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8-Year-Old Who Arrived From UK Is Goa's First Case Of Omicron

Edited by Sumana Nandy | Monday December 27, 2021

An 8-year-old boy, who returned to Goa from UK, has been found infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus - the state's first.

Goa Reports 1st Omicron Case; Minor Traveller From UK Found Infected

Press Trust of India | Monday December 27, 2021, Panaji

An eight-year-old boy, who arrived in Goa from the United Kingdom, has been found infected with Omicron, making it the first case of the new coronavirus variant in the coastal state.

'Trinamool Hasn't Understood Goa': 5 Leaders Quit Ahead Of State Polls

Edited by Arun Nair | Saturday December 25, 2021, New Delhi

Nearly three months after joining the Trinamool Congress (TMC), its five primary members, including former legislator Lavoo Mamlatdar, on Friday resigned from the party, accusing it of being communal and trying to create a divide between Hindus and C

Trinamool "Communal Party", "Worse Than BJP": Goa Leader Quits Party

Press Trust of India | Friday December 24, 2021, Panaji

Nearly 3 months after joining the TMC, Goa's former legislator Lavoo Mamledar has resigned from Mamata Banerjee's party, accusing it of being communal and trying to create a divide between Hindus and Christians for votes ahead of the Assembly polls.

Stock Available With Discount: Arvind Kejriwal Dig Over Goa Congress MLAs

Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 21, 2021, Panaji

Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday took a dig at Congress over resignation of the party MLAs ahead of the Goa Assembly polls, saying that while 15 legislators have been sold the "last stock" of two is available with a "heavy discount".

4 UK Travellers Found Covid Positive Upon Arrival In Goa: Health Minister

Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 21, 2021, Panaji

Four passengers from the United Kingdom tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Goa today, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said.

Election Commission Team To Reach Goa Today, Check Poll Preparations

Press Trust of India | Monday December 20, 2021, New Delhi

The full bench of the Election Commission comprising the Chief Election Commissioner and two other commissioners will reach Goa this evening to take stock of poll preparedness in the state, sources said.

Goa Would Have Been Liberated Sooner If Sardar Patel Lived Longer: PM Modi

Press Trust of India | Sunday December 19, 2021, Panaji

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Goa would have been liberated from Portuguese rule much earlier had Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel lived for some more time.

PM Modi In Goa Today, Will Participate In Liberation Day Celebrations

Asian News International | Sunday December 19, 2021, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Goa on Sunday to attend Goa Liberation Day celebrations at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium in Goa's Taleigao at around 3 pm.

Will Probe Sexual Exploitation Allegation Against MLA: Goa Chief Minister

Press Trust of India | Thursday December 16, 2021, Panaji

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said the state government will conduct an investigation into the Congress' allegation of BJP legislator Milind Naik being involved in a sexual exploitation case.

"False Promises": BJP Attacks Goa Trinamool Over "<i>Griha Lakshmi</i>" Scheme

"False Promises": BJP Attacks Goa Trinamool Over "Griha Lakshmi" Scheme

Press Trust of India | Sunday December 12, 2021, Kolkata

The BJP today hit out at the Trinamool Congress over its promise to hand out Rs 5,000 a month to a woman member of a family in poll-bound Goa, accusing the Mamata Banerjee-led camp of giving "false assurance" to the people there for electoral gains.

No Alliance With Trinamool Congress For Goa Assembly Elections: AAP

Press Trust of India | Sunday December 12, 2021, Panaji

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday said it will not have an alliance with the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the forthcoming Goa Assembly elections.

3 UK Returnees Test Positive For COVID-19 At Goa Airport, Isolated

Press Trust of India | Friday December 10, 2021, Panaji

Three passengers, including a British national of Goan-origin, who arrived at the international airport near here on a flight from the United Kingdom on early Friday, tested positive for COVID-19, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said.

Goa Congress Hit By Several Resignations On Day Of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's Visit

Press Trust of India | Friday December 10, 2021, Panaji

Goa Congress faced several resignations and confusion prevailed over its alliance with like-minded parties for the upcoming polls as the opposition party was getting ready for a series of meetings by general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today.

AAP Leader Amit Palekar's Hunger Strike Marks New Revolution In Goa: Arvind Kejriwal

Asian News International | Sunday December 05, 2021, Panaji

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday praised party leader Amit Palekar for "his courage" to sit on an indefinite hunger strike to save old Goa's heritage site, and said that is marked the "beginning of Goa's political cleansing".