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.
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US Defence Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday called his Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar and agreed to sustain the momentum on key bilateral defence efforts.
The government has informed that the ban on six firms dealing with the Ministry of Defence will remain for 10 years and it will also extend to their sister firms.
Facing flak over instances of security personnel taking to social media to air their grievances, the government today said it is not desirable that armed force personnel indulge in such acts as mechanisms to raise
Amid speculation of his return to Goa politics, Union Defence minister Manohar Parrikar today kept everyone guessing by describing himself as a "party man" who will work as per the directions of party leaders.
Polling began for 117-member Punjab and 40-member Goa Assemblies amid tight security. Voting began at 7am in both the states and will conclude at 5pm.
Election Commission today served a show cause notice to Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Manohar Parrikar over his bribery remarks and has been asked to reply to the notice before February 3. Responding to
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that the opposition parties criticise his repeated visits to Goa because they are scared of him.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has reportedly scaled down India’s war readiness from 40 days to 10 days of intense conflict under a new policy.
Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked the Election Commission if it will "dare" act against Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Congress leader Amarinder Singh for asking voters to accept money to attend rallies.
The partnership between the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and industries is transforming India into a global defence manufacturing hub, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today. He said this synergy provided the much-needed
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today parried queries on his possible return to Goa politics after the upcoming state Assembly elections.
Union Minister and BJP in-charge of Goa Assembly elections Nitin Gadkari has hinted that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar may be repatriated to his home state to head the government if party retains power here.
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that he personally monitors quality of food served to Indian Army personnel.
Expressing outrage over the continuous terrorist attacks on Army camps, senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Monday said that it was unfortunate that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was ‘busy in Goa’s politics’ instead of doing his job.
Appointment of Army Chief General Bipin Rawat and all candidates were done according to set procedures and were equally good, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said. The Defence Minister told media if seniority and date
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said that the Narendra Modi–led NDA government aims to achieve a $2 billion (Rs 13,600 crore) defence export target by the end of its term in May 2019.
Lieutenant General Praveen