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07/08/2025

🌟 Great news for Goans! 🏠 The long wait is finally over! The Goa government has approved the regularisation of houses under the 20-Point Programme — bringing relief, recognition, and legal security to thousands of families. A major step toward housing justice and dignity! 🙌

07/08/2025

🚨 Wildlife Crime Busted in Goa! 🦎
Forest officials in Panaji Range raided a workshop at Duler-Mapusa and seized 47 monitor lizard skins and 14 Ghumats illegally made from the skins of this protected species. The monitor lizard is a Schedule I animal under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, offering it the highest level of protection.

The accused was arrested, and shockingly, this isn't his first offense — 15 years ago, he was caught with 960 illegal Ghumats.

Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane has called for strict surveillance to curb such brutal exploitation of wildlife.

07/08/2025

🚖 Ola, Uber will have to wait...
The Goa government has put the taxi aggregator policy on hold—for now. Talks with local stakeholders are still underway, meaning app-based taxi services won’t hit Goan roads just yet. Traditional operators stay in the driver’s seat… for now.

07/08/2025

Vasco youth attacked with knife over old enmity

07/08/2025

A 40-year-old driver was arrested by Agassaim Police for allegedly making obscene gestures towards the eight female students waiting at a bus stop. CCTV footage helped authorities to identify the accused. Following the arrest, the accused confessed to the accusations. Further investigation underway.

07/08/2025

Animal Husbandry Minister Nilkant Halarnkar stated that the department's role is to allocate funds for dog sterilisation but it is the job of Municipalities and Panchayats to get it done, several panchayats and municipalities are failing to act on it. He stated that all local bodies across the state need to take proactive steps to carry out sterilisation drives effectively in order to bring the stray dogs population.

07/08/2025

We have always demanded that we do not want festivals like Sunburn to take place in Goa. More than festival, what happens at such events is well known to the media and reporters. Right from the beginning, we have opposed such parties, and this has consistently been the stand of the MGP: Min Sudin Dhavalikar

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Tourism in Goa needs a lot of factors if Sunburn is not there then somebody else might come in. Sunburn was a yearly event which is done here but it is up to them whether they want to do it here or not; Tourism in Goa is always there, the only thing is we need to explore our culture and traditions. We look at exploring bigger and better ideas for the last quarter to ensure we get tourists of different forms coming to explore Goa in different ways; As far as impact, then no impact is concerned.: Min Rohan Khaunte

07/08/2025

MLA Viresh Borkar says, I have never attended Sunburn festival. The decision regarding it is with the govt. Our primary focus is that any event should benefit people and not harm them. Sunburn has two sides, some claim it creates sound pollution while some says, it generates employment. We support whatever people want, if the locals want Sunburn, we will stand by them.: MLA Viresh Borkar