ROBBERS LOOTING PASSENGERS ON EXPRESSWAY ARRESTED
Gunwanti Paraste (Pune): In a typical Bollywood-style investigation, Pune Rural Police station yesterday arrested a gang of robbers who were robbing people on Pune-Mumbai Expressway. Seven people were arrested after they robbed a family on the expressway, which had stopped its car to freshen up. The police officials who swung into action swiftly managed to crack down on the entire…
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CABLE CRISIS HIT GOA, COLLECTOR INTERVENES
Panaji (Goa): As the Hubli-based multi service operator (MSO) BRDS, that transmits cable TV signals to Goa, failed to restore the connection, North District Collector Nila Mohanan has filed a complaint with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for violating the rules. “I have filed a complaint through the State Directorate of Information & Publicity. I had…
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LUIZINHO FALEIRO RESIGNS AS CONGRESS STATE PRESIDENT
Reeling under pressure from within party, the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (˘GPCC) President Luizinho Faleiro on Friday tendered his fresh resignation before party national president Sonia Gandhi requesting her to relieve him from the post. “As you may recall, I had my previous correspondence and discussion on June 5 pleaded for being relieved from the post of President GPCC,” Faleiro…
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OPPOSITION IS CONFUSING PEOPLE: ROHAN KHAUNTE
A good leadership with the coalition government and instability within the members of the opposition camp are two indicators that this government will be very stable for the next five years. What are your thoughts on first 100 days of present Parrikar-led government? I would say the first 100 days were very satisfactory because as a coalition government we have started…
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PARRIKAR IS A MATURED WHISKY NOW: VIJAY SARDESAI
100 days is just the beginning. The fact that we have been able to bring ‘Goemkarponn’ on centre stage makes me very happy. What are your views on 100 days of the Parrikar-led government? The 100 days of Parrikar-led government is taking Goa forward. Apolitical issues which affect the common man have been addressed effectively by this government. One of these…
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WHY WE ARE COUNTING 100 AND NOT WAITING FOR 365 DAYS
We admit! We definitely admit that while diagnosing performance of Manohar Parrikar-led government for last 100 days we carry some pre-notions. There is a notion that Parrikar is a master executor. He has a vision for the state of Goa. He is one of the best Chief Ministers we had. And mind you when we make all these statements, we…
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CM PARRIKAR AND I SHARE A SPECIAL RELATION: SUDIN DHAVLIKAR
I would like to appeal to all the people that this is your government, if there are any queries please question us and don’t go with the rumors. What are the achievements of your government in last 100 days? Even after having a lot of problems, the government is running comfortably and taking Goa towards progress. During the regime of the…
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BEING THE SPEAKER IN MY VERY SECOND TERM WAS A PROUD MOMENT FOR ME : PRAMOD SAWANT
I have started my political career being a social worker with the BJP. And I have been very active member of the party because of which I have been elected as an MLA and also been nominated as a Speaker. How is it going for you as the Speaker? Especially when this is for the first time when you are…
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WITH CONGRESS, WE WOULD HAVE SEEN MUSICAL CHAIR: VINOD PALYEKAR
Vijai Sardesai along with Manohar Parrikar will take Goa forward. On the scale of 1-10 how would you rate the performance of the government? I would rate the government 7 out of 10. We are just four months into the governance and I feel that the government supported by my party Goa Forward is doing pretty well. We can say that…
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CCP LIKELY TO HAND OVER BAINGUINIM PLOT TO GOVT FOR GARBAGE PLANT
Panaji (GOA): After a decade long struggle to set up its own plant at Bainguinim to treat the waste generated in Panjim and surrounding areas, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has decided to hand over 1.75 lakh sq mtrs of said land to State government, who proposes to set up Solid Waste Management and Treatment facility. During…
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