Panaji Current Affairs, GK & News
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar passed away
On 17th March, 2019, Manohar Parrikar, the 4-time Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister passed away at his son’s home in Panaji. He had been battling with pancreatic cancer for more than a year. He was 63. He was one of the most honest, educated and well mannered politicians of India. His impeccable service ..
Topics: Dayanand Mandrekar • Died of cancer • Francis D'Souza • Goa • Goa Chief Minister • Manohar • Manohar Parrikar • Narendra Modi ministry • Panaji • State governments of India • States and union territories of India
Veteran Writer and politician Vishnu Wagh passes away
Vishnu Wagh (53), the veteran writer and former deputy speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly, has passed away in Panaji on February 14, 2019. Wagh was a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from St Andre constituency between 2012 and 2017. He was the chairman of the state-run Goa Kala Academy. He has written over 20 ..
Topics: Goa • Goud Saraswat Brahmin • Indo-Aryan languages • Konkan • Konkani • Konkani language • Marathi language • Official languages of India • Panaji • Southern Indo-Aryan languages • States and union territories of India • Vishnu Wagh
Atal Setu inaugurated by Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated Atal Setu — the third Cable bridge across river Mandovi in Panaji, Goa. The new bride is four-lane and 5.1Km long, and is expected to overcome the bottlenecks and curb traffic jams at Panaji Circle and Panaji entrance. It is constructed by the GIDC (Goa ..
Topics: Atal • Atal Setu • Goa • Mandovi River • Panaji • States and union territories of India
Atal Setu of Goa
Chief Minister of Goa Manohar Parrikar inaugurated the “Atal Setu” on the Mandovi river in Goa. Key features of the Bridge The important features of the bridge are: It is a four-lane 5.1-km long cable-stayed bridge connects state capital Panaji with north Goa. This four-lane bridge weighs at 2.5 lakh tonnes is equivalent to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Topics: Atal Setu • Chief Minister • Goa • Goa Infrastructure Development Corporation • Karnataka • Larsen and Toubro • Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal • Maharashtra • Mandovi River • Panaji
International Conference on Yoga for Public Health
On November 12, the International Conference on Yoga for Public Health has inaugurated at Kala Academy, Panjim. The two-day conference is being organised by the Ministry of Ayush with theme ‘Yoga for Public Health’. The 1000 representatives from around 50 countries are participating in the conference.
Topics: Dheeraj Saraswat • Human behavior • Ministry of Ayush • Panaji • Physical exercise • Pratishtha Sharma • Spirituality • Yoga • Yoga as exercise
The 56th Liberation Day of Goa celebrated
The 56th Liberation Day of Goa was celebrated with great pomp & show in Panaji on December 19, 2017. Several programmes and events have been organised to mark the occasion. The state was liberated on this day in 1961 from Portuguese control after almost 450 years of colonial rule. The armed action “code name – ..
Topics: Annexation • Annexation of Goa • Goa • In India • Military history by country • Military history of India • Military history of Portugal • Oceans • Operation Vijay • Panaji • States and union territories of India