Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant

Goa CM warns of jail for violation of quarantine breach

7:25 pm March 25, 2020

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday warned that those who are found to be roaming on streets despite having been advised home quarantine due to suspected coronavirus infection would be jailed. Since morning, barring hospitals and pharmacies, all commercial establishments in the coastal state remained closed with police patrolling the streets. As nation-wide […]

Pramod Sawant completes one year as Goa CM

9:46 pm March 19, 2020

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday completed one year in office. Sawant took over as chief minister following the death of Manohar Parrikar. Sawant, who was then Speaker of the state Assembly, was selected for the top post by his party BJP which ruled in the state in alliance with the Goa Forward […]

Amitabh Bachchan hints at undergoing surgery

Hope we continue to make films that bring people together: Amitabh Bachchan

8:21 pm November 21, 2019

Panaji: Cinema is a universal medium that brings people together keeping aside the differences of their social and modern lives, said megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday. The 77-year-old veteran, who was declared as the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in September this year, is being honoured at the ongoing 50th International Film Festival of […]

Rains likely in TN, Kerala, coastal AP; low pressure to become depression soon

Rains lash Goa, 150 families shifted in four tehsils

7:59 pm August 8, 2019

Panaji: Some 150 families have been evacuated in four tehsils of Goa following heavy rains and release of water from Tillari dam on Goa-Maharashtra border, the state government informed on Thursday. Tourists and fishermen were advised to stay away from the sea. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the government was on high alert in view […]

IMD predicts heavy rain in Goa; govt on ‘high alert’

5:08 pm August 8, 2019

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said the state government is on “high alert” in view of the forecast of heavy rainfall in next few days, and people have been advised not to venture into the sea. Heavy rains lashed several parts of Goa, including the state capital Panaji, on Thursday morning. The […]

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