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Goa government to install 62 mobile towers under telecom policy

The Goa government will install 62 new mobile towers as part of its telecommunication policy to increase network connectivity in the state

The year that was: What made news other than coronavirus in 2020

The year that started with nationwide protests against CAA and NRC has ended with ongoing protests against Farm Laws

We will not allow govt to cultivate cannabis in Goa, Congress says

Reacting on the issue of the proposal to cultivate cannabis in the state, the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee on said it will launch an agitation if Pramod Sawant government fails to scrap it

Goa not interested in cannabis cultivation proposal: CM Pramod Sawant

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that his government is currently not interested in the cannabis cultivation proposal sent by the Indian Institute of Integrated Medicine

Goa government law department gives nod for marijuana cultivation

The law department of the Goa government has given approval to a proposal to allow cultivation of marijuana for medicinal purposes

In Season 3, Poker Sports League puts its chips on the virtual table

The Dabur chairman has invested Rs 17 crore in Mind Sports League, which is valued at Rs 40 crore and which he owns 90 per cent of together with its CEO and co-founder Pranav Bagai

37 people who returned from UK test positive for Covid-19 in Goa

Thirty seven passengers out of 979, who travelled from the UK from December 9 till the midnight of December 22, have tested positive for Covid-19

Goa routes dominate domestic flight bookings in Christmas, shows data

Customers continue to book closer to travel date due to uncertainty over travel restrictions imposed by states

Goa witnesses midnight mass, carols for Christmas amid Covid-19 pandemic

The peel of the midnight bells in churches and the carols reverberating the praise of Lord Jesus ushered in the Christmas festivities in Goa amid the Covid-19 pandemic

Goa's coronavirus caseload increases by 96, death toll rises by two

88 people were discharged during the day

Goa Mining halt led to sense of all-round gloom in state economy: Study

The stoppage of mining in Goa dealt a devastating blow to the livelihoods of people, according to a recent study.

UK flight ban due to new Covid strain will impact tourism in Goa: CM Sawant

The suspension of inbound flights from the UK due to the emergence of a new, highly infectious Covid-19 strain, will have an impact on tourism in Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said

President Kovind pays tributes to martyrs on 60th Goa Liberation Day

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday laid a wreath at the Martyrs' Memorial here on the 60th Liberation Day of Goa

Goa tourism suffered loss of Rs 2,000-7,200 cr due to coronavirus: Report

Goa's tourism industry may have suffered a loss of between Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 7,200 crore and job losses in the range of 35% to 58% on account of the Covid-19 pandemic

PM Narendra Modi greets people of Goa on state's 60th Liberation Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended greetings to the people of Goa on the 60th anniversary of the state's liberation

BJP sweeps Goa's Zilla Panchayat polls, Congress' poor run continues

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant expressed happiness over the BJP's poll performance in the rural belt of the tourist state

Polling underway for Goa's 48 Zilla Panchayat seats; BJP, AAP in contest

A total of 7,91,814 voters are eligible to cast their vote during the election that will decide the fate of 200 candidates in 48 out of the total 50 ZP constituencies in the state

Goa drops move to urbanise 17th-century church complex amid protests

Amid vociferous protests, the Goa government has back-pedalled from its proposed move to include an area housing a 17th century Old Goa Church complex under an urban planning authority.

Goa govt to install life-size statue of football great late Diego Maradona

Lobo had announced installation of the statue of Maradona in 2018

Goa makes screening of air, rail passengers mandatory amid Covid-19

The government issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to this effect on Wednesday