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Stray cattle in Goa eating non-veg food, says minister

2:37 pm October 21, 2019

Panaji: Stray cattle brought to a cow shelter in Goa are found to have turned non-vegetarian, state minister Michael Lobo has claimed. The animals developed this habit by feasting on leftover chicken and fried fish dumped in garbage, he said. “We brought 76 cattle from Calangute area to the gaushala where they are being looked […]

Anti-national forces misguiding youth, farmers: Goa CM

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: Woman artist killed, suspect gardener dies in escape bid

11:28 pm October 6, 2019

Panaji: A 65-year-old woman artist was allegedly killed by her gardener, who later died from injuries caused by a fall while trying to escape from the scene of crime in Arpora village in North Goa on Sunday, police said. Bodies of the duo, Shireen Mody and her gardener Prafulla, were found at the former’s bungalow-cum-studio […]

Goa CM Sawant calls for imbibing of Gandhian values

9:07 pm October 2, 2019

Panaji: The ruling BJP and opposition Congress in Goa on Wednesday took out separate processions to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. While Chief Minister Pramod Sawant urged BJP workers to inculcate Gandhian values in themselves, the Congress accused the saffron party of destroying these values. BJP workers, led by Sawant, conducted `Gandhi […]

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, […]