Goa’s Humble Pez gets respect it deserves!
Goa's humble pez finds place on menu of Panaji's reputed restaurant thanks to hotelier Dad Dessai Welcome to Digital Goa TV – your window into the untold stories of Goa! While mainstream media focuses on politics and breaking news, we bring you a refreshing perspective—highlighting the issues that often go unnoticed. From Goa’s rich culture, heritage, and archaeology to...
‘ Goa Govt to launch Solar Rooftop Subsidy Scheme with 10-year Electricity Bill waiver ‘
Feb 6- Goa govt intends to provide subsidy on first cum first serve basis to achieve a target of 10 MW of Residential Solar Rooftop by June 2025 by dovetailing existing scheme to the PM Suryaghar Muft Bijli Yojana. The Goa Electricity Department will waive off all the charges in the Electricity bill for the period of 10 years,...
Three persons chargesheeted by Ponda police in cash for govt job scam
Feb 6- Ponda police have filed chargesheet against 3 persons in cash for govt job scam. Over 600 pages chargesheet has been filed against Deepashri Sawant, Sagar Naik and Sunita Pawaskar for duping several people to the tune of lakhs on pretext of offering govt jobs. The chargesheet includes nine witnesses to support the case. Governor Pillai hd mentioned...
Bill to ease penalty process for violation of Water Supply Act to be placed before house tomorrow
Feb 6 – The Goa Provision of Water Supply (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to simplify the process of imposing penalties for violations, will be tabled in the Assembly tomorrow by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. The bill empowers PWD assistant engineers to directly impose fines of Rs 10,000 for domestic violations and Rs 50,000 for semi-domestic, commercial, and industrial...
Minimum support price for cashew nut hiked to Rs 170 per kg
Feb 6 – Goa govt has hiked minimum support price for cashew nuts from Rs 150 per kg to Rs 170 per kg. In addition benefit of the scheme will be provided to maximum of 4000 kgs per individual cultivator, considering max area of 10 ha (the earlier maximum limit was 2000 kgs per individual cultivator, considering max. area...
PDS beneficiaries asked to collect grains quota after Feb 10 as supply hit due to technical glitch
Feb 6- The distribution of foodgrains under the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Goa may face delays due to technical glitches in the Food Corporation of India’s online system, which disrupted operations for over a week. The issue has now been resolved, and transportation resumed on February 5, 2025, informed Civil Supplies Dept. However, as some Fair Price Shops...
Supreme Court dismisses Goa Govt’s plea against High Court order on Calangute, Candolim ODP Final hearing and disposal in High Court on Feb 20
Feb 6- Supreme Court today dismissed the Goa government’s fresh Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging High Court’s ban on construction in the ODP areas of Calangute, Candolim, Arpora, Nagoa, and Parra. The SC division bench refused to entertain the plea. During hearing, Justice Sharma cautioned against turning Goa into a "concrete jungle”, informed petitioner Goa Foundation. Goa govt had...
Cuncolim resident gored to death by stray bull
Feb 6- A Cuncolim resident was gored to death by a stray bull at Pazorkoni this morning. 32-year-old Ratnakar Gaonkar was brutally attacked by the bull leading to his death. According to villagers, this bull has been attacking several people in the vicinity and a formal complaint was made to the local body as well as other government departments.
Opposition MLAs stage walk out over shortened session during Governor’s address
Feb 6 - Several opposition MLAs staged a walk out while governor P S Sridharan Pillai was delivering his address as a mark of protest against the govt for curtailing the Assembly session to just 2 days. The MLAs including LoP Yuri Alemao, Viresh Borkar, Venzy Viegas, Cruz Silva staged a walk out. Yuri also tried to speak and...
Two day Assembly Session commences with Governor’s address
Feb 6 - Two day winter session of Goa Legislative Assembly began with Governor P S Sridharan’s address this morning.Highlights of Governor’s address▪️ Goa’ GSDP for 2024- 25 (advance) at Current Prices is estimated at Rs121309.02 crore with a projected growth rate of 13.87% as compared to 13.73% for the year 2023-24.▪️ GSDP per capita of Rs. 7.64 lakh...
