April 10, New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla addressed students at Goa University during the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region West Zone Conference in Panaji on Friday, highlighting the vital role of youth and women in strengthening democracy.In his address, he emphasized...
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Panaji, March 31 Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, said on Tuesday that recent global developments reaffirm the need for a strong navy, and with rising strategic competitions and conflicts, the Indian Navy remains the prime manifestation of the country's maritime power.He...
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Panaji, March 17 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his party had successfully "cleared the 'agnipariksha' (trial by fire)" with the court discharging him and 22 others in the excise policy case, and added that it was "not easy" as there were "difficulties at every...
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Panaji, March 13 A panel led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a resounding victory in the elections to the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) in Goa on Friday, winning most of the wards in the civic body.The panel led by BJP Minister Atanasio Monserratte won 27 out of 30 seats...
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Panaji, March 6 The recent global economic situation is expected to have a significant impact on Goa's economy, which is heavily reliant on the service sector, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday while presenting the budget for 2026-27 in the assembly.Speaking in the House, the CM...
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Panaji, March 4 The core committee of the ruling BJP's Goa unit met in Panaji on Wednesday ahead of the state legislative assembly's budget session.The budget session will begin on March 6, with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant scheduled to present the coastal state's budget on the first day.The...
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Panaji, March 2 The Passport Office in the Patto area of Panaji, the capital of Goa, received a bomb threat email on Monday. However, a thorough inspection of the premises revealed that it was a hoax, officials said.A senior official at the passport center stated that the email was received at...
Panaji, March 1 The Goa government said on Sunday that it is closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East and has assured that it has not received any reports about Goan citizens being stranded in the conflict-affected countries.Hundreds of flights have been disrupted across the Middle...
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Panaji, February 27 The Centre's 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan' (NMBA) has reached out to 25 crore people across the country since its launch, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar said on Friday.Addressing a campaign-related event in St Cruz village near Panaji, the...
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Panaji, February 26 Opposition legislators in Goa met Governor P Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Thursday, requesting him to convene a special session of the assembly to discuss a controversial provision of the Town and Country Planning Act.MLA Viresh Borkar of the Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) has...
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Panaji, February 24 Viresh Borkar, an MLA from the Revolutionary Goans Party, rejoined the protest on Tuesday against the alleged misuse of a section in the Town and Country Planning Act to convert a tribal area into a "settlement zone".The agitation, which began on February 20, is now in its...
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Panaji, February 24 MLA Viresh Borkar of the Revolutionary Goans Party, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike demanding the repeal of a provision in the Town and Country Planning Act, has been shifted to the hospital after his health deteriorated.Opposition parties, led by Borkar, have...
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Panaji, February 23 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant reviewed 131 proposals for projects under the state government's rural development scheme on Monday, and announced increased funding for it.Sawant chaired a meeting to review proposals under the Goa Gram Samruddhi Yojana (GGSY) of the...
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Panaji, February 14 The Goa Carnival, the famous street festival of the coastal state, began on Saturday with 'King Momo' (a symbolic king) leading the parade.Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inaugurated the four-day event on D B Bandodkar Road, along the Mandovi River, in the capital city of...
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