Pramod Sawant
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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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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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Goa sets target of Oct 31 to fully vaccinate eligible population against COVID-19
India | Sep 07, 2021, 02:57 PM ISTGoa CM Pramod Sawant said the entire eligible population should be double vaccinated by October 31, and urged people to join hands with the state government for the same.
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Protests against flag-hoisting will be dealt with iron fist: Goa CM Pramod Sawant
India | Aug 14, 2021, 07:59 AM ISTPramod Sawant on Saturday condemned an island village's refusal to allow the Indian Navy to organize a flag-hoisting ceremony on independence day.
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Increase in COVID cases in Kerala cause for worry: Goa CM Pramod Sawant
India | Aug 07, 2021, 07:53 AM ISTThe CM also advised the general population to adopt precautions during the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, while stating that the state govt would devise special SOPs for the festive season ahead after taking stakeholders into confidence.
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Heavy police force in Goa CM's town as Cong tries to take out march against him over rape remarks
India | Aug 02, 2021, 06:36 AM ISTAddressing a rape case in Goa, CM Pramod Sawant had said that parents need to introspect on why their children were on the beach late at night.
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Can't post a cop each for every girl's safety: Goa Minister Govind Gaude
India | Jul 30, 2021, 01:23 PM ISTOn the night of July 24, two minor girls were raped at the Colva beach in South Goa.
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Goa CM under fire for asking why rape victims were on beach late at night
India | Jul 29, 2021, 09:11 PM ISTThe chief minister, who also holds the home portfolio, said that parents have a responsibility to ensure the safety of their children. In response, State Congress spokesperson Altone D'Costa said the law and order situation has deteriorated in Goa.
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Goa's new airport to be commissioned by August 2022
India | Jul 29, 2021, 04:19 PM ISTGoa CM Sawant said that 34.24 percent of the airport project work has been completed by June 2021, but the airport project has faced a time and cost escalation due to "restraint by courts and pandemic".
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Parents must introspect why teenagers hang out on beaches at night: Goa CM
India | Jul 28, 2021, 10:50 PM ISTThe parents of teenagers need to introspect as to why their wards hang out on the state's beaches after dark, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told the state Assembly on Wednesday.
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Goa CM Pramod Sawant's FB account hacked, complaint filed
India | Jul 16, 2021, 06:19 PM ISTSawant on Friday said a police complaint had been filed in the matter but the man targeted by the hackers, Pramesh Asolkar, said he is still in shock that the state Chief Minister's social media account had been tapped into.
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COVID curfew may extend beyond July 12: Goa CM Pramod Sawant
India | Jul 09, 2021, 02:16 PM ISTThe current phase of the state level curfew in Goa is scheduled to end on July 12. While extending the curfew on July 2, Sawant had allowed reopening of restaurants and bars as well as outdoor sports complexes.
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Goa govt sets target to vaccinate 100% people with 1st dose by July 30
News | Jun 22, 2021, 03:58 PM ISTSpeaking on the 3rd phase of COVID vaccination drive conducted in Goa, Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant on June 22 said that at present 60% of our population has already received their 1st dose.
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Some parties with selfish interests want political revolution in Goa: Sawant
India | Jun 18, 2021, 12:18 PM ISTPramod Sawant on Friday targeted the opposition, saying that some parties "with selfish interests" want to have a "political revolution" in Goa.
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Goa government extends COVID curfew till June 21
India | Jun 12, 2021, 11:43 PM IST"Shops, including in panchayat and municipal markets, may open between 7 am to 3 pm. Marriage function with upto 50 persons have been permitted," he said on Twitter late in the evening.
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Goa Covid restrictions extended till June 14
India | Jun 05, 2021, 08:18 PM ISTThe Goa government has extended the ongoing Covid-related curfew till June 14, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced on Saturday.
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Keep differences aside and focus on curbing COVID in Goa: JP Nadda
India | May 14, 2021, 03:37 PM ISTAmid the worsening situation in Goa, differences between Sawant and Rane over Covid management have come to the fore.
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COVID: Goa to impose curfew from May 9-23, says CM Pramod Sawant
India | May 07, 2021, 06:01 PM ISTStores selling essential items, and grocery stores will be open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Extend Goa lockdown by 15 more days to flatten Covid curve: IMA
India | Apr 30, 2021, 02:53 PM ISTGoa is undergoing a four-day lockdown (imposed from Thursday night) to the morning of May 3, in wake of an unprecedented increase in Covid-19 cases in the state.
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Lockdown in Goa from 7 pm on April 29 till May 3 morning
News | Apr 28, 2021, 03:58 PM ISTAmid increasing number of COVID cases in Goa, state Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on April 28 imposed lockdown in the state starting from 29th April 7 pm till the morning of 3rd May.