IT’S TIME WE CRACK DOWN ON UNRULY TOURISTS: MICHAEL LOBO
PANAJI Calangute MLA Michael Lobo after meeting DGP Muktesh Chander said that the state government and the tourism department must crackdown on unruly tourists because of whom there is a heavy decline in overall tourist footfalls in the state. Lobo further said that the Chief Minister, as well as the tourism department, is equally responsible for this situation. “We have wrong tourists…
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BJP SHOULD FIND SOLUTION TO MINING ISSUE BEFORE LOK SABHA POLLS: VIJAI SARDESAI
PANAJI Goa Forward Party chief and TCP minister Vijai Sardesai said that the BJP has to quickly find a solution to the mining issue otherwise the ruling party would have an adverse impact during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. “If the mining issue is not solved before Lok Sabha polls, the people will react against the BJP candidates,” Sardesai said. “Mining…
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CENTRAL GOVT WILL FIND SOLUTION TO THE MINING ISSUE: SHAH ASSURES MINING DEPENDENTS
PANAJI Members of the Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF) on Sunday met BJP national president Amit Shah, to discuss a solution for the resumption of mining in which has been banned by the Supreme court since February last year. In a statement released by the GMPF to the media after meeting Shah in Delhi, the Front said that the Bharatiya Janata…
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FORMER GOA RANJI PLAYER RAJESH GHODGE COLLAPSES ON GROUND; DIES AT 46
MARGAO 46-year-old former Goa Ranji cricketer Rajesh Ghodge collapsed on the ground while playing a local tournament in Rajendra Prasad Stadium-Margao on Sunday afternoon and died soon at a local hospital, organisers of the tourney informed. After he collapsed, Ghodge was rushed to the nearby ESI hospital, from where he was shifted to a private health facility in Margao before he…
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GOVT TO SET UP URBAN ARTS COMMISSION TO PRESERVE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
PANAJI The Conservation Committee of Goa Town and Country Planning Board have decided to form ‘Urban Arts Commission’, which will advise the state government and the local bodies on the preservation of architectural heritage in the state. The Board met under the chairmanship of minister Vijai Sardesai on Friday and decided to form the commission. “The future buildings in the state must…
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GOVT PLANNING TO SET UP IT, ITES PARKS IN EVERY TALUKA: KHAUNTE
PANAJI State IT minister Rohan Khaunte today said that the government is now planning to establish Information Technology (IT) and IT Enabled Services (ITES) parks in all the talukas in the state. The state government has planned an IT and ITES parks at Chimbel, a village near Panaji. “The entire focus of these parks is to generate employment for the local youths,…
READ more.. MINING ISSUE: GMPF LEADERS TO MEET AMIT SHAH ON JAN 13
PANAJI The Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF) today said that BJP national president Amit Shah would meet its representatives on January 13 to have a discussion on the issue. GMPF president Puti Gaonkar told reporters that Union Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu has arranged the meeting with Shah on January 13 in New Delhi. “Besides Prabhu, Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik will be…
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MINING ISSUE: GMPF DEMANDS RESIGNATION FROM MPs
PONDA Around 200 mining dependents under the banner of GMPF marched to Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Tendulkar and South Goa Lok Sabha MP Narendra Sawaikar’s residence. However, both the MPs were not available to meet the GMPF leaders. The GMPF has demanded resignation from all 3 MPs stating that they are incapable of resolving the mining issue. They further stated that they would…
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VIBHUTI, RAJLAXMI OF VM SALGAOCAR COLLEGE OF LAW TO ATTEND GLOBAL GOAL MODEL CONFERENCE IN KUALA LUMPUR
PANAJI Rajlaxmi Bhatkar and Vibhuti Kamat of V.M. Salgaocar College of Law will be attending the Global Goal Model conference and discussing various issues such as gender equality, women participation in politics and leadership, water scarcity, sanitation, poverty etc. Global Goal Model conference of United Nations is being organised by International Global Network from January 11 to 14, 2019 in Kuala…
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WORKERS OF VARIOUS SECTORS PARTICIPATE IN PEACEFUL PROTEST
Panaji Nearly a thousand members of Left-aligned trade unions participated in a peaceful protest march today, in solidarity against “anti-worker policies” of the NDA government. The march was a part of activities organised by members of 10 central trade unions across India, which have called for the two-day general strike. “Through the two-day strike we want to highlight the hardships faced by…
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