Tag: Goa tourism minister
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Law required to ban venturing into sea after sunset: Goa Minister
A day after two students of an Ahmedabad-based institute drowned in the sea, Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Friday said the teachers accompanying the students should be questioned. He added that a law was needed to ban beachgoers from venturing into the sea after sunset. Ajgaonkar called the twin drownings “unfortunate”, but also asked …
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September 8, 2017 -
Goa may ban ‘drunken swimming’ off its beaches: Minister
The Goa government is mulling a law to ban “drunken swimming” off its beaches, state Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said on Thursday. “I will seriously take up the issue with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to enact a law that will act as a strong deterrent against those venturing into the sea for swimming while under …
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September 7, 2017 -
Goa Tourism Minister warns of action against hawkers pestering foreigners
Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Monday said the constant pestering of tourists by hawkers on the state's beaches has forced the state Tourism Ministry to come down on the menace. Speaking to reporters, Ajgaonkar said groups of hawkers physically grab foreign tourists and don't let go until they buy their ware. "Some hawkers… what …
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April 17, 2017