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Tar balls are made of oil discharged from Bombay High: Goa minister
September 24, 2020 08:35 IST
“We have tracked down the source after studying the phenomenon. We have written to the MoEF and we hope the Central Ministry will study our findings before taking measures to address the issue,” he told reporters.
Goa govt study moots agriculture pill for ailing state economy
September 24, 2020 08:09 IST
The study's focus was on encouraging the youth to take up agriculture-related activities and convert fallow lands to productive green patches.
HC upholds acquittal of six accused in 2009 Goa blastSubscriber Only
September 20, 2020 06:27 IST
“Suspicion, howsoever grave, can never take place of proof which is required in such matters,” the bench said.
Goa announces schemes under Atmanirbhar package, 11.5 crore earmaked for Covid healthcare
September 12, 2020 01:14 IST
Sawant said several packages were being monitored through 27 government departments and the funds are from both centre and states.
Goa minister Nilesh Cabral takes queries, hears concerns over webinarSubscriber Only
September 2, 2020 01:57 IST
While Cabral was “not able to fully satisfy his audience”, the panelists agreed that the initiative was a first and much needed step in engagement.
Goa politicians opt for pvt hospitals, MGP leader says not appropriate to use govt bedsSubscriber Only
August 30, 2020 01:37 IST
Over the past few weeks, Union minister Shripad Naik, former CM Churchill Alemao and Dhavalikar himself sought treatment at private hospitals.
Now stable, Ayush minister returned ‘from doors of death’, says Goa health ministerSubscriber Only
August 22, 2020 02:46 IST
Plasma stock dipping, state takes Shripad Naik's recovery as example, appeals for donation
21 years after plea, NGT identifies 46.11 sqkm land as private forest in GoaSubscriber Only
August 20, 2020 02:17 IST
The NGT has rejected a Goa government report which had reduced the private forest cover in the state to 41.20 square kilometres.
Old pic, says Goa CM on image with man held from rave party
August 18, 2020 03:08 IST
Kapil Jhaveri, who has acted in a few films, including the Salman Khan-starrer “Saawan... The Love Season” (2006), was one of 23 people arrested along with three foreign nationals at a ‘by-invite only’ rave party.
Goa: 23 arrested at rave party, drugs worth Rs 9 lakh seized
August 16, 2020 13:21 IST
The team seized a detectable amount of narcotics drugs — including cocaine and ecstasy tablets — worth over Rs 9 lakh.
Infrastructure projects: Day after CM’s remarks, protests across Goa
August 16, 2020 06:40 IST
A day after Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that “all the protests” to the projects are coming from NRIs settled abroad, local residents came to designated locations at 8 am to hold banners and stand in solidarity.
Goa Medical College to treat state’s critical Covid patients
August 15, 2020 01:44 IST
The announcement, which comes a day after Goa reported its highest spike in Covid-19 cases, means that patients with extreme co-morbid conditions will no longer be sent to Covid hospitals in south Goa.
To pacify villagers, Goa diverts land for IIT campus to temple
August 13, 2020 10:41 IST
The government had in July announced the allocation of land in Guleli for the campus — a Central government initiative yet to take shape with the IIT currently sharing space with the Goa Engineering College in Farmagudi village in South Goa.
Goa: Opposition stages walkout from Assembly
July 28, 2020 01:23 IST
The MLAs went to Governor Satya Pal’s residence, asking him to not give his assent to Bills and budgetary demands.
HC asks Goa to decide on leave extension for doc within a week
July 27, 2020 05:44 IST
In her petition to the court, Dr Gomes’s wife Ubaldina Noronha claimed he was not being relieved of his duties by the administration and that authorities were pressuring him.
Goa Legislative Assembly complex to get Rs 7-crore facelift
July 24, 2020 12:28 IST
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant chaired the meeting of the state-run corporation Goa State Infrastructure Development Corp (GSIDC) which cleared a proposal to renovate the assembly complex.
Goa Governor, CM Pramod Sawant spar over Covid situation
July 17, 2020 02:13 IST
On Thursday, when Sawant was asked by reporters about the review meeting at Raj Bhavan, he said, “The Governor is upset with the media’s negative coverage of the state’s Covid response. We told him about our efforts and he was satisfied.”
Goa: AAP calls 3-day lockdown ‘illogical’, ‘unscientific’, demands its withdrawal
July 16, 2020 21:43 IST
AAP Goa General Secretary Pradeep Padgaonkar on Thursday accused Sawant of hurriedly imposing the lockdown ahead of his review meeting with the state’s Governor Satya Pal Malik to show that his government was “doing something”.
Goa announces three-day lockdown, night curfew till Aug 10
July 16, 2020 02:29 IST
Of the 2,753 covid cases, Goa currently has 1128 active cases with 18 deaths. A total of 3,522 test results are awaited.
From Doha to Goa: How efforts of Goa expats took wing to get 171 Indians home
July 14, 2020 23:58 IST
While Vande Bharat mission flights have been repatriating long lists of registered Indians to most parts of the country, Goans were too few in number to fill an aircraft, making it difficult for the mission to direct a flight to the tiny state.
Day after police broke up press meet, Goa villagers speak against land for proposed IIT
July 10, 2020 04:54 IST
Ram Melekar, a senior citizen who was detained, said the land has sustained thousands of villagers over the years. He said villagers want the state government to understand their reasoning and their rights over this land.
Goa ex-minister dies, daughter performs last rites in PPE kitSubscriber Only
July 9, 2020 13:36 IST
Photographs of Yuti lighting the pyre at Amona in Bicholim taluka struck a chord, as visuals in the local press showed her performing the rites in a white PPE and with an earthen pot on her shoulder.
Goa records highest single-day spike with 108 new Covid cases
July 5, 2020 01:43 IST
The new cases on Saturday continued to be of natives and residents, with no tourist having tested positive yet.
Doctor heading team in Goa’s lone Covid hospital returns home after 98 daysSubscriber Only
July 3, 2020 20:44 IST
In the past three months of their service, Dr Gomes and his team of four helped in a good number of recoveries, treated and monitored around 333 patients working several shifts.
Goa guidelines for tourists: Covid-negative certificates, pre-booked hotels
July 3, 2020 17:03 IST
Once they arrive in Goa, tourists will be required to visit the nearest tourism kiosk, where they will undergo basic thermal screening. They will also have to get their mandatory documents verified, before they are allowed to proceed.
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