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Amid coronavirus fears, 1,000 spurious masks seized in Goa
March 17, 2020 23:33 IST
The Goa government has issued an advisory asking people to not wear masks unnecessarily. It has also suggested that private employers try to get staff to work from home.
Goa CM tells tourists to avoid state: ‘Don’t travel unnecessarily’
March 15, 2020 03:55 IST
The moves come after the government invoked the Epidemic Act Friday evening.
Coronavirus: Goa shuts schools, colleges, pubs till March 31; tourists asked not to visit
March 14, 2020 19:38 IST
The announcement comes following the invocation of the Epidemic Act last evening. For now, the government has allowed malls and restaurants and any eating place like hotels, allowing open places to remain open.
Goa: Tourist cars to get special stickers to avoid ‘unnecessary checking’
March 4, 2020 22:13 IST
Tourism minister Ajgaonkar said tourists should not be harassed as that 'destroys the idea of a holiday'.
Goa: Family of four found dead, cops suspect suicide
March 3, 2020 16:13 IST
The four have been identified as Kolhapur natives, settled in Goa for over five years — Sahu Dhumale (45), Kavita Dhumale (40) their son Paras (9) and three-year-old son Sairaj.
Congress lashes out at Goa govt over SC directive on Mhadei dispute
March 3, 2020 02:59 IST
The Opposition party lashed out at the BJP-led government for downplaying the concerns it had raised.
Initiate action against ‘illegal buildings’ around Dabolim airport: Bombay HC to Navy
February 28, 2020 22:53 IST
The Court has given a period of nine months from today to get the order executed on the ground.
Goa BJP govt faces Opposition heat post SC order on Mhadei
February 21, 2020 10:37 IST
Digambar Kamat said the state government remains silent on the Supreme Court's decision to notify the award of the Mhadei water dispute tribunal diverting water.
Section 144 lifted in North Goa ahead of carnival
February 17, 2020 22:06 IST
The decision to revoke the order comes ahead of the Goa Carnival beginning on February 22, when the state attracts tourists from around the world.
DM imposes Section 144 in North Goa citing ‘terror threat’, police say ‘no such intel’Subscriber Only
February 13, 2020 15:23 IST
While Goa Police admitted it was a routine order, the confusion they said was on the “first few lines” as there was “no valuable input on intelligence threat with us at this stage”.
Wendell Rodricks: The storyteller of Ambeanni, Goa’s iconic mango groveSubscriber Only
February 13, 2020 14:19 IST
How Wendell Rodricks fought for six mango trees that stood as markers of memory
Fashion designer, activist Wendell Rodricks passes away at Goa home
February 13, 2020 20:33 IST
Rodricks was associated with several social causes, and was especially active on the issues of environment and gay rights.
Goa Oppn MLA Rohan Khaunte released after being held for ‘threatening’ BJP leader
February 6, 2020 10:47 IST
Rohan Khaunte, a former revenue minister under Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, was booked under section 341 (wrongful restrainment) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Indian Penal Code
‘Like humans, tigers must be punished for eating cows’: Goa MLA
February 5, 2020 20:25 IST
Churchill Alemao said 'as far as wildlife is concerned, tigers are important, but where human beings are concerned, cows are important'.
Goa: One aircraft every 10 days faces danger due to birds, dogs at Dabolim, says CM
February 3, 2020 22:12 IST
The figures were tabled by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in the Goa Assembly.
Goa Assembly adjourned as Opposition protests against CAA congratulatory motion
February 3, 2020 15:02 IST
BJP MLA MLA Atanasio Monserrate was subjected to loud heckling when he stood up and started reading congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah over the constitutional amendments regarding CAA.
From February 1, Goans can no longer gamble in state casinos
January 31, 2020 04:41 IST
A Gaming Commission will soon formulate rules to regulate the casino industry.
Afghan student stabbed near Goa University; one held
January 21, 2020 10:22 IST
One person has been arrested in connection with the incident that took place on Monday afternoon in Dona Paula area near the university campus, Police said.
Tarun Tejpal case: HC to hear on Feb 4 victim’s plea on ‘scandalous questions put to her’
January 16, 2020 18:05 IST
On Thursday, the High Court asked the Mapusa fast-track court to not cross-examine the victim till the petition is heard and resolved.
Goa tiger deaths: CM Pramod Sawant orders shifting of villagers
January 10, 2020 04:00 IST
The farmers arrested in connection with the incident have admitted that they buried the carcasses, but continue to deny their role in poisoning the animals.
Three more tiger carcasses found in Goa, forest officials say all 4 poisoned
January 8, 2020 20:10 IST
The first tiger carcass — 70 percent of the body decomposed, and with all its nails missing — was found on Sunday morning.
Tiger carcass found in Goa forest, probe begins
January 6, 2020 22:16 IST
The carcass, which was four to five days old and was hidden under the sand, was found near Thane-Dongurli village panchayat on Sunday after which villagers alerted forest staff
Another youth dies at Goa’s Sunburn festival, toll rises to 3
December 30, 2019 16:06 IST
The opposition has demanded the resignation of Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar, citing “drug and narcotic menace” in the state as the probable suspicion behind the deaths.
Environment ministry keeps in abeyance its letter to Karnataka on Mahadayi project
December 18, 2019 17:35 IST
Goa and Karnataka are locked in a dispute over the sharing of Mahadayi waters, and Kalasa Banduri project aims at providing drinking water to three north Karnataka districts by diverting water from the Mahadayi.
Goa DGP Pranab Nanda passes away
November 17, 2019 00:50 IST
IPS officer Pranab Nanda had previously held positions in MHA and was known to be a dynamic leader. In Goa, he kept very few public interactions and was known as a "tough taskmaster".
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