Digvijaya Singh admits it was mistake not to align with Vijai
Around one-and-half month after it failed to grab the opportunity to form government in Goa, Congress party has admitted its mistake of “not having pre-poll alliance with Goa Forward headed by Vijai Sardesai.” “Our mistake was not to go for a pre poll alliance with Goa Forwarded headed by Vijay (Vijai) Sardesai which was seen to be anti Parrikar and…
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Poor response for e-auction of iron ore
After initially ruling the international markets like China with its low grade iron ore supply, Goa, today is finding it difficult to attract buyers for purchase of ore through e-auction. The e-auction process that commenced in February 2014, till date has received very poor response, with Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG) struggling to sell 15.5 million tons…
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Time bound delivery service from next month in Goa
Goa government will start implementing the time bound delivery service act by next month, Revenue Minister Rohan Khaunte has said. The otherwise delay in issuing residential certificates, caste certificates, property certificates, etc is soon to be a thing of the past with its implementation while the department will also crack down on corrupt staffers at all taluka and District collectors’…
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Panchayat buildings will be rebuilt in Goa
Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) has decided to take up the renovation or reconstruction of panchayat buildings located across the State. GSIDC, which met recently under chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, has resolved to survey the structures of all the panchayat buildings in the State. “The entire report would be ready within two months after that we will take…
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Goa govt not keen on Kanda’s off shore casinos
It might not be a smooth sailing for off-shore casino vessel owned by Haryana’s controversial politician Gopal Kanda’s company Golden Globe Hotels Private Limited. The State Home Department and the Ports Administration are not too keen to allow its operations in Mandovi River, overlooking the Panaji city. Secretariat sources confirm that Home Department has moved a file to chief minister’s…
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Coconut will be reclassified as tree during next session
Then Laxmikant Parsekar led government’s act of amending the tree act classifying Coconut as a palm and not tree would be re-amended during the next Goa Legislative Assembly session, the minister said today. “In the next assembly session, we will re-amend Goa Preservation of Trees Act restoring the tree status to Coconut tree. We will rescind the amendment done by…
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IPL betting racket busted at Calangute
Two days after the police busted an alleged interstate Indian Premier League (IPL) betting racket along the northern coastal stretch at Anjuna, the sleuths conducted another raid in the tourist-popular hub at Calangute. Two bookies Chandrashekar Thaku from Chattisgarh and Lalit Shyam from Haryana were caught red-handed while accepting bets during the match between Gujarat Lions and Kolkata Knight riders….
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Sagar Kavach’ drill stuns MMC
The staff of Margao Muinicipal Council was caught by surprise when, as a part of the ‘Sagar Kavach’ mock drill a fax claiming there was bomb in the building was received. The fax was received by a female employee of the MMC. “I received a fax, after which we asked the people to vacate the premises,” said the female employee. Speaking…
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Six BJP MLAs ready to sacrifice their seat for their ‘bhai’
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar seems to have several options before him to contest the upcoming by-elections, with as many as six BJP legislators offering to quit, making way for their ‘bhai’. The State will be going for by-polls within next five months. Parrikar, who stepped down as the Union Defence Minister last month and subsequently resigned as the Rajya Sabha…
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FDA confiscates artificially ripened mangoes
The Department of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today confiscated nearly 440 kgs of artificially ripened mangoes, costing over Rs 1.20 lakh from the Panjim municipal market. The FDA officials early morning conducted a surprise surveillance drive at municipal market on the detection of mangoes being artificially ripened using chemicals and during the drive inspected the consignments of almost ten…
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