Goa News
The TMC arrived in Goa towards the end of September, 2021 and announced that it would be contesting the legislative assembly election in all 40 assembly constituencies in the state.
Speaking of the book ‘1957 che Swatantrya Samar’, CM Pramod Sawant said, “This book ignited the flame of patriotism among many youth and the British regime banned this book. Fortunately, only one copy of this book was saved with a Goan person, and this helped in getting it re-printed.”
Taking to Twitter on Friday, state minister Vishwajit Rane said that discussions were held with officials of the forest department for the development of eco-tourism and to improve infrastructure in wildlife sanctuaries in the state.
The alleged incident took place on May 6 when the mother had gone to a grocery store nearby, leaving her daughter behind.
The Supreme Court bench observed that the landscape through which the railway line was proposed to pass was an important tiger corridor.
The midnight protest was staged days after the railway authorities started laying tracks at a village in South Goa.
The apex court said “that it does not find any justification for the track as it “will destroy the fragile ecosystem of the Western Ghats.
Black panther spotted: Goa forest department on Sunday released a picture of the black panther caught on camera in South Goa’s Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary on April 25.
According to the ED, the former employee of the company had created assets worth Rs 30 crore while he was employed abroad. ED officials, however, said he had made the investments in his personal capacity.
Panel shot down expansion project last yr, saying it will destroy Western Ghats’ eco-system
Sources in Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd said the deceased were not staffers of the company but were hired by a contractor.
Kandolkar was the TMC candidate from the Aldona constituency in North Goa for the elections held in February. Kandolkar, who left the Goa Forward Party to join the TMC in November 2021, was made the state TMC president on January 18.
The court asked them to explain ‘why despite all mechanisms, such incidents continue unabated’
The Bombay High Court in Goa said deeper scrutiny of evidence is required in the 2013 sexual assault case.
Tejpal was accused of sexually assaulting a then colleague in an elevator of a hotel in Goa on November 7, 2013, and November 8, 2013
Lobo, a former minister in Sawant’s previous cabinet, had joined the Congress ahead of the legislative assembly election in February.
The Archbishop’s message for peace and harmony comes days after clashes broke out between two religious groups in South Goa’s Vasco on the evening of Ram Navami on April 10.
Goa government will never allow religious conversions, but still, people need to be vigilant, said Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.
Speaking at the 8th International Hindi Conference held in Panaji on Friday, Sawant said: “It is important to promote Hindi to stay united in diversity.”
The plea argued that since the Congress leader “was capable of toppling the ruling party’s apple cart in Poriem, a mala fide strategy was adopted by the BJP to offer him a carrot not to contest the elections.”
A division bench of Justices M S Sonak and R N Laddha was hearing the Goa government’s application seeking leave to appeal against the acquittal of Tejpal in the case of rape and sexual assault.
The offences being under bailable Sections, the accused were released, Police Inspector Kapil Nayak of Vasco police station said.
According to complaints filed at Vasco Police station, while the procession was underway, a stone was thrown, leading to tension.
Saglani was arrested in a case filed by one Ankit Jajodia of Faridabad. According to the police, Jajodia was a poker player who played often in Goa’s offshore casinos and has been living in Goa for a long time.
The court was hearing a petition filed by an NGO, Living Heritage Foundation (LHF), urging the court to direct the Tree Authorities in Goa to perform their duties.