The Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum in South Goa pronounced the mandate in favour of a 78-year-old senior citizen who wanted to withdraw cash from her account but was denied after being accused of being mentally ill by her daughters. The forum came down strongly on the Madgaum Urban Co-op Bank[Read More…]
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is currently admitted in a private hospital in Mumbai, is expected to fly to the US later on Wednesday, an official said. Parrikar had returned to Goa on August 22 from the US but was admitted in a Mumbai hospital within hours of his[Read More…]
A day after all 8,000 students who had appeared for a written government exam in January failed, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Goa on Wednesday accused the state government of playing a “cruel joke” on the youth. The students had appeared for the exam to fill up 80 vacancies[Read More…]
Panaji: Youngsters are leaving the state and migrating abroad with the help of ‘Portuguese passport’ due to lack of jobs in Goa, MLA Francis Silveira told the state assembly on Monday. He said that the youth, especially from his St. Andre’s constituency, are leaving the coastal state. They say there[Read More…]
Amid incidents of mob-lynching on the rise, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA M Lobo stood in the Goa Assembly speaking over beef shortage and cow vigilantes being responsible for the same. He said that the BJP-led coalition government failed the beef-eating population in Goa, and that cow vigilantes were not dealt[Read More…]
General Secretary of Congress in Goa, Sankalp Amonkar has written to the Guinness World Records (GWR) to include Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name in the book for setting a record of travelling abroad. Amonkar said that such a step was taken by the officials to highlight the ridiculousness of the[Read More…]
Panaji: In his first video address after returning to Goa, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has sought the blessings from the people and promised to work for the state’s development and betterment. When I was unwell, thanks to your support, blessings and prayers I have returned to work, after the treatment.[Read More…]
Panaji: Goa has historically attracted missionaries and spiritual leaders who have left a distinct impression on the state’s culture, Governor Mridula Sinha said on Tuesday. Goa attracted spiritual leaders and missionaries, which left a distinct impression on various aspects of Goa’s culture. The state is also known as a land[Read More…]
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, currently undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer in a US hospital, cannot sign government files due to the risk of infection, a RTI petitioner said, citing official documents. City businessman Kenneth Silveira, who obtained the February 28 memo signed by Parrikar through the Right to Information[Read More…]
Panaji: Arrested and released on bail for uploading a false Facebook post announcing the death of ailing Manohar Parrikar, businessman Kenneth Silveira has said he was arrested two days after he filed an RTI plea with the Goa Chief Minister’s Office seeking his health status. The 35-year-old, arrested and released on[Read More…]
Panaji: Taking on BJP President Amit Shah for making what he called unreasonable promises to poll-bound Karnataka over Mhadei river water dispute, Goa Water Resources Minister Vinod Palienkar on Tuesday said such comments should be avoided. “Amit Shah and others like him will speak in their respective states. There are[Read More…]
Panaji: Contrary to Goa Assembly Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo’s statement that ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar could be shifted to the US for treatment if required, South Goa MP Narendra Savoikar said on Monday that news on his treatment abroad were “false and baseless”. “Parrikar is admitted at the Lilavati Hospital[Read More…]
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said that poor people should also stay clean and that it costs less to stay clean, pointing out to the lack of hygiene, especially by street vendors hawking outside the state’s biggest medical facility here. “Let us be clean, neat. Poor persons should[Read More…]
Panaji: A trial court here will, on February 8, hear a case involving alleged election code of conduct violation by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in January last year. The over and year old case was registered as a non-cognisable offence at the Mapusa police station following a complaint by the[Read More…]
Panaji: Karnataka has already started diverting water from the Mhadei river which would have otherwise flowed into Goa, its Water Resource Minister Vinod Palienkar said on Saturday and termed Kannadigas “harami” (illegitimate). He later said that the abuse was uttered in the spur of the moment and requested the media[Read More…]
The Goa government is working on an effective legislation to put curbs on binge drinking and consumption of alcohol in public places, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday. “There will be some solutions in the Budgetary exercise. This requires legal solutions and proper directions and preparedness by the government…[Read More…]
The national capital is so polluted that anyone who can survive in Delhi can survive anywhere, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday. “The pollution in Delhi is so bad, that anyone who survives in Delhi, probably survives anywhere in the most polluted areas. While Goa is so clean,[Read More…]
In an attempt to curb nuisance created by people in an inebriated state, Goa chief minister, Manohar Parrikar, announced a ban on drinking in public places across the state. Parrikar further stated that the government will also impose fines or cancel the licence of the liquor shops that allow people[Read More…]
The Goa tourism department is planning to ban swimming in the sea post sunset and after consumption of alcohol after considering the incidents of drowning along the state’s beaches. Three cases of drowning while swimming were reported in last one week. This has caused concerns over the safety of tourists[Read More…]
Former union defence minister and Goa chief minister, Manohar Parrikar, made a landmark victory in the Panaji by-polls, by a margin of 4,803 votes. The by-polls in the state were necessitated after Parrikar’s return to state politics in March 2017, as the CM. After winning in the by-polls, Parrikar said[Read More…]
The Goa government does not plan to allow Ola or any other cab aggregators to function in the state, transport minister, Sudin Dhavalikar said on Thursday. He said this in a written reply to a question from Nationalist Congress party member, Churchill Alemao in the assembly. Several ruling BJP leaders,[Read More…]
Now drinking at Goa beaches could land you in trouble. The BJP-led Goa government told the state legislative assembly that a severe action would be taken against people who will be caught drinking on the state beaches. It also said that if needed, the offenders could even be detained. The[Read More…]
Goa chief minister, Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said that he will ensure that there is no shortage of beef in the state. Parrikar, while addressing the state assembly, said that if there is shortage of beef in Goa, he will import beef from Karnataka. “I haven’t closed option of getting[Read More…]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state vice-president Anil Hoble along with his wife Sandhya and son Milind have been booked for allegedly harassing his daughter-in-law Shweta for dowry. The Panaji police also rescued Shweta, who had numerous injuries on her body. The step was taken against Hoble and his family after[Read More…]
On Sunday night, a Christian cemetery in South Goa saw hundreds of its gravestones being vandalized, the police are currently on the lookout for the persons involved in this act. According to Curchorem Police Inspector Shivram Vaingankar, several gravestones were destroyed by reprobates at Guardian Angel Christian Cemetery. The CCTV[Read More…]