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Goa: Export of jackfruit, its value added products gain ground

PANAJI: The humble jackfruit has emerged world over as a preferred meat substitute. Interestingly, this trend is working in favour of many farmers across the state.

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Goa's rich eclectic culture matter of pride for all Indians: Kovind on Statehood Day

Goa was accorded Statehood on this day in 1987

The Hindu

Differently-abled vendors get platform at Purumentachem Fest at city mall

PANAJI: Mandos blasting off loud-speakers, coconut palm fronds woven into shade mats, the sale of festachem chonne (grams) and fresh organic produce. This may appear to be a scene straight out of a typical tinto in a Goan village on a hot summer afternoon however, such was not the case.

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Filipe Neri Ferrao: After 465 years, archdiocese of Goa gets its first cardinal

PANAJI: In a historic moment for Goa, Pope Francis has picked Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao as one of 21 new cardinals, who will be elevated on August 27 at the Vatican. Ferrao thus became the first-ever archbishop of Goa to elevated to the cardinalate in 465 years, and is only…

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Monsoon not likely to hit Goa in next three to four days: IMD

PANAJI: With the southwest monsoon already setting over Kerala, three days ahead of the normal date of June 1 the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has declared the official onset of monsoon this season as of yesterday, May 29. However monsoon conditions are unlikely to set over Goa over the next…

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50% of rural households have access to tap water connections: Jal Shakti Ministry

The Ministry said Goa, Telangana, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Puducherry and Haryana have already achieved 100% household water connections

The Hindu

The takeaway inside an ex-council house in Blackley serves the 'best curry you'll ever have'

Home cooking doesn't get closer to home than this

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Goa Medical College gearing up for robotic heart surgeries, says Vishwajit Rane

PANAJI: Health minister Vishwajit Rane said on Friday that Goa Medical College (GMC) is gearing up to start a state-of-the-art department of chest and robotic surgery. “I assure the people of Goa that they will no longer have to travel to Mumbai for complex chest and chest oncology-related surgeries,” he…

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Goa: Draft industrial policy’s focus on getting non-polluting units

PANAJI: Goa may not see any polluting industries as the draft Goa Industrial Growth and Investment Promotion Policy, 2022, has laid thrust on promoting non-polluting sectors like eco-tourism, adventure tourism, entertainment, food processing, education and research and development, among others.

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‘2.2 lakh sqm agri land in North Goa made settlement’

PANAJI: The Town and Country Planning (TCP) department has identified 2.2 lakh sqm of tenanted agricultural land in the villages of Parra, Nagoa, Arpora, Candolim and Calangute, which have been converted into settlement and commercial zones.

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The cashew fruit gets its due: Restaurants in Goa innovate with the tangy apple

The cashew nut has long outshone the fruit in popularity. Finally, the tangy apple is being discovered by restaurants and enjoying its moment in the Goan sun

The Hindu

AAP appoints Amit Palekar as head of Goa committee

Lawyer-turned-politician Amit Palekar will head the Aam Aadmi Party’s new executive committee in Goa, while MLAs Venzy Viegas and Cruz D'Silva will be its working presidents

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AAP Goa reconstitutes its working committee with Amit Palekar as its president

PANAJI: After dissolving its Goa working committee, the Aam Aadmi Party has appointed Advocate Amit Palekar as its president and its two MLAs Venzy Viegas and Cruz D'Silva as working presidents.

The Times of India

Two F-18 Super Hornet jets in Goa to showcase compatibility with Indian aircraft carriers

French aircraft maker Dassault Aviation has already demonstrated the compatibility of its Rafale-M jet in January

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Goa reports 4 new Covid cases on Saturday

PANAJI: Goa reported four new Covid-19 cases on Saturday. With this, the number of active cases have risen to 89.

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Curtorim is Goa’s second biodiversity heritage site

PANAJI: More than 6.1 lakh sqm in Curtorim village, including several major water bodies, have gained the status of Goa’s second biodiversity heritage site. A sacred grove in Surla, Bicholim, was the first to be notified as a biodiversity heritage site in Goa.

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Immense contribution of Sikhs to nation-building, says Goa governor PS Sreedharan Pillai

PANAJI: Goa governor P S Sreedharan Pillai on Friday said the contribution of Sikhs to nation-building has been immense, even as he praised the community for being hardworking.

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Goa: Pernem logs almost 100mm of rain over past two days

PANAJI: With a combination effect of cyclonic circulation over Kerala and a trough over Karnataka triggering intense rainfall activity over Goa, some places in the state received heavy rainfall over the past two days.

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Tamil Nadu to get separate solid waste management corporation like Goa

CHENNAI: To tackle solid waste, the Tamil Nadu govt plans to set up a separate solid waste management corporation like the one in Goa, the state minister for climate change and environment, Siva V Meyyanathan stated in Chennai on Saturday. He also said the state had prepared a separate action…

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President Kovind to lay foundation stone of new Raj Bhavan building in Goa on May 30

The President will be in Goa on May 30, when the State’s 35th Statehood Day will be celebrated

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Goa: From island boy to senior vice president for the Indian Hotels Company, Ramos makes history

PANAJI: In a first for Goa, a son of the soil, Vincent Ramos, has been appointed as the senior vice president-Goa for the Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL), which operates 21 resorts in the state. Ramos is the first Goan to rise up the ranks within the Taj Group and…

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Relief from heat as Goa receives rain

PANAJI: Few parts of Goa received light to brisk rainfall for some time, accompanied by lightning and thunder, bringing relief from the sultry and humid weather at the peak of summer.

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Almost 60% men in Goa drink alcohol, highest in India; for women, it’s under 5%

PANAJI: Goa has the country’s highest percentage of men in the 15-49 age group who drink alcohol, with 59%, according to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5. For women, the corresponding figure is less than 5%. Of those men who drink, almost half — or 45% — consume alcohol less…

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ASI, govt could look at finding temple remains in Goa: Ramkrishna Dhavalikar

PANAJI: Goa power minister Ramkrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar said on Tuesday that remains of demolished temples will “100% be found” in Goa. His remarks come in the backdrop of the case of a Shivling that is said to have been found at the Gyanvapi masjid in Uttar Pradesh.

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State pollution board asks IIT for full study of Goa air quality

PANAJI: The Goa state pollution control Board (GSPCB) has decided to conduct a comprehensive study to understand the air quality across the state for future mitigation strategies.

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