Need to wipe out signs of Portuguese rule: Goa CM Pramod Sawant

Need to wipe out signs of Portuguese rule: Goa CM Pramod Sawant

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said signs of the Portuguese regime should be wiped out, with the State having been liberated from its rule more than 60 years ago. “We need to start afresh,” Mr. Sawant said during an event on June 6 and hailed Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for stopping the destruction … Read more

Goa government to come up with mobile app for taxi operators

Goa government to come up with mobile app for taxi operators

The mobile application will be a common platform for the entire taxi industry in Goa The mobile application will be a common platform for the entire taxi industry in Goa The Goa government on Tuesday said that it will come up with a mobile application, which will be a common platform for the entire taxi … Read more

Goa CM Pramod Sawant presents first Budget after polls with no new taxes

Goa CM Pramod Sawant presents first Budget after polls with no new taxes

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday presented a Rs 24,467.40 crore Budget with no additional taxes while putting stress on plugging revenue leakages. The Budget was presented in English and Konkani by the chief minister who was sworn in on Monday after the BJP under his leadership retained power in the Assembly elections. His … Read more

Pramod Sawant sworn in as Goa CM, 8 others take oath as ministers

Pramod Sawant sworn in as Goa CM, 8 others take oath as ministers

Mumbai: Pramod Sawant was sworn in as the chief minister of Goa for the second consecutive time on Monday, along with eight other ministers. Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai administered the oath of office at a ceremony held at the Dr Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Stadium at Taleigao which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers … Read more

Swearing-in of Pramod Sawant as Goa CM on March 28; PM Modi to attend ceremony

Swearing-in of Pramod Sawant as Goa CM on March 28; PM Modi to attend ceremony

Panaji: The swearing-in ceremony of Pramod Sawant as Goa’s chief minister will be held on March 28 and prominent BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will attend the event. 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 … Read more

Yoga helped many in tackling COVID-19 crisis, says Goa CM Pramod Sawant

Yoga helped many in tackling COVID-19 crisis, says Goa CM Pramod Sawant

In a Twitter post, he said yoga is the “key for a healthy life”. (Photo source: Twitter/@DrPramodSawant) Yoga is India’s invaluable gift to the world and it has helped several people deal with the COVID-19 crisis, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said while greeting people on the occasion of the International Yoga Day on Monday. … Read more

BJP confident of comfortable win in 2022 Goa Assembly polls: Pramod Sawant

BJP confident of comfortable win in 2022 Goa Assembly polls: Pramod Sawant

PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said the BJP is confident of a comfortable win in the 2022 state legislative Assembly elections. Sawant was speaking to reporters in Margao city of South Goa where he will address a workshop for party workers. “The party is geared up for the upcoming Assembly elections. We … Read more

Goa CM Pramod Sawant pays tribute to Manohar Parrikar on his birth anniversary

Goa CM Pramod Sawant pays tribute to Manohar Parrikar on his birth anniversary

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant paid homage to former state CM and senior BJP leader Manohar Parrikar on his birth anniversary on Sunday, terming him as an “inspiration and a guiding force”. Parrikar, who also served as the country’s defence minister during the first term of the Narendra Modi government, was born on December 13, … Read more