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Goa govt to spend Rs 130 cr on botanical garden to attract tourists

With a view to promote medical and eco-tourism in the state, Goa government has decided to develop a botanical garden at Salaulim Dam at Sanguem in South Goa by investing Rs 130 crore.... read..

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Goa to construct more six dams

Goa Water Resources Minister Subhash Shirodkar on Wednesday said the state government would construct six more dams, adding that the process has already started and urged the people not to oppose such public-oriented projects.... read..

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Goa LoP demands adequate time for Oppn MLAs in Assembly session

Leader of Opposition in Goa Assembly, Yuri Alemao of the Congress, has demanded adequate time to discuss issues pertaining to the state during the Assembly session.... read..

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Liberian man held in Goa for possessing drugs

Goa Police has arrested a Liberian national for allegedly possessing drugs.... read..

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Unique situation in Goa, Oppn MLAs have to fight to seek permission to raise issues: Vijai Sardesai

Goa Forward Party (GFP) MLA Vijai Sardesai on Monday said that the state is witnessing a unique situation where Opposition MLAs have to fight to seek permission to raise issues faced by the people.... read..

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Goa Governor chairs meeting with high-level delegation of G20 summit at Raj Bhavan

Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai on Monday chaired a meeting with a high-level delegation of the G20 summit at Raj Bhavan.... read..

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BJP evading questions by blocking parliamentary proceeding: Cong MP Manickam Tagore

Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Saturday alleged that ruling members are blocking the process of parliament to evade the questions on 'Adani scam' and relation of latter with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.... read..

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Black Rice can be exported if cultivated on larger scale: Goa Minister

Goa Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik on Friday said that 'Black Rice' is sold at Rs 400 per kg in the state and if there is more demand then it can be exported to foreign countries.... read..

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Goa govt to hold 2-day 'governance at doorstep' programme

With a view to marking the completion of nine years of Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre and four years of Pramod Sawant-led government in Goa, the state government will hold a two-day programme "Prashasan Tumchya Dari" (governance at doorstep) o... read..

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Lawrence Bishnoi gang member held in Goa

An active member of Lawrence Bishnoi gang was arrested in Goa in a joint operation by the Goa and Rajasthan Police personnel, police said on Thursday.... read..

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CM launches AI-driven traffic management at Merces junction in Goa

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has launched the Artificial Intelligence-driven security, Integrated Traffic Management and eChallan System at Merces junction.... read..

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Cong's Goa in-charge to take part in 'Haath Se Haath Jodo Yatra'

Congress in-charge of Goa, Manickam Tagore, will visit door to door during the party 'Haath Se Haath Jodo Yatra' in Ponda constituency of South Goa on Saturday.... read..

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Goa introduces AI signals to tackle traffic woes, issue e-challans

The Goa government on Wednesday launched the first Artificial Intelligence signal at Merces Junction in North Goa, which is one of the busiest junctions in the coastal state.... read..

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Save Mhadei Front seeks apology from Goa CM for campaigning in K'taka

The 'Save Mhadei Save Goa Front' (SMSGF) has demanded an apology from Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for campaigning in Karnataka for his party candidates.... read..

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Woman tourist hit security guard with footwear in Goa

Goa Police has lodged a case against a woman tourist, who was seen hitting a security guard with her footwear at Old Goa Church, as per a viral video.... read..

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Two arrested in Goa for killing cow

Two persons were arrested in North Goa for allegedly killing a cow and stealing a calf, police said on Sunday.... read..

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IAF dispenses over 25000 ltrs of water to contain Goa forest fire

The Indian Airforce has taken up all required initiatives to tackle the forestfire in Goa by deploying helicopters to despense water over the affected areas.... read..

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Goa forest fires: Defence Ministry to send helicopters, Rane thanks PM Modi

Goa Minister of Forests Vishwajit P Rane on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending support in dousing the forest fires in the state.... read..

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Poet Melvyn Rodrigues to lead Konkani in Kendra Sahitya Akademi

Noted Konkani poet Melvyn Rodrigues from Mangaluru, Karnataka, has been elected as the Convenor of Konkani Advisory Board of Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, at the general council meeting held on March 11.... read..

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Goa forest fires: No major losses to flora, fauna diversity; says ministry of environment

With forest fires continuing to rage in Goa, the Union environment ministry on Saturday established a 24x7 control room to monitor in real time alerts generated by Forest Survey of India (FSI).... read..

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Loss-making govt corporations may be closed: Goa CM

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday advocated the need to close down loss-making corporations which have become a burden on the government.... read..

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'Who is fueling fire in Goa': Cong asks state govt

Suspecting political real estate connection behind the fire incidents taking place across the coastal state, Congress has questioned the BJP government about who is pouring fuel from the 'Fire Triangle' to ignite fire.... read..

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New Goa women's commission chief intends to start counselling to stop divorce

Ranjita Pai, former general secretary of Goa Pradesh Mahila Morcha of the BJP, on Thursday took charge as the chairperson of the Goa State Commission for Women (GSCW) and said that she intends to introduce the concept of a family counselling programme to ... read..

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Indian Navy helicopters engaged in dousing Goa forest fire

In a bid to douse the forest fire raging for the last five days in Goa, helicopters of the Indian Navy on Wednesday conducted sorties over the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary.... read..

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Spring festival 'Shigmotsav' begins in Goa

'Shigmotsav', a spring festival celebrated in Goa every year, began from the temple town of Ponda in South Goa on Wednesday, which will be observed across the coastal state till March 21.... read..

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Detailed inquiry ordered in Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary fire, says Goa Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane

Goa Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane on Wednesday said that a detailed inquiry has been ordered in the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary fire.... read..

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Goa-Portugal to explore best practices, tech sharing for better tourism experience

Goa and Portugal will explore the best practices and innovative technologies to bring better tourism experiences to the coastal state, said Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte.... read..

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Rajnath Singh lauds Navy for protecting national interests

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that the Indian Navy has strengthened the country's position as "Preferred Security Partner" in the Indian Ocean Region.... read..

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Law Ministry to bring bill to remove 65 more obsolete laws in coming Parliament session: Kiren Rijiju

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that the Union Ministry of Law and Justice will bring a bill to remove 65 more obsolete laws in the coming Parliament Session.... read..

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Big achievement for India to conduct WTT, says Anurag Thakur at Goa event

Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that it is a big achievement for India to conduct the WTT (World Table Tennis) tournament where players from up to 200 ranks of the world participated while more than 40 players in India got a chance to show their talent.... read..

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China sweeps singles titles at WTT Star Contender Goa

China swept both the singles titles at the first ever WTT Star Contender Goa, when world number four Wang Yidi brushed aside Chinese Taipei's Cheng-I-Ching (world rank #31) 4-0 (11-6,11-6,11-8,11-4) in a 37-minute demolition, here at the Dr Shyama Prasad ... read..

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Goa Mahila Congress protests against price hike of domestic cooking gas

The Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress (GPMC) on Friday protested at Mapusa in North Goa against the recent price hike of domestic cooking gas and commercial cylinders.... read..

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Goa govt invites ideas to make Budget 'public-centric'

Ahead of the Budget session, scheduled from March 27 to 31, Goa government has invited ideas and suggestions from industrialists, students, and the public for a "public centric" Budget.... read..

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Goa Cong to launch 'Hath Se Hath Jodo Yatra' from March 4

The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) will launch the Haath Se Haath Jodo Yatra on March 4.... read..

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WTT Star Contender Goa: Manika, Sutirtha overcome higher-ranked opponents to make last-16

In yet another day of upsets, Indian women paddlers Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee excelled for the hosts at the WTT Star Contender Goa, overcoming higher-ranked opponents to move into the last 16 stage.... read..

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WTT Star Contender: Manika, Sutirtha overcome higher-ranked opponents to make last 16

In yet another day of upsets, Indian women paddlers Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee did the star-turn for India at the WTT Star Contender Goa, overcoming higher-ranked opponents to move into the last 16 stage.... read..

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Goa: Three held in bike theft case at Mapusa

Mapusa police on Thursday arrested three persons in a theft case involving a two-wheeler, said the police official.... read..

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WTT Star Contender Goa: Manika Batra stars with three wins for hosts; Sharath ousted

Star women paddler Manika Batra led the Indian performance with three wins across formats as main draw engagements in the World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender Goa, got underway here at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium.... read..

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WTT Star Contender Goa: Harmeet, Sutirtha, Yashaswini make singles main draw

Three Indian paddlers, two women and one man, made it to the singles main draw of the first-ever World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender Goa, as the two-day qualifiers concluded here at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium.... read..

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WTT Star Contender Goa 2023: Olympian Sutirtha Mukherjee advances to second stage of qualifiers

Tokyo Olympian Sutirtha Mukherjee moved to the second stage of qualifiers at the ongoing WTT Star Contender Goa 2023 in Panji on Monday, following a win over world number 233 Prapti Sen.... read..

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Really excited that tournament is happening in India: Manika Batra ahead of WTT

As India scripted history by hosting its first-ever World Table Tennis (WTT) event, domestic and international stars of the game lauded the efforts that brought the WTT Star Contender Goa to the country.... read..

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WTT Star Contender: Harmeet, Sanil make it to round two of qualifiers

Indian paddlers Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shetty made it to round two of the qualifiers of the World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender Goa, in contrasting fashion. Harmeet ranked 141 in the world, fought off a tough challenge from Englishman Tom Jarvis, ran... read..

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Goa to have park for specially-abled children: Minister

Goa Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte on Friday said the state government would set up a park for specially-abled children.... read..

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Goa ministers using police to generate revenues: Congress

Coming down heavily on the BJP government for using police in plain clothes to click photos of traffic violators to 'generate revenues', the state Congress alleged on Thursday that ministers have become clerks, who convene meetings only when problems occu... read..

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Save Mhadei Front threatens to paralyse Goa if Karnataka's DPR is not revoked

The ‘Save Mhadei Save Goa Front (SMSGF) has warned the state government that it will bring Goa to a standstill if the approval given to the detailed project report (DPR) of Karnataka for the disputed Kalsa-Bhanduri dam project is not revoked within the ne... read..

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Goa Police gets Rs 50,000 reward for solving Japanese tourist case

Goa Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte on Wednesday announced a Rs 50,000 reward for the state police for solving the case of Japanese tourist looted on a beach late last year by three men impersonating police officers.... read..

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'Goa Ki Baat' programme on 3rd Sat of every month: Sawant

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said that his government will start 'Goa Ki Baat' on the lines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat'.... read..

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Congress demands special audit by CAG on 'Smart City' project

Claiming that standard of work quality of 'Smart City' project is compromised leaving open doors for corruption, Congress on Monday demanded with Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to prepare special audit of all 47 projects reportedly undertaken by Im... read..

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Japanese tourist robbed in Goa, police on lookout for accused

A Japanese tourist was robbed in Goa by a gang impersonating police officers, police said on Sunday.... read..

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PM Gati Shakti platform an approach for synchronised implementation for last mile connectivity: Official

PM Gati Shakti platform is a transformative approach that enables integrated planning and synchronised implementation for multimodal and last mile connectivity, Special Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Union Ministry of ... read..

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Goa Carnival kicks off with social messages

Giving several social messages, carnival festivities kicked off in Goa with a colourfully-decorated float parade in the state capital on Saturday evening.... read..

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