Congress gears up for Valpoi by-polls
Valpoi (Goa): Ahead of forthcoming by-elections for Valpoi assembly seat, the Congress party has re-constituted it block committee there under the presidentship of Ashish Kanekar, who contested the 2017 assembly elections on AAP ticket against then Congress MLA Vishwajit Rane. In an order issued on May 2, party president Luizinho Faleiro has reconstituted 105 member Valpoi block congress committee headed…
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Former Congress MP wants Sonia Gandhi to hand over leadership to Rahul
Panaji (Goa): Congress’ former Member of Parliament John Fernandes on Tuesday opined that it’s high time that ailing party national president Sonia Gandhi step down from the responsibility thereby appointing her son Rahul as party chief. Speaking to media persons, Fernandes said that Sonia Gandhi, under whose leadership the party has been facing poll debacle, is helping Prime Minister…
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Fellowship to honour late Kishoritai Amonkar instated
The government of Goa has constituted research fellowship in Indian classical music, named after veteran singer late Kishori Amonkar, who passed away in Mumbai recently. “The fellowship scheme would be called Gaansaraswati Kishoritai Amonkar Research Fellowship in Indian classical music,” State Art and Culture Minister Govind Gawade said in a press conference today. He said the scheme has already come into…
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Caurem villagers seek permission to take up mining through Co-operative society
Quepem (Goa): In a bid to give boost to co-operative mining, the newly formed Sadhana Multipurpose Co-operative Society Ltd (SMCSL) – promoted by the villagers of Caurem has urged the State Government seeking permission to carry out iron ore mining activities. In a representation to the Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG), the SMCSL has demanded that all the existing…
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Tourist taxi operators oppose Ola, Uber
Panaji (Goa): The tourist taxi operators are leaving no stone unturned to maintain a monopoly over this business. A delegation held an emergency meeting with Housing Minister Jayesh Salgaonkar seeking his support to keep at bay any attempts to introduce Ola and Uber cab service in the State. The Minister has also extended his support to the local group arguing…
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Congress to field candidate against Parrikar
Panaji (Goa): Even though there is still no clarity as from where Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will contest by-elections from, the Congress party has announced to field candidate against Parrikar. The Congress Legislative Party (CLP) that met on Tuesday under its leader Chandrakant Kavalekar has resolved to field candidate against Parrikar and Health Minister Vishwajit Rane in the by-elections. While former Congress…
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Notification of panchayat polls on May 25; Govt tells Court
Goa: The State Government on Tuesday informed Goa Bench of Bombay High Court that the notification for the panchayat elections would be issued on May 25, while the elections for 186 panchayats would be held in June. The Bombay High Court at Goa is currently hearing two PILs simultaneously challenging the entire Panchayat poll process and government’s jurisdiction…
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Tourism dept to expedite beach cleaning contract
The Tourism Department has decided to expedite the tendering process to appoint a permanent contractor for beach cleaning that was mired in controversy during the tenure of Dilip Parulekar as the Minister for Tourism from 2012-2017. The current minister Manohar Azgaonkar, who is desperately trying to retain the contract with the department, has directed his officials to expedite the process…
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State to spent Rs 1330 crores on power purchase this year
Goa government is expected to spend whopping Rs 2816 crores on purchase of 8,080 million units (MUs) of electricity for the State for next two years ending March 2019. In a petition submitted before the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC), the State Electricity Department has said for the current financial year, it will be spending Rs 1330.98 crores on purchase of…
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No Mining Activities at Sonshi till May 5: GSPCB
The villagers of Sonshi in Sattari taluka will have a break from the dust pollution till May 5, as the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has decided to keep the iron ore mining activities in this area under suspension. The Board last week had refused to grant Consent to Operate to 12 of the 13 mining leases operational…
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