Digital Goa, July 21 – Goa government may consider introducing an anti-conversion law, informed CM Pramod Sawant on the floor of the house. He referred to the recent arrest of Ayesha alias S B Krishna from Goa by UP Police, along with 9 others, in connection with an alleged forced religious conversion racket. Sawant...
Digital Goa, July 21 – Goa Cabinet today approved a new scheme granting Temporary Status to daily wage workers who have completed over 7 years of service in government departments and bodies. Around 3,000 workers including around 800 Safai workers will benefit from the scheme. From August 1, 2025, eligible workers will receive higher...
Digital Goa, July 21 – CM Pramod Sawant told the Assembly that affordable homes will be built at Pernem through the Goa Housing Board(GHB). When MLAs criticised the current GHB auction process for plots and flats alleging out that it favours the rich and is out of reach of common Goan, Sawant pointed out...
Digital Goa, July 21 – In a first-of-its-kind initiative in India, Konkan Railway is all set to launch a car-ferry train service between Kolad (Maharashtra) and Verna (Goa) starting August 23, just ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. The train will carry up to 40 private cars, with freight charges of ₹7,875 per car...
Digital Goa, July 21 – Goa government will take up the cancellation of the Air India direct flight between Mopa and London with the Union Civil Aviation Ministry, CM Pramod Sawant informed the house today. An email will be sent in this regards to the ministry tomorrow, he added. Calangute MLA Michael Lobo had...
Digital Goa, July 20 – The IMD has issued a yellow warning for the state for the next one week. According to the IMD, heavy rainfall and gusty winds are expected at isolated places in Goa till July 26. On the day, Panaji recorded 12 mm of rainfall while Mopa received 55 mm. Four...
Digital Goa, July 18 – A 41-year-old truck driver, Kallu Ram Kumar from Uttar Pradesh, was found dead in a gutter inside a private recycling unit at Honda. Police suspect it to be a case of drowning. The body was discovered after a tip-off and identified through documents in his parked truck. The post...
Digital Goa, July 18 – North Goa Police have busted an interstate Irani gang involved in a spate of gold chain snatching across the state, solving at least four cases. Two accused Abbas Aslam Zaidi (34) from Thane and Sharif Shaha from Nasik, Maharashtra were arrested at Merces with the help of beat staff...
Digital Goa, July 18 – The first meeting of the Steering Committee for the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was held today at NFDC headquarters in Mumbai. Chaired by Union I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the meeting was attended by Secretary Sanjay Jaju, Festival Director Shekhar Kapur, NFDC MD Prakash Magdum, officials from...
Digital Goa, July 18 – Amid rising human-animal conflict, the Goa forest department has sought assistance from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to conduct a systematic study of wildlife in areas outside protected zones. The study aims to scientifically assess wildlife in forest-adjacent areas mapped as conflict zones—along with existing animal corridors, vulnerability...