Goa to export vegetables through Mopa Airport to foreign markets: CM
PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the Goa government has begun working towards export vegetables produced in the State to foreign countries through Mopa Airport, with vegetable production in Goa increasing by 140%.Address
AICC Gen Sec attacks BJP over ‘Votebandi’, alleges voter suppression
PANAJI: AICC General Secretary Sachin Pilot on Friday accused the BJP of practising “Votebandi” or voter suppression in areas where it fears electoral defeat, while alleging that lakhs of names had been deleted from electoral rolls in Goa and across the country.Addressing a press conference in Goa, Pilot said the...
Sawant urges citizens to uphold Gandhi’s ideals, work towards drug-free India
PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday called for active participation from citizens, teachers and students in building a clean and drug-free India, saying the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri remain relevant to the country’s development.Speaking at a programme marking Gandhi Jayanti and Shastri...
Union Agri Min hails Swayampurna Goa as model for Viksit Bharat, targets Congress yatra
PANAJI: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday hailed the Swayampurna Goa programme as a model for a developed India, while launching a sharp attack on the Congress over its ‘Save Democracy Yatra’.Chouhan arrived in Goa to participate in programmes marking the sixth anniversary of Swayampurna Goa, which was...
State has 6,750 MW solar potential, taps just 14.5%
PANAJIGoa has tapped just 14.5 per cent of its identified solar energy potential of 6,750 MW, even as the State continues to depend heavily on coal-based power, which accounted for nearly 60 per cent of its electricity procurement in 2025-26.Accord
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Fado meets Hindustani classical music at Ravindra Bhavan
MARGAO: Portuguese guitarist Marta Pereira da Costa performed alongside Goan sitar maestro Ustad Chhote Rahimat Khan at Ravindra Bhavan, in a concert organised by Communicare Trust with the Consulate General of Portugal in Goa and Camoes - CLP. The concert brought Fado and Hindustani classical music together, with Khan performing...
