NEWS UPDATES

We have taken one major decision. We are adding 292 hectares of land to CADA, while around 32 hectares will be excluded from the CADA: Minister Subhash Shirodkar after the CADA Board meeting. • Union Minister Rajnath Singh has urged CM Pramod Sawant to conduct thorough research and identify all those who sacrificed their lives for Goa’s Liberation. He said the government must ensure that not a single name is left out and that the names of all those who shed their blood for Goa’s liberation are inscribed in stone. • A Ro-Ro wagon derailed on the railway track at Verna. Restoration work was completed within four hours, with the track and operations subsequently restored. • The US has paused global visa appointments to train consular officers as President Trump’s administration intensifies its immigration crackdown. Plans to revoke up to 200,000 B1/B2 visas and sharply raise H-1B application fees are also drawing legal challenges and concerns over discrimination and due process, with Indian skilled workers among those likely to be affected. • International passenger traffic from Goa-Dabolim plunged 69% and fell 42% at Mopa during April-June, among the steepest declines recorded across Indian airports. Nationally, international traffic from India dropped 10%, with Indian carriers losing 27% of passengers while foreign airlines gained 6%. We have taken one major decision. We are adding 292 hectares of land to CADA, while around 32 hectares will be excluded from the CADA: Minister Subhash Shirodkar after the CADA Board meeting. • Union Minister Rajnath Singh has urged CM Pramod Sawant to conduct thorough research and identify all those who sacrificed their lives for Goa’s Liberation. He said the government must ensure that not a single name is left out and that the names of all those who shed their blood for Goa’s liberation are inscribed in stone. • A Ro-Ro wagon derailed on the railway track at Verna. Restoration work was completed within four hours, with the track and operations subsequently restored. • The US has paused global visa appointments to train consular officers as President Trump’s administration intensifies its immigration crackdown. Plans to revoke up to 200,000 B1/B2 visas and sharply raise H-1B application fees are also drawing legal challenges and concerns over discrimination and due process, with Indian skilled workers among those likely to be affected. • International passenger traffic from Goa-Dabolim plunged 69% and fell 42% at Mopa during April-June, among the steepest declines recorded across Indian airports. Nationally, international traffic from India dropped 10%, with Indian carriers losing 27% of passengers while foreign airlines gained 6%.

Episode 352 • 05th Aug 2025

Assembly Analysis | Break Hour | 050825

05th Aug 2025

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In today’s Break Hour, we discuss on the day to day happenings of the Goa assembly monsoon session. #BreakHour #GoaAssembly #MonsoonSession #GoaMLAs #AssemblySession #GoaAssemblySession #Goa #QuestionHour #GoaAssemblyQuestionHour #Goem #CMOGoa #DrPramodSawant #Goans #STReservationbill #GovindGaude #UTTA #Students #PublicUniversity #GoaUniversity #STBill #Opposition #LokSabha #BhartiyaJanataParty #BJPGoa #BJP #GPCC #GoaCongress

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