IT WASN’T ME!: SAYS PARRIKAR ON CASINO ISSUE
Porvorim (Goa): Goa Chief Minsiter Manohar Parrikar blamed Congress party for bringing in off shore casinos in the State claiming that all the six vessels that are permitted where by the Congress government. During the discussion on Governor’s Speech on the floor of the House today, the opposition benches tried to floor Parrikar on the issue of off shore…
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GOA SESSION: SADHVI SARASWATI’S STATEMENT DID NOT HAD ANY ISSUE ON RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS: PARRIKAR
Porvorim (Goa): Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the State legislative assembly that FIR against Sadhvi Saraswati for her statement against the beef eating habit was not registered because “the speech as reported did not had any issue on religious sentiments.” “The speech as reported do not have any issue on religious sentiment, nor any complaint has been received…
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GOA: CABINET DECIDES TO LINK AADHAR CARD TO WELFARE SCHEMES
Porvorim (Goa): The cabinet has today decided to link Aadhar Cards with various welfare schemes in a bid to bring transparency, accountability and weed out bogus/ghost applicants/beneficiaries. The approval of draft Goa Aadhar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsides, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2017 also attempts at plugging leakages in all the cash transfer schemes of State government…
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GOA SESSION: OSAMA BIN LADEN, VEERAPPAN, SADDAM HUSSAIN’S CURCHOREM CONNECTIONS
Porvorim (Goa): Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that 50-year-old man who has been arrested for desecrating religious structures was indoctrinated by a group of Israelis during his jail term at Aguada prison. “When he was going through a jail term of three years at Aguada prison for attempt to murder case, he had met a group of…
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SESSION GOA: MORE POLICE STATIONS IN GOA IN PHASED MANNER: PARRIKAR
Porvorim (Goa): Goa government is thinking of creating more police stations in the State as per the demand. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that the new police stations would be created in the state in phased manner considering the number of crime. “There has been demand with the government to have several police stations. We will study the crime…
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GOA SESSION: SEWERAGE SYSTEM FOR PONDA IN ONE YEAR: DHAVALIKAR
Porvorim (Goa): Public Works Department minister Sudin Dhavalikar told the House that the sewerage treatment facility for Ponda would be ready by one year. Dhavalikar said that the treatment facility has been planned at Curti village. The pipeline for that is already laid. Ponda MLA Ravi Naik who raised this issue on the floor of the House questioned why the work…
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GOA SESSION: ACT AGAINST THOSE GIVING HATE SPEECHES: MICHAEL LOBO
Porvorim (Goa) BJP leader and Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo today told the State Legislative assembly that Goa government should take action against people who are giving hate speeches. “We should set a precedent. An FIR should be filed against anyone giving hate speeches in the State. They must be called to the police headquarters,” Lobo said participating in the discussion…
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SENIOR RANE WHO GOT FIRST OFF SHORE CASINO NOW SAYS GET THEM OUT OF RIVER MANDOVI
Porvorim (Goa): Foreseeing a full-fledged mining operation in near future, former Leader of Opposition Pratapsing Rane has asked the government to decongest River Mandovi of off-shore casino vessels. “There is an alternate site to shift the off-shore casino vessels. Don’t allow more vessels in River Mandovi because soon mining will start and barge operators are not happy with…
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KONKANI BHASHA MANDAL ORGANISES WORKSHOP
Konkani Bhasha Mandal (KBM) in association with SCERT has organized special workshops for High school teachers regarding the 16th Shenai Goembab Kathamal (Story telling competition). The workshop for North Goa teachers will be held on 20th July and for south Goa teachers it will be held on 21st July. The north Goa workshop will take place in the SCERT auditorium…
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GOA SESSION: SENIOR RANE SAYS NO TO MORE ROAD SIDE RELIGIOUS STRUCTURES
Porvorim (Goa): To avoid the religious structures getting desecrated, former chief minister Pratapsinh Rane has suggested that State government should not allow any more road side religious structures. “Some elements are coming to Goa these days, install a stone and it becomes a religious structure,” Rane told the assembly today. He was speaking on the amendment motion to…
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