BJP SAYS PEOPLE CAME ON THEIR OWN TO GREET AMIT SHAH
Panaji (Goa): Facing a string of criticism for holding meeting in the airport premises, BJP today defended itself claiming the crowd was not invited but gathered on its own. “The people had gathered outside the airport on their own spontaneously to see Amit Shah. We had not planned any meeting,” BJP Goa unit president Vinay Tendulkar said. He said the dais and…
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CM TO ADDRESS US MAHARASHTRA MANDAL DURING HIS VISIT FROM JULY 5
Panaji (Goa): Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar would be travelling to US on July 5 to attend the 18th convention of Bruhan Maharashtra Mandal of North America (BMM). Parrikar, the former Union Defence Minister, is one of the key note speakers for the convention hosted by Maharashtra Mandal of Detroit to be held at Michigan city from July 7-9. Parrikar would be in US for…
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6th OFFSHORE CASINO TO GET LICENCE ON TUESDAY TO OPERATE IN MANDOVI
PANAJI (GOA): While the decision of shifting the existing off shore casinos vessels from river Mandovi seems to be a distant dream, the state government will on Tuesday grant permission to the sixth offshore casino vessel M V Luck Seven, promoted by Golden Globe Hotel Pvt Ltd, owned by former Harayana Minister Gopal Kanda in the river. The state government on Monday informed…
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GYSY CONFUSION! IT MINISTER SAYS “DISCONTINUED”; CM SAYS “TEMPORARY SCRAPPED FOR REVIEW”
PANAJI (Goa): Contradicting his own cabinet colleagues, IT Minister Rohan Khaunte’s information that the Goa Yuva Samwad Yojana (GYSY) which was providing free internet and calling service to youths is being scrapped, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that the scheme has not be scrapped but close down for review. GYSY launched by then Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar provided free calling of…
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CONGRESS CONFRONTS AAI DIRECTOR OVER SHAH MEETING
Vasco (Goa): It was congress workers versus Airport Authority of India at Dabolim airport this morning. The Congress party activists today confronted Airport Authority of India’s Goa facility director B CH Negi over the public meeting by BJP President Amit Shah in the airport premises on Saturday. The activist who met Negi in his cabin inside the airport building this morning…
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IT RAINED LESS IN JUNE BUT FARMERS ARE HAPPY
Panaji (Goa) The Indian Meteorological department has recorded deficit in rainfall during the month of June in Goa but State Agriculture department is upbeat over the monsoon pattern claiming that ‘scattered rains has helped the farmers to plant paddy.’ The monsoon which arrived in the first week of June, little delayed as per the usual schedule, was weak during the…
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ROAD MISHAP CLAIMS 6 LIVES
Gunwanti Paraste (PUNE): In a tragic incident, six people lost lives while seven others were injured when the vehicle they were traveling in collided with a water tanker near Wagholi on the evening of Sunday. All the victims are residents of Pune, and were returning from a relative’s wedding ceremony in Ahmednagar. The accident took place around 7.30 pm at Lonikand village…
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BOOK AMIT SHAH, MANOHAR PARRIKAR FOR MISUSING AIRPORT PREMISES: SHANTARAM NAIK
Panaji (Goa) Goa’s Rajya Sabha member of parliament Shantaram Naik has demanded that union Civil Aviation ministry should file FIR against BJP president Amit Shah and Goa Chief minister Manohar Parrikar for holding public meeting in Dabolim (Goa) airport premises. “I take strong objection for the BJP meeting addressed by its president in the premises of Dabolim Airport , area…
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MINOR GIRL RAPED IN ST CRUZ, ACCUSED ARRESTED
Old Goa (Goa): Goa police have arrested a 27-year-old man for raping 8-year-old girl at St Cruz village, near here. Old Goa police have arrested Nanu Atchalal Bharadwaj for raping an eight year old minor girl. Police stated that the complaint of a rape was lodged by mother of the minor girl claiming that the incident happened at around 3 p.m. today (
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FREEDOM: MY STORY BOOK RELEASE
Pune: Film and Television Institute of India, Pune held a book release and book reading session of FREEDOM: MY STORY, autobiography of National Award winning filmmaker and FTII alumnus Arunaraje Patil today in FTII campus. The book release was done at the hands of Dr. Mohan Agashe, Ex-Director, FTII & acclaimed Actor, Sh Bhupendra Kainthola, Director-FTII and Vandana Shah, lawyer. After…
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