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Pramod Sawant's swearing-in as Goa Chief Minister today, PM Modi to attend: 10 points
India | Mar 28, 2022, 06:10 AM ISTThe swearing-in ceremony would be held at Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee stadium near at 11 am. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries, will attend the oath-taking ceremony, an official said.
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Why BJP's Atanasio Monserrate not happy even after winning Panaji seat against Utpal Parrikar
Elections | Mar 10, 2022, 04:22 PM ISTDespite scoring a narrow victory, BJP's Panaji assembly candidate Atanasio Monserrate blamed the party's cadre and workers for unofficially supporting former Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal over him.
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Goa election 2022: Congress shifts flock to luxury resort in Goa amid prediction of March 10 results
Elections | Mar 09, 2022, 04:14 PM ISTGiven that the political stakes are very high and considering the quicksand of Goa politics, the party may not allow some candidates even to visit the counting centre on Thursday, a senior Congress leader said on Wednesday.
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Goa: Schools to reopen for offline classes from February 21
Education | Feb 18, 2022, 08:05 AM IST"As COVID cases are reducing day by day in the state, it has been decided by the competent authority to re-open all the educational institutions from std. I to std. XII from Feb 21," the official order said.
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BJP never offered me a ticket to contest from Panaji: Utpal Parrikar to India TV
News | Jan 27, 2022, 09:00 PM ISTFormer Goa CM Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar wanted to contest polls from Panaji, the seat represented by his father in the Legislative Assembly. The BJP, however, preferred Atanasio Babush Monserrate, a Congress alum, over Utpal from Panaji. Monserrate is a sitting MLA and a former Congress leader.
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Goa Elections 2022: My fight only against Babush, not AAP, TMC, Congress, says Utpal Parrikar
Elections | Jan 28, 2022, 05:39 PM ISTGoa Assembly Polls 2022: Utpal Parrikar said that he will not return to the BJP even if he wins elections from Panaji. He is contesting polls as an independent candidate from Panaji.
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Goa polls: Ignored by BJP, Utpal Parrikar says 'firm on contesting election from Panaji seat'
Elections | Jan 20, 2022, 05:36 PM ISTGoa Polls 2022: Although the BJP has said that options for Utpal Parrikar are being discussed, he has expressed desire to contest from the Panaji seat.
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Tonga volcanic eruption shockwaves felt in India too
India | Jan 17, 2022, 04:06 PM ISTIMD Goa tweeted a barometer graph that showed a clear spike along the curve that regularly showed the regular diurnal recordings in wave form. The violent volcanic eruption on January 14 continued for over 12 hours and it again erupted for eight minutes the following day sending massive plumes of ash into the sky.
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COVID scare: Negative certificate, 100 pc vaccination must for parties in Goa, informs CM Sawant
India | Dec 29, 2021, 02:17 PM ISTCM Sawant said that organisers of various events in the state would have to ensure that guests carry COVID certificates.
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Goa elections 2022: Goa BJP chief hints at another heavyweight Cong leader joining ruling party
India | Dec 10, 2021, 10:41 AM ISTIn all, 14 Congress MLAs have joined the BJP since 2017, leaving the Congress party with just three MLAs in the 40-member Goa legislative Assembly.
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Goa Assembly polls 2022: Arvind Kejriwal promises Rs 1,000 per month to every woman
Elections | Dec 05, 2021, 02:56 PM ISTAAP has announced to contest all 40 seats in BJP-ruled Goa, where elections are due in next year.
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Goa Elections: Congress promises law protecting land rights of locals ahead of polls
Elections | Dec 05, 2021, 01:38 PM ISTChidamdaram is the Congress' senior election observer for the Goa Assembly polls due early next year.
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PM Modi becoming more powerful due to indecisiveness of Congress: Mamata Banerjee
India | Oct 30, 2021, 03:52 PM ISTAhead of addressing the reports, Banerjee met Goa Forward Party president Vijai Sardesai and discussed the matter to "walk together" to fight against the BJP.
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Goa polls 2022: Congress' poll assurances not just commitment, but guarantee, says Rahul Gandhi
India | Oct 30, 2021, 02:08 PM ISTTalking about the assurances made by Congress, Rahul said, "My credibility is important to me. Unlike many other leaders, when I say something here, I will make sure it happens."
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BJP calls me anti-Hindu, but TMC also stands for temple, mosque and church, says Mamata Banerjee
India | Oct 29, 2021, 02:23 PM ISTDuring her maiden interaction with TMC leaders in Goa, Mamata Banerjee accused BJP of defacing her posters in the state and said people of India will deface the saffron party.
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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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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 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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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.
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Travel and tourism sector in Goa struggle for revival after ease in COVID restrictions
News | Aug 13, 2021, 11:20 AM ISTTravel and tourism sector in Goa continues to suffer as tourist footfall remains low due to COVID pandemic. Goa Ports Minister, Michael Lobo said, "Tourists are visiting Goa with RT-PCR negative certificates. We welcome them but they have to wear mask and follow COVID protocols. We have to be careful and understand that it's a pandemic. Resorts have reopened but getting very few customers."