Goa is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the region known as the Konkan, and geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is surrounded by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea forming its western coast. It is India's smallest state by area and the fourth-smallest by population. Goa has the highest GDP per capita among all Indian states, two and a half times that of the country. It was ranked the best-placed state by the Eleventh Finance Commission for its infrastructure and ranked on top for the best quality of life in India by the National Commission on Population based on the 12 Indicators.
Second batch of repatriation flight carrying 167 seafarers from Italy landed at Goa International Airport. All passengers were seen wearing masks as precautionary measure due to coronavirus pandemic...
A repatriation flight carrying 168 seafarers from Italy landed at Goa International Airport. "All passengers will be screened for COVID-19," said Goa Airport Director Gagan Malik. Bags of returnees..
Chief Minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant, on May 15 said the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) package announced by the central government will benefit over 20,000 businesses in Goa. He said, "The..
While speaking to ANI on May 13, the Chief Minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant spoke on COVID-19 update in the state. He said, "Rapid PCR test of seven persons has been found positive today (May 13). All..
While speaking to ANI on May 12, the Chief Minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant spoke on economic package announced by PM Narendra Modi. He said, "I think the economic package of Rs 20 lakh crores that has..
In the view of COVID-19 pandemic, salons reopened in Goa's Panaji on May 04. As per the guidelines issued by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) salons allowed to open in green and orange zones. Goa became..
Indian Navy gave grand salute to Corona warriors standing against the pandemic. Indian Navy personnel at INS Hansa, Goa, expressed their appreciation by forming a human chain and thanked the corona..
The economies of States and Union Territories such as Puducherry, Kerala, Goa, etc and some North-eastern states are heavily dependent on tourism and hospitality, which is yet to get relaxation from.. IndiaTimes - Published
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday hit out at former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik for “lying frequently”, saying he does not live up to his name. According to media.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Supreme Court "lost its way" while cancelling all allocations of coal blocks, 2G spectrum licences and iron ore mining in Karnataka and Goa and its zeal to protect the environment dealt a serious.. IndiaTimes - Published
With 3,967 new cases and 100 new deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the COVID-19 tally in India reached 81970. And two states, Goa and Manipur, which were declared COVID-19 free, have reported fresh.. IndiaTimes - Published
Maharashtra continues to be the epicentre of the coronavirus spread where the number of cases witnessed the largest spike in a day on Wednesday. DNA - Published
The state forest department has reserved certain areas at Morjim and Mandrem in North Goa district and Agonda and Galjibag in South Goa district as turtle nesting sites, in a bid to protect the sea.. IndiaTimes - Published
Several states, which include UP, MP, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Goa, have undertaken steps to ease labour laws. Employers have been given the flexibility to increase workshifts upto 72 hours a.. IndiaTimes - Published
A senior bureaucrat from Goa slammed writer Chetan Bhagat for his sarcastic tweet on the Union Ministry of Home Affairs' circulars regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. IndiaTimes - Published
Closing borders and strict enforcement of lockdown are one of the reasons, which helped Goa emerge as a coronavirus-free state in the country. The state had closed its borders days before the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Goa on Sunday became the first state to be free of Covid-19 patients for the moment as the seventh patient recovered from the virus. The tiniest state has not reported a single Covid-19 case since.. IndiaTimes - Published
The latest flights are scheduled for London from Ahmedabad on April 20, 22, 24, 26; from Amritsar on April 21, 23, 25 and 27; from Bangalore (via Ahmedabad) on April 23; from Delhi on April 21, 23, 25.. IndiaTimes - Published
The UK is sending 12 more charter flights to India in the second round between April 13 to 20 to take back its nationals from Amritsar, New Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Bengaluru,.. IndiaTimes - Published
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the IMA (Goa) president S. Samuel Arawattigi also said that a detailed advisory would be issued soon. IndiaTimes - Published
Maharashtra, Goa, Bihar and West Bengal have sealed their borders for buses from March 22 to March 31. Mizoram suspended issuing inner line permits with immediate effect to stop people from outside.. IndiaTimes - Published
In order to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Roman Catholic Church in Goa on Saturday issued advisory asking people to not kiss the Holy Cross and urged priests to purify their hands with.. IndiaTimes - Published
A starred hotel in South Goa recently asked a Chinese national who had a booking with it to leave. The man — who arrived in Goa by a Maharashtra-registered vehicle, came to India from the UK, and.. IndiaTimes - Published
The AAP is at present recognised by the Election Commission as a state party. It emerged as the principal opposition in Punjab in 2017. However, its national ambitions suffered a setback when its.. IndiaTimes - Published
The RSS ideologue was addressing a gathering at Dona Paula here on Sunday. Joshi's remarks are significant a section portrays the BJP as representing the Hindus as a whole and opposing the party is.. IndiaTimes - Published
Goa's 'save the frog' campaign, Jammu and Kashmir's 'back to village' programme, architectural wonders and Unesco world heritage sites in Jaipur and Gujarat and 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism.. IndiaTimes - Published
On September 29, 2019, the DRDO successfully launched the naval version of India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas from the Shore Based Test Facility INS Hansa in Goa. DNA - Published
An international team of astronomers linked to Nasa, led by an Indian-origin Goa-born scientist, Vithal Tilvi, has discovered a never-before-seen group of galaxies, now labelled EGS77, which is the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Ireland Prime Minister Leo Varadkar left for New Delhi on Wednesday afternoon after celebrating the New Year in Goa, an official said. "His entire trip was private and he did not even avail any police.. IndiaTimes - Published
Sanjay Raut was asked to respond over court issuing summons to ex-Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in connection with a case where he is accused of concealing information about two criminal.. DNA - Published
Satya Pal was the former J&K Governor who became the Governor of Goa after President Ram Nath Kovind on October 25 appointed him to the post. He was sworn in on November 3. DNA - Published
MLAs from the anti-BJP front gathered in a ‘majority’ show of strength at a Mumbai hotel. NCP chief Sharad Pawar was flanked by Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on one side and Congress leader.. IndiaTimes - Published
A MiG-29K aircraft crashed in Goa on Saturday soon after it took off for a training mission, said sources in the Indian Navy. As per initial reports, both the pilots managed to eject safely. The.. IndiaTimes - Published
"I do not have an experience like Union home minister Amit Shah. He has enormous experience of breaking the governments. We have seen in Goa and Karnataka how they toppled the governments," Sibal told.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Goa cabinet on Wednesday decided to relax the minimum educational qualification of officers on special duty (OSDs) for ministers to accommodate staffers of their choice. IndiaTimes - Published
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