Major bureaucratic reshuffle in State Administration
Panaji: The State Government on Tuesday initiated major administrative reshuffle wherein it appointed Nikhil Dessai as the director of Transport. Dessai will be relieved from his longest term as managing director of the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) on April 30. Dessai, this morning chaired the emergency meeting called by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on road safety. He has replaced Sunil Masurkar who…
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Chunky Pandey, the show stopper
Begum Jaan, a movie in which a female plays protagonist, it is a male antagonist who steals all the attention and that too he is none other than Chunky Pandey who delivers the stunner. Pandey, who just managed survive in the Bollywood all these years doing small side roles, took the audience by surprise in Begum Jaan when he…
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Nilesh or Siddharth to make way for Parrikar’s by-poll
Panaji: Curchorem MLA Nilesh Cabral or Panaji legislator Siddharth Kuncolienkar, have shown willingness to quit as the member of legislative assembly to pave way for Manohar Parrikar’s by-poll. Parrikar who took over as the Chief Minister of the State is yet to get elected to the legislative assembly. BJP sources confirmed that Cabral has volunteered to resign from Curchorem constituency…
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Digambar Kamat skips summons by crime branch in illegal mining case
Panaji: Ex-Chief Minister Digambar Kamat today did not remain present before Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the crime branch which had issued him summons in connection with illegal mining scam. Kamat who was supposed to appear before the SIT this morning did not turn up and instead has asked for another date to appear before the inquiry officer. “I am out…
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EDMs fail to pay dues, why do we want them?
State Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar supported the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festivals in the State with an excuse that they generate revenue. But the Congress spokesman Trajano D’Mello has the reason to believe otherwise. D’Mello who had petitioned Goa Bench of Bombay High Court against various dues to be paid by EDM organisers to the State government, today challenged the…
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Bodybuilding Championship in Mapusa
The Mr. Goa Bodybuilding Championship 2017, will be held on April 22 near Mapusa taxi stand. The championship is being organised by Anup Khobrekar and Adv. Manguesh Harmalkar under the aegis of Goa Bodybuilding & Fitness Association. Attractive prizes will be awarded to the winners. The competition will be held in weight categories of 50 – 55kg, 55 – 60kg, 60 – 65kg,…
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Parrikar reviews traffic situation in Goa
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today reviewed the traffic situation in the State following series of accidents witnessed during last two days. “We will have stricter enforcement of the laws on the road. The safety on the road would now be given paramount importance,” Parrikar told reporters after chairing the meeting. State Chief Secretary Dharmendra Sharma, the officials of State…
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Five dead, two critically injured in car-truck accident at Corlim
In a major accident that was reported between Old Goa and Corlim on National Highway, five persons including four women were killed, while two were critically injured. The dead persons include two pedestrians who were walking alongside the road when car which came in an opposite direction rammed on oncoming truck. Three women including a four year old child who…
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Parrikar to distribute second round of portfolios on Tuesday
The Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will be on Tuesday allocating the portfolios to the newly inducted Cabinet Ministers- Vishwajit Rane and Mauvin Godinho- along with distribution of additional portfolios to other Ministers. With swearing in of Rane and Godinho, last week- Parrikar expanded his Cabinet, increasing the strength to 12. On March 14, along with Parrikar, nine other MLAs were…
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You will be banned like Pramod Muthalik: Sardesai tells VHP leaders
A day after senior VHP functionary boasted of ban on beef consumption in Goa, BJP’s ally has said that these leaders will meet the same fate as that of Pramod Muthalik, if they try to incite communal violence. “I condemn the statement by VHP leader who has said that the organisation will force ban on beef consumption in Goa in…
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