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19 Goa beaches face erosion threat; experts call for urgent mitigation plans
Panaji: Goa’s beaches are under increasing threat of erosion and the phenomenon may impact its tourism economy in the years to come. Experts have called for urgent intervention and the need to…
- India
Goa: Utpal Parrikar quits BJP, to contest election from Panaji as independent
Panaji: Utpal Parrikar, the son of former Goa chief minister late Manohar Parrikar, on Friday quit the BJP. He would contest the coming Assembly elections in the state from Panaji as an…
- India
India never forgot Goa, Goa never forgot India: PM Modi
Panaji: Despite the fact that India gained Independence from British colonial rule 14 years before Goa, India never forgot Goa and Goa never forgot India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday.…
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In Pics: 52nd International Film Festival of India
Panaji: Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur, Chief Minister of Goa Dr. Pramod Sawant, CBFC Chairperson Prasoon Joshi, actress Madhuri Dixit and actor Manoj Bajpayee during the closing ceremony of the 52nd International…
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Photos: 52nd International Film Festival of India
Panaji: Preparations in full swing for 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2021), in Panaji, Goa on Nov. 19, 2021. (PIB/PTI Photo) Panaji: Preparations in full swing for 52nd…
- India
Munawar’s Goa show cancelled amid pressure by Hindu groups
Panaji: Controversial comedian Munawar Faruqui’s stand-up comedy act, which was scheduled to be held at a Panaji mall next week has been cancelled, following protests by Hindu groups. The organisers of the…
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Hindu group demands ban on Munawar Faruqui’s comedy act in Panaji
Panaji: A Hindu group in Goa have demanded a ban on controversial comedian Munawar Faruqui’s stand-up comedy act at a Panaji mall on November 15, accusing him of slandering Hindu Gods. In…
- India
COVID-19: 18 test positive in Goa orphanage
Panaji: An orphanage was on Sunday declared a micro containment zone in Goa’s Ponda taluka after 18 people tested positive for COVID-19, an official said. The samples of 45 students and 17 staff…
- India
Toolkit case: Environmentalist gets transit anticipatory bail
Panaji: The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court has granted transit anticipatory bail to environmentalist Subham Kar Chaudhuri, a suspect in a case registered by the Delhi police in connection with the…
- Politics
Goa: Congress to protest near Raj Bhavan over farm bills
Panaji: The Goa Congress will hold protests in the state on Monday against the Centre’s farm bills which were passed by Parliament recently. Goa Congress spokesperson Agnelo Fernandes said the party would submit…
- India
Goa govt to lift ban on new jobs from January 2021: CM
Panaji: The Goa government will lift its ban on new recruitments from next January, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Saturday. The government had banned fresh hiring till December 2020 because of the…
- Bollywood
Deepika, Ranveer fly back to Mumbai from Goa
Panaji: Actor Deepika Padukone and her husband Ranveer Singh on Thursday flew back to Mumbai from Goa, ahead of her appearance before the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). Deepika is slated to appear before…
- Politics
‘Love Jihad’ curse to society: Goa BJP leader
Panaji: Goa BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Vinay Tendulkar on Sunday termed “Love Jihaad” a curse to the society. This is a very critical issue that has cursed our society for quite…
- India
Heavy rains likely to lash North and South Goa districts
Panaji: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted that heavy rain and thundershowers are likely to hit North and South Goa for next few days. Moderate to heavy spells of rain…
- Crime and Accident
Two youth arrested for raping woman in Panaji
Panaji: The Panaji Police arrested two persons on Friday for allegedly raping a 40-year-old woman. According to police the woman was raped by two youths in a car on Wednesday night and…
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