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Amid Omicron scare, Goa experts' committee recommends restrictions

The experts' committee is headed by acting Dean of Goa Medical College and Hospital Dr J P Tiwari

Goa's new Zuari Bridge to open by April 30 next year, says CM

Sawant said the cost of the entire project has escalated from Rs 1400 crore to Rs 1800 crore due to delays

TMC 'divides Goans on religious lines': 5 leaders quit TMC after joining

Alleging that the TMC tried to divide the people of Goa on religious lines, five primary members of the TMC including former Goa MLA Lavoo Mamledar who had joined the party this year, resigned

Covid infection rate in Goa has risen from 1.8% to 3.5%: CM Sawant

The Covid infection rate in the state has almost doubled from 1.8 per cent to 3.5 per cent, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said

Goa records 54 new Covid-19 cases, zero death; active tally at 429

The number of recovered cases in the state rose to 175,951

From 17 seats to mere 2, Congress faces desertion blues in Goa polls

When the 2017 Assembly elections were held in Goa, the Congress had put up a good show by emerging as the single largest party with 17 seats in the 40-member House, but it failed to form government

Trinamool Congress' entry enlivens Goa politics ahead of Assembly polls

The entry of Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in Goa ahead of the ensuing Assembly elections jazzed up the colourful politics of the coastal state during the year

Election Commission team reviews Assembly poll preparedness in Goa

Chief Election Commissioner of India Sushil Chandra and Election Commissioners Rajiv Kumar and Anup Chandra Pandey on Tuesday reviewed preparedness in Goa for the upcoming Assembly polls.

Goa Congress' former working president joins Trinamool Congress

Goa Congress' former working president Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco joined the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata on Tuesday, ahead of the Goa Assembly polls due early next year.

EC delegation on 3-day visit to Goa from today ahead of Assembly polls

A high-level team of the Election Commission of India led by CEC Sushil Chandra will embark on a three-day visit to Goa from Monday to take stock of the poll preparedness

Head coach Juan Ferrando leaves FC Goa, set to join ATK Mohun Bagan

FC Goa president and co-owner Akshay Tandon confirmed the development on Sunday

India never forgot Goa, Goa never forgot India: PM Modi

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

Goa Liberation Day: PM Modi inaugurates multiple development projects

On the occasion of Goa Liberation Day celebrations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated multiple development projects at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium

Amit Shah extends greetings to people on Goa Liberation Day

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday extended greetings to people on the occasion of Goa Liberation Day and paid homage to the soldiers who laid their lives to liberate the state from colonial rule

Goa gears up for PM visit; Modi to inaugurate projects worth Rs 600cr

Goa is gearing up for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's one-day visit to Goa on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the state's Liberation from Portuguese rule on December 19, 1961

PM Modi will attend 60 years of Goa's independence celebration: CM Sawant

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Goa on December 19 to attend 60 years of Goa's independence celebration, said Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant."PM Modi has been invited to the program to celebrate 60 years of Goa's independence. He will reach Azad Maidan at around 2 pm. This will be followed by the Prime Minister's program at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium at 3 pm," said Sawant.Prime Minister Modi will also lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth over 650 crores during his visit.According to Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Goa Liberation Day is celebrated on December 19 every year to mark the success of 'Operation Vijay' undertaken by the Indian Armed Forces that liberated Goa from Portuguese rule.PM Modi will also felicitate the freedom fighters and veterans of 'Operation Vijay' at the function.The Prime Minister will inaugurate multiple development projects including the renovated Fort Aguada Jail Museum, Super Speciality Block at Goa Medical ...

Will investigate evidence against ex-Minister linked to sex scandal: Goa CM

The Goa government will 100 per cent inquire into all evidence linked to accusations of sexual exploitation, which forced Urban Development Minister Milind Naik to resign, CM Pramod Sawant said

BJP takes dip in Ganga before elections: Mamata Banerjee in Goa

Banerjee's remarks came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kashi Vishwanath Dham corridor in Varanasi on Monday

TMC chief Mamata Banerjee arrives in poll-bound Goa for two-day visit

This is her second visit to the coastal state in less than two months

PM to visit Goa on Dec 19, to take part in the state's 60th Liberation Day

Goa Liberation Day is observed on December 19 every year. It commemorates the freeing of Goa from Portuguese rule by the Indian Armed Forces in December 1961