Goa Minister Vishwajit Rane

Goa Minister Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday announced that 'no-take zones' will be formed in and around picturesque beaches of North Goa to protect and preserve the environment in these areas.

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today filed a complaint with the state Director General of Police or top cop saying that an unidentified person tried to impersonate him on social media.

Goa Town and Country Planning department officials will visit the restaurant at Assagao village, which is at the centre of a controversy, state minister Vishwajit Rane said and added the complaint filed against it will be handled professionally.

His personal defeat in the elections overlooked, Pushkar Singh Dhami was anointed Uttarakhand Chief Minister on Monday while Pramod Sawant got the job in Goa despite colleague Vishwajit Rane's ambitions, completing BJP's bet on retaining all four Ch

BJP's Vishwajit Rane, a contender for the chief ministership, met the Goa Governor on Saturday. It was a "personal meeting", Mr Rane told NDTV, adding he is a "disciplined soldier" of the BJP.

BJP's Pramod Sawant resigned as Chief Minister of Goa today as the party prepares to form a government for the third consecutive time. The BJP emerged as the single largest party in the state (winning 20 out of 40 seats) as results for the assembly e

Amid ongoing counting of votes, BJP leader and Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Thursday said that he cannot predict whether Pramod Sawant will become the next Chief Minister of the coastal state and called it a "sensitive question".

Vishwajit Rane, BJP leader and minister in the incumbent government in Goa, was seen crying in joy as he left a polling station in Valpoi segment, where is leading with a margin of over 7,000 votes in early trends.

Goa Minister Vishwajit Rane today brushed off exit poll predictions of a cliffhanger in the coastal state and said it will be the Congress which will lack numbers.

Shortly after the BJP denied Utpal Parrikar, Manohar Parrikar's son, a ticket to contest in next month's Assembly election, state minister Vishwajit Rane told NDTV the party would not back candidates "just because you are someone's son".

Sixty-six passengers in a cruise ship that sailed from Mumbai to Goa have tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet, Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said some 2,000 samples were tested on board the cruise ship, Cordelia.

The Goa government is aiming to inoculate all 72,000 children in the 15-18 age group against COVID-19 with the first dose in the next four days after vaccination opens for them on Monday, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Sunday.

The Goa government on Thursday said all international passengers, including those travelling from "non-high risk" countries, will be tested for COVID-19 on their arrival at the coastal state's lone airport.

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

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 Minister Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday announced that 'no-take zones' will be formed in and around picturesque beaches of North Goa to protect and preserve the environment in these areas.

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today filed a complaint with the state Director General of Police or top cop saying that an unidentified person tried to impersonate him on social media.

Goa Town and Country Planning department officials will visit the restaurant at Assagao village, which is at the centre of a controversy, state minister Vishwajit Rane said and added the complaint filed against it will be handled professionally.

His personal defeat in the elections overlooked, Pushkar Singh Dhami was anointed Uttarakhand Chief Minister on Monday while Pramod Sawant got the job in Goa despite colleague Vishwajit Rane's ambitions, completing BJP's bet on retaining all four Ch

BJP's Vishwajit Rane, a contender for the chief ministership, met the Goa Governor on Saturday. It was a "personal meeting", Mr Rane told NDTV, adding he is a "disciplined soldier" of the BJP.

BJP's Pramod Sawant resigned as Chief Minister of Goa today as the party prepares to form a government for the third consecutive time. The BJP emerged as the single largest party in the state (winning 20 out of 40 seats) as results for the assembly e

Amid ongoing counting of votes, BJP leader and Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Thursday said that he cannot predict whether Pramod Sawant will become the next Chief Minister of the coastal state and called it a "sensitive question".

Vishwajit Rane, BJP leader and minister in the incumbent government in Goa, was seen crying in joy as he left a polling station in Valpoi segment, where is leading with a margin of over 7,000 votes in early trends.

Goa Minister Vishwajit Rane today brushed off exit poll predictions of a cliffhanger in the coastal state and said it will be the Congress which will lack numbers.

Shortly after the BJP denied Utpal Parrikar, Manohar Parrikar's son, a ticket to contest in next month's Assembly election, state minister Vishwajit Rane told NDTV the party would not back candidates "just because you are someone's son".

Sixty-six passengers in a cruise ship that sailed from Mumbai to Goa have tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet, Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said some 2,000 samples were tested on board the cruise ship, Cordelia.

The Goa government is aiming to inoculate all 72,000 children in the 15-18 age group against COVID-19 with the first dose in the next four days after vaccination opens for them on Monday, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Sunday.

The Goa government on Thursday said all international passengers, including those travelling from "non-high risk" countries, will be tested for COVID-19 on their arrival at the coastal state's lone airport.

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

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.