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Panaji, March 27 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday welcomed the Central government's decision to reduce excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 10 per litre each, stating that this timely intervention will ensure fuel stability and provide relief to citizens.In a notification on...

Panaji, March 25 The Goa cabinet on Wednesday extended the term of its "Mhaje Ghar" scheme by another year, allowing people to apply for regularization of ancestral houses until March 2027.Speaking at a press conference, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the earlier deadline was March 2026...

Panaji, March 23 Candidates from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, as well as the Opposition Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party, filed their nominations on Monday for the upcoming Ponda assembly by-election in Goa.The BJP has fielded Ritesh Naik, the Congress has given a ticket to Dr Ketan...

Pune/Panaji, March 20 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said he was admitted to a private hospital in Pune for a day for a routine medical check-up, and all his health parameters are normal.Sawant (52) said he has been discharged from the hospital.In a statement on Thursday, Dr Purvez Grant...

Pune, March 19 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant underwent an angioplasty procedure at a hospital in Pune on Thursday.Sawant was admitted to Ruby Hall Clinic after he complained of chest pain.In a statement, Ruby Hall Clinic chairperson Dr Purvez Grant said Sawant successfully underwent an...

Panaji, March 17 The Goa Congress launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led state government on Tuesday, accusing it of using the Model Code of Conduct as a pretext to curtail the assembly's budget session, thereby denying Goans their right to accountability.The Goa budget session was...

Panaji, March 17 Goa Governor P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, and other senior leaders paid tribute to former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on the occasion of his death anniversary.Several leaders gathered at Parrikar's memorial at Miramar Beach, where he was...

Panaji, March 15 The BJP has shortlisted two names and sent them to the party leadership for selecting the candidate for the Ponda assembly by-election, a party leader said on Sunday after the Election Commission announced the election schedule.The by-election in the constituency, necessitated...

Panaji, March 13 Opposition MLAs protested in the Goa assembly on Friday after Speaker Ganesh Gaonkar disallowed them from introducing their private member's bills.The House was adjourned three times as Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao, Congress MLAs Carlos Alvares Ferreira and Altone D'Cruz...

Panaji, March 12 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Thursday that there is no shortage of LPG for domestic use, even as long queues were witnessed outside cooking gas cylinder distributors across the coastal state.The supply of LPG for commercial establishments has been affected amid the...

Panaji, March 11 Goa's tourism industry is facing an unexpected challenge as several restaurants fear closure due to concerns over the shortage of commercial cooking gas cylinders, caused by supply disruptions linked to the conflict in West Asia.Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told reporters late...

Panaji, March 10 Goa Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte said on Tuesday that the department has started taking action against tourists found harassing foreign visitors for selfies and engaging in unruly behaviour on the state's beaches.Khaunte informed the state assembly that while Goa welcomes...

Panaji, March 9 Goa Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho on Monday criticised the tourist taxi lobby for opposing app-based services, saying it was damaging the coastal state's tourism reputation.The tourist taxi operators are not willing to use the apps, which is severely affecting services and...

Panaji, March 9 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Monday that the state had borrowed ₹4,148 crore in interest-free loans in the last fiscal year, assuring that it had stayed well within the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) limits.During the Question Hour in the state...

On the occasion of International Women's Day, new healthcare facilities were inaugurated at the All India Institute of Ayurveda campus in Goa today.Speaking at the event, Union Minister of State for AYUSH Prataprao Jadhav stated that the Ministry of Ayush is continuously working to strengthen...

Panaji, March 7 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday criticised the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government in West Bengal for disrespecting President Droupadi Murmu and causing hurt to the sentiments of people across the country who believe in democratic and constitutional values.Banerjee...

Panaji, March 6 – Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant presented the state's budget for 2026-27 in the assembly on Friday, with an outlay of Rs 30,195 crore and a revenue surplus of Rs 1,666 crore.He asserted that the coastal state has significantly benefited from support from the Union...

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...

Panaji, March 3 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant celebrated Holi with his supporters in his hometown of Sankhalim, where they applied colour on him.After playing Holi with his wife, Sulakshana, and other family members, Sawant travelled to the Ravindra Bhavan Complex, where he was warmly...

Panaji, February 26 The Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Thursday expressed concern over what it termed as policy inconsistency and uncertainty in administrative decisions in the state, warning that any rollback of legally granted approvals could adversely impact investor...