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Goa is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea in the west. It is India's smallest state by area and fourth-smallest by population. Goa has the highest GDP per capita among all Indian states, two and a half times as high as the GDP per capita of the country as a whole. The Eleventh Finance Commission of India named Goa the best-placed state because of its infrastructure, and India's National Commission on Population rated it as having the best quality of life in India. It is the second-highest ranking among Indian states in the human development index.
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Congress names Ramakhant Khalap and Viriato Fernandes as candidates for Lok Sabha pollsCongress names Lok Sabha candidates for May 7 Goa elections: Ramakant Khalap and Capt Viriato Fernandes. They will contest against BJP candidates, aiming to secure victory and challenge the opposition..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Meet Pallavi Dempo, an entrepreneur who is first woman to contest Lok Sabha elections in Goa on BJP ticket, is wife of...The BJP on Sunday released the fifth list of candidates for 111 constituencies for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This featured Pallavi Dempo's candidature from South Goa.DNA - Published | |
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AAP-Congress announce seat sharing arrangements for Delhi, Punjab, Gujarat, Goa, HaryanaAddressing a joint press conference here, Congress leader Mukul Wasnik announced that the AAP will contest the New Delhi, the West Delhi, the South Delhi, and the East Delhi seats, while his party the..DNA - Published | |
AAP-Congress alliance in Delhi, Gujarat, Goa, Chandigarh likely to be announced todayThe announcement of alliance and seat-sharing arrangements for Delhi, Gujarat, Goa, Chandigarh, and Haryana could be made at a joint press conference at 11.30 am, the sources said.DNA - Published | No stress-related problem with Suchana Seth, court toldGoa children's court informed that the accused, a data scientist, does not suffer from stress-related ailments. The medical report about her mental health condition has been submitted. The accused is..IndiaTimes - Published |
AAP will contest 6 Delhi Lok Sabha seats, leave 1 for CongressArvind Kejriwal's AAP announced on Tuesday that it will field candidates for six Lok Sabha seats in Delhi, leaving only one open for the Congress, effectively shutting the door on the grand old party..IndiaTimes - Published | First Aastha train sets off from Goa to Ayodhya carrying 2000 devoteesThe first Aastha train from Goa to Ayodhya with approximately 2000 passengers was flagged off by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. The Goa Cabinet of Ministers will visit Ram Mandir on February 15. The..IndiaTimes - Published |
Lok Sabha polls: Aam Aadmi Party announces two candidates for Gujarat, one for GoaAam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday announced that Venzy Viegas will contest Lok Sabha poll from South Goa seat, Chaitar Vasava from Bharuch, Umesh Bhai Makwana from Bhavnagar. With talks not making..IndiaTimes - Published | UK man found dead in Goa hotel washroomA 62-year-old British national was found dead on Friday in the washroom of his hotel room at Palolem. This is the third such unnatural death case of a foreigner registered at Canacona police station..IndiaTimes - Published |
Wife suspects affair, luxury hotel manager drowns her in GoaThe 29-year-old manager of a luxury hotel in south Goa was arrested Saturday for allegedly drowning his 27-year-old wife at Cabo de Rama beach, Canacona, after she confronted him over suspicions about..IndiaTimes - Published | AAP holding talks on Lok Sabha seat from Goa with INDIA bloc partners: Arvind KejriwalAAP is considering contesting the Lok Sabha elections in Goa. The party is holding talks with INDIA bloc constituents to decide which seat to contest. Arvind Kejriwal, the national convener of AAP,..IndiaTimes - Published |
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal skips 4th ED summons, dubs it 'illegal'CM Arvind Kejriwal skips ED summons on excise policy case and goes to Goa; calls summonses illegal. Non-appearance seen as evasive, agency may arrest him. Kejriwal claims summonses have no legal..IndiaTimes - Published | After being bitten, Lt Colonel wages war against SP's canines in GoaLieutenant Colonel Jesus Furtado has been engaged in a battle he hadn't trained for - over the past three years, he has been combating for justice after then Goa superintendent of police (headquarters)..IndiaTimes - Published |
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COVID-19 surge: 63 cases of JN.1 variant detected in country till Sunday, highest from GoaThe total number of active cases of COVID-19 in the country stands at 4,054, with the highest number of cases coming from Kerala.DNA - Published | Symptoms mild, don't panic over rise in Covid cases: Niti Aayog member VK PaulIndia reports 21 cases of JN.1 variant of Covid-19 with Goa recording 19 and one each from Kerala and Maharashtra, causing mild symptoms and no panic. Active cases in India rise in last two weeks, with..IndiaTimes - Published |
'Don't panic but there should be no laxity in preparedness': Mandaviya at high-level meet amid rising Covid casesIn view of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in Kerala, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat and Karnataka, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting with top officials and..IndiaTimes - Published | 19 more sequences of JN.1 covid variant foundCentral government forum of labs, has found 19 sequences of BA.2.86 (nicknamed Pirola) descendant JN.1 - one from Maharashtra and 18 from Goa - after the subvariant was first detected in Kerala a few..IndiaTimes - Published |
