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Goa hosts Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation Asia Pacific Conference

Goa hosts Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation Asia Pacific Conference

Goa hosts Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation Asia Pacific Conference: The Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) Conference will be held in Goa from November 1–3, 2022.  In these three days, delegates and exhibitors from the Asia Pacific region and beyond will discuss and collaborate on the key issues that will help shape the future of Asia’s […]

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Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates national museum of customs and GST in Goa

Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates national museum of customs and GST in Goa

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated “Dharohar – the National Museum of Customs and GST” in Panaji Goa It is a two-storey ‘Blue building’, which was earlier known as Alfandega, during Portuguese rule in Goa and has been standing on the banks of Mandovi River in Panaji for more than 400 years. Dharohar showcases not only the artifacts seized by Indian

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Goa CM Launches ‘Beach Vigil App’ for Holistic Management of beaches 

Goa CM Launches ‘Beach Vigil App’ for Holistic Management of beaches 

The chief minister (CM) of Goa, Pramod Sawant has launched a ‘Beach Vigil App’, a collaboration between Information Technology (IT) sector and tourism sector that aims to benefit tourists and the institutions working in the beach tourism sector in a holistic management of beaches. Through the Beach Vigil App, the Drishti workers, police and other stakeholders can raise issues for safeguarding

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Pope Francis elevates archbishops of Goa and Hyderabad to cardinal rank

Pope Francis elevates archbishops of Goa and Hyderabad to cardinal rank

Pope Francis will create 21 new Cardinals which include two Cardinals from India, Archbishop Filipe Neri António Sebastião di Rosário Ferrão (Archbishop of Goa and Damão)  and Archbishop Anthony Poola (Archbishop of Hyderabad). The elevated ceremony will be held at the Vatican on August 27, 2022. These cardinals represent the Church worldwide, and reflect a wide variety of cultures,

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Pramod Sawant takes oath as Chief Minister of Goa for 2nd consecutive term

Pramod Sawant takes oath as Chief Minister of Goa for 2nd consecutive term

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pramod Sawant on March 28, 2022  took oath as the Chief Minister of Goa for the second consecutive term. Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai administered him the oath of office and secrecy at an event organised at Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Stadium, Panaji. Pramod Sawant led the BJP in the recently concluded 2022 Goa Assembly elections and won 20 seats in

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PM Narendra Modi launched development projects in Goa

PM Narendra Modi launched development projects in Goa

On the occasion of Goa Liberation Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of several development projects worth over 650 crores rupees in Goa. He felicitated freedom fighters and veterans of ‘Operation Vijay’ at the function. During his address on this occasion, the Prime Minister said, Goa is top in good governance, per capita income,

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Goa’s Liberation Day 2021

Goa’s Liberation Day 2021

Goa Liberation Day, observed every year on December 19 in India, is regarded as one of the most significant days in the history of Goa. Located at around 250 miles south of Mumbai, Goa is one of India’s smallest states and was previously under Portuguese possession for about 450 years. The year 2021 marks the 60

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