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Manohar Parrikar

Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar is an Indian politician and leader of Bharatiya Janata Party who has been Chief Minister of Goa since 14 March 2017. Earlier he was Chief Minister of Goa from 2000 to 2005 and from 2012 to 2014. He was born on 13 December 1955 in Mapusa, Goa. He studied at Loyola High School, Margao and completed his secondary education in Marathi. He graduated in metallurgical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 1978. He is the first IIT alumnus to serve as MLA of an Indian state. He had served as Defence Minister of India from 2014 to 2017. He is a former member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. Parrikar joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and became a sanghchalak at the age of 26. He was active in the RSS's North Goa unit, becoming a key organiser of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. As a member of the BJP, Parrikar was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Goa in 1994. He was leader of the opposition from June to November 1999. On 27 October 27 2018 the Goa government announced that CM Manohar Parrikar has pancreatic cancer.

Manohar Parrikar

Cong knew where the Ganga was going: Parrikar on kickbacks in Agusta deal
National | May 06, 2016, 03:23 PM IST
The government today maintained its offensive against the Congress over the controversial VVIP choppers deal, saying that the then UPA government did everything to help AgustaWestland bag the contract and that its action against the company was not p
Invisible hand prevented probe earlier in chopper deal: Govt
India | May 04, 2016, 09:48 PM IST
New Delhi: Targeting the previous UPA regime over the controversial AgustaWestland deal, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the ongoing probe will focus on those named in the Italian Court judgement even as he suggested
Agusta debate: BJP, Congress trade charges in long-stretched discussion
National | May 04, 2016, 08:20 PM IST
The Rajya Sabha is presently discussing the AgustaWestland scam that allegedly involves the names of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh.

Will consider Law Ministry's recommendations on Rafale deal: Manohar Parrikar
National | May 04, 2016, 09:18 AM IST
Defence Minister Manohar has said the Law Ministry has made certain observations on the Rafale deal, which will be taken into account by the government while signing the deal.
AgustaWestland scam: Manohar Parrikar to make statement in Rajya Sabha today
National | May 04, 2016, 09:12 AM IST
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will make a statement in the Rajya Sabha today on the AgustaWestland chopper scam. He will place all facts along with the detailed chronology about the controversial deal before the Rajya Sabha at 2 PM in a short dur
VVIP Chopper deal: Parrikar to place facts in Parliament on May 4
India | May 01, 2016, 11:56 AM IST
Panaji: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said he will place all facts along with the detailed chronology about the controversial AgustaWestland chopper deal before Parliament on May 4. "I will place the detailed chronology, giving

UPA must answer who received kickbacks in AgustaWestland deal: Manohar Parrikar
National | Apr 30, 2016, 01:28 PM IST
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today once again said that the erstwhile UPA dispensation will have to answer who received the alleged kickbacks in the AgustaWestland chopper deal.
Live: When did you blacklist AgustaWestland, Parrikar asks Congress
National | Apr 27, 2016, 03:07 PM IST
New Delhi: Taking a strong stand against Congress, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today asked the party to explain when did it put AgustaWestland among the blacklisted companies when it was in power. Earlier today, the
There can be no differentiation among terrorists: India tells China
India | Apr 21, 2016, 04:09 PM IST
New Delhi: India has told China “clearly” that there cannot be any differentiation among terrorists as all are the same, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said, days after Beijing blocked India’s bid to have Pathankot

'Nothing final': Parrikar after BJP’s ‘Rafale deal finalised’ tweet
India | Apr 21, 2016, 02:26 PM IST
New Delhi: Distancing himself from claims made by BJP social media team that Rafale aircraft deal with France has been “finalised” at $8.8 billion (Rs 59,000 crore), defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said it
China 'positive' on India's military hotline proposal
World | Apr 19, 2016, 08:39 AM IST
New Delhi: India and China have moved a step closer in establishing a hotline between the two military headquarters to deal with issues along their disputed border. The Chinese interest in Indian proposal is seen
Parrikar raises JeM chief issue with Chinese counterpart
World | Apr 18, 2016, 10:29 PM IST
Beijing: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today firmly conveyed India’s reservations to Chinese leaders over Beijing blocking its efforts to get Pakistan-based JeM head Masood Azhar banned by the UN and sought clarification on it as

India attaches highest priority to ties with China: Manohar Parrikar
World | Apr 18, 2016, 10:13 AM IST
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today kicked off his first visit here by holding talks with Chinese counterpart Gen Chang Wanquan stating that India attaches highest priority to its relationship with China and is committed to further develop the ti
Manohar Parrikar reaches Beijing, likely to discuss border patrolling with top PLA officials
World | Apr 17, 2016, 09:17 PM IST
Beijing: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today arrived here on his first official visit to China for high-level talks with top military officials to consolidate ties between the armed forces of the two countries. Parrikar arrived
India nears deal for purchase of 36 Rafale jets from France for $8.8 billion
Apr 15, 2016, 11:30 PM IST
After several rounds of negotiations, India has finally agreed on a deal with France for 36 Rafale fighter jets for $8.8 billion

Mehbooba Mufti meets Manohar Parrikar, Venkaiah Naidu, seeks time-bound inquiry in Handwara firing incident
National | Apr 13, 2016, 02:03 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today raised the issue of Handwara firing in which two civilians were killed with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar who assured her that a probe will be initiated and the culprits will be punished.
Supply to F-16 jets to Pakistan is to ‘fight terrorism’: US Defence Secretary
World | Apr 12, 2016, 09:37 PM IST
Contending that the US takes terror emanating from Pakistan very seriously, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter today justified the country’s decsion to supply F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan saying the jets have been given to them to counter terrorism
Army jawans to get life saving bullet-proof jackets after a decade wait
India | Mar 31, 2016, 12:42 PM IST
After a wait of over a decade, the Indian Army jawans will soon be given much-needed bullet-proof jackets.
Manohar Parrikar flags off India’s first indigenous Sonar Dome
Mar 29, 2016, 09:51 PM IST
Goa: India’s first indigenous composites sonar dome, a ship’s underwater eyes and ears, was today flagged off by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar from here to be delivered to Mazgaon docks in Mumbai. Designed and produced
Life of Indian neta, babu mirrors 'Yes Minister' series: Manohar Parrikar
National | Mar 29, 2016, 05:02 PM IST
A day in the life of an Indian politician or bureaucrat also mirrors the comic scenarios depicted in the popular British sitcom 'Yes Minister' and 'Yes Prime Minister', Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday.