VINAY TENDULKAR IS RAJYA SABHA MP FROM GOA
Porvorim (Goa) BJP State unit president Vinay Tendulkar today won the election of Rajya Sabha seat defeating Congress candidate Shantaram Naik. Tendulkar who is also state chief of BJP defeated h Naik in a straight fight. While Tendulkar polled 22 votes, Naik had support of 16 legislators. The BJP leader was supported by all the coalition partners in Manohar Parrikar led…
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GOA: CJM DIRECTS POLICE TO RE-INVESTIGATE CHEATING AND FORGERY CASE AGAINST FORMER LABOUR COMMISSIONER
PANAJI (GOA): Chief Judicial Magistrate Pooja Kavlekar today directed the Panaji police to re-investigate the 2010 cheating and forgery case filed by Adv. Aires Rodrigues against former Labour Commissioner, Fatima Rodrigues. Rejecting the closure report filed by the police, Judge Pooja Kavlekar has directed that the investigation report be submitted to the Court within three months. Panaji police acting on…
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GOA SESSION: HOUSE CONGRATULATES RAM NATH KOVIND FOR BEING ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF INDIA
Porvorim (Goa) Goa Legislative Assembly today passed a motion congratulating NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind for being elected as the President of India. BJP legislator Glen Ticlo moved the motion on the floor of the House during ongoing monsoon session today, which was supported by all the members including opposition benches. “There is a link of Kovidji to Goa. When he…
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GOA: MAJOR RANKING BADMINTON AT MORMUGAO FROM JULY 21
VASCO (GOA): Mormugao Badminton Club’s Major Ranking Badminton Tournament in collaboration with Goa Badminton Association will begin on July 21 at Deepvihar school, Headland Sada, Mormugao. Players must report as per following timings: On July 21 – Under 17 Boys and Girls (3.45pm, Mormugao Taluka Players only); Men’s Singles Qualifying (5.30pm), Men’s Doubles Qualifying (6.30pm); Men’s Singles Main Draw…
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MAH: MAN RAPES MENTALLY CHALLENGED GIRL
PUNE: In a shocking case, a 65-year-old man raped a 24-year-old mentally challenged girl in Pune on July 19. The police have arrested the accused. Ashok Gangaram Shelar (65), a labourer, who stays at Tadiwala Road, knew that his neighbour, a 24- year-old girl, was mentally challenged. The mother of the girl, who is also a labourer, goes to work…
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MAH: TWO HISTORY-SHEETERS NABBED BY PUNE POLICE
PUNE: After 10 months of investigation, officials of the crime branch unit I have arrested two history-sheeters who were wanted in a murder case at Shukrawar Peth since September 2016. The arrested accuseds have been identified as Dinesh Dhavde (27) and Manoj alias Papya Shirke (27). The duo hails from Bopkhel. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police Pankaj Dahane, seven…
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GOA: MURDER AT BAGA
CALANGUTE (GOA): Rakesh Rai, a native of Darjeeling, West Bengal, was stabbed last night by one Santosh Kamalsingh Chattar, a native of Nagpur. Rakesh was rushed to GMC, where he succumbed to the stab wounds. According to the information from the sources, Rakesh was stabbed by Santosh as a result of a fight which erupted at Baga beach on the night…
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MAH: NO TIME FOR HOSPITAL RUNS: SHREYAS TALPADE
MUMBAI: Bollywood actor and director Shreyas Talpade, who currently has two movies in his pocket, is struggling between his career and family life. Talpade’s wife Deepti is suffering from swine flu, but due to his commitments he has to visit set and be on calls for his movie Posters Boys. The actor was recently in buzz that he is…
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GOA SESSION: VISHWAJIT RANE SAYS UNPAID LEAVES FOR NURSES WOULD BE CURTAILED, STAFF SHORTAGE WOULD BE FILLED
Porvorim (Goa): Health Minister Vishwajit Rane told the House today that the increasing number of nurses going abroad on unpaid leaves has left the state health facilities with the shortage of staff. “There are several nurses who go on unpaid leave abroad under pretext of education and then they get into the employment there,” Rane told the assembly. He said…
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SESSION GOA: COUNT IT! RS 12,433 CRORE IS OUR DEBT TILL NOW, MEANS EACH ONE OF US HAS PER HEAD RS 82,015 LOAN
Porvorim (Goa) Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has told the House that the total public debt of the State is pegged at Rs 12,433 crore till March 31, 2017, which translates into per capita debt Rs 82,015. Parrikar told the ongoing State legislative assembly session on Thursday that state’s total public debt stood at Rs 12433.20 crores as on March…
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