GOA: DR PRAKASH BABA AMTE MESMERISES CROWD DURING ‘NEUTRAL FEST’
Panaji (Goa): World renowned social worker, Padma Shree Dr Prakash Baba Amte and his wife Dr Mandakini Amte, who has also won equal accolodates, were cynosure of all eyes as they walked up to the stage of Neutral Fest on Friday evening at Taj Vivanta in Panaji. The event marked one year of our Neutral View Private Limited group…
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IAS OFFICER TURNS WITNESS IN MINING CASE
Panaji (Goa): IAS officer and former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat’s close aide has turned into a crucial witness in mining case in what could give the politician sleepless night ahead of his anticipatory bail hearing. Rajiv Yaduvanshi, principal mines secretary in the Congress-led government from 2006-11 deposed before a local magistrate to record his statement under…
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GOA: THREE APPLY FOR SHIFTING LIQUOR OUTLETS TO PREMISE IN NON-SC ORDER PURVIEW
Panaji (Goa): Despite an offer that could save their liquor outlets from a permanent shut down, only about three liquor operators – amongst over a thousand affected due to Supreme Court order banning sale of liquor on highways – have sought shifting their premises to an alternate location. The State Commissionerate of Excise is in receipt…
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GOA: VIJAY FOR VIJAI SARDESAI IN CORRUPTION CASE
Margao (Goa): South Goa court today dismissed the plea filed against State agriculture minister Vijai Sardesai. South Goa Principal District and Sessions Court dismissed the plea filed by a social activist seeking directions to file FIR against State Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai in connection with the prevention of corruption act. Judge B P Deshpande today…
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IT’S TODAY, BE THERE SHARP AT 4.30 PM AT TAJ VIVANTA FOR NEUTRAL FEST, WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU
Panaji (Goa) The maiden edition of Neutral Fest will have world acclaimed social reformer and Padma Shree Award winner Dr Prakash Baba Amte addressing the gathering today on November 17 at 5 p.m. at Hotel Taj Vivanta. The Neutral View Group would be celebrating its first anniversary by hosting the ‘Neutral Fest’, an event which would be…
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WILL THE ‘LUCKY’ EX-CM APPEAR BEFORE SIT SANS COURT RELIEF THIS TIME?
Panaji (Goa) As former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat’s close aide – Goa’s former Principal Mines Secretary Rajiv Yaduvanshi will undergo sixth round of questioning in the mining scam today; the Special Investigation Team (SIT) is keeping its fingers crossed that the Congress MLA does not move the court for anticipatory bail. While his anticipatory bail hearing in connection…
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GOA: ONLY TEN MINES OPERATIONAL IN GOA THIS SEASON
Panaji (Goa): After the monsoons, the iron ore extraction activity has been slowly picking up in the State with only ten out of total 89 mines beginning their operations, a senior government official said today. The current mining season, which begun from November 1 after the rains receded, has been slow-paced due to poor prices for the low-grade ore in…
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GOA: FILE SEDITION CASES AGAINST HINDU MAHASABHA LEADERS: SHANTARAM NAIK
Panaji (Goa): Mr Shantaram Naik ex-MP and President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee have said that Madhya Pradesh Government should register an FIR against Hindu Mahasabha leaders and charge them of an offence of sedition, for constructing a temple at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, devoted to Nathuram Godse, killer of Mahatma Gandhi. Mr Naik…
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GOA: PARRIKAR SAYS SALARY OF MLAS SHOULD BE INCREASED
Panaji (Goa) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that the salaries paid to the members of the legislative assembly will be increased in near future to meet up with their financial liabilities arising out of the post. Parrikar was addressing National Press Day function organized by local journalists’ union in the city this morning.
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GOA: SHIV SENA OPPOSES NATIONALISATION OF RIVERS, CALLS IT AS A CONSPIRACY
Panaji (Goa) Shiv Sena unit of Goa has opposed the nationalization of rivers calling it “a conspiracy of BJP to sell Goa to businessmen like Adani.” This is what Sena spokesman Jitesh Kamat said in a press conference today: Inspite of smaller state Goa has been always popular among business communities from India as wel as internationally. Right from moghal till…
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