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Manohar Parrikar dead: Nitin Gadkari, Amit Shah to pick new CM; Congress stakes claim to form govt
March 17, 2019 11:39 IST
Manohar Parrikar Death Union minister Nitin Gadkari arrived in Goa in the early hours of Monday by a midnight flight to decide on the leadership issue in the state following the demise of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.
Tue, Mar 19, 2019
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar ‘very unwell’, BJP plans ahead; Congress stakes claimSubscriber Only
March 17, 2019 04:49 IST
Deputy Speaker and BJP leader Michael Lobo Saturday said the “emergency meeting” was called to discuss the details on Manohar Parrikar’s health, which he said was showing no signs of improvement and had forced the party to start discussing options and taking the coalition into confidence.
Sun, Mar 17, 2019
Eco-resort construction: Parrikar’s son says petition ‘politically motivated’, done to settle scoresSubscriber Only
March 13, 2019 03:30 IST
Abhijat was referring to a petition, which alleged that his eco-tourism project Hideaway Hospitality being constructed on a buffer zone identified as "eco-sensitive zone" around Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary, was responsible for "massive deforestation" and "cutting open forested land".
Wed, Mar 13, 2019
Made of clay and a monitor lizard’s skin, this Goan drum could get heritage statusSubscriber Only
February 17, 2019 06:30 IST
As the ghumot gets set to receive a state heritage status, Goans are only too happy to be beating the drum.
Sun, Feb 17, 2019
Under UPA, any Aliya, Maliya, Jamaliya could enter India: Amit ShahSubscriber Only
February 10, 2019 04:54 IST
Calling 2019 an important election year for the BJP, Shah said the party will also win the states of Bengal and Odisha this year.
Sun, Feb 10, 2019
Kamal Jyoti Utsav: Goa BJP urges govt scheme beneficiaries to light lamps outside homesSubscriber Only
February 08, 2019 20:24 IST
The party has decided to hold a meeting on February 15 to “plan the distribution of lamps” and are still looking at it as a “self-motivated exercise” where families buy and light the lamps themselves.
Sat, Feb 09, 2019
Goa DGP defends ‘Traffic Sentinel’ scheme for citizens to report traffic offencesSubscriber Only
February 08, 2019 01:29 IST
Tourism industry stakeholders have said the scheme is detrimental to the sector, and local residents have been protesting against the "sentinels" intruding their privacy. Both ruling and opposition MLAs have said the scheme can be misused.
Fri, Feb 08, 2019
Goa to review scheme: Citing privacy and misuse, MLAs call for scrapping traffic sentinelsSubscriber Only
February 01, 2019 02:38 IST
The scheme allows citizens to report on traffic violations by clicking a photograph or video of the offender and vehicle registration plate and sending it to Goa Traffic Police department through a WhatsApp number.
Fri, Feb 01, 2019
Zero deaths in 2018, Goa targets rabies-free 2020Subscriber Only
January 28, 2019 05:24 IST
With 5.2 lakh children and 23,000 school teachers educated on the virus in four years, with close to 1 lakh dogs vaccinated annually, and 106 positive samples between 2017 and 2018, Goa is the first state that did not report a single human death due to rabies last year.
Mon, Jan 28, 2019
Months after reviving its fields, Goa village reaps harvestSubscriber Only
January 21, 2019 05:15 IST
On September 3, 2018, The Indian Express had reported about the initiative, called Illha Verde Farmers Club or the “green village” club: how paddy fields had started flowering in this village, with 50 of the 250 hectares of cultivable land once covered with weed waiting to be harvested.
Mon, Jan 21, 2019
About a Boy: A school romance that wasn’t turns into a tide of lossSubscriber Only
January 13, 2019 06:00 IST
School days were as unremarkable as our benches. Everyone came to school for various reasons. Mine was to beat boredom at home. He was one of the few who came to study.
Sun, Jan 13, 2019
Cloud over national games as Goa cites upcoming pollsSubscriber Only
January 12, 2019 01:50 IST
With upcoming polls, the Goa state government has informed central ministries on the problems it will face in hosting the 36th National Games.
