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September 7, 2026 8:09 PM

Amit Shah presents President’s Colour to Goa Police, lauds service and policing reforms

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday presented the President’s Colour to the Goa Police, honouring more than eight decades of its service, courage and professionalism, and praised the force for safeguarding the state’s coastline, tourists and internal security. Addressing the ceremony in Panaji, HM Shah said the prestigious honour recognised the Goa Police’s history of professional excellence, discipline, courage and dedication. He said the force had successfully discharged its respons...

September 7, 2026 10:54 AM

India’s fight against drugs enters mission mode for 2026-29: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said India's fight against narcotics has entered "mission mode" for the 2026-29 period, with the Centre setting time-bound targets and more than 200 action points under a four-pillar strategy aimed at dismantling drug networks and reducing demand. Addressing a press conference in Panaji, Shah said the government had made the fight against drugs a national security priority and moved it beyond isolated seizures and the actions of individual agencies to a c...

September 5, 2026 5:04 PM

HM Amit Shah to chair 28th meeting of Western Zonal Council in Goa’s Panaji on Monday

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the 28th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Goa’s Panaji on Monday, according to a press release by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The meeting is being organised by the Inter-State Council Secretariat of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and hosted by the Goa government. The Western Zonal Council comprises Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra, along with the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Five zonal councils, including the W...

August 27, 2026 10:50 AM

Rajnath Singh inaugurates re-developed Hutatma Smruti Smarak in Goa, pays tribute to Liberation Satyagrahis

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday inaugurated the newly re-developed Hutatma Smruti Smarak at Patradevi, a historic site associated with Goa's liberation struggle against Portuguese rule, and paid tribute to the satyagrahis who laid down their lives during the movement. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shripad Y. Naik were present at the inauguration. Addressing the gathering, Singh said the Goa Liberation movement ...

November 16, 2025 9:36 AM

IFFI 2025: Goa CM Pramod Sawant, Union Minister L. Murugan spotlight festival’s expanding global presence

Goa Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant and Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Dr. L. Murugan outlined key highlights of the 56th edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at a press conference in Panaji on Saturday. Sawant said that film screenings this year will be held across multiple venues, including INOX Panaji, INOX Porvorim, Maquinez Palace, Ravindra Bhavan Madgaon, Magic Movies Ponda, and the Ashoka and Samrat screens in Panaji. A grand opening parade,...

September 16, 2024 3:35 PM

Pakistani Christian becomes first in Goa to get citizenship under CAA

Joseph Francis A. Pereira, a Christian from Pakistan, has become the first person in Goa to receive Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). On Wednesday, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant presented Pereira with his citizenship certificate during a ceremony in Panaji, the state capital. Pereira, who now resides in Cansaulim, South Goa, expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for introducing the CAA. "Within one month of applying for ...