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Goa: 204 Covid patients die in four days, treatment SOPs altered

Alarmed by more that 200 Covid-related deaths in four days, the Goa government has evolved a new SOP for treatment of Covid patients in the state, by admitting infected persons who do not need external administration of oxygen to "step-up" hospitals, where they will be monitored by medical professionals.

May 5, 2021

Sonu Sood pitches for Goa students, backs their plea to postpone board exams

Bollywood star Sonu Sood on Tuesday tweeted in support of students in Goa who are seeking postponement of Class X and XII exams in the wake of the steep spike in Covid-19 related cases.

Apr 21, 2021

Second round of municipal polls in Goa on April 23 | Details inside

Five municipal councils in Goa will go to polls on April 23, State Election Commissioner W.V. Ramanamurthy said on Tuesday.

Mar 30, 2021

Bird flu: Goa bans transportation of birds from Maharashtra, Karnataka

The Goa administration on Tuesday banned transportation and entry of birds and eggs from neighbouring Maharashtra and Karnataka in wake of the bird flu scare.

Jan 19, 2021

Goa beach revelry under watch; special police will arrest mischiefs at once

Goa tourism department will be deploying a special police force, specially trained in tourism-related skills, to ensure that beaches remain safe for all tourists and rowdy behaviour is controlled particularly during the holiday season.

Dec 30, 2020

'Phone hacked, asleep when obscene clip sent', says Goa Deputy CM on porn message controversy

Goa Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar came under the scanner after a message with pornographic content allegedly emanating from his mobile phone, landed on a Whatsapp group 'Villages of Goa' run by social activists, of which is a member.

Oct 20, 2020

Skin burns and scars: Stamping ink at Delhi Airport causes allergy on Congress leaders hands

People have experienced severe skin burn and some even saw peeling of the skin after the square quarantine ink stamped on the back of their hands

Oct 4, 2020

Goa CM Pramod Sawant tests COVID positive, under home isolation

Goa CM Pramod Sawant announced on Wednesday, September 2 that he has been tested Coronavirus positive.

Sep 2, 2020

Late BJP leader Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal tests COVID positive, hospitalised

Utpal Parrikar, who is also a member of the state Bharatiya Janata Party executive committee was hospitalised on Sunday on the advice of doctors.

Aug 16, 2020

Goa 'underground' rave party busted; 23 arrested, drugs worth Rs 9 lakh seized

Amid a sustained spike in Covid-19 cases, the Crime Branch of the Goa Police on Sunday busted a rave party in the beach village of Vagator in North Goa, arresting 23 persons, including three women foreign nationals, for the possession of drugs.

Aug 16, 2020

Temple over IIT: Goa govt diverts land allocated for premier technology institute for third time

The Central Government allocated an IIT to Goa in 2014 and the new Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) began operating on a temporary campus located at Goa Engineering College (GEC) Campus in Farmagudi, Goa from July 2016.

Aug 13, 2020

NDMA 'red alert' for 'very heavy' rain in Sikkim, West Bengal, Konkan and Goa

NDMA issued warning citing heavy to very heavy rains in some parts of the country.

Jul 2, 2020

After Govt jobs, Goa adds private sector jobs to employment portal for job seekers

In a rather novel initiative taken by the Goa Government, an online notification mechanism was launched in the state. This will help inform employers as well as job aspirants every time a vacancy opens up in the public and private sector.

Jun 6, 2020

SpiceJet windshield cracks mid air on Chennai-Goa flight, plane makes emergency landing in Bengaluru

Spicejet flight no. SG-3105, a Q400 aircraft, flying with 68 passengers on board departed from Chennai at 11:00 am was supposed to land directly in Goa.

Jan 2, 2020

Goa Police chief Pranab Nanda dies of cardiac arrest in Delhi

Pranab Nanda, Goa DGP died during his visit to Delhi after attending official functions in Goa, confirmed Inspector General of Police Jaspal Singh.

Nov 16, 2019

'Missing' American tourist returns to Goa from Maharashtra hill station

The 20-year-old American tourist returned to Goa from Panchgani by taxi, according to the Goa Police and her family.

Nov 10, 2019

Goa's Benaulim village bans immigrants from running tourism-centric business

The Banjara community-operated taxi services were the trigger to the conflicts due to which the locals are restricting the Banjaras from conducting any kind of business in their village jurisdiction.

Oct 21, 2019

Goa swimming coach accused of raping minor student sent to 6-day police custody

The victim has accused Ganguly, who had served as the chief coach of the Swimming Association of Goa for nearly two and a half years, of raping her.

Sep 8, 2019

Congress files disqualification petition against 10 BJP MLAs

The petition has demanded the disqualification of the 10 MLAs, arguing that their split from the party and the subsequent merger into the BJP was unconstitutional.

Aug 8, 2019

Manohar Parrikar's son attacks BJP, says father's path of politics ended on March 17

Utpal said that he was ready to take the lead to help re-establish the philosophy of trust among the party's committed cadre.

Jul 11, 2019

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