Forest dept bans entry for public inside all Wildlife Sanctuaries and waterfalls in Goa
Digital Goa, July 11 – Due to continuous heavy rainfall in the State, and high water current in rivers in forest areas, entry for public inside all Wildlife Sanctuaries and waterfalls shall be prohibited until further orders, states an order issued by Additional Principle Conservator of Forest & Chief Wildlife Warden today. Dy Conservator of Forests are directed to...
International Flight operations to commence from Mopa Airport from July 21 with Air India Goa-London flight
Digital Goa, July 11 – International Flight operations will commence from Mopa from July 21 with Air India’s Goa-London flight. Air India has announced that they will operate Mopa, Goa to Gatwick, London flight 3 times a week from July 21. “Air India is the first carrier to fly internationally from the Manohar International Airport, Goa,” tweeted the carrier....
Ration cards not linked to Aadhar cards will be deleted from database post Sept 30: Civil Supplies Dept
Digital Goa, July 11 – Civil supplies department has warned that beneficiaries will be deleted from the Ration card database after September 30, 2023, if their Ration Card is not found linked with their Aadhar Card. “Therefore, all the beneficiaries of Ration Cards who have not yet linked their Aadhar Card with Ration Card are requested do so, as...
Goa’s united opposition not to field candidate for Rajya Sabha polls
Digital Goa, July 11 – Seven Members of Goa Legislative Assembly from the Opposition Benches have unanimously decided not to field a Candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha MP polls. The press communique signed by all the seven opposition MLAs – Congress(3), AAP(2), Goa Forward(1) and RG(1) stated that the decision is ‘part of Political Strategy in the interest...
JERC Public hearing on Electricity Dept’s truing up petition on July 13 & 14
Digital Goa, July 11 - Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission(JERC) will hold public hearings over the petition filed by Goa Electricity Department for approval of True-up of FY 2020-21 & FY 2021- 22 in North Goa on July 13 and South Goa on July 14. In North Goa, the hearing will be held at Mini Conference Hall, Institute Menezes Braganza,...
Murder case registered in Chimbel taxi driver Jayesh Chodankar death case
Digital Goa, July 11- After nearly seven days of the death of Chimbel taxi driver Jayesh Chodankar, the Old Goa police finally registered a case of murder in the matter. The incident had occurred on July 5. Two persons, Rupesh Volvoikar and IRB police Pritesh Adkonkar who are presently in judicial custody, have been booked in the case. Jayesh’s...
BJP Rajya Sabha candidate Sadanand Shet Tanavade files his nomination
Digital Goa, July 11- Sadanand Shet Tanavade today filed his nomination for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Goa as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. The BJP Goa unit president filed his nomination papers before Returning Officer Namrata Ulman at the Goa Assembly complex in the presence of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other MLAs. Exuding confidence that he will...
Teenager drowns to death in abandoned laterite quarry at Cansaulim
Digital Goa, July 11- Yet another tragic case of death due to drowning has been recorded in Goa. A 16-year-old boy from Shantinagar died due to drowning at a laterite quarry at Cansaulim. The deceased identified as Anil Chavan had gone to the old non-operational laterite quarry for a swim along with a group of friends. State Mines Dept...
Seven opposition MLAs meet to decide Assembly Session strategy
Digital Goa, July 11- Seven opposition MLAs held a meeting today to discuss the collective strategy to corner ruling BJP during the State Legislative Assembly session to be held from July 18 to Aug 10. The meeting chaired by Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao was attended by Congress MLAs Altone D'Costa and Carlose Alvares Ferreira, AAP MLAs Venzy Viegas...
Goa BJP nominates Tanavade as Rajya Sabha seat candidate
Digital Goa, July 11- Goa BJP has nominated party State President Sadanand Shet Tanavade as BJP Candidate for lone Rajyasabha seat from Goa. The election is to be held from 9 am to 4 pm at the VIP Block, Goa Assembly Complex, Porvorim on July 24. Last date for filing nominations is July 13, July 14 will be date...
