GOA: BANK STRIKE TOMORROW
Panaji (Goa) The Goa Bank Employees Association has decided to support the proposed All India Bank Strike tomorrow, a call given by the United Forum of Bank Unions comprising all the Officers and Employees Unions in the Bank. “The call has been endorsed by Goa Bank Employees’ Association and all the members of UFBU-Goa comprising of all the Bank employees…
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GOA: SHIV SENA SAYS PARRIKAR SHOULD HAVE RESIGNED AS CM AND THEN FOUGHT PANAJI BY-POLL
Panaji (Goa) Shiv Sena today said that Manohar Parrikar should have resigned from his post as state chief minister before contesting the Panaji by-election to provide level playing field. Panaji is going for by-election on August 23 in which Parrikar is contesting against Congress’ Girish Chodankar and Goa Suraksha Manch’s Anand Shirodkar. Shiv Sena has supported GSM in the upcoming…
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GOA: PANAJI-VALPOI BY ELECTION CAMPAIGN TO END TODAY, VOTING ON AUGUST 23
Panaji (Goa) The campaign for Panaji and Valpoi by election will culminate tomorrow with the voting for both the assembly constituencies scheduled on August 23. BJP has fielded chief minister Manohar Parrikar in Panaji constituency who is pitted against Congress’ Girish Chodankar and Anand Shirodkar of Goa Suraksha Manch. In Valpoi BJP candidate Vishwajit Rane is contesting against Congress’…
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GOA: SAGA OF LUCKY 7, DAMAGED TUG BOAT WAS BROUGHT TO PULL GROUNDED VESSEL AT MIRAMAR
Miramar (Goa): While the salvaging of the grounded Off Shore casino vessel has proved to be a failure so far, some startling facts have cropped up pointing fingers at Arihant Ship Breakers. Government sources disclosed that the new tugboat brought by the Mumbai firm to tow the huge vessel out of Miramar beach was a damaged one. “The tugboat…
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GOA: VALPOI HAS A STORY OF AN UNCROWNED KING OF VALPOI, HIS SWEATING EXPERIENCE AND SAFFRON CAPS, AND HE RETAINING HIS CONSTITUENCY AGAIN
Valpoi (Goa) As the voters sat in the jam packed hall inside Valpoi bus stand fanning themselves for some air, BJP leader and candidate Vishwajit Rane was seen sweating equally. Though it rained outside in this village tucked in western ghat region, the atmosphere inside was unbearable. More than 5,000 people stuffed in the hall which is lack of ventilation…
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GOA: MY GOVERNMENT IS MADE OUT OF SACRIFICES OF MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME TOGETHER FOR GOA: PARRIKAR
Panaji (Goa) Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that his coalition government is made out of sacrifice by the people who belong to different kind of thinking. Parrikar was addressing public meeting in Panaji constituency in the run up for the upcoming by election scheduled on August 23. “This government is formed out of some sacrifices. It is the way you…
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MAJOR BLOW TO GREEN ACTIVISTS; NOW NGT DELHI WILL HEAR GOA CASES
Panaji (GOA) In a major blow to the Green worriers battling for the protection of environment, the Central Government in an unexpected move has restricted the Goa jurisdiction to file the litigation before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Delhi Principal Bench only. The move has been strongly opposed by the Congress party, which has demanded that a special bench be…
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FOMER CONGRESS VP JOINS GFP
Panaji (GOA) Congress party’s State vice President Akbar Mulla today joined the Goa Forward Party (GFP), the coalition partners in the present State government. Mulla is one of the three accused in the case of alleged misappropriation of GCA funds worth Rs 3.13 crore. He was also placed under arrest for the fraud. GFP President and Minister for Agriculture Vijay Sardessai,…
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CASINOS TO BE OUT OF MANDOVI IN NEXT THREE YEARS, MINISTER
Panaji (GOA) Blaming his previous political front Congress for brining in off shore casinos to River Mandovi, Minister for Panchayat Mauvin Godinho said that BJP led coalition government is committed to remove casinos from the river in next three years. “Everyone knows who brought the off shore casinos to Goa. Congress has even apologized to the people for the…
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GOAN SALVOR LIKELY TO REPLACE MUMBAI’S ARIHANT SHIP BREAKERS TO TOW GROUNDED OFFSHORE CASINO SHIP
Miramar (Goa) Tension mounts as the grounded M V Lucky 7 off shore casino vessel is further sinking with size of its bottom hole increasing. This has prompted casino firm Golden Globe Hotels Pvt Ltd to opt for another salvor. The company has written to Madgavkar Salvage Private Limited to send their quotation for the salvage operation. “Yes,…
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