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Smriti Irani’s kin invested in firm whose GST ‘place of business’ is where cafe is
The property is owned by Goan locals Anthony D’Gama (who passed away in May 2021) and wife Merlyn D’Gama; the liquor licence was issued in Anthony D’Gama’s name.
Wed, Aug 03, 2022
Amid row over allegations against Irani’s daughter, Goan family replies to Excise: ‘We own the bar’
In their written reply, which pointed out that Anthony D’Gama was Merlyn’s husband, the mother and son said the allegations made in the complaint “are totally baseless and unsubstantiated”.
Sun, Jul 31, 2022
Following CBSE’s example, Punjab and Tripura to restore single board exams format next academic year
Even as PSEB and TBSE confirmed the rollback to The Indian Express, states like Himachal Pradesh and Goa have decided to continue with the two-term exams for another year
Fri, Jul 29, 2022
In Goa, BJP embarks on an old agenda: rebuilding history, one temple at a time
Govt recently said it has no record of how many temples were destroyed during the Portuguese rule but that it would work on information in the “public domain”
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
Wary of Goa Congress ‘defection’, Opposition gives BJP walkover in deputy Speaker poll
The allegations of cross-voting in the Presidential election flew thick and fast among the Opposition parties after the results were declared on Thursday evening.
Sun, Jul 24, 2022
Explained: Why Goa has tightened the law on changing one’s name or surname
To change one's name now, one will need to have their birth registered in Goa, and either a parent or a grandparent born in Goa.
Sat, Jul 23, 2022
Goa govt says no list of temples destroyed during Portuguese rule
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said, “No one can erase or forget the history of Goa. There is no list [of destroyed temples] that is notified. Practically, everyone knows history. When you look at history, there may have been a temple at a certain location in the past."
Fri, Jul 22, 2022
Goa govt says no list of temples destroyed during Portuguese rule
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, however, said the Archives and Archeology department would notify the list.
Fri, Jul 22, 2022
Congress removes former Goa CM Digambar Kamat as permanent invitee to CWC
Senior Goa Congress legislator Digambar Kamat faces a disqualification petition filed by the state Congress unit before the Speaker of the Assembly for “anti-party activities”.
Mon, Jul 18, 2022
Accused of conspiracy, former Goa CM Kamat removed as permanent invitee to top Congress body
The move by Congress president Sonia Gandhi comes a week after the party’s Goa in-charge, Dinesh Gundu Rao, accused Kamat, a former chief minister, and MLA Michael Lobo of being involved in an attempt to split the legislative wing.
Mon, Jul 18, 2022
Fearing defections, Cong ships out 5 Goa MLAs to Chennai ahead of Presidential poll
Six other Congress MLAs, who were not flown to Chennai, include ex-chief minister Digambar Kamat, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Kedar Naik, Aleixo Sequeira and Rajesh Faldesai
Sun, Jul 17, 2022
In the eye of Taj Mahal-Kala Academy ‘no tender’ storm: Goa minister Govind Gaude
This is Gaude’s second stint as the art and culture minister. He also holds the portfolios of sports and rural development.
Sat, Jul 16, 2022
Goa Opposition and government spar over ‘illegal’ bungalow near heritage precinct
The bungalow—a part of it formerly owned by Manish Munot, husband of BJP spokesperson Shaina N C—was a rallying point during the campaign for the Assembly polls in February.
Fri, Jul 15, 2022
Digambar Kamat: ‘Don’t know why Congress is seeking my disqualification. It may make some people happy if I exit the party. I have no such intention’
Digambar Kamat has now been accused by his own party of allegedly plotting with new entrant Michael Lobo and the ruling BJP to engineer the defection of eight of its 11 MLAs.
Thu, Jul 14, 2022
‘These people have destroyed Goa’: Minister tables report about change of land zones in coastal belt
Goa Town and Country Planning Minister Vishwajit Rane tables report that shows eco-sensitive areas were turned to developable areas in Congress MLA Michael Lobo’s stronghold
Wed, Jul 13, 2022
Goa: Day after skipping meet with Mukul Wasnik, ex-CM Digambar Kamat says he was not invited
Goa Congress: Cut up about being divested of his responsibilities, Digambar Kamat said he was the only MLA from the previous Assembly who was left in the Congress before the 2022 polls. “If I had to go (to BJP) I could have gone before the election,” he said.
Wed, Jul 13, 2022
All the gods in the world fall short before men: Cong ‘loyalty’ pledge up in air
Ahead of Assembly polls, Congress did rounds of a temple, church, dargah, got candidates to file affidavits. Six months later...
Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Goa: Congress averts split for now as MLA Michael Lobo meets Mukul Wasnik
Party's in-charge for Goa Dinesh Gundu Rao had accused Lobo and former CM Digambar Kamat of hatching a conspiracy with the BJP to make at least eight of 11 Congress MLAs defect to the BJP.
Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Newsmaker | Digambar Kamat, the sulking Goa veteran now at the centre of Cong ‘rebellion’
Seven-time MLA from Margao, Kamat was divested of responsibilities as the Congress put younger leaders in charge of the state unit
Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Newsmaker | Michael Lobo’s Congress stint so far: One leg in, one leg out
The three-time MLA from Goa's Calangute, now at the centre of an alleged rebellion in the Cong, had left the BJP ahead of the February polls
Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Goa: Digambar Kamat and Michael Lobo say still with Congress, party to seek their disqualification
MLAs Michael Lobo and Digambar Kamat were accused of conspiring with the BJP to engineer the defection of eight of its 11 MLAs in the state Legislative Assembly.
Mon, Jul 11, 2022
Goa Congress faces split, accuses leaders Kamat, Lobo of joining hands with BJP
Towards the end of a day marked by intense speculation and meetings with the MLAs, AICC Goa desk in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao announced that Lobo had been removed from the position of the leader of the Congress legislature party and that action for anti-party activities would follow against him, Kamat and three other MLAs.
Mon, Jul 11, 2022
High drama in Goa amid talk of Cong MLAs walking over to BJP
AICC Goa in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao holds meetings with Cong MLAs amid speculation of eight legislators joining BJP
Mon, Jul 11, 2022
Goa shuts schools today and tomorrow after IMD red alert
Extremely heavy rainfall was recorded in Sanguem and Cancona in South Goa, the IMD said. While Sanguem received 233.4 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours, Cancona received 213.8 mm.
Fri, Jul 08, 2022
In Maharashtra political drama, cameo by a 30-year-old from Haryana makes people sit up
On Saturday, Sonia Doohan, the 30-year-old national president of the NCP students’ wing, was held for allegedly using fake identification documents to check into a hotel in Dona Paula, where Shiv Sena MLAs who had rebelled against Uddhav Thackeray were staying.
Tue, Jul 05, 2022