Panaji: Goa-based Sahitya Akademi award-winning writer Damodar Mauzo, who was last week given police security following death-threats by alleged killers of Bengaluru-based writer Gauri Lankesh, on Wednesday said the state government has gone soft on the Sanatan Sanstha, headquartered in the coastal state. Why has this happened today? When in[Read More…]
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Goa youth migrating to Portugal, says MLA Francis Silveira
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…]
Goa: BJP MLA Lobo complaints over beef-shortage, blames ‘gau-rakshaks’ for same
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…]
Goa Congress to Guinness: PM Modi has set record of travelling 52 countries
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…]
Goa to crack down on errant tourists, might ban night swimming
Panaji: In what seems to be a crackdown on errant tourists, Goa’s Tourism Department on Friday said it was working on a ban on swimming in the sea from dusk to dawn, limit tourism activity to a limited area on a beach and even put together punitive measures for tourists[Read More…]
Need your blessings, will work for better Goa: Parrikar
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…]
Reports on Parrikar’s shifting to US baseless: Goa BJP MP
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…]
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…]
Goa court to hear Kejriwal poll violation case on Feb 8
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…]
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…]
Goa looks to ban binge, public drinking, says Parrikar
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…]
Government-run hospitals to charge outstation patients in Goa
Goa’s state-run hospitals will start charging a minimum fee from outstation patients, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday. “Goa government is responsible for Goans and therefore we will take care of Goans. About neighbours coming, we have no objection to it. The charges are very minimal,” Parrikar said. The[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…]
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…]
Drinking at Goa beaches may land you in jail
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 BJP leader, family booked for assaulting daughter-in-law for dowry
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…]
Goa: More than 100 graves in a Christian cemetery found demolished
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…]
Mid-day meal scheme: Mothers in Goa to test food quality before serving
In an attempt to improve the quality of free meals provided by the government, the state government of Goa decided to include mothers of students to taste and test the food served to their children under the Mid-Day Meal scheme. As per changes in the Mid-day meal scheme which is[Read More…]
Delhi, Goa, Maharashtra spend minimum on prisoner’s food: NCRB
Recent data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reveals that the governments of Delhi, Goa and Maharashtra spent the least money per day, on three meals given to a prisoner in 2015. The amount is much lower than the national average of Rs 52.42. The Maharashtra government on Tuesday[Read More…]
EC defers Rajya Sabha polls in view of Presidential poll and EVM hackathon
Even though the political parties declared the candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls for 10 seats in West Bengal, Gujarat, and Goa, the Election Commission has postponed the polls. The election was supposed to take place June 9. No new dates were declared now. Out of 10 seats, six[Read More…]
Need is action, not excuses, it’s time to get back to work: Arvind Kejriwal
Days after disastrous performance in Delhi MCD polls, chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday morning has confessed that his party made mistakes that caused in a number of electoral debacles in the recent weeks. This is the first such confession by the CM after the results for assembly and civic[Read More…]
Petition seeking online cab services in Goa goes viral
An online petition demanding to CM Manohar Parrikar to allow online cab services like Ola and Uber in Goa has gone viral. Goa being on of the top tourist places in India attracts an incredible number of tourist round the year. This petition was started by an NRI of Goan[Read More…]
Goa police starts drive against traffic violators
More than 5,000 lawyers in Maharashtra, Goa protest against Advocates Bill
More than 5,000 lawyers from various courts all over Maharashtra, Goa, Daman, Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli abstained from work on Friday to protest against the proposed Advocates Amendment Bill, 2017. The call for the protest was given by the Bar Council of India. “Majority lawyers did not attend the[Read More…]
HIV cases reduced in Goa: Survey
The number of people who are detected of HIV in Goa have hysterically reduced during the last ten years says an according to the Economic Survey 2016-17 tabled in the State Legislative Assembly. Although the number of blood samples received for testing HIV is rising, the number of people detected positive[Read More…]