Goa Liberation Day

Goa Liberation Day 2021: History, significance and all you need to know

On 19 December, 1961, India conquered Goa from the Portuguese and Goa became a part of India

Goa Liberation Day: Assembly Speaker Pramod Sawant asks citizens to help make state free of plastic and pollution

Legislative Assembly Speaker Pramod Sawant said that the state government is trying hard to make Goa plastic and pollution free, but the efforts can become fruitful only with the active participation of citizens.

Goa Liberation Day on 19 December: Manohar Parrikar extends greetings on day state was freed from Portuguese rule

Every year on 19 December, Goa liberation day is celebrated in the state as Goa was liberated from Portuguese rule on that day in 1961. Goa was a Portuguese colony for 451 years.

Goa to ban plastic bags from May 2018; state to be free of garbage by December, says Manohar Parrikar

Goa government has decided to ban plastic bags in the coastal state from May next year, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday.

Manohar Parrikar says anti-India sentiment resurfacing in Goa, asks people to be cautious of negative mentality

Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday those who compared the BJP government in Goa to Nazi rule should read European history, adding a pre-Portuguese era anti-India sentiment was resurfacing in the state.