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Goa: Co-Win snag halts vaccination drive for senior citizens

A snag in the Co-Win portal affected the vaccination process for senior citizens at private hospitals in Goa in initial hours on Tuesday

Goa CM says he's monitoring situation closely following rise in Covid cases

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday took cognisance of the rising number of Covid-19 cases and assured that he is monitoring the situation closely

AYUSH minister Naik to be discharged from Goa hospital on Wednesday

Union AYUSH minister Shripad Naik, who has been in a hospital in Goa since January 11 after an accident in which his wife and aide were killed, will be discharged on Wednesday.

As Maharashtra Covid cases rise, Goa mulls new SOPs, says health minister

Amid a surge in COVID cases in neighbouring Maharashtra, Goa health minister Vishwajit Rane on Sunday said he would meet Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to deliberate on steps to contain any fallout

4 in 5 Bihar women have never used the internet; Sikkim tops the chart

The data show that people in urban areas and men have more access to the internet than those in rural areas, and women

Treat Goa as special, need reform to revive mining: CM to NITI Aayog

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to treat Goa as a special case regarding mining

Congress leader and Gandhi loyalist Capt Satish Sharma passes away at 73

Sharma was suffering from cancer and was ailing for some time

Goa tourism department launches crackdown on unregistered hotels

Goa minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Friday said the tourism department has launched a crackdown on hotels that are operating illegally

Goa CM Sawant consults with industry stakeholders for state Budget

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday began consultations with industry stakeholders for the upcoming state Budget

Goa Speaker to hear disqualification petition on Feb 26: Supreme Court told

The Supreme Court was Wednesday told that Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly would consider on February 26 the petition filed by a Congress leader seeking disqualification of 10 MLAs

Goa: Hundreds of mining dependents take out protest march in Panaji

Iron ore extraction activities have been shut in the state for last three years

Budge 2021: Goa CM hails Rs 300 crore allotment to mark Independence

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant thanked PM Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for allocating Rs 300 crore in the Union Budget to mark 60 years of the state's Independence.

No Covid-19 vaccine to private hospitals if rules flouted: Goa govt

The Goa health department has warned of discontinuing the supply of Covid-19 vaccines to the private hospitals which are found to be inoculating people who are not healthcare workers

Will not go ahead with proposal of growing cannabis in Goa: Pramod Sawant

Sawant said that the state government had received a proposal from IIIM for the cultivation of cannabis specifically for research and development purposes

Goa's Mopa airport to be commissioned by Aug 22: Governor Koshyari

The upcoming Mopa greenfield airport in Goa is expected to be commissioned by August 2022, Koshyari said

Goa govt making efforts to resume mining, says Governor Koshyari

The Goa government is making continuous efforts to resume mining in a systematic manner, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari said on Monday

Goa Assembly session from Jan 25-29, Governor Koshyari to address MLAs

A five-day session of the Goa Assembly will begin from Monday with Governor BS Koshyari addressing MLAs on the first day, said Speaker Rajesh Patnekar

Goa suffering badly due to halt in mining, drop in tourism: State minister

Mining, the backbone of Goa's economy, has come to a standstill

Goa nod to amend Lokayukta law to make high court ex-judges eligible

The state Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the Goa Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill to make retired High Court Judges also eligible for Lokayukta's post

Goa CM Pramod Sawant rules out possibility of mid-term polls in state

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of mid-term Assembly polls, claiming that the current BJP government in the state will complete its entire tenure.