In Ponda taluka, an incident occurred where a bison attacked a woman named Nisha Satarkar while she and her sister Suman were gathering mushrooms on a hill in Keri village. During the attack, Nisha was gored by the bison’s horns and dragged for approximately 3 meters. She sustained significant injuries and required 21 stitches on […]
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The Goa unit of the Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday alleged that the BJP government was extorting money from taxpayers by increasing the tariff on the water to buy the remaining three Congress MLAs. AAP leaders reacted to the water tariff hike announced by the government on October 1 and called it extortion. AAP State […]
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Farmers protest against the proposed campus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Goa. They claim that the state government is acquiring their lands without their consent. A team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Nilesh Rane tried to pacify the farmers, but they continued their protest. A woman farmer told police, “We are cultivating […]
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Goa Marine Engineers and Deck officers Group Seminar and Get Together on Saturday Aug 20 at Margao. Goa Marine Engineers and Deck officers Group to meet together and celebrate their collective maritime achievements. We from Goa are doing a fantastic job in marine field world wide. Despite being a small community in India. So this […]
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The state government of Goa needed to revise their plan to reduce the budget for day-care centers for senior citizens when opposition criticized over the same. Social welfare minister Subhash Phaldessai answered that government will check the functioning of these centres and will soon start recreational facilities including yoga classes. Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai hold […]
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Many roads in Calangute are damaged with big potholes this year due to heavy rain. One of the worst affected roads is between the market and football ground that is used frequently to reach the popular beaches. The roads which were not hotmixed before the monsoon are worst affected, says residents. Due to these potholes, […]
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The central government has taken a big decision regarding the booster dose of corona virus. The booster dose of the vaccine has now been made free for the general public. 18+ people will now get this dose for free. Right now, because the havoc of Corona is not over, in the meantime this decision of […]
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The State Government of Goa announced a school holiday for children between Class I and VII for today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday). The decision made on priority as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted “extremely heavy rainfall” in some parts of Goa and issued a ‘red’ warning for Friday. State experiencing the highest rainfall of […]
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Orange alert issued earlier by The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) is extended till 9th July for Goa due to possibility of very heavy rainfall (>11.5cm). IMD also requested Fishermen not to wander to sea till 9th July. Till yesterday (5th July), Goa has witnessed 47.36 inches of rainfall since 1 June, 13 per cent more […]
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As the World observed the WDACL GOACAN has reminded all that 2021 is being observed as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labourvisit endchildlabour2021.org In Goa many times we see migrant children engaged in child labour at the beach, in markets and even in homes as domestic help.One single thought in your mind […]
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