WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN CONG AND BJP OVER BHATKAR ALLEGATION
Panaji (Goa): A day after All India Congress Committee Secretary Girish Chodankar accused government’s favourism towards bhatkars (landlords), the BJP has called him mentally unstable asking to urgently go for medical attention. “The congress secretary appears to have lost his mental balance and BJP advises him to get medical attention as early as possible. BJP condemns the irresponsible and…
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SPEAKER SAYS ‘NO’ TO RESOLUTIONS ON STATUES
Panaji (Goa) Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly Dr Pramod Sawant today set aside all the five private member resolutions moved by the legislators in support of installation of statues of various tall leaders in the State Assembly complex. The private member resolutions for installation of statue of Dr Jack de Sequeira, TB Cunha, Dr Ram…
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THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE TOO IN HARAYANA: VIJAI SARDESAI
Panaji (Goa) After courting controversy over his statements on domestic tourists claiming them as “scum of the Earth” and hitting out at tourists from Haryana, State Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai today said that “there are also good people in Haryana.” Sardesai was speaking during an event organized by Goa State Horticulture Corporation Limited in Panaji today…
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CONGRESS ACCUSES PARRIKAR FOR MISHANDLING MINING ISSUE; LOSS OF RS 50,000 CR
Panaji (Goa) Days after Supreme Court quashed the second renewals of 88 iron ore mining leases directing them to stop operations post March 15; the Congress party today accused Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar for mishandling the mining issue causing loss of Rs 50,000 crore to state exchequers. Addressing a press conference, Congress state president Shantaram Naik charged…
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GOA: IN TWO MONTHS ALL PUBLIC SERVICES TO BE TIME BOUND
Panaji (Goa) Come April, the Goa Public Service Guarantee Act will come into force across all government departments that would facilitate time bound service to citizens. Addressing a gathering of party councillors and Zilla Panchayat members as a part of preparations for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said the Act will maintain transparency and deliver…
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GOA: NOW BABU AJGAONKAR SAYS HE WILL CHASE AWAY TOURISTS
Panaji (Goa) After Goa minister Vijai Sardesai claimed section of domestic tourists as scum of the earth, state tourism minister Manohar Ajgaonkar threatened to chase away the tourists who don’t take care of Goan culture. The minister was addressing the inaugural function of Food and Cultural Festival organised by state tourism department. The tourists who come here should take…
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GOA: MEMORANDUM TO WITHDRAW TREKKING EVENT ON FEB 13 SUBMITTED BY SHIV SENA UNIT OF GOA
QUEPEM (GOA) The Shiv Sena unit of Goa has submitted a memorandum to withdraw the trekking event on Feb 13. According to the prerss release issued, Feb 13 is a public holiday on the occasion of Mahashivratri, but the principal of Govt. College of Arts & Science, Quepem, Joydeep Bhattacharjee and one of the faculty members of geography department have…
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GOA: SHADOW COUNCIL DEMANDS MMC’S SSC SCHOLARSHIP
Margao (Goa) The Shadow Council for Margao is once again forced to give an ultimatum to the Margao Municipal Council to declare before the 20th of February 2018, the date on which the felicitation of SSC students from the high schools of Margao shall take place. The Shadow Council members led by Former Chairperson of MMC Savio Coutinho , Hemant Kavlekar,…
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GOA: GOA POLICE TO ROPE IN COLLEGES FOR TRAFFIC AWARENESS
Panaji (Goa) The Goa Police will approach educational institutions to encourage its students to take up Traffic Sentinel, a recently launched scheme for citizens to report traffic violations and gain reward points in return. “We will write to college principals to ask their students to participate in Traffic Sentinel Scheme. It will not only make them…
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GOA: ALL INVESTMENT PROPOSALS TO BE CLEARED BY MARCH END: PARRIKAR
BAMBOLIM: The Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that all pending proposals before the state Investment Promotion Board (IPB) would be cleared by March 31st this year. Parrikar was being interviewed by Prudent TV editor, Pramod Acharya on the topic of ‘Goa Vision 2022’ as a part of the on-going, three-day Goa BizFest 2018 at the SP Mukherjee indoor stadium…
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