Tag: Goa
India Hold Qatar To Famous 0-0 Draw In WC Qualifier
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu played the match of his life under the bar as India held Asian champions Qatar to a famous 0-0 draw to earn their first point in a Group E second round World Cup qualifying match here on Tuesday.....
Coronavirus: Serbian National Quarantined In Goa
Goa's first coronavirus suspect, a middle-aged Serbian national had arrived in India after visiting a Chinese city, nearly 750 km from Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus. On Tuesday, he was quarantined at the newly created isolation ward of a top government facility, an official said.....
No Existence Of Drug Mafia In Goa: CM Pramod Sawant
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday denied the existence of a drug mafia in the state, even as official documents tabled in the state legislative assembly revealed that in 2018-2019 the state police booked one narcotics related case every alternate day. ....
'Special Zones On Goa Beaches For Drinking Alcohol Soon'
More than a year after banning consumption of alcohol on Goa's beaches, state Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Tuesday said, that special zones would be created on the state's popular beaches for picnics and liquor drinking.....
'Had Shivaji Conquered Goa, Would Not Have Suffered Under Portuguese'
Had Shivaji conquered Goa, the region would not have had to suffer atrocities under colonial Portuguese rule for centuries, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday. ....
Cong Uses Goyal's 'mini-Portugal' Comment To Attack Goa CM
Union Railways and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal's comment last week about creating a "mini-Portugal" in Goa, made at a business conclave in Mumbai attended by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has now found political currency.....
Pigeons Fly Inside Jaipur-Ahmedabad Flight, Passengers Try To Catch Them
The presence of two feral pigeons onboard a GoAir flight at the airport in Ahmedabad in Gujarat created a flutter among the amused passengers, even though the avian surprise did not lead to any untoward incident or delay in the flight.....
New Daily Train Between Bengaluru, Goa Launched
South Western Railway (SWR) zone on Saturday launched a new daily train, connecting the city and Goa, fulfilling the long standing demand of the coastal region.....
1,600 Foreigners Stranded In Goa, Many To Depart By April 3, 4: CM
Nearly 1,600 foreigner nationals are stuck in Goa, due to the ongoing 21-day nationwide lockdown in place in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said.....
Don't Rush To Declare Goa Covid-19 Free, More Tests Needed: Congress
The Congress, here on Monday, cautioned the state government against declaring Goa Covid-19 free in a hurry as the health agencies had only tested 0.4 per cent of the 15 lakh population.....
