Panaji: The Goa government has shut down its borders for mass passengers and tourist vehicles, in a bid to crackdown on inter-state movement as a precautionary measure in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Some stringent measures are required to be taken to ban the movement of passenger vehicles – maxicabs (12+1), all heavy passenger vehicles […]
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Goa cops turn Santa Claus, gift chocolates to traffic violators
Panaji: In a unique initiative, traffic violators in Panaji were offered chocolates and not “challan” (fine) on Tuesday by the traffic policemen dressed up as Santa Claus. This was part of a safety drive by the Goa Police to create awareness about the importance of motor vehicle norms, ahead of the festive season. According to […]
‘Missing’ American tourist returns to Goa from Maharashtra hill station
Panaji: A 20-year-old American tourist, who had gone missing on Thursday from the beach village of Anjuna in North Goa, has been found, according to the Goa Police and her family. “We would like to share with everyone that Elizabeth Mann has been found and is safe. The family would like to extend their gratitude to […]
Goa Police book swimming coach for rape, molestation
Panaji: The Goa Police on Thursday booked the state’s chief swimming coach Surajit Ganguly on charges of rape and molestation. Ganguly was earlier sacked by the Swimming Federation of India (SFI) after a video and photographs of him allegedly molesting a minor girl, who is a national level swimmer, surfaced online. Deputy Superintendent of Police Gajanan […]
Sawant eliminating Parrikar’s legacy: Sacked Goa Deputy CM
Panaji: Goa Forward Party president Vijai Sardesai on Saturday said Chief Minister Pramod Sawant was trying to wipe out former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s legacy, just as Nikita Khrushchev tried to wipe out his predecessor Stalin’s legacy in the USSR after the latter’s death. Sardesai’s comments came minutes after he was sacked from the Pramod […]
3 Congress rebels, one BJP MLA sworn in as Goa Ministers
Panaji: Three Congress rebels — Chandrakant Kavlekar, Jennifer Monserrate and Filipe Nery Rodrigues — along with former Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo were sworn in as ministers during a formal ceremony at Raj Bhavan here on Saturday. The Congress rebels had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. Kavlekar, a former leader of opposition, is […]
Goa Congress splits, 10 MLAs join BJP
Panaji: In a major coup, the BJP in Goa late on Wednesday engineered a split in the 15-member Congress legislature party and inducted the 10-member splinter group headed by the leader of opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar into the BJP. Kavlekar has blamed disunity among senior Congress leaders in Goa and lack of development in the Opposition […]
10 Goa MLAs split from Congress to merge with BJP
Panaji: Ten Congress MLAs out of 15 have split from the Congress and are going to merge with the BJP later tonight, Congress MLA Isidore Fernandes told reporters on Wednesday. “10 Congress MLAs are splitting from the Congress and joining the BJP tonight,” Fernandes said. Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar is the leader of the group […]
No privatisation, but private sector can operate some railway lines: Piyush Goyal
Panaji: Some sections of the Indian Railways could be opened up for investment from the private sector which could operate its own railway lines in return for licence fees, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. Goyal also said that the private sector investment was necessary if the Indian Railways was to raise Rs 50 […]
Goa CM visits Amethi, Congress says he’s avoiding work
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday visited Baraulia village in Amethi constituency in Uttar Pradesh to pay condolences to the family of a BJP party worker who was shot dead in May, soon after the Lok Sabha polls. Criticising the visit, the Congress in Goa accused Sawant of running away from pressing issues […]