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  With Covid resurge, Goa on alert like Kerala, Maharashtra

  India | September 07, 2021 15:42 IST

  Sawant 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 | September 07, 2021 14:57 IST

  Goa 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 | August 14, 2021 7:59 IST

  Pramod 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 | August 07, 2021 7:53 IST

  The 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 | August 02, 2021 6:36 IST

  Addressing 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 | July 30, 2021 13:23 IST

  On 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 | July 29, 2021 21:11 IST

  The 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 | July 29, 2021 16:19 IST

  Goa 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 | July 28, 2021 22:50 IST

  ​The 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 | July 16, 2021 18:19 IST

  Sawant 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 | July 09, 2021 14:16 IST

  The 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 | June 22, 2021 15:58 IST

  Speaking 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 | June 18, 2021 12:18 IST

  Pramod 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 | June 12, 2021 23:43 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 | June 05, 2021 20:18 IST

  The 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 15:37 IST

  Amid 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 18:01 IST

  Stores 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 | April 30, 2021 14:53 IST

  Goa 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 | April 28, 2021 15:58 IST

  Amid 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.

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  COVID-19: Puducherry extends lockdown till May 3

  India | April 28, 2021 14:32 IST

  The District Collector informed that 1,500 people are in hospital and 6,300 are in home isolation and on Tuesday around 1000 samples tested positive out of 6500 samples.