Panaji: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Saturday met the Home Minister Shri Amit Shah Ji, Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi ji, and Minister of Petroleum & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Ji on the issue of resumption of Goa mining. The meeting was held in the presence of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Advocate General of Goa Devidas Pangam. “We are hopeful that some solution will be found out in the further deliberation with the central Government that will take place immediately,” he tweeted.
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Goa, Nov 28: Hyderabad FC and Bengaluru FC played out a drab draw in their Hero Indian Super League Season 7 encounter at the Fatorda Stadium, on Saturday. The Nizams recorded their second successive clean sheet, grabbing four points in two outings — their best start in the league. However, it was a frustrating evening for Bengaluru FC, who are yet to taste a win this season. While Carles Cuadrat fielded an unchanged eleven from their 2-2 draw against FC Goa, Hyderabad coach Manuel Marquez made two changes to his line-up from the win against Odisha. Chinglensana Singh and Joel…
Panjim:A 16-year old girl from Margao was rescued from the waters of Colva earlier today by Drishti Lifesaver Suraj Girap. The incident occurred in the sunny hours of the afternoon as a 16-year old girl was bathing into the sea along with others. On getting a cramp, she called for help which alerted the Drishti Lifesaver, Suraj Girap. He immediately rushed to help the girl and secured her with the rescue tube, bringing her to safety. According to Drishti, one must always be hydrated by consuming plenty of water before getting into the water, especially in the hot and humid…
Panaji: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today invited President of India Ram Nath Kovind for the 59th Goa Liberation Day on December 19. The chief minister tweeted, “Called on the Hon’ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind Ji, in New Delhi today. Extended a warm invitation to #PresidentKovind for the 59th Goa Liberation Day celebration, as we embark upon a new chapter to promote Goa’s cultural heritage on the national and global stage: ” CM on Friday announced that the State will celebrate the 60th Liberation Day in 2021.
Margao: With the people’s protests in South Goa against coal and double tracking gaining momentum, the State government has shockingly imposed Section 144 givibg reasobs of COVID19 pabdemic. The order issued by South Goa Collector says “there is a prevailing situation in the country due to the Health Emergency posed by COVID-19. an infectious disease caused by Corona Virus, in order to contain the spread of the said epidemic certain measures are required to be taken:” Further, it says, in view of this it is necessary to take exigent measures in this regards so as to prevent any danger to…
Panaji: The State saw yet another day of no COVID19 deaths on Saturday, which saw 198 new cases and 163 new recoveries. A totalof 686 people have succumbed to the dreaded virus. The active cases are 1348 and recoveries are 45655. Total confirmef cases now are 47689 and recovery rate is 95.73 p.c
Porvorim: Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte said that the Superintendent of Police (North) has to act against Porvorim Police Inspector and a male constable who had hit the women during PWD agitation at Porvorim. Khaunte said that if SP refuses to take any action, he will have to face the consequences as women of Porvorim have decided not to take it easy because “if this is spared today, police might hit their children.” The MLA was reacting to the incident that happened during morcha on PWD office at Porvorim. He said that the delegation of women had arrived at District Police…