Gadkari, who inaugurated a third bridge across the Mandovi river named “Atal Setu” on Sunday, also said that he was exasperated that his efforts to introduce water transport systems in Goa were not panning out, despite the immense potential to replicate the charm and functionality of the waterways in Italy’s[Read More…]
Holidaying in Goa following a turbulent Parliament winter session, Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi surprised patrons at the popular Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant located in South Goa, where he arrived for a Sunday lunch with his mother and former party President, and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Rahul who was wearing a blue[Read More…]
Under the sentinel scheme, the assigned volunteers are paid money by the Goa police for clicking pictures of the traffic violators and informing them via the app based reporting mechanism.
Panaji: Accusing ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar of avoiding meeting legislators from the Opposition, state Congress President Girish Chodankar on Friday said if Parrikar continues this, the Opposition party would raise a ruckus in the forthcoming state Assembly session. “Parrikar has been skipping office regularly. When it comes to meeting[Read More…]
Panaji: Members of the Goa Mining People’s Front, a collective of workers, truck and barge operators dependent on the now-banned iron ore mining industry, on Sunday met BJP national President Amit Shah, to lobby for resumption of mining in the coastal state which has been banned by the apex court[Read More…]
Panaji, Exorbitant taxis and over-enthusiastic policemen, who are trigger-happy penalising outstation vehicles, need to be reined in to salvage Goa’s image as a friendly and feasible tourist destination, a tourism body official said. Speaking to IANS on the sidelines of an event in Panaji on Friday, Savio Messias, President of[Read More…]
Panaji: The Goa Congress on Friday stepped up pressure on the ruling BJP-led coalition government to probe the contents of the controversial audio clip, in which Health Minister Vishwajit Rane purportedly in a conversation says that files related to the Rafale fighter-jet deal were kept in Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s[Read More…]
In a press conference Goa minister Vishwaji P Rane claimed that the audio tape is doctored. He further slammed Congress, saying, “Congress has stooped to such a low level to doctor a tape to create miscommunication between cabinet and CM”. Rane’s claims come after the Congress party while talking to[Read More…]
Panaji: In a move which caught Goa by surprise on the first day of 2019, ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday visited the State Secretariat for the first time in months, where he was welcomed by ministers, party MLAs, and several BJP workers. Parrikar was accompanied by a team[Read More…]
Panaji: Heavy taxation post GST, infrastructure shortcomings, expensive tariffs and poor planning have resulted in a drop in tourist arrivals in Goa, according to Savio Messias, president of the state’s top body travel and tourism industry stakeholders. Messias, whose organisation, the Travel and Tourism Association of Goa, is one of[Read More…]
Though India got its independence in the year 1947, Goa had to struggle more in comparison and in 1961, it managed to achieve its statehood. The Portuguese began colonising Goa from the early 16th century and only after 450 years did their rule end. Brutal policies were imposed by the[Read More…]
Panaji: The Assembly results in five states, in which the BJP could not garner adequate votes, will have a “far reaching impact” on Goa’s politics, which is currently plagued by turmoil, state Congress President Girish Chodankar said on Tuesday. “This result will have far reaching impact on Goa’s politics and[Read More…]
In Goa‘s Calangute, police have arrested a drug trafficker during a raid on Saturday night. The police recovered cannabis with a worth of Rs 60,000 from the possession of a 21-year-old, Elias. Elias reportedly belongs from Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. According to Jivba Dalvi, Police Inspector from Calangute Police Station,[Read More…]
Panaji: The Panaji Bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday adjourned for the third time the hearing of a petition seeking clarity on the health status of ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. The state government has sought more time to respond to a notice issued by the court[Read More…]
Panaji: Uncollected garbage strewn on Goa’s beaches, and a tender to appoint an agency to clean them, triggered a row in the ruling BJP-led coalition government on Monday. Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar slammed Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo, who alleged a scam in a new tender[Read More…]
Panaji: The Goa government has virtually become non-functional and Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is being self-centred in not letting go of the top post despite suffering from pancreatic cancer, former state RSS chief Subhash Velingkar said on Sunday. “People are being taken for granted. Had this happened in Bihar and[Read More…]
Panaji: In what could be a worrying sign for the Goa BJP, former state RSS chief Subhash Velingkar, an arch rival of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, on Sunday announced his plunge into electoral politics. The announcement comes at a time when the state BJP, as well as the BJP-led coalition[Read More…]
Panaji: Months after both the Goa BJP and the state administration refused to disclose Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s ailment, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Saturday finally admitted he was suffering from pancreatic cancer. The dmission came amid relentless demands from the opposition parties to know whether the Chief Minister[Read More…]
Panaji: The Congress on Friday demanded that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government in Goa prove that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer for nearly eight months and has not been seen in public since October 14, is fit to govern. Addressing a press conference[Read More…]
Panaji, Oct 25 (IANS) Goa Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai said on Thursday that he would press with the Centre to issue an ordinance resuming mining in Goa, banned by the Supreme Court since March this year. “The ordinance is the only way to resume mining. I am heading for Delhi[Read More…]
Panaji: Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said he could not share any update on ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s current condition. “I cannot give his (Parrikar’s) update. The Chief Minister is unwell and it is the prerogative of the family to give information. It is not for the Minister for[Read More…]
Panaji: The police in Goa have filed an FIR against two persons for allegedly raping their niece for over 10 years, an official said. According to a First Information Report filed at the Porvorim police station in North Goa district, the victim aged 23, has said that the two uncles[Read More…]
New Delhi: The two of the Congress MLA, Dayanand Sopte and Subhash Shirodkar reached Delhi on Monday midnight and met the Bhartiya Janata party national president Amit Shah at his residence in the morning, amidst the speculation of joining BJP. If the speculation of two Congress MLA joining the BJP[Read More…]
Panaji: Goa Forward Vice President Trajano D’Mello resigned from the party after accusing the BJP-led government of brazenly backing the fish mafia in the state, adding to the state’s political turbulence on Sunday. Even as the BJP-led coalition in Goa battles to stay afloat amid Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s prolonged[Read More…]
Panaji: Goa’s Power Minister Nilesh Cabral on Sunday said he hoped for a miracle for Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who has been battling cancer for several months. “We only hope that he recovers fast, a miracle happens and that he leads us in the future. That is all we ask[Read More…]
