Porvorim, Dec. 31 -- Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant attended the oath ceremony of newly elected members of the zilla panchayat North and South Goa on Monday. Reacting to the Goa nightclub fire incident, he said that officials responsible for granting permission to the Luthra brothers, Gaurav and Saurav Luthra, to operate the nightclub have been issued a show-cause notice.

Speaking to ANI, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said, "The Third district has been named as 'Kushavati' district under which there are four talukas... Its headquarters will be located in Capie. Special bus services will be introduced from Capie taluka... Kushavati is an ancient Goa river symbol of cultural heritage, and therefore we have given this name to the district....