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May 27, 2023 06:39 PM IST The industry, which used to be one of the major revenue earners for the state, had come to a standstill in 2018 after the Supreme Court quashed 88 mining leases.
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May 17, 2023 03:10 PM IST The Goa State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) executes the plan through District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs) and `line departments' (other government departments), it said.
- April 26, 2023 02:55 PM IST
Pramod Sawant was speaking to reporters after holding a meeting with Indian Olympic Association chairperson P T Usha for reviewing preparations for the Games.
- March 30, 2023 12:10 PM IST
The announcement was made by Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant during his Budget speech in the Assembly on Wednesday, the official said.
- January 25, 2023 02:00 PM IST
Addressing a state-level workshop on the NEP at Sankhali, Pramod Sawant said there is confusion over the implementation of the policy in technical education.
- January 23, 2023 07:07 PM IST
Sawant was addressing the Smart Cities CEOs conference on data and technology, which is currently underway in the state. "In Goa, we have the saying ’Swayampurna Goem’, which is related to the concept of ’atmanirbharta’ (self-reliance)," the chief minister said.
- November 10, 2022 04:55 PM IST
He added his government will come up with a mechanism so that such names are cancelled.
- September 15, 2022 11:46 AM IST
The chief minister, however, told reporters here that the meeting, which followed Wednesday's dramatic developments, had nothing to do with politics.
- September 14, 2022 02:29 PM IST
Addressing a press conference with state BJP chief Sadanant Shet Tanavade, Sawant said that BJP's strength in the 40-member Assembly has gone up to 28 with the eight new entrants.
- August 30, 2022 12:34 PM IST
A team of Goa Police will also leave for Haryana on Tuesday to record some statements as part of the investigation, Sawant told reporters.
- August 07, 2022 06:54 PM IST
His remarks came at the seventh NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Sawant said the state government is working on the skilling of manpower through agreements signed with various industry associations in the state.
- August 05, 2022 10:22 AM IST
A few months back, Sawant had announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to organise one of the G20 summit events in Goa. India, which will hold the G20 presidency from December 01, 2022 to November 30, 2023, is expected to host the G20 summit next year.
- July 22, 2022 09:53 AM IST
Murmu scripted history on Thursday by becoming India's first tribal President in the one-sided contest, defeating Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha. Murmu, 64, won by an overwhelming margin against Sinha after receiving over 64 per cent valid votes in a day-long counting of ballots of MPs and MLAs.
- July 14, 2022 09:26 AM IST
Speaking in the state Assembly during the monsoon session on Wednesday, Sawant also said the airport at Mopa in North Goa district would be commissioned "between August 15 and September 1 this year".
- July 12, 2022 01:07 PM IST
On Sunday, five of the total 11 Congress MLAs in Goa went incommunicado, fuelling speculations about a split in the party.
- July 11, 2022 02:34 PM IST
In the wake of the existing infrastructure at Goa’s Dabolim airport, the state has an agreement with only 18 countries, Sawant said in the Legislative Assembly.
- March 28, 2022 02:46 PM IST
The iron ore industry in Goa came to a standstill after the Supreme Court quashed 88 mining leases in February 2018.
- March 28, 2022 12:04 PM IST
Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai administered the oath to Sawant (48) and eight other BJP MLAs as cabinet ministers in a ceremony held at Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee stadium at Bambolim near the state capital Panaji in the presence of a large number of people.
- March 22, 2022 01:08 PM IST
Talking to reporters on Tuesday, Sawant said the ceremony would be held at Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee stadium near here on March 28 at 11 am.
- March 21, 2022 07:22 PM IST
"Vishwajit Rane proposed the name of Pramod Sawant as the Leader of the Legislative Party. Everyone unanimously elected Sawant as the Leader. He will be the Leader of the Legislative Party for the next 5 years", said Narendra Singh Tomar.
- March 12, 2022 03:24 PM IST
"The governor has given me an appointment letter to be the caretaker chief minister of the state," he said.
- March 10, 2022 07:47 PM IST
None of the issues raised by the Opposition in Goa, from unemployment to rising prices to corruption, seem to have dented the BJP’s performance, and this has stunned pollsters who predicted a hung assembly
- March 08, 2022 11:25 AM IST
Elections to the 40-member Goa Assembly were held on February 14 and the results will be declared on March 10. Talking to PTI, Sawant said the BJP is optimistic that it will get more than 22 seats (as against the majority mark of 21), but if it falls short of the numbers, "the party has also kept open the option of seeking the support of independents and the MGP".
- February 14, 2022 01:12 PM IST
More than 1.1 million voters in the western Goa state will decide who among the 301 contestants can help save their ecologically fragile coastal land that is struggling to cope with uncontrolled tourism.
- February 14, 2022 10:53 AM IST
After casting his vote at a booth in Sankhalim constituency of North Goa district, Sawant also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to him in the morning over phone and conveyed his best wishes for the Assembly polls.
