Did Goa receive 45 lakh tourists around New Year, state Assembly debates
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Manohar Ajgaonkar. (Photo: Twitter/@BabuAjgaonkar). Image Source: IANS News
Panaji, Jan 29 : The Goa Legislative Assembly on Friday debated over whether 45 lakh tourists visited the coastal state during the festive year-end season amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
During the Question Hour, the Opposition grilled Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar over Rs 33 crore spent by his Ministry on the promotion of the state.
Former Deputy Chief Minister and Opposition MLA Vijai Sardesai said that while Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had insisted that between 40 to 45 lakh tourists had visited the state during the year-end, Ajgaonkar s written reply tabled on Friday had claimed that provisional domestic tourist arrival figure was 9,71,479 for the whole of 2020 along with 7,935 foreign tourists.
A tragic beginning: Two youth crushed to death by car while painting New Year wishes on road in Udupi
A tragic beginning: Two youth crushed to death by car while painting New Year wishes on road in Udupi
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January 1, 2021
Udupi, Jan 1: Two youth were crushed to death by a speeding car when they were writing Happy New Year on the road at Mijar near Bajagoli in Karkala taluk of Udupi district last night.
The victims have been identified as Sharan and Siddu, both aged around 25 years, hailing from Muddebihala in Vijayapura district.
The two were welcoming the New Year by writing the wishes in huge letters on the road at around 10.45 pm on Thursday December 31 when an Eeco car hit them.
State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane says night curfew likely in Goa; CM Sawant says no decision
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In a statement issued on Thursday morning, Mr. Rane said he has discussed with the Chief Minister the issue of imposing a night curfew in the State.
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In a statement issued on Thursday morning, Mr. Rane said he has discussed with the Chief Minister the issue of imposing a night curfew in the State. Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Thursday said that a night curfew is likely to be imposed in the State, even as Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that no decision to that effect has been taken so far.
Goa goes into huddle to find way around Karnataka slaughter law
With Maharashtra passing the anti-cattle slaughter act four years ago, Goa relies solely on Karnataka for bulk of its beef consumption supplied either through transport of live buffalo and bull or carcass from the neighbouring state’s abattoirs. Updated: December 24, 2020 7:05:45 am
Over the the past 72 hours, with the state already starting to feel shortage of beef, the Goa government has come under growing administrative and political pressure to facilitate meat to a tourist state gearing for Christmas and New Year celebrations.
With the BJP government in Karnataka proposing a more stringent law on banning cattle slaughter, the Pramod Sawant-led Goa administration on Wednesday convened a meeting between cattle suppliers from Karnataka and meat traders of Goa to look for a legal channel for safe passage of livestock to the state.
Goa cries beef crisis before Christmas as neighbouring Karnataka Assembly passes anti-cattle slaughter Bill ANI | Updated: Dec 20, 2020 18:29 IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 20 (ANI): With the Karnataka Assembly passing an anti-cattle slaughter Bill earlier this month, meat traders and residents of neighbouring Goa are feeling the pinch ahead of Christmas.
Concerned about the unavailability of beef during Christmas, the meat traders of the state raised the issue with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday.
Goa s beef traders have urged Chief Minister Sawant to use his good offices with the BJP to prevent Karnataka s Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill, 2020, from being notified.