Manohar Parrikar on Monday said he was “shivering” on his first in office as Defence Minister though he tried to put up a brave face. “When I went to Delhi, I took in the experience of that city. I became Defence Minister with the blessings of you all. I was[Read More…]
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Goa government employees demand salary in cash
Goa government employees have demanded that their salary for the current month be paid in cash rather than be deposited in bank accounts, considering the difficulties faced to withdraw money. Goa Government Employees Association (GGEA), in a written communication to Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, said, “to make the withdrawal of[Read More…]
Teary-eyed PM Modi says wait till Dec 30, punish me if problems later
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his government will carry on with the fight against black money, targetting those who held benami properties in the country. He was speaking about the demonetisation of high-denomination bank notes at a function organised by the Goa government. He added that he[Read More…]
2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup dates confirmed, from Oct 6-28; draw on July 7
The FIFA under-17 World Cup in 2017, which will be held in India, officially has six venues now after the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata was ratified by the FIFA delegation after an inspection on Tuesday. The other five venues that had been ratified before Kolkata are Kochi, Mumbai, Goa,[Read More…]
India- Russia to ink 18 agreements during Putin’s Goa visit
India and Russia are likely to ink almost 18 agreements on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Goa for the 17th India-Russia annual summit meet on Saturday. The main areas of concern will be Defence and nuclear cooperation and Putin is likely to inaugurate the third and fourth units of the Kudankulam[Read More…]
Scarlett Keeling murder: Both accused acquitted by Supreme Court
Both the accused in the murder case of 15-year-old British teen Scarlett Keeling have been acquitted by the Supreme Court. It has beenmore than eight years since her body was found on Goa’s Anjuna beach in the morning hours and two beach shack workers Samson D’souza and Placido Carvalho were[Read More…]
Travel from Mumbai to Goa in just 6 hours soon, says Nitin Gadkari
Mumbaikars travelling to Goa by road may soon take only six hours! Union Minister for Roads Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari made the announcement during the launch of a construction of a new four-lane concrete highway. “It will soon take only six-hours to travel between Goa and Mumbai with the[Read More…]
Goa may ban ‘Sunburn’, ‘VH1 Supersonic’ in peak tourist season
In what could be a major blow to Electronic Dance Music (EDM) lovers, Goa government is mulling not to permit the crowd-pulling dance music festivals in the state between December 15 and January 15 which is the peak tourist season, said Goa’s Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar. “We are seriously thinking[Read More…]