Susegad! Wait for new regional plan to be longer now
Panaji: It is now confirmed that the finalisation and implementation of the much awaited and long pending Regional Plan 2021 (RP21) will be delayed further, with State government now toying up with the new concept of incentivising the efforts to retain the old houses or green patches in the State as part of the land use plan. Chief Minister Manohar…
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Parrikar and his cabinet gives up red beacon on official cars
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today gave away red beacon from his official car, while asking all the cabinet ministers to also follow him. “The Chief minister has removed red beacon from his official car. The instructions are also issued to all the cabinet ministers to remove it from their official car,” a senior official from chief minister’s office said. Union…
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Silent Revolution at the Grassroots
Today there is growing consensus that women must play a greater role in the political affairs of the country. They have to be involved in the decision making processes of the government at various levels. A major breakthrough was made through the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution of India in 1992 which introduced 33 percent reservation for women at grassroots…
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Pratapsinh Rane not to campaign against Vishwajit
Congress veteran Pratapsingh Rane has decided to distance himself from party’s campaigning against his son-party rebel and Minister in the BJP-led coalition Government- Vishwajit during the forthcoming by-polls for the Valpoi constituency- that will take place in next five months. On the other hand, the Congress Legislative Party (CLP) that met on Tuesday morning has resolved that all its 16 MLAs will…
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Major bureaucratic reshuffle in State Administration
Panaji: The State Government on Tuesday initiated major administrative reshuffle wherein it appointed Nikhil Dessai as the director of Transport. Dessai will be relieved from his longest term as managing director of the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) on April 30. Dessai, this morning chaired the emergency meeting called by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on road safety. He has replaced Sunil Masurkar who…
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Nilesh or Siddharth to make way for Parrikar’s by-poll
Panaji: Curchorem MLA Nilesh Cabral or Panaji legislator Siddharth Kuncolienkar, have shown willingness to quit as the member of legislative assembly to pave way for Manohar Parrikar’s by-poll. Parrikar who took over as the Chief Minister of the State is yet to get elected to the legislative assembly. BJP sources confirmed that Cabral has volunteered to resign from Curchorem constituency…
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Parrikar to distribute second round of portfolios on Tuesday
The Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will be on Tuesday allocating the portfolios to the newly inducted Cabinet Ministers- Vishwajit Rane and Mauvin Godinho- along with distribution of additional portfolios to other Ministers. With swearing in of Rane and Godinho, last week- Parrikar expanded his Cabinet, increasing the strength to 12. On March 14, along with Parrikar, nine other MLAs were…
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You will be banned like Pramod Muthalik: Sardesai tells VHP leaders
A day after senior VHP functionary boasted of ban on beef consumption in Goa, BJP’s ally has said that these leaders will meet the same fate as that of Pramod Muthalik, if they try to incite communal violence. “I condemn the statement by VHP leader who has said that the organisation will force ban on beef consumption in Goa in…
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VHP on beef : Congress feels there is agenda of polarisation by BJP
With BJP national leaders and its front organisations like Vishwa Hindu Parishad calling for a need to impose beef ban in Goa, the Congress party, condemning the move, has charged the ruling despension at the centre of hidden agenda of polarising people on communal grounds. “It is a well-planned and well thought out strategy of BJP at the centre.The only…
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Parrikar govt’s partners against allowing casinos in River Mandovi
No further extension and immediate shifting of offshore casino vessels from River Mandovi is going to be on the platter of the Common Minimum Programme of the BJP-led coalition government- which will be released soon. Manohar Parrikar-led government last month granted further extension of six months to the off shore casino vessels to shift out of River Mandovi. The Government…
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