Goa witnessed a day of mourning for Jayalalithaa

Jayalalithaa

To mourn the death of Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, Goa government on Tuesday declared a day of mourning. She was 68. During the mourning the flag flew at half mast while government activities continued as usual. “She had been a great and popular leader and I pay homage on behalf of the state and […]

“We want zero infections by 2025” says CM

The number of HIV infections have gone down due to awareness drives conducted in the state. The state hopes to achieve zero rate of HIV infections by 2025, revealed the Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today. “The new HIV infections are on a decline since 2008. This is due to awareness created by Goa Aids Control […]

‘Mission bypass’ demands a mining bypass road

A group of villagers from Sanguem, Quepem and Curchorem areas have demanded from Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar that work on the mining bypass be completed as soon as possible. The delegation under the banner of ‘mission bypass’ met the CM today. They declared that no trucks would be allowed to transport Ore from that area […]

MoI -120 days for consultation

The long pending decision on Medium of Instruction (MoI) in Goa will require another 120 days as the advisory committee has been recently formed to revise the issue and arrive at an appropriate decision. Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar informed that the advisory committee consist of educationists and not politicians. This committee will have extensive consultations […]