Sat, Jan 12, 2019
One Feni Day: Inside the world’s only feni cellar in Goa that opens this monthSubscriber Only
January 06, 2019 06:30 IST
The cellar is a visual treat, as it houses 1,200 multicoloured garrafões (large-bellied glass bottles) to rest feni.
Sun, Jan 06, 2019
Congress tape plays out amid BJP vs BJP noise in GoaSubscriber Only
January 04, 2019 04:35 IST
Former Goa CM and state BJP core committee member Laxmikant Parsekar said these were 'difficult and challenging times for the BJP' after the release of the tape.
Fri, Jan 04, 2019
Congress plays Goa ‘minister’ tape to claim Manohar Parrikar has Rafale files, both deny itSubscriber Only
January 03, 2019 04:50 IST
Office bearers in Goa state BJP said the tape 'is bad news' though they were not sure which direction the politics would now take with 'few of the cabinet details leaked out too'.
Thu, Jan 03, 2019
Five held for attack on Bible prayer groupSubscriber Only
December 29, 2018 03:47 IST
On November 23, Bhimsen and Swati Chavan, a couple who call themselves “believers” and “healers”, was targeted when a group of men on eight bikes barged into their homes with beer bottles, swords and iron daggers.
Sat, Dec 29, 2018Radical group from Karnataka hit Kolhapur Bible meeting: PoliceSubscriber Only
December 27, 2018 05:00 IST
The last such attack in this region was in 2016, when a house in Karve village in Kolhapur was raided by unidentified men who alleged that the people were converting Dalits to Christianity.
Thu, Dec 27, 2018
Panjim: Shark jaw to sandstone apsara, Customs museum will now have GST exhibitsSubscriber Only
December 16, 2018 05:14 IST
The museum, set up in 2009 and spread across two floors, highlights the role of the Customs department on the ground floor, and the Central Excise on the first floor.
Sun, Dec 16, 2018
In Parrikar defence, Goa government cites Steve JobsSubscriber Only
December 13, 2018 04:26 IST
“Steve Jobs was diagnosed with the same pancreatic cancer. In fact, much of his accomplishments came after his diagnosis. Similarly, just the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, the same ailment as Steve Jobs, is not enough to ask the Chief Minister to resign from office,” Lawande said.
Thu, Dec 13, 2018
Remembering Sridevi
November 23, 2018 00:08 IST
“Nobody is as complete as her, my wife Sri,” said filmmaker Boney Kapoor Kapoor.
Fri, Nov 23, 2018
Goa MGP moves Bombay High Court: Ex-Cong MLAs can’t contest for BJPSubscriber Only
November 21, 2018 04:20 IST
In its petition filed before the Panjim bench of Bombay High Court on Monday, the MGP alleged that it amounts to “horse trading by the ruling party”.
Wed, Nov 21, 2018
Goa: Formalin scare, import ban raise local fish pricesSubscriber Only
November 17, 2018 05:00 IST
The FDA has earlier found Formalin in fish brought from other states and it is alleged that the chemical used in mortuaries is used as a storage alternative by traders to make fish look fresh despite days of road travel.
Sat, Nov 17, 2018
Goa: Body of priest-activist waited three years for burialSubscriber Only
November 07, 2018 04:52 IST
On November 6, 2015, 52-year-old Dias’s body was found floating in the Mandovi tributary about 20 km away, with the Goa Police initially recording it as an “unnatural death” and later attributing it to “foul play”.
Wed, Nov 07, 2018
Goa ex-CM Laxmikant Parsekar upset at Congress MLAs’ entry; state chief says more in lineSubscriber Only
October 18, 2018 03:51 IST
Parsekar appeared more peeved at the induction of Sopte, who had defeated him in last year’s Assembly polls from Mandrem, a seat he had won on three previous occasions.
Thu, Oct 18, 2018
Blow to Congress in Goa as two MLAs quit, cross over to BJPSubscriber Only
October 16, 2018 13:44 IST
In the process, the Congress, which had 16 MLAs in the 40-member House, lost the status of being the single largest party.
Wed, Oct 17, 2018Journalism of Courage
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