Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant

COVID-19: Goa govt to provide thermal guns to industries

4:58 pm April 24, 2020

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said the government will provide all necessary infrastructure, including thermal guns and screening devices, to industries to fully resume their operations in the state. The Goa government granted conditional permits to industrial estates in the state, which have started operating in phases since April 20, after all […]

Goa bustles with tourists but pandemic may play party-pooper

Goa may allow entry of only coronavirus negative people

11:42 pm April 21, 2020

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said his government was considering to allow the entry of only those people who are coronavirus negative once the borders of the state open again after the end of the lockdown period. Sawant also hinted that the state BJP government might allow only coronavirus negative people with […]

Health ministry's telemedicine service eSanjeevani completes 9 lakh consultations

What’s basis for Ayurveda treatment on COVID-19 patients? GFP

12:50 am April 10, 2020

Panaji: Hours after Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant claimed that COVID-19 patients in the state were being treated with Ayurveda, Goa Forward Party (GFP) president Vijai Sardesai sough to know whether some kind of experiment was being done on the patients. The former minister sought to know what line of Ayurveda treatment was being administered […]

Tablighi Jamaat: ED conducts multi-city raids

Goa: Man claims assault by Tablighis, CM orders probe

10:18 pm April 4, 2020

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday ordered an inquiry after a man claimed that he was assaulted by a group of Tablighis in South Goa for informing the state government about their presence in the area. In a video clip that has gone viral, a Muslim man purportedly claimed that he was attacked […]

Goa: 2.5k home delivery passes, dole for migrant workers

9:06 pm March 28, 2020

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said his government had released 2,500 volunteer passes for home delivery of essential items during the 21-day lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak. The state has three COVID-19 patients currently. “We have kept grocery shops open 24×7 but our Govt is promoting home delivery mechanism. We […]