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…]
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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…]
More than 245 tourists died in Goa in past 12 years
Parrikar wins with 22 votes, Congress manages 16
BJP used money to win power in Manipur, Goa: Rahul Gandhi
GST council meet today: May clear key legislations
The GST council may approve two vital legislations at its meeting on Thursday including the state GST (SGST) and the union territory GST (UTGST) bills. It will give a push to the government’s determinations to crush the ambitious indirect tax reform from July 1. The government is also expected to[Read More…]
Congress destroys Congress: Priya Dutt
Reacting on poll debacle in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Congress leader and sister of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, Priya Dutt on Wednesday said that the party suffers from auto immune disease. “Congress has shown repeatedly that it suffers from an autoimmune disease… Congress destroys Congress… We need to be treated[Read More…]
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…]
BJP stole Goa and Manipur through money power: Rahul Gandhi
Goa election 2017: Parrikar swears-in, Congress dials smaller allies
In fear of dubious alliance, the BJP was busy making preparations for a coalition government, headed by Manohar Parrikar who is going to swear in as the CM in Goa Tuesday. Parrikar is set to return as the Chief Minister by resigning as Union Defense Minister — Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will take[Read More…]
BJP justifies claims to form govt in Goa, Manipur
BJP on Monday sought to justify its claims to form governments in Goa and Manipur, saying it has both legitimacy and the numbers even as the Congress termed the attempts as a murder of democracy. “We have both the legitimacy and the numbers to form the government in Goa and[Read More…]
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley given additional charge of Defence Ministry
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was given the additional charge of Defence Ministry on Monday, as per Rashtrapati Bhavan. The move comes in the wake of resignation of Manohar Parrikar as the defence minister. Parrikar will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Goa on Tuesday heading the BJP-led[Read More…]
BJP stealing elections in Goa, Manipur: Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday accused the BJP of stealing elections in Goa and Manipur, saying a party which comes second has no right to form the government. Another Congress leader, Digvijay Singh, said it was the victory of money power over people’s power. “A party that comes[Read More…]
Manohar Parrikar appointed as Goa chief minister
Defence minister Manohar Parrikar was appointed Goa Chief Minister after BJP concluded hectic negotiations with regional parties and independents to stitch up the numbers to form a government. He will take oath as Goa Chief Minister on Tuesday. Shri @manoharparrikar has been appointed as the CM of Goa. pic.twitter.com/liiUhnvX0e —[Read More…]
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Assembly polls: Most ministers bite dust in Goa
Most of the ministers in the BJP-led Government headed by Laxmikant Parsekar in Goa were defeated on Saturday. Six of the eight ministers who were in the fray lost the polls to their rivals, adding to the poor performance of the BJP, which in 2012 emerged victorious in the coastal[Read More…]
Centre identifies 263 ‘enemy properties’ in Goa
Voting for state assembly elections begin in Punjab, Goa
Voting for a single phase of Assembly elections in Punjab and Goa is in a process. Goa is voting to choose members for the 40-seat Assembly while Punjab with 1.98 crore eligible voters will decide the fate of nearly 1,145 candidates for 117-seat Assembly. In the both states BJP is[Read More…]
Goa’s govt will run on directions of Parrikar, says Amit Shah
Cash, liquor and drugs seizures in UP and Punjab
As the pole dates comes closer, election Commission had appointed surveillance and expenditure monitoring teams which have recovered over Rs 64 crore in cash, including Rs 56.04 crore from Uttar Pradesh alone, and liquor and drugs. As per official data, Punjab has witnessed the maximum seizure of drugs worth Rs[Read More…]
Poll ready? Aam Aadmi Party collects Rs 1.3 crore at fundraiser event
A day after Arvind Kejriwal said that his party doesn’t have funds to contest Punjab and Goa polls, it seems the Aam Aadmi Party has collected some money. According to a news report on the Hindustan Times, the Aam Aadmi Party raised Rs 1.13 crore at a dinner with city[Read More…]
Party has no money to fight Punjab, Goa elections: Arvind Kejriwal
Weeks ahead of assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday claimed that his “honest” party does not have money to fight the upcoming assembly elections in Punjab and Goa. “We don’t have a single penny to contest Punjab and Goa polls. Our bank[Read More…]
Israel issues travel warning for India ahead of New Year’s Eve
A travel warning for its citizens travelling to India ahead of the New Year celebrations has been issued by Israel citing a “concrete basic threat.” It advised its people to avoid parties and gatherings especially in south-west part of the nation. “We are warning Israeli tourists in India of the[Read More…]
Sonia Gandhi prefers ‘non-polluted’ Goa over Delhi: Rahul Gandhi
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that his mother and party chief Sonia Gandhi preferred Goa over Delhi, as she felt that there was “no pollution” in the state and the people were “very good”. “Goa me akar mujhe bahot khushi hui hai…kuchh hi din pehle Congress president[Read More…]
Escaped prisoner returns to jail after spending a week in Goa with girl friend
A prisoner escaped from Agra jail and spent almost a week with his girlfriend in Goa. After the seven days of tender moments with his beloved, the honest prisoner returned to the prison. According to a Dainik Bhaskar report, the prisoner’s name is Jitendra. He has been in police custody[Read More…]