Tag: Goa
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Goa issues advisory for gradual relaxation in Coronavirus lockdown
Goa has reported 70 positive cases of Coronavirus, with 29 active cases, 41 recoveries and no fatality so far, according to the Health Ministry's data.
May 31, 2020 -
PM Modi greets people of Goa on its 32nd statehood day
On December 17, 1961 India’s Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru ordered the military invasion and liberation of Goa.
May 30, 2020 -
‘Lockdown may be extended for another 15 days’: Goa CM says after call with Home Minister
He further said that Goa would pitch for the resumption of restaurants, hotels, malls and gyms with the implementation of social distancing norms.
May 29, 2020 -
‘Please don’t come to Goa,’ urges CM Pramod Sawant, says hotels shut
Sawant also said that most of the people arriving in Goa will either be returning to their own homes or second homes or were expected to stay with their relatives in the state.
May 25, 2020 -
Goa wants COVID-19 testing of air passengers, virus-free certificates
Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Saturday that he had requested the Civil Aviation Ministry and Indian Council of Medical Research to allow the state government to conduct antibody testing of passengers after they land.
May 24, 2020 -
1486 stranded Himachalis arrive by train from Goa
They were stranded at Goa due to countrywide lockdown and were desperate to return to their home.
May 15, 2020 -
Don’t come to Goa on holiday via special trains: CM Pramod Sawant
The Chief Minister also said that the first special train to Goa from the national capital would be arriving in the state on May 16.
May 13, 2020 -
‘Wealthy tourists, 1960s charm to inspire Goa’s tourism re-invention’
The Tourism Minister said that the state's tourism industry would be able to find its feet only when a vaccine or a cure is developed to counter COVID-19.
May 8, 2020 -
Use ‘green zone’ tag to promote tourism, CII tells Goa
To kick-start the tourism industry, it also advocated a three-tier approach that included tapping state support, taking pro-industry policies and adequate precautionary measures and look for sustainable tourism promotion options.
May 7, 2020 -
Goa begins process to send migrant workers home: Minister
State administration would get in touch with the destination states and request the authorities there, to pay for the transit of the migrant workers, who are short on money to pay their transit fare, he said.
April 30, 2020 -
COVID-19: Indian Navy as one of the confidants of our nation
To start with, be it setting up Quarantine Camps, under the aegis of Western Naval Command (WNC), Eastern Naval Command (ENC) and Southern Naval Command for Indian nationals who are being evacuated from COVID 19 affected countries to transporting medical samples timely for COVID -19 testing.
April 6, 2020 -
Efforts on to evacuate 2,000 stranded tourists in Goa, says Travel and Tourism Association of Goa
Majority of the visitors held back in the coastal state are British, as tourists from various other countries have already flown out.
April 1, 2020 -
Former J-K Governor Satyapal Malik talks on Article 370, education
At a program here on Saturday, Dr Malik while addressing a gathering lauded the Modi government for their stance on Kashmir in the form of abrogation of Article 370.
March 14, 2020 -
Gambling ills must be brought into focus
A 2010 study in the UNLV Gaming Research and Review Journal revealed that those classified as problem gamblers were on average 84 per cent more likely to use hard drugs, 31 per cent more likely to binge drink and 260 per cent more likely to hire a prostitute.
February 28, 2020 -
Goa to host ISL 2019-20 final
For the unversed, this will not be the first time that Goa will host the final of the ISL as the ISL final in 2015 was also played in Goa.
February 23, 2020 -
Stop issuing any more licences for retail sale of alcohol in Goa: Trade body to state government
Naik said the taxation proposed in the recent state budget will result in collapse of the industry.
February 21, 2020 -
Security restrictions on large gatherings withdrawn ahead of Goa carnival
The famous Goa Carnival begins on February 22.
February 18, 2020