PARRIKAR SAYS DESECRATIONS WERE AIMED TO CREATE SOME SORT OF TENSION
Panaji (Goa): After holding a high level meeting over the desecration of Holy Crosses and Hindu religious symbols, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said they were attempts to try to create some sort of tension in the State. “This appears to be specific attempt to try and create some sort of a tension in the State,” Parrikar told reporters. He…
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SEIAA & SEAC RECONSTITUTED
Panaji (Goa): The Union Ministry for Environment and Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) has reconstituted the Goa Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and the State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) for a period of three years. The term of SEIAA and SEAC had expired in December 2016 and since then the Environment department was waiting reconstitution of these two crucial bodies. The…
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WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY CONTEST
MAPUSA (GOA): For all the CMYKians, the theme for this year’s CMYK World Photography Day contest is ‘Forgotten Goa’. The last day for submission of photos is August 5. The exhibition of the best photos will be organised at Big Foot, Loutolim on August 13. For more details contact Prasad Pankar (9822581232)
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HOLY CROSSES CONTINUES GETTING DESECRATED IN SOUTH GOA, POLICE STEP UP SECURITY
Panaji (Goa): The State police have stepped up security across religious institutions after a series of desecration incidents reported in mere 72 hours in the South district. Deputy Inspector General of Police (law & order) Rupinder Kumar has instructed the police stations to forms special teams to crack down on the cases. “Each Police Station in the South is asked…
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GOA DRAFTS SOLAR ENERGY POLICY TO PROMOTE SOLAR POWER
Panaji (Goa) With a focus on generating 150MW of grid connected solar power capacity by 2022 under the National Solar Mission, the State government has drafted ‘Solar Energy Policy 2017’, which is now open for suggestions and comments from the public and stakeholders. The policy is been drafted by the Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA). The policy will be in force for a period of seven…
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GOVT SETS UP FACILITATION CENTERS TO ASSIST TRADERS ON GST
Panaji (Goa): In a bid to facilitate traders with the State Goods and Service Tax (GST) implementation, which got rolled out from July 1, the Goa Government has set up facilitation centres across all the major cities. The Office of the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes has set up GST facilitation Centres in all Ward offices and also at Head Office,…
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PK MISHRA TO CONTINUE AS GOA LOKAYUKTA FOR THREE MORE YEARS
Panaji (Goa): The State cabinet on Monday accorded its approval to amend the Goa Lokayukta Act by increasing the age limit to serve in the office to 73 years. The decision helps the sitting Lokayukta Justice (retired) PK Mishra to continue in chair for another three years. As per the amendment, likely to be introduced during the forthcoming monsoon session of the…
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BJP SAYS PEOPLE CAME ON THEIR OWN TO GREET AMIT SHAH
Panaji (Goa): Facing a string of criticism for holding meeting in the airport premises, BJP today defended itself claiming the crowd was not invited but gathered on its own. “The people had gathered outside the airport on their own spontaneously to see Amit Shah. We had not planned any meeting,” BJP Goa unit president Vinay Tendulkar said. He said the dais and…
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CM TO ADDRESS US MAHARASHTRA MANDAL DURING HIS VISIT FROM JULY 5
Panaji (Goa): Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar would be travelling to US on July 5 to attend the 18th convention of Bruhan Maharashtra Mandal of North America (BMM). Parrikar, the former Union Defence Minister, is one of the key note speakers for the convention hosted by Maharashtra Mandal of Detroit to be held at Michigan city from July 7-9. Parrikar would be in US for…
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6th OFFSHORE CASINO TO GET LICENCE ON TUESDAY TO OPERATE IN MANDOVI
PANAJI (GOA): While the decision of shifting the existing off shore casinos vessels from river Mandovi seems to be a distant dream, the state government will on Tuesday grant permission to the sixth offshore casino vessel M V Luck Seven, promoted by Golden Globe Hotel Pvt Ltd, owned by former Harayana Minister Gopal Kanda in the river. The state government on Monday informed…
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