Panaji, A ‘Gandhigiri’ bid by Congress workers to placate BJP workers protesting on Friday against the Congress leadership’s strident attack over the Rafale deal went awry, after state BJP president Vinay Tendulkar allegedly flung a ‘thali of samosas’ and flowers, triggering commotion. An FIR and a counter FIR have been[Read More…]
Tag: Goa
Goa Liberation Day: Here’s the history of India’s smallest state; CM Manohar Parrikar and other leaders pour in wishes
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…]
Police arrests drug-trafficker, recovers drug worth Rs 60,000
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…]
Goa beach cleaning tender triggers spat between ruling alliance members
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…]
IFFI 2018: Special screening of Sholay and Hichki for the visually impaired
Goa: The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is all set to roll out the red carpet to host the film fraternity in Goa. While cine-goers delight in watching films, the festival also ensures inclusivity and accessibility is maintained so as to spread the joy of cinema through all sections[Read More…]
Former Goa RSS chief announces plunge into electoral politics
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…]
Goa beaches to open for swimming on Nov 1
Panaji: Weeks after the seas off Goa’s beaches were rendered “unsafe”, the popular haunts will formally open for swimming from November 1 with 24 ‘no-selfie’ zones, a state agency said here on Wednesday. With Monsoon waning and post-monsoon showers receding, state-appointed Drishti Lifesaving lifeguard agency has started the process of[Read More…]
Goa government finally admits Parrikar suffering from pancreatic cancer
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…]
Release Parrikar’s video to show he is fit to govern: Congress
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…]
Centre should come out with ordinance to restart mining in Goa: Minister
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…]
Cannot share Parrikar’s health update: Goa Minister
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…]
Two booked in Goa for raping niece for 10 years
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…]
Country’s biggest domestic cruise Angriya starts operation between Mumbai-Goa
India’s biggest domestic cruise Angriya started to operate between Mumbai and Goa from Saturday. The 131-metre-long Angriya has 104 cabins and has a capacity to carry 350 passengers at a time. The ship has lavish sleeping quarters for all the passengers. The fare for travelers will lie between Rs 6,000[Read More…]
Congress ‘raider’ Rane joins Parrikar’s successor race in Goa
Panaji: Early local lore tells of the Ranes as feared Maratha raiders, who would ride into erstwhile Goa and plunder wealth from the region’s wealthy folks. In contemporary times, the Congress over the last two days, must have felt the heat of yet another raid — to be more specific[Read More…]
Two Goa Congress MLA resign after meeting BJP chief Amit Shah in Delhi
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…]
Goa: Alleging harassment of whistle-blower, MLA Trajano D’Mello quits party
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…]
Ailing Goa CM Manohar Parrikar discharged from AIIMS
New Delhi: Goa’s ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who was being treated for advanced pancreatic cancer at All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), was discharged from the hospital on Sunday, an official said. “Parrikar’s health condition deteriorated in the early morning on Sunday and he was shifted to intensive[Read More…]
Parrikar should’ve stayed at AIIMS, completed treatment: Minister Shripad Naik
Panaji: Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar should have stayed back at the AIIMS in New Delhi and nursed himself back to health instead of returning to the coastal state, a Minister said here on Sunday. Speaking to the media ahead of Parrikar’s arrival in Goa, Union Minister of State[Read More…]
Crisis of governance in Goa created by BJP: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday accused the BJP leadership of creating a constitutional breakdown and crisis of governance in Goa with its refusal to replace ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar with at least a caretaker Chief Minister. Charging that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership’s “sheer greed for power”[Read More…]
Manohar Parrikar cabinet drops two Ministers in Goa
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar cabinet drops two ministers informed the Chief Minister’s office (CMO) on Monday morning. BJP’s Francis D’Souza and Pandurang Madkaikar are not in good health and are receiving treatment in hospitals. Coincidentally, the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is also undergoing treatment for pancreatic ailment at the[Read More…]
BJP team meets Goa MLAs over leadership, no consensus yet
The BJP central leadership’s attempts to form a consensus between party MLAs and alliance partners in Goa over alternate leadership due to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s illness remained inconclusive on Sunday. Allocation of portfolios held by Parrikar could take place in the next few days, a ruling alliance Minister said.[Read More…]
Goa CM Parrikar heads for AIIMS Delhi
Panaji, Sep 15 (IANS) Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday headed to the national capital via a special chartered flight for further treatment and examination at the All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Parrikar, who is suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer, also held meetings with Speaker Pramod Sawant[Read More…]
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar to fly to US for treatment
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…]
Bhima Koregoan violence: Culprits walk free while government hounds activists
Dalits, every year celebrate the 1818 victory of the lower caste Mahar soldiers in the British army over Brahmin led Maratha Empire.
Modi government’s unfolding emergency through back door
On Tuesday morning, Pune police conducted a widespread raid and simultaneous arrests of activists in Ranchi, Hyderabad, Delhi, Faridabad, Goa and Mumbai. Stan Swamy in Ranchi, Varavara Rao in Hyderabad, Gautam Navlakha in New Delhi, Sudha Bharadwaj in Faridabad, Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde in Goa and Vernon Gonsalves and Arun[Read More…]