Goa
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Goa Shiv Sena seeks reduction in duty hours of women police staff on lines of Maharashtra
India | Sep 25, 2021, 02:57 PM ISTShiv Sena's Goa unit spokesperson Rakhi Prabhudesai Naik said that the decision of the Maharashtra government would benefit thousands of women working in the police force.
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Launch aggressive poll campaign in Goa, ensure defeat of BJP: Rahul Gandhi tells Congress leaders
India | Sep 25, 2021, 10:02 AM ISTGandhi gave this direction during a meeting of party leaders, which he chaired in New Delhi on Friday, Congress's Goa desk in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao said in a statement.
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Congress sets up committees for Goa ahead of assembly elections
India | Sep 23, 2021, 08:57 PM ISTThree-time Congress legislator Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco has been made the chairperson of the campaign committee, while Sangita Parab will be the panel's co-chairperson.
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Goa CM sanctions COVID relief to affected people from unorganised sectors
News | Sep 23, 2021, 11:29 AM ISTGoa Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant on September 22 distributed COVID-19 relief to marginalised and unorganised sectors and ex-gratia financial assistance to the family of the victims of coronavirus. He said, "We've started distributing Rs 2 lakh each to families with low income and who lost a family member due to COVID-19. We are also giving Rs 5,000/person who suffered a loss in their traditional business due to COVID. This will benefit nearly 50,000 people."
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Goa playing important role in success of world's largest, fastest vaccination drive: PM Modi
India | Sep 18, 2021, 12:38 PM ISTInteracting with healthcare workers and vaccine beneficiaries from Goa, PM Modi also hailed the leadership of state Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for 100 per cent vaccination of the adult population in the state.
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Goa's vaccine wastage prevention model will help country: PM during interaction with health workers
India | Sep 18, 2021, 11:25 AM ISTGoa managed to vaccinate 17,000-odd people till 7 pm on Friday against a target of 25,000 doses to mark the 71st birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said.
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Goa becomes the second state in India with 100 per cent adults vaccinated
News | Sep 18, 2021, 07:40 AM ISTWhile on PM Modi's 71st birthday, India set a new record in vaccination, Goa became the second state in the country that claims to have vaccinated all of its adult masses.
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PM Narendra Modi to interact with Goans on 100% 1st COVID dose coverage
India | Sep 15, 2021, 02:52 PM ISTPM Modi will congratulate them on 100 pc completion of 1st vaccination dose, CM Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday.
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Goa river water contaminated by microplastics; fish, shellfish laced with polymers
India | Sep 12, 2021, 08:57 AM ISTThe research comes a month after the NIO, one of the top marine research institutes in the country, indicated the presence of microplastics in government tap water supplied in Goa.
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PM lauds Goa as 100% of eligible population administered with 1st dose of Covid vaccine in the state
India | Sep 10, 2021, 08:40 PM ISTGoa CM Pramod Sawant thanked the people of Goa for their support in making the vaccination drive a huge success.
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Goa CM Pramod Sawant reverses ban on priests visiting homes for Ganesh Chaturthi puja
India | Sep 08, 2021, 01:53 PM ISTCongress on Wednesday slammed BJP-led coalition govt for the confusion ahead of state's most important Hindu festival, especially at a time when Covid cases have witnessed an increase in neighbouring state of Maharashtra.
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BJP gets going for 2022 Assembly polls, distributes responsibilities for UP, Punjab
India | Sep 08, 2021, 07:45 PM ISTWhile, Minister of Education and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan has been given the charge of Uttar Pradesh, Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat will look into Punjab.
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With Covid resurge, Goa on alert like Kerala, Maharashtra
India | Sep 07, 2021, 03:42 PM ISTSawant also said that the state government was 100 percent prepared for the third wave in case it strikes in terms of human and infrastructural resources to combat the next phase of the pandemic.
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NEP for pre-primary schools from next academic year: Goa CM
Education | Sep 06, 2021, 10:49 PM ISTGoa government will implement the New Education Policy 2020 from the next academic year from the pre-primary level.
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Second wave still on in Goa; third wave expected after Ganesh Chaturthi: Official
India | Sep 06, 2021, 07:55 PM ISTThe official also said that currently, the state is witnessing a 2.6 per cent positivity rate for RT-PCR tests and a 1.4 per cent positivity rate when it comes to Rapid Antigen test results.
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Goa extends COVID curfew till September 13. What's allowed, what's not
India | Sep 05, 2021, 10:58 PM ISTIn a notification, the Goa administration announced the extension of the curfew till 7 am on September 13.
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Goa on high alert over heavy rain warning in next 48 hours: CM Sawant
India | Sep 04, 2021, 09:52 PM ISTGoa had been previously paralyzed for several days due to heavy winds and rain which accompanied Cyclone Tauktae, which led to a loss of Rs 148 crore in the state due to damage to property.
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Alexio Sequeira appointed Goa Congress working president ahead of polls
India | Aug 30, 2021, 02:31 PM ISTCongress has appointed Alexio Sequeira as the working president of the party's Goa unit, while Girish Chodankar will remain its president.
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Goa extends COVID curfew till September 6. Check details
India | Aug 29, 2021, 10:37 PM ISTThe Goa government has extended the ongoing Covid-induced curfew till September 6, officials said on Sunday.
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Goa to get its own bullet-proof vehicles for VIP movement
India | Aug 25, 2021, 02:51 PM ISTCM Pramod Sawant said that the state cabinet had cleared the files for outfitting two Toyota Fortuner cars with bullet proof gear.