Goa’s chief minister, Pramod Sawant, advised his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday to worry about his own state rather than about the Goa government. Kejriwal had lent his voice to the “Save Mollem” campaign. The protesters have opposed a trio of projects, a double track of a railway line, …
Read More »Everything can be arranged with strict standard operating procedures – Goa’s health minister at the Sunburn Festival
Speaking about the Goa Sunburn Festival, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said that anything can be arranged as long as there are strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in place. “Everything can be organized as long as there are strict standard operating procedures. These SOPs are managed by the respective collectors and …
Read More »Goa casinos to reopen Nov 1, operators say it will take weeks to go full steam ahead
The Goa government has given the green light to casinos in the state to restart operations that were closed since March when the Covid-19 pandemic broke out in the country. Announcing the decision, Goa’s Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday that the decision was made in order to “promote …
Read More »Delhi-Goa flight scare by ‘terrorists’ on board
Panic erupted aboard a Delhi-Goa flight when a passenger rose from his seat and shouted that there were terrorists on board the plane. The man, who was later identified as a resident of Delhi’s Jamia Nagar, also claimed to be from the Special Cell, the anti-terror unit of the Delhi …
Read More »Now travel direct from Goa to London under the air bubble deal
Air India started direct flights between Goa and London on Sunday from Goa International Airport. Initially, it will be a weekly service and from November it will be increased to a fortnightly service according to the air bubble agreement, according to the official Twitter identifier of the Goa airport. “Important …
Read More »Extremely Heavy Rain Warning for Parts of the West Coast Today
There is a warning of heavy to extremely heavy rains, measuring more than 20 centimeters (cm), over Konkan, Goa, parts of the Karnataka coast, central Maharashtra and southern Gujarat for Thursday, according to the Meteorological Department of India (IMD). The depression over the northern interior of Karnataka and adjacent areas …
Read More »No drug-using tourists, no cooking in public places
Discouraging tourists to consume drugs and avoid budget tourists Cooking In public places, there are two large red flags identified on the Goa Tourism Policy which was approved by the state cabinet on Wednesday, Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said. Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting, Ajgaonkar said the overall …
Read More »In Goa, Prakash Javadekar avoids consultations on Mollem and Mhadei projects
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar declined on Sunday to answer questions about three projects in Goa that he, as chairman of the standing committee of the Ministry of Environmental Forests and Climate Change, had approved in April and instead said that ‘ I’d look into the matter ‘if I present you …
Read More »Prakash Javadekar in opposition to agricultural laws: middleman for middleman
Prakash Javadekar said he doubts that the protesters were real farmers. Panaji: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar alleged on Sunday that parties opposing the recently enacted farm laws were acting as “middlemen for middlemen.” Speaking to reporters on the second day of his visit to Goa as part of the ruling …
Read More »Bollywood A Listers Visit Goa For ‘Detox’ Purposes, ‘Special’ Villa Keeper Reveals: Report
As the NCB investigates the Bollywood drug nexus, another shocking revelation has recently been made about the A-listers. Check it out here. Written by Pinkvilla desk 82231 reads Mumbai Published: October 2, 2020 10:14 pm Bollywood A Listers Visit Goa For ‘Detox’ Purposes, ‘Special’ Villa Keeper Reveals: Report As agencies …
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