DM NORTH ISSUES PROHIBITORY ORDER

Panaji: March 05, 2026

District Magistrate, North Goa has ordered that assembly and gathering of five or more persons and taking out or organizing of processions, carrying of firearms or weapons of offences such as lathis, swords, daggers or spears, use of loudspeakers, shouting of slogans and burning of fire are prohibited in any public place, street, road, square, thoroughfare, by-lane or in any open space within the radius of 500 meters around the Assembly Complex at Porvorim and the area under the jurisdiction of Panaji Police Station.

This restriction will not apply to public servants on duty and to bonafide marriage or funeral processions or any special occasion or occasions which in the opinion of the District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate/Sub-Divisional Magistrates are genuine and for which prior permission in writing has/have been be obtained from the District Magistrate or the Sub-Divisional Magistrate concerned in view of thirteenth session of the eighth legislative Assembly session starting from March 06, 2026.

The order to be in force w.e.f. 10.00 a.m. on March 06, 2026 and will remain in force till the Assembly Session is over i.e. on March 27, 2026.

DI/INF/AXP/SAG/PD/UH/2026/1286
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