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Covid death rate of Sept equals to last two months, 61% being treated at home
The month of September is being proved d
CM & Opposition Leader’s areas are the Covid hotspots
Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant’s Sank
Goa loses two veterans: Datta S Naik & Simon D’Souza
Goa today lost two veteran leaders, Datt
Covid surpasses Aug death toll; Max affected is 61-80 age group
The Covid pandemic has crossed last mont
Suppressing ‘true’ figures of Covid isn’t in public interest: Gujarat HC; Is Goa Govt listening?
The Gujarat high court has told the Gove
18 September 2020
» Goa’s Covid +ves are more than the national average; is home isolation a trend?.
15 September 2020
» Goa loses 11 young lives within a fortnight, many neglect symptoms.
14 September 2020
» Goa’s Covid bulletin refined, 79% getting cured, but ‘hiding’ continues.
| VETERANS
 Cleofato A Coutinho |  Dr Oscar Rebelo | |
 Rukma Abhijit Sadekar |  Dr Mukul Pai Raiturkar | |
 Prabhakar Timble |  Deepali Desai |
| LITERATURE
 संदेश प्रभुदेसाय |  सदगुरू पाटील | |
 ऋचा प्रभुदेसाय |  किरण म्हांबरे | |
 रुपाली मावजो कीर्तनी |  प्रशांती तळपणकार |
Society
Covid death rate of Sept equals to last two months, 61% being treated at home
25 September 2020 21:27 ISTThe month of September is being proved deadly. Goa has lost people equal to what we lost in the last two months of July and August. But in the last two days, Covid deaths seem to be declining.... READ
CM & Opposition Leader’s areas are the Covid hotspots
24 September 2020 22:09 ISTChief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant’s Sankhli, Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat’s Madgao, two more cities and a township of Porvorim continue to be the Covid hotspots throughout this month. The spread of Covid cases, however, is seen reducing at least at 12 centres, predominantly the rural Goa. ... READ
Goa loses two veterans: Datta S Naik & Simon D’Souza
23 September 2020 14:40 ISTGoa today lost two veteran leaders, Datta S Naik from Panaji and Simon D’Souza from Vasco. ... READ
Issues
Will anti-CAA rally of Church change political equations in Goa?
24 January 2020 22:22 ISTThe ruling BJP of Goa was least shaken up with anti-CAA & NRC rallies also being held in Goa under different banners, but not until the Goa Church entered the nationwide movement. Completing the circle, the huge rally held in Madgao today brought together the Christians, Muslims and the liberal Hindus on one platform. ... READ
Will bring BJP CMs on board to resolve Mhadei row: Yeddyurappa
28 May 2017 22:19 ISTState president of BJP B S Yeddyurappa has taken the responsibility of bringing BJP chief Ministers of Goa and Maharashtra together to resolve the decades-old Mahadayi row. ... READ
Properties of Digambar and Churchill attached in Louis Berger scam
30 March 2017 21:01 ISTThe central government’s Enforcement Directorate has moved into action, attaching properties of former Congress CM Digambar Kamat and former minister Churchill Alemao in the Louis Berger bribery case. ... READ
Infrastructure
Frustrated Goan’s petition to bring Ola, Uber into Goa goes viral
28 April 2017 21:29 ISTA rather fervid online petition by a Goan citizen on Change.org has gained stupendous traction since it was uploaded two days ago.... READ
Travel Goa to Mumbai in 6 hours, by 2018
22 September 2016 22:19 ISTGoa to Mumbai by road would be hardly six hours, by 2018. ... READ
GMR to build Mopa airport, first phase by 2020, 4.4 M traffic
26 August 2016 20:37 ISTBengaluru-based GMR Airports Ltd has been selected to construct Goas new Mopa airport in four phases at the total cost of Rs 4500 crore. ... READ
Politics
Will disqualification petition in SC affect BJP; benefit Congress? (By Sandesh Prabhudesai)
17 June 2020 21:59 ISTWill the Supreme Court admitting disqualification petition against 10 MLAs, who quit the Congress and joined the BJP, have any impact on the existing all-powerful BJP government of Goa? And will these MLAs, including three ministers, lose their status?... READ
Goa Forward embraces Shivsena for Earthquake, forming Front to topple BJP Govt in Goa
29 November 2019 13:58 ISTIn a dramatic development, Goa Forward has joined hands with Shivsena to topple the BJP government of Goa, on the lines of Maharashtra, by extending the Maha Vikas Aghadi to the tourist state. ... READ
Full Goa Assembly had crossed over in 1980!
15 July 2019 22:47 ISTHell broke on social media when 10 more Congress MLAs formed a separate group of two third and crossed over to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. It reduced original 17-member Congress to mere 5 in the current Assembly elected in 2017. ... READ
Economy
SC again stops Goa mining from 16 March, orders fresh ECs & recover dues
07 February 2018 13:06 ISTWithin six years, the mining industry of Goa has received a second blow of closure. The Supreme Court has cancelled all the 88 mining leases of Goa.... READ
NGT orders 25 miners to appear before MoEF, face closure threat
11 August 2017 21:08 ISTThe National Green Tribunal had directed 25 mining leaseholders of Goa to appear before the Ministry of Environment and Forests on 7th September, in connection with the alleged invalid environment clearance they are holding. ... READ
Shifting all casinos on-shore in 3 years; Goans to be debarred: Parrikar
24 July 2017 23:16 ISTChief Minister Manohar Parrikar has finally spelt out his proposed policy on casinos, a classic U turn, from vehemently opposing any kind of casinos to now shifting the ‘offshore’ gambling on-the-shore. ... READ
Culture
राष्ट्रीय पावंड्यार पर्जळिल्लें गोंयचें नखेत्र आशालताताई गेली
22 September 2020 14:17 ISTराश्ट्रीय पावंड्या नामना जोडिल्ली गोंयची भोवभाशीक कलाकार आनी गायक आशालाताई वाबगावकार कोव्हिडाच्या दुंयेंसाक बळी पडून आज फांतोडेर संवसाराक अंतरली. ... READ
साहित्य अकादेमी पुरस्कार मेळ्ळेलें ‘ध वर्डस्’ कोंकणी अकादेमी कित्याक विकतें घेना?
19 December 2019 13:46 ISTविष्णू सुर्या वाघाच्या ‘सुदीरसुक्त’ कवितासंग्रहा फाटोफाट निलबा खांडेकाराचो ‘ध वर्डस्’ हो कवितासंग्रहय वादग्रस्त जाला. दोगांयचेरूय आक्षेप घेवपाकडेन संबंदीत आसलेली संस्था, गोवा कोंकणी अकादेमी. हे संस्थेन ‘सुदीरसुक्ता’क पुरस्कार दिलोना. आनी ‘ध वर्डस्’ हें पुस्तक तर विकतें पासून घेवपाक न्हयकार दिलो. अचूक त्याच पुस्तकाक राष्ट्रीय पावंड्यावेलो प्रतिश्ठेचो पुरस्कार दिवन साहित्य अकादेमीन ह्या पुस्तकाचो आनी कवी निलबा खांडेकाराचो भोवमान केला. कालूच निकाल जाहीर जाला. ... READ
#IFFI50: Free time during @IFFIGoa? Here’s what to do in #Panaji
20 November 2019 23:29 ISTThe 50th Film Festival of India has kicked off on the 21st of November and despite the hectic schedule, there is ample free time in between films. The question on most people’s minds is what to do with this free time. Well, that’s what this article is for. Read ahead to find out what all you can do in your free time. ... READ