Chief Minister Pramod Sawant

Anti-national forces misguiding youth, farmers: Goa CM

Goa ratifies bill to extend SC/ST quota in legislatures

6:23 pm January 7, 2020

Panaji: Goa Assembly on Tuesday ratified the constitutional amendment bill that extends reservations to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies by another 10 years. Speaker Rajesh Patnekar disallowed the adjournment notice submitted by the opposition parties on the Mahadayi water diversion issue, saying one-day session of the Assembly was called by […]

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Goa: Govt announces pneumococcal vaccines for infants

7:01 pm December 11, 2019

Panaji: Newborns in Goa will now be administered pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) to bring down the infant mortality rate in the state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters here, Sawant said the cabinet has approved the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine as per guidelines of UNICEF to reduce infant mortality in […]

Have sought report on Saturday’s Navy aircraft crash: Goa CM

11:00 am November 19, 2019

Panaji: The Goa government has sought a detailed report from its district administration and the Indian Navy on the cause of Saturday’s crash of a MIG-29K trainer aircraft here, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. Sawant told reporters on Monday he sought a report after preliminary reports claimed the crash was due to bird menace around […]

Goa replaces traditional ‘100’ dial with new ‘112’

2:01 pm October 9, 2019

Panaji: The Goa government on Wednesday launched ‘112’ as the new integrated emergency number for police, fire and medical emergencies replacing the traditional dial number ‘100’. After the launch, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the response time of agencies concerned to any emergency will come down drastically, which will effectively bring down prevalence of crime. […]

Goa never promotes “sex and drug” tourism, says Sawant

11:34 pm October 1, 2019

Panaji: A day after the Goa police nabbed a man from Bihar in connection with a “nude party” poster on social media, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday asserted the coastal state never promotes “sex and drug” tourism. Sawant congratulated the police for arresting the man, who he said, had tarnished Goa’s image. The man, […]