QURAN READING AT GOA BJP OFFICE HELD FOR PARRIKAR’S RECOVERY
AGENCIES|MARGAO Ten maulanas from various mosques in Goa conducted Quran Khawani, a ritualistic reading of the Quran, for quick recovery of ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, an official said on Thursday. “We had called the maulanas from all over Goa to conduct the Quran Khawani, which invokes the good grace of Allah, at the BJP’s South Goa headquarters to pray for…
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AMIT SHAH MEETS AILING PARRIKAR AT AIIMS, TALKS TO DOCTORS ATTENDING GOA CM
AGENCIES|NEW DELHI BJP chief Amit Shah on Monday met the ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohor Parrikar at AIIMS here. According to party sources, Shah also spoke to doctors treating the former Chief Minister at length about his condition. Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, who was shifted here on Saturday, is undergoing treatment and is showing improvement, sources said. Parrikar is admitted at the old private…
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5 DIE, 6 INJURED IN ROAD ACCIDENT ON MUMBAI-GOA NATIONAL HIGHWAY
MUMBAI Five persons, including two women and a kid were killed and six were seriously injured in a collision between Ecco car and a private luxury bus at Mumbai-Goa highway near Rajapur this morning. The incident occurred around 11:30 am today when an Ecco car carrying eleven persons from Panvel, moving towards Goa, dashed against a private luxury bus which was coming from opposite…
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CONGRESS IN GOA TO CREATE AWARENESS AMONG PUBLIC ABOUT RISING PRICES OF PETRO PRODUCTS IN THE STATE TODAY
PANAJI The Congress in Goa on Sunday announced that it would not participate in Bharat Bandh on Monday instead will create awareness among the public by distributing pamphlets about rising prices of petroleum products. In a statement here, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) Girish Chodankar said,”In view of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Instead of Bharat Bandh, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee will create awareness among…
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LOKAYUKTA JUNKS PARSEKAR’S OBJECTION IN MINING RENEWAL CASE
AGENCIES|PANAJI The Goa Lokayukta has rejected preliminary objections raised by the former chief minister of the state Laxmikant Parsekar in a case related to alleged illegal renewal of iron ore mining leases during his tenure. NGO Goa Foundation has filed a petition before Lokayukta P K Misra alleging that Parsekar, then Mines Secretary Pavan Kumar Sain, and Director of Mines and…
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‘GOVERNMENT HAS NO SPACE IN BEDROOMS’: THAROOR ON SECTION 377 VERDICT
AGENCIES|NEW DELHI Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday described the Supreme Court decision decriminalising homosexuality as a “dawn of freedom” as the “government has no space in bedrooms“. Talking to reporters, Tharoor said, “We allowed the government to interfere in our private lives but the apex court has stood up to uphold the dignity of the people. This is…
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ZUARI BRIDGE IS SAFE, MAINTENANCE WORK CARRIED OUT TIME TO TIME: SUDIN DHAVALIKAR
PANAJI PWD minister Sudhin Dhavalikar has hit back at Goa Pradesh Congress president Girish Chodankar over Zuari bridge issue. Dhavalikar said that Zuari bridge is safe and its maintenance work is carried out regularly. Dhavalikar also criticized Chodankar for not having faith in him and questioned why Congress party president sends his party workers to MGP party officials with an…
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GIVE FAIR COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATE 4500 FAMILIES DISPLACED BY MOPA AIRPORT PROJECT: KMSS
PERNEM Pernem Kul Mundkar Sangharsh Samiti (KMSS) has raised questions on NGT’s decision to allow work of Mopa airport. They have asked about the steps taken to rehabilitate 4500 families who will be displaced due to the project. Speaking to the reporters, members of KMSS said that the NGT has given green signal for the construction of Aiport at Mopa saying…
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GMPF DEMANDS Rs 25,000 MONTHLY COMPENSATION FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED FROM MINING BAN
AGENCIES|PANAJI Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF), an umbrella body of people dependent on Goa’s now-defunct mining sector, has demanded that those who had lost their livelihoods due to a ban on iron ore extraction should be given a monthly compensation of Rs 25,000. Goa Mining People’s Front chief Puti Gaonkar said that this compensation amount should be given before Ganesh Chaturthi…
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