FORMER PRIME MINISTER ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE ADMITTED TO AIIMS HOSPITAL
NEW DELHI Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was admitted to Delhi’s AIIMS hospital today for a routine check-up and investigations, based on doctors’ recommendations. The 93-year-old former PM would be under the supervision of Randeep Guleria, the director of AIIMS or All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a veteran BJP leader, ruled the country for 13 days in…
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GOA’S YASH FADTE WINS ALL-INDIA NSCI OPEN SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP
PANAJI Goa’s Yash Fadte has added another feather to his cap by winning the all-India NSCI Open Squash Championship, for the third time, at NSCI club in Mumbai. This NSCI Open Squash Championship is one of the most prestigious junior squash events in India. This is the third time that the 16-year-old Vasco-boy has a won this event. Yash had…
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ALL GOA BASKETBALL LEAGUE: DBO LYNX, LOURDES BC and VASCO MARINES WIN
PANAJI DBO Lynx, Lourdes and Vasco Marines recorded straight wins on the second weekend of the CHALLENGE Basketball League held at DBO Indoor Basketball stadium, in Panjim. In the first match, DBO Lynx kept a steady pace right from the start scoring an average of 10 points a quarter and in the end taking the game 40-24. Piola Mendes (15) and…
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HOLLYWOOD STAR ROBERT DE NIRO SWEARS AT PRESIDENT TRUMP AT TONY AWARDS 2018
NEW YORK Once again, Robert De Niro got in front of a crowd and used profanity while referring to President Donald Trump. Before introducing a special performance by Bruce Springsteen at the Tony Awards on Sunday night, De Niro walked to the microphone and shouted: “****Trump. It’s no longer ‘Down with Trump!’ It’s just ‘**** Trump!’” He received a standing ovation…
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3 TOURISTS FROM MAHARASHTRA DROWN AT CALANGUTE BEACH
PANAJI Three tourists, including a police constable and his brother, from Akola in Maharashtra drowned in the Arabian Sea at Calangute beach this morning, the police informed. A group of 14 tourists from Akola arrived in Goa today by a train around 4 am, Calangute police inspector Jivba Dalvi said. Immediately after coming to Goa, all of them ventured into the sea…
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WILL STRENGTHEN NEUROLOGY DEPARTMENT AT GMC: HEALTH MINISTER VISHWAJIT RANE
PANAJI The Goa government has decided to strengthen the neurology department at the state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC) to deal with the increasing cases of brain stroke. Speaking to media persons Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has said there has been a rise in brain stroke cases in the state due to which there is a need to strengthen the…
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FORMER CONGRESS MP SHANTARAM NAIK PASSES AWAY
MARGAO Former Congress MP Shantaram Naik passed away this morning in Margao, Goa, after suffering a massive heart attack while being shifted to Trimurti hospital. The 73-year-old was a one-time North Goa Lok Sabha MP and a two-time Rajya Sabha MP. He also headed the Goa Congress until recently. Naik, who had replaced Luizinho Falerio as the Goa Congress chief in…
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1st BADMINTON CONVENTION – ARYAN, NINOSHKA WIN TITLES
PANAJI Aryan D’ Souza and Ninoshka Pereira emerged winners in the Under 10 Boys and Girls singles category respectively, in the 1st Goa Badminton Convention organised by Mapus Shuttlers and Panjim Smashers club, in collaboration with Goa Badminton Association and the DSYA. Daksh Kotkar in U10 Boys and Saanvi Kelekar in U10 Girls had to settle…
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STRAIGHT FROM HEART NGO DISTRIBUTES EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL TO STUDENTS OF GOVT PRIMARY SCHOOL BICHOLIM
BICHOLIM Members of Straight From Heart NGO today distributed educational material to the students of Government Primary School, Bicholim. Speaking at the occassion on behalf of SFH president Uttam Kumar, the editor of The Neutral View magazine, Ganpat Satoskar said that money should not be a constraint for deserving students who want to pursue higher education. He further said that Straight…
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SCIENTISTS FROM AMERICA’S NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA)TO ARRIVE IN GOA NEXT WEEK
PANAJI A team of 20 scientists from America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will be landing in Goa next week to hold a meeting with India’s leading ocean, atmosphere, and fisheries scientists to review their collaboration in this field and decide on the future course of action. According to sources, scientists from India and the US have teamed up to…
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