Panaji: State cabinet on Wednesday approved the allotment of 4,000sqm of land at Curca to Enforcement Directorate (ED) for construction of its new office at Rs 27,000 per sqm.The cabinet has granted relaxation for allotment as there is no such provision in the Goa Housing Board (Registration, Allotment and Sale of Plots) Rules 2016, for…
Sawant was responding to a question a by Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai Porvorim: Chief minister Pramod Sawant told the assembly on Tuesday that the process to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the state’s Gouly-Dhangar community is still under way, and said it is a misconception that the process has been cancelled. He also said…
Porvorim: Chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday that he would meet the villagers of Karapur-Sarvan on Thursday and hear out their grievances. The villagers have been sitting on a protest for 150 days against a real estate project in the village.Leader of opposition Yuri Alemao, raising the issue during Zero Hour, said that the…
The department is now seeking to establish the precise location of the protected monument in the official land records Panaji: The protected heritage site of Casa da Polvora at Panelim has come under scrutiny after state govt admitted that the monument was recorded under an incorrect survey number and was found inaccessible during departmental verification.The…
Porvorim: Facing sharp criticism that it would open the door to unwanted private universities and weaken higher education standards, govt on Tuesday withdrew the Goa Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026. Opposition members warned that relaxed norms could allow institutions to operate without basic infrastructure, alleging some promoters could end up “distributing certificates” without essentials such…
The Bill seeks to introduce a mechanism to cancel documents fraudulently registered under the Registration Act Porvorim: The assembly on Tuesday passed the Registration (Goa Amendment) Bill, 2026, despite opposition concerns over the potential misuse of data collected by the registration department and the absence of adequate safeguards and a grievance-redressal mechanism for people affected…
Porvorim: Govt on Tuesday passed the Goa Prisons and Correctional Services Bill, 2026, aimed at tightening surveillance to curb organised crime inside prisons, enabling probes into sexual harassment complaints, and creating open and semi-open correctional institutions. Chief minister Pramod Sawant said the foundation stone for an open prison will be laid this month.Under the Bill,…
Porvorim: State govt on Tuesday passed the Goa Advocate Protection Bill, 2026, proposing up to seven years’ imprisonment and fines up to Rs 1 lakh for attacks on lawyers. Assault or use of criminal force against an advocate may attract up to two years in jail and a fine up to Rs 55,000. Causing grievous…
Panaji: Goa govt is stepping up efforts to identify and acquire historical records relating to the state held in public and private archives in Portugal, with plans to nominate a nodal officer to coordinate the process of bringing Goa-related archival documents from Lisbon.Chief minister and archives minister Pramod Sawant disclosed this in a reply to…
Porvorim: Power minister Ramkrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar has assured compensation to Chinchinim farmers who recently lost four buffaloes to electrocution.Velim MLA Cruz Silva said that two of the deceased cattle were pregnant and the deaths have caused loss of livelihood to the affected farmers. He said the incident was avoidable if the power department had acted…
