Goa Zilla Panchayat elections: 57 per cent voter turnout
Elections | December 12, 2020 22:08 ISTA low 56.82 per cent voter turn-out was recorded in Zilla Panchayat elections held in 48 constituencies in Goa on Saturday.
A low 56.82 per cent voter turn-out was recorded in Zilla Panchayat elections held in 48 constituencies in Goa on Saturday.
Polling for Zilla Panchayat forty eight constituencies in Goa is underway on Saturday, with 203 candidates in fray and nearly 7.91 lakh voters eligible to cast ballot.
Voting for the zilla panchayat (ZP) polls in Goa, which has 203 candidates in the fray contesting from 48 constituencies, began on Saturday morning.
Weddings are one of the major reasons why new coronavirus patients are emerging in Goa, a senior official said on Thursday.
A 33-year-old sailor posted at INS Hansa was found dead near an under-construction building in the Naval area of South Goa's Vasco town, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Cracking the whip on tourists who refuse to wear face masks and argue against civic authorities, Panaji Mayor Uday Madkaikar said on Monday that police will henceforth accompany officials enforcing the norm and that errant tourists will be photographed and fined.
In a major boost to its anti-submarine warfare capabilities, the Indian Navy on Wednesday received its ninth P-8I surveillance plane at its naval airbase in Goa.
Mridula Sinha, 77, who was from Bihar and was associated with the Jana Sangh and then the BJP, died in Delhi at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
I am ready for a debate with Delhi Power Minister, said Goa Power Minister Nilesh Cabral on November 17.
Prayer services at Goa's biggest religious event -- a feast dedicated to 16th century Spanish saint Francis Xavier -- will be mostly held virtually this year due to Covid-19 pandemic, state church authorities said on Tuesday.
Goa government has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for partial re-opening of schools in the state for Class X and Class XII from November 21.
The Goa government on Monday announced a restricted schedule for the bursting of firecrackers on Diwali, citing Supreme Court directives.
This comes a day after the Goa government announced cancellation of the electronic dance music festival owing to possible health hazards posed by the event in the time of the coronavirus.
Addressing a press conference in Panaji on November 06, Goa Health Minister, Vishwajit Rane spoke on Sunburn festival.
Actor Poonam Pandey has landed in legal soup upon her return to Mumbai from Goa. The women's wing of Goa Forward Party has filed a complaint against Pandey for allegedly shooting an obscene video at Chapoli Dham, news agency ANI reported.
Classes for X and XII standard students in Goa will resume from November 21, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday.
In a peculiar remark, Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant said that 100 percent government jobs would not be possible even if God becomes the chief minister. CM Sawant said it was not possible to give government jobs to everyone.
The Goa government will procure 1,045 metric tonnes of onion from an agency in Maharashtra's Nashik district and supply the staple to 3.5 lakh ration card holders at a subsidised rate, a senior official said on Saturday.
Goa waste Management Minister Michael Lobo slaps fine on Dharma Productions for littering at shooting site in Goa. He said, "Everybody feels that Goa is a clean destination and you cannot litter in Goa and go.
Flyers will now be able to avail air services between Goa and London. Air India has started direct flight services between the two cities on a weekly basis. It is soon expected to turn into a bi-weekly service from November under the Air Bubble agreement.
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