Goa Chief Minister

New Site For IIT Campus In Goa To Be Decided By Government Panel

Goa News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 18, 2021

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said his government will set up a four-member committee to decide a new location for the construction of the proposed IIT campus in the state, following opposition from locals to the previous site.

Goa Government Decides To Shift Proposed IIT Campus Amid Major Protest

Goa News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 15, 2021

Bowing to public pressure, the Goa government on Friday announced that the proposed IIT campus at Shel Melaulim village in Sattari taluka will be shifted to another part of the state.

Union Minister Shripad Naik Taken Off Ventilator, Shifted To High Flow Nasal Oxygen

India News | ANI | Wednesday January 13, 2021

Union Minister Shripad Naik, who is currently under treatment at Goa Medical college after meeting with an accident, has been taken off from ventilator support and shifted to high flow nasal oxygen, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant informed on Wednesday.

Shripad Naik Stable, Shifted To Cardiac Care Unit: Goa Chief Minister

India News | ANI | Tuesday January 12, 2021

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant visited Goa Medical College on Tuesday morning to review the health condition of Union Minister Shripad Naik who was injured in a road accident in Karnataka on Monday.

Former Goa Chief Minister, Wife Test Positive For Coronavirus

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 2, 2021

Goa Congress MLA and former chief minister Pratapsingh Rane and his wife Vijayadevi Rane tested positive for coronavirus infection on Friday, their son and state health minister Vishwajit Rane said.

Government Will Encourage Students To Take Up Scientific Research, Studies: Goa Chief Minister

Education | Reported By ANI | Monday December 14, 2020

After inaugurating ‘Manohar Parrikar Vidnyan Mahotsav 2020’ on Sunday, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant asserted that his government will encourage students to take up study in science and to undertake projects that will contribute to coastal state’s development.

Goa Chief Minister Inaugurates Dnyanvardhini Divyang Training College For BEd In Special Education

Education | Reported By ANI | Friday December 4, 2020

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday inaugurated Dnyanvardhini Divyang Training College at Sanjay Centre for Special Children, Porvorim which will provide a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree in special education for specially enabled children.

Worked Out Roadmap To Double Farmers' Income By 2022: Goa Chief Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 2, 2020

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday held a meeting with officials of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to chalk out a "roadmap" to increase the farmers' income.

"Parrikar Never Objected": Goa Chief Minister On Mollem, But Records Say...

India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain | Tuesday December 1, 2020

A controversy has erupted in Goa over Chief Minister Pramod Sawant's comment to NDTV, in which he said a former Chief Minister - the late Manohar Parrikar - had not objected to a contentious infrastructure project that is at the heart of citizens' protests

No Out-Of-Court Settlement Over Mahadayi River Issue: Goa Chief Minister

Goa News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 27, 2020

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday ruled out the possibility of out-of-court settlement on the Mahadayi river water diversion issue, wherein the state is in dispute with Karnataka.

Goa Government Panel To Submit Final Report On NEP By March 2021

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Saturday November 21, 2020

Former Goa Chief Minister and educationist Laxmikant Parsekar, who heads the 27-member-committee, said five expert groups have been formed to work independently on the roadmap to implement the NEP.

Goa: 10,000 Vacancies In Government Departments To Be Filled After November 30

Jobs | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 19, 2020

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said at least 10,000 vacancies in various government departments will be filled after November 30.

Man Arrested For Sending Threatening Messages To Goa Chief Minister

Goa News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 17, 2020

Police on Monday arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly sending threatening messages to Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other leaders, and also demanding money from them, an official said.

War Of Words Between Delhi, Goa Chief Ministers Over Air Pollution, Mollem Project

India News | ANI | Friday November 13, 2020

A war of words took place on social media between the Chief Ministers of Delhi and Goa over Wednesday and Thursday, with Arvind Kejriwal accusing his Goan counterpart of ignoring local voices under "the Centre's diktat", in return being accused by Pramod Sawant of doing "divisive politics".

Pramod Sawant, Arvind Kejriwal Fight Over Pollution In Goa, Delhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 12, 2020

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday exchange barbs over the issue of pollution.