Mobile thief arrested by Pernem police; 5 smartphones worth Rs 3.5 lakh recovered
Digital Goa, May 28 - Pernem Police have arrested a mobile thief and recovered five mobile handsets and one smart watch from his possession. Saidul Latib Mandal (24), a labourer from West Bengal currently residing in Calangute was caught in connection with the theft of a mobile phone from a parked truck at Dhargal. Mandal was traced and arrested...
Gaude blames media for distorting his statement to create controversy
Digital Goa, May 28 - Minister Govind Gaude, who is at the center of a controversy over his remarks on corruption in the Tribal Welfare Department, has now disowned his earlier statement. He blamed the media for distorting his words to create a controversy against him. Speaking to the media after meeting CM Pramod Sawant in the wake of...
Father of minor involved in fatal hit-and-run accident at Mapusa arrested
Mapusa Police have arrested Shabbir Kassim Shaikh (48), father of a 16-year-old boy, and Reehaan Shaikh (18), the pillion rider in the fatal hit-and-run case at Mapusa. The minor who was riding the bike fatally struck 12-year-old Akanshaya Boro with a motorcycle while she was crossing the road near Camarkhajan, Mapusa. Both the minor and Reehan fled the scene...
Goa’s free IVF initiative delivers hope with triplets at GMC
Digital Goa,May 28-The IVF Centre at Goa Medical College (GMC) marked a major achievement as a mother successfully delivered triplets under the state’s free IVF treatment scheme. Health Minister Vishwajit Rane announced that the babies — one male (2.32 kg) and two females (1.77 kg and 1.525 kg) — were born through Caesarean section. Both the mother and the...
Goa to be declared 100% literate state on Statehood Day, announces CM
Digital Goa,May 28-Goa will be declared 100% literate state by the Union Ministry of Education on May 30 i.e. the Goa Statehood Day, informed CM Pramod Sawant
Goa cuts red tape on house number bifurcation for ‘Ease of Living’
Digital Goa,May 28-All panchayats in Goa have been directed to simplify the procedure for granting partition or bifurcation of house numbers to families, without requiring partition of the plot or complicated formalities. The new process will be implemented from Monday and will be free of cost, informed CM Pramod Sawant. A government circular issued through the Directorate of Panchayat...
NITI Aayog team to visit Goa to study Khazan revival proposal
Digital Goa, May 26- Goa government has submitted a proposal to the NITI Aayog for the revival of 10,000 Hectares of Khazan land, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant informed today. The proposal will be studied by the NITI Aayog team, who will visit Goa to assess and recommend it to the Union Agriculture Ministry. CM Sawant shared this update after...
International Yoga Day: Over 30,000 yoga sessions planned across Goa on June 21
Digital Goa, May 26- International Yoga Day on June 21 will be marked by yoga sessions at over 30,000 locations across Goa from 7 am to 7:45 am, officials announced. As June 21 falls on a Saturday, government servants not attending office due to the weekly holiday are expected to participate in yoga functions at nearby common venues such...
Govt mulls using barren lands along irrigation canals for solar energy generation
Digital Goa, May 26- Goa government is considering a new proposal to generate solar energy by utilising barren lands on both sides of irrigation canals, CM Pramod Sawant informed today. This move comes amid doubts raised about the feasibility of earlier proposed solar projects over dams. In January last year, the central government-owned SJVN Green Energy Ltd (SGEL) had...
Appropriate action will be initiated against Gaude soon says CM
Digital Goa, May 26- CM Pramod Sawant today reacted to the corruption allegations made by Minister Govind Gaude, calling them irresponsible. “Irresponsible statements should not be made,” said Sawant, emphasising that proper channels should be used to address grievances. He added, “We have taken note of his statement. Appropriate action will be initiated as early as possible.”
