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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 News
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…
- Politics
Goa CM seeks report on molestation case against Cong MLA, others
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has sought a report after a case was filed against Panaji MLA Atanasio Monserrate of Congress, Mayor Uday Mdakaikarand and former Deputy Mayor Yatin Parekh for…
- India
Exercise Varuna: French and Indian navies conduct air-to-air combat exercise
Panaji: After a fruitful harbour phase here over the last six days, the visiting French naval ships conducted air-to-air combat exercise, air defence, anti-submarine and surface shoot exercises on day one of…
- India
Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar appointed Deputy CM of Goa
Panaji: Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar, who switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party from Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) on Wednesday, was appointed as the state’s new Deputy Chief Minister. Ajgaonkar has become…
- India
Parrikar’s mortal remains reach BJP office in Goa
Panaji: Wrapped in tricolour, the mortal remains of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday arrived at BJP headquarters in Panaji from his private residence in Dona Paula. Goans have gathered in…
- India
Amid Parrikar’s health concerns, Goa BJP holds meeting to discuss succession plan
Panaji: Admitting that Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parker’s health has deteriorated, BJP core committee leader Dayanand Mandrekar on Sunday said the party may appoint a new leader soon to succeed Parrikar. “Had…
- India
Designer Wendell Rodricks urges President, PM to save 100-year-old Goa chapel
Panaji: Noted fashion designer Wendell Rodricks has written to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging them to intervene and save from demolition a 100-year-old chapel in his native…
- India
Parrikar lays foundation stone for school complex in Cujira
Porvorim (Goa): Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday laid the foundation stone for the infrastructure works of a school complex, the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Vidhya Sankul, at Cujira. The works will…
