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…]
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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…]
Businessman arrested for filing RTI on Parrikar’s health
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…]
Poor persons should stay clean, it costs less: Goa CM
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…]
Rajya Sabha – Current Composition & Upcoming Polls
Our Constitution has laid down the maximum strength of Rajyasabha as 250 under Article 80. In this, 238 can be representatives of States & 2 UTs namely NCT of Delhi and Puducherry and Rest 12 can be nominated Members. The present strength of Rajya Sabha, however, is 245, out of[Read More…]
Goa minister uses abusive word for Kannada people, requests media to expunge it
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…]
Gujarat victory shows Modi’s connect with people: Manohar Parrikar
The victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat shows the strength of the connect between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of his home state, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said here on Monday. “The victory shows the strength of the connect between the Prime Minister and[Read More…]
Those who survive in polluted Delhi, can survive anywhere: Parrikar
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…]
Goa: Drinking liquor in public places soon to be banned across state
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…]
Goa by-polls: Parrikar marks landmark victory by margin of 4,803 votes
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…]
We will get 98 per cent in Panaji by-polls: Manohar Parrikar
Goa chief minister, Manohar Parrikar has shown the confidence of winning Panaji parliamentary by-poll with a huge the margin on Wednesday as he can’t see any opposition. He said 98% of his party’s voters would be stepping out to cast their votes. “My lead will increase,” Parrikar said. While talking[Read More…]
Air-conditioned jackets for special forces soldiers soon: Manohar Parrikar
Former defence minister and Goa chief minister, Manohar Parrikar, on Saturday said that trials for introducing air-conditioned jackets for the Indian Special Forces soldiers are currently underway. The government is testing ‘air-conditioned’ jackets to be worn by special force soldiers who operate for long hours in hot areas. However, the[Read More…]
If Goa faces beef shortage, will import from Karnataka, says Manohar Parrikar
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…]
PoK surgical strike was result of an ‘insulting question’: Manohar Parrikar
On Friday, Former defence minister and Goa Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, said an ‘insulting’ question by a television anchor to Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore after the 2015 anti-insurgency operation along the Myanmar border prompted him to plan last year’s ‘surgical strikes’ in PoK. Speaking before a gathering of industrialists in the[Read More…]
Quit as defence minister due to ‘pressure’: Goa CM Manohar Parrikar
Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar said that he could not handle the pressure of some key issues, like Kashmir, which was one of the reasons why he opted to quit as the defence minister and return to the coastal state. Parrikar was sworn in as the CM for the fourth[Read More…]
Parrikar presents Goa Budget 2017, allocates 6 cr to encourage education in Konkani and Marathi
The new BJP-led government in Goa on Friday presented its first budget that targeted an economic growth of 11 per cent in 2017-18 and laid special focus on agriculture, social security and education. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who also holds the finance portfolio, presented the budget for 2017-18 and proposed[Read More…]
Goa: Manohar Parrikar allots portfolios to ministers
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday distributed portfolios among nine ministers. While Parrikar has retained majority of portfolios including Home, Finance, and Education, he has allotted one each to nine ministers. Former deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Francis D’Souza is assigned the Urban Development portfolio while Pandurang Madkaikar[Read More…]
Goa: Congress MLA Vishwajit Rane resigns, says party leadership at fault
Congress MLA Vishwajit Rane on Thursday resigned from the party as well as an MLA saying the top leadership failed in forming government in Goa. Speaking to reporters, Rane said the Congress leadership’s handling of affairs has led the party to this condition. “I do not expect anything from the[Read More…]
Parrikar wins with 22 votes, Congress manages 16
Governor went against constitutional convention in Goa
There is no doubt that the Indian National Congress (INC) party has had a significant role in the making of post independent India. In 1947 an India reeling from the tragedy of partition transitioned under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel amongst others to become the world’s largest[Read More…]
Shiv Sena blames Parrikar for Army paper leak
Won’t allow damage to national interest: Manohar Parrikar on FDI
Reservation policy needed to uplift the downtrodden: Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said though there is some misuse of the quota system, but it is needed to uplift the downtrodden. “Though the situation in Goa is different, the social condition of SC and ST people across the country is not good…It is improving,” Parrikar said to[Read More…]
If seniority only criterion, even computer would have selected Army chief: Parrikar
Emphasising that due procedures were followed in the appointment of new army chief, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said that if seniority was the only criteria, even computers would have picked a service chief based on date of birth. Responding to a question on whether the government intends to[Read More…]
Parrikar to be first Indian Defence Minister to visit B’desh
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will on Wednesday embark on a two-day visit to Bangladesh during which he will call on the top leadership there and firm up defence cooperation initiatives ahead of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s trip here next month. Parrikar, who will be the first Indian Defence Minister to[Read More…]