BY-ELECTION NOTIFICATION ISSUED; NOMINATION PROCESS BEGINS
Panaji (Goa) The Chief Electoral Office (CEO) on Saturday issued notification about the by-election for the Panaji and Valpoi assembly constituency to be held on August 23. With the publication of notification in the official gazette, the process for filing of nomination for both the seats begins. The last date for filing the nomination is August 5. The…
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WRD WARNS ITS OFFICIALS
Panaji (Goa): The water resources department (WRD) has warned its officials not to bring in political pressure to get transfers within the department. “The department being a technically intrinsic department, it is essential that technical and ministerial staff of the department are skilled and have wider perspective of the works they perform. The staffs have also been transferred as per…
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GOA SESSION: GOA UNIVERSITY’S PERMISSION TO RELAX DOMICILE, KONKANI LANGUAGE CRITERIAS WITHDRAWN
Porvorim (Goa) State government has decided to withdraw the permission given to Goa University allowing them relax certain criterias while appointing the teachers after it came to light that they were being misused. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told State Legislative Assembly today that government will withdraw permission granted to Goa University to relax the criteria of having Konkani language…
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GOA SESSION: HOSPICIO HOSPITAL TO BE COMPLETED BY MAY 2018
Porvorim (Goa) Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today told the House that the new South district hospital in Margao town would be completed in May 2018. “We all want new hospital to get ready. It is proposed somewhere in May 2018 but till then we are ensuring that you have additional doctors at the existing facility,” Rane told State Legislative…
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GOA: 2016 BRICS FOOD SCAM; GOVT CHALLENGES GHRC ORDERS IN HIGH COURT
PANAJI (GOA) : The Goa Government has filed a petition before the Bombay High Court at Goa challenging the orders passed by the Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) last year on the complaint filed by Adv. Aires Rodrigues over the alleged 51 lakh food scam at last year’s BRICS Summit held in Goa. The High Court is expected to…
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GOA: RESTORE THE RIGHTS OF PARLIAMENT SHANTARAM SAID WHILE BIDDING FAREWELL
PANAJI (GOA): “Restore the powers of Parliament and do not permit Judiciary or Election Commission to take them away, which rightfully belong to the great institution,” said MP Shantaram Naik today in the Rajya Sabha while giving his farewell speech. Naik, whose term ends on July 28 further said in his speech that the contention of judiciary is because…
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GOA: VASCO SAPTAH COMMENCES TODAY
VASCO (GOA): The famous Saptah of Vasco is being celebrated today. This is the 118th year of Saptah which started back in 1899 when the plague epidemic affected the port town, and medical science failed to control it. The blessings in the form of a coconut was brought to Vasco and installed in the house of Joshi family for…
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GOA SESSION: CM SAYS WE NEED AFFIRMATIVE APPROACH FOR EMPLOYMENT
Porvorim (Goa): Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today told the House that the State government would be adopting ‘affirmative approach’ to encourage industries employ locals. “There can be two kind of approach to such an issue. One is reservation and second is affirmative. We have decided to adopt affirmative approach,” Parrikar told the State Legislative Assembly during his address on…
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GOA: MANIPAL HOSPITALS GOA LAUNCHES CLINIC AT GOA SHIPYARD LTD
VASCO (GOA): Manipal Hospitals Goa inaugurated a clinic centre at the premises of Goa Shipyard Ltd, Vadem, in South Goa today. The clinic was inaugurated by RAdm (Retd) Shekhar Mital, NM (chairman & managing director)Goa Shipyard Limited, in the presence of Girish Babu Bommakanti, unit Head at Manipal Hospitals Goa, and Dr. Shekhar Salkar, chief of clinical…
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GOA SESSION: STATE TO GET RS 15,000 CR POWER BOOST
Porvorim (Goa) Power Minister Pandurang Madkaikar told the House that Goa has drafted comprehensive scheme costing Rs 15,000 crore to upgrade existing infrastructure. “We have worked out Rs 15,000 crore worth comprehensive plan which will ensure undisrupted power supply to the state. The plan will cover entire Goa fixing all the problems so that there will be uninterrupted power…
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