai informed reporters. “We have drawn up a list of suspects based on the description given to us….
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WON’T ALLOW GADKARI TO INAUGURATE NEW KHANDEPAR BRIDGE: GMPF
PANAJI The mining dependents have threatened to stop union minister Nitin Gadkari from inaugurating the Khandepar bridge on Sunday. The members of Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF) have said that they will protest against the inauguration event and have demanded that a senior cabinet minister from Goa should inaugurate the bridge. GMPF leader Puti Gaonkar has said that the mining dependents would…
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BENAULIM GRAM SABHA DEMANDS BAN ON BUSINESSES RUN BY LAMANI COMMUNITY
MARGAO The gram sabha of the Benaulim Village, on Wednesday, passed a resolution to shut down all businesses, including taxi services operated by the members of the Lamani community. “The gram sabha demanded the withdrawal of all ‘no objection certificates’ given to businesses operated by the Lamanis, including taxi operations,” Menino Fernandes deputy sarpanch of the Cana Benaulim village panchayat said…
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GOA FAMATHON: FAMATHON 2019 FAMILY SELFIE CONTEST
PANAJI The Famathon 2019 presents ‘Family Selfie Contest’ and exciting prizes to all the winners. All you need to do is log on to Facebook and visit Goafamathon page, hit the like button and click a selfie with your family and WhatsApp it to 8888855392. Selfies have to be submitted by January 10 2019. The selfies will be posted on the…
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FATAL ACCIDENT AT PONDA, 1 DEAD ON THE SPOT
PONDA In a fatal road accident near Ponda Municipality, wherein a two-wheeler collided with a tanker, Suresh Bhaktha, a residence of Mardol and native of Mangalore has succumbed to injuries. The exact reason of accident is not known. The deceased Suresh was 51 years A further police investigation is in progress.
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RAJ BHAVAN TO OPEN FOR PUBLIC WITH EFFECT FROM FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY: MRIDULA SINHA
DONA PAULA Goa Governor Mridula Sinha in her address to the state on the eve of Goa Liberation Day said that the Raj Bhavan also known as Cabo Palace will be made open to the public with effect from first week of January. Sinha said she is working out modalities to throw open the Raj Bhavan, a 16th-century structure, to the…
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