GOA: NARCO CONTROVERSY HAUNTS CONGRESS’ ROY NAIK IN VALPOI
Valpoi (Goa) The drugs related controversy is going to haunt Congress party in Valpoi constituency for the ensuing by-election where it has fielded former State home minister’s Ravi Naik’s son Roy in the fray. The election for Valpoi by-poll is scheduled on August 23, and the results would be announced on August 28. “Whatever controversies that are related to Roy…
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CHODANKAR REQUEST TO FIGHT ELECTION AS COMMON MAN & NOT AS CM OR MP
Panaji (GOA)Congress candidate Girish Chodanksr has requested his opponent Manohar Parrikar to resign as Goa Chief Minister and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament and contest as common man on BJP ticket in order to have a level playing field during the upcoming Panjim by-election. “I am fighting the election as a common man. But Parrikar is contesting as Chief…
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GOA: SCM WARNS GOVERNMENT OVER UNSYSTEMATIC FUNCTIONING OF WATER SUPPLY DEPARTMENT OF MARGAO
MARGAO (GOA): The Shadow Council for Margao has condemned the state of affairs at the water supply department at Margao. The SCM stated that the government while on one hand is enjoying at the cost of the consumers who are subjected to exorbitant water bills owing to the faulty ‘Jaica meters’, and on the other hand is totally neglecting…
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GOVT PROPOSES TO DECLARE STATE HIGHWAYS PASSING THROUGH CITIES AS URBAN ROAD
PANAJI (GOA) A move that could give major relief to hundreds of liquor outlets operational along the State Highways, the BJP government in Goa has proposed to denotify such highways passing through cities. Government has introduced Goa Highways (amendment)Bill 2017 before the State Legislative Assembly to declare highways passing through municipal areas as urban roads. The Bill if passed…
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COCONUT TO BE STATE TREE; GOVT INTRODUCES BILL IN THE HOUSE
PANAJI(GOA) As promised by the Goa Forward party, the BJP led coalition government introduced the Goa Preservation of Trees (amendment) Bill 2017 proposing to grant Coconut as ‘State Tree’ status. The government in its common minimum programme had promised to reclassify coconut from palm to tree and declare it as State Tree. In that direction, a Bill was introduced by…
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GOA SESSION: STUDY TO FIND OUT REASONS BEHIND INCREASING NUMBER OF KIDNEY CASES AT CANACONA
Porvorim (Goa) Government will study the increasing number of kidney cases at Canacona. This would be the third study as first two studies remained inconclusive. “In the past two agencies had conducted the survey but the reports were inconclusive. If you want, the fresh surveys can be initiated through World Health Organisation or any agency,” Health minister Vishwajit…
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GOA: NORTH GOA SHIV SENA CHIEF KISHORR RAO SUBMITS MEMORANDOM TO TRAFFIC SP
MAPUSA (GOA): The North Goa chief of Shiv Sena, Kishorr Rao, has submitted a memorandum to the Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Vishram Borkar, to bring to his notice the gross traffic violations in Mapusa city as well as the state. The memorandum raised issues regarding traffic violators as well as certain shortcomings of the traffic police department. The memorandum demands…
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HEALTH MINISTER GETS TIME TILL SEPT 4 TO REPLY IN DISQUALIFICATION PETITION BEFORE SPEAKER
Panaji (GOA) State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday afternoon appeared before the Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly Dr Pramod Sawant in a disqualification petition filed against him by Independent MLA Prasad Gaonkar. Rane is BJP candidate for the by-election from the Valpoi assembly constituency This was the first hearing in the petition, wherein Rane sought time of four weeks…
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MAH: RELIANCE INDUSTRIES WINS PRESTIGIOUS ‘DUPONT OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD’
MUMBAI (GOA): Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has been adjudged the Global Winner of ‘The DuPont Operational Excellence Award – 2017’. The bi-annual DuPont Safety and Sustainability Awards recognise the most significant innovative projects which deliver concrete results. Commenting on the award, Hital Meswani, Executive Director of RIL, said, “this award is a global recognition of RIL’s demonstrated ability of unparalleled…
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NO CHANGE IN MOI POLICY; SAYS PARRIKAR
PANAJI (GOA) Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday ruled out to make any change in the Government’s Grant-in-aid scheme (medium of instruction) for the schools. Parrikar told the State Legislative Assembly that henceforth no new permissions to the English medium primary schools will be granted with preference be given to schools with Marathi and Konkani as medium of instruction. …
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