Panaji: Former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s sons Utpal and Abhijat, have been formally requested by the party high command to join the BJP, state party president Vinay Tendulkar said on Monday. “BJP national vice president Avinash Rai Khanna has requested both of Parrikar’s sons to join the BJP when[Read More…]
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Goa’s Art and Culture Minister orders probe if site where Parrikar’s body kept ‘purified’
Panaji: Amid claims on social media that “shuddhikaran” (purification) was conducted at the site where late Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s body was kept in the government-run Kala Academy for public to pay last respects, Goa’s Art and Culture Minister Govind Gaude has ordered a probe into the matter. Gurudas Pilernekar,[Read More…]
Parrikar was like a father figure: Goa CM’s wife
Newly sworn-in Goa Chief Minster Pramod Sawant’s wife said on Tuesday that her husband’s predecessor, the late Manohar Parrikar, was like a father figure to the couple. “It is a day of mixed emotions for us. We have lost one of our greatest leaders, Manohar Parrikar who was like a[Read More…]
Manohar Parrikar, Parra watermelons, and an insightful story
Manohar Parrikar was more than just India’s Minister of Defence and Goa’s Chief Minister. He was regarded as a leader. In office and in his life, he inspired hundreds and thousands of young men and women, never shying away from the opportunity to share his own personal experiences. People remember[Read More…]
#WeMissManoharParrikar trends as Twitteratis extend condolences to Manohar Parrikar
Manohar Parrikar, four-time Goa chief minister and former Defence Minister, passed away on Sunday evening after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer. He died at his private residence near Panaji on Sunday. He was 63. On his demise, the country is observing national mourning on March 18, with the National Flag to[Read More…]
B-Town celebs mourn Goa CM Manohar Parrikar’s demise
Mumbai: Bollywood names such as Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher have mourned the death of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who died aged 63. A slew of actors remembered Parrikar and called him a “gentleman, intelligent and a good soul.” Parrikar died at his private residence here on[Read More…]
‘Parrikar’s funeral paramount over coalition talks’
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s final rites were more important than a government formation, the coastal state’s BJP unit said on Monday, even as ongoing negotiations between allies and BJP leaders, including Nitin Gadkari and the party’s National Secretary B.L. Santosh, have appeared to hit a roadblock. Emerging from[Read More…]
Manohar Parrikar 18th Indian Chief Minister to die in office
Manohar Parrikar, who passed away at his private residence on Sunday evening after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer, became India’s 18th and Goa’s second Chief Minister to die in office. Parrikar, 63, was the first Bharatiya Janata Party leader to be Goa Chief Minister. He headed the state from[Read More…]
Manohar Parrikar: First ever IIT alumnus to hold office of Chief Minister
Born on December 13, 1955, he was the first IIT graduate to become the chief minister of any Indian state ever
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar passes away
According to Lokmat news, Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar passed away on Sunday evening. Parrikar was dealing with advanced pancreatic cancer and he was 63 years old. Though there is no official confirmation reported about his death but according to the sources the Goa chief minister breath his last on[Read More…]
Parrikar under observation till Monday, stop speculation: Goa Health Minister
Panaji: Hospitalised Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will be kept under observation till Monday, Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane tweeted on Sunday, urging people “not to speculate” about the former Defence Minister’s health. “Called on the Hon’ble CM this morning, he will be kept under observation till tomorrow. But most[Read More…]
Ailing Parrikar will continue in office as long as he is alive: Michael Lobo
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will continue in office as long as he is alive, but on account of pancreatic cancer his health condition keeps fluctuating, Deputy Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly and ruling BJP MLA Michael Lobo said on Tuesday. As long as Parrikar is running the[Read More…]
Will protest if Parrikar ‘dodges’ Assembly committee meet: Congress
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…]
Goa Congress steps up pressure on BJP to probe minister’s audio clip
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…]
Parrikar favoured cheaper Sukhoi SU-30MK1, why did Modi buy Rafale, asks Goa Congress
Panaji, As Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar was in favour of buying Sukhoi SU-30MK1, which were cheaper and as good as French Rafale jets, then why did Prime Minister Narendra Modi strike an expensive deal for the latter aircraft, Goa Congress spokesperson Ramakant Khalap said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference[Read More…]
Goa government non-functional, Parrikar being self-centred: Subhash Velingkar
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…]
Union Minister retracts comments on replacing Parrikar
Panaji: A day after suggesting that ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar needed to be replaced, Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Naik on Sunday retracted his comments saying that Parrikar was handling the state administration efficiently. Naik had told reporters in Panaji that due to the Chief Minister’s[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 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…]
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…]
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…]