DIGAMBAR KAMAT TO LEAD CONGRESS LOK SABHA CAMPAIGN IN GOA
PANAJI Former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat will lead the campaign for Congress in Goa for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Meanwhile, A Chella Kumar has been appointed as the chairman of coordination committee with Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Girish Chodankar as convener. Chodankar will also serve as the chairperson of the state election committee.
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PRIME MINISTER TO MEET DELEGATION OF MINING DEPENDENTS TODAY
PANAJI Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to meet a delegation of mining dependents led by Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF) president Puti Gaonkar in Delhi today, and discuss the mining issue. The delegation would also include Union AYUSH minister Shripad Naik, South Goa Lok Sabha MP Narendra Sawaikar, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Tendulkar, Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Pramod Sawant,…
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SARDESAI APOLOGISES FOR HIS COMMENTS
PANAJI TCP Minister Vijai Sardesai on Saturday apologised for his comments in which he compared Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to Jesus Christ. “If anyone is hurt because of the misinterpretation presented by the Congress of my comments, I apologise to people whose sentiments are hurt. But I appeal to the people not to fall prey to the mind games played by…
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AMIT SHAH TO VISIT GOA ON FEB 9
PANAJI As the Lok Sabha elections approach, BJP National President Shah has been scheduled to visit Goa on February 9. Sources have said that Amit Shah will draw the strategy of the upcoming election to boost the BJP Campaign.
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PRESENTED BUDGET CONFIRMS COLLAPSE OF ADMINISTRATION: CHODANKAR
Panaji Congress has claimed that the budget presented by CM Parrikar, re-affirm lack of administration in State for last year. GPCC President Girish Chodankar has alleged that CM Parrikar has burdened State with debts. Chodankar further stated that the budget has also proved that there is no governance and collapse of administration. “The so-called budget presented in the assembly only re-affirms and…
READ more.. SARDESAI EQUATES CM PARRIKAR WITH CHRIST FOR BUILDING BRIDGES
PANAJI TCP Minister Vijai Sardesai on Thursday praised CM Manohar Parrikar for building infrastructure like bridges and compared him to Jesus Christ. Mentioning a phrase from the Holy Bible, Sardesai said that Jesus built bridges not walls, and Manohar Parrikar is the man who is building bridges. “In the Bible, there is a saying, which says a man should build bridges and…
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PARRIKAR SKIPS MORNING SESSION OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY
PANAJI Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today skipped the morning session of the ongoing budget session of the state Assembly. The reason behind his absence in the morning was not mentioned, however, Speaker Pramod Sawant announced that questions listed under Parrikar’s name be postponed to the next session.
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BILL INTRODUCED TO BAN DRINKING, COOKING IN PUBLIC SPACES
PANAJI With an aim to make tourist hot-spots nuisance-free, the Goa government introduced a bill on Wednesday which bans drinking and cooking in open public spaces and beaches. Tourism minister Manohar Ajgaonkar introduced the legislation in the Legislative Assembly. The bill reads a fine of Rs 2000 for an individual and Rs 10000 for a group if found drinking or cooking in…
READ more.. OPPOSITION MLAs QUESTION TOURISM MINISTER OVER BEACH CLEANING CONTRACT
PANAJI The opposition MLAs today questioned Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar in the Assembly over beach cleaning contract which was allowed to Drishti Lifesaving Services Private Limited. Congress MLAs Philip Neri Rodrigues, Digambar Kamat and Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco, said that Ajgaonkar allowed the private firm to continue the beach cleaning task for two years without issuing a tender for the work. Ajgaonkar replied…
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PLAN ‘B’ IS READY TO FACE ANY POLITICAL SITUATION: SARDESAI
PANAJI Goa Forward Party chief and TCP Minister Vijai Sardesai has said that he has a Plan ‘B’ ready for any political situation which may arise. Vijai further said that that apart from state Congress and to some extent the Congress high command, nobody wants a mid-term poll. “Nobody else in Goa wants midterm poll, it is only the local Congress and…
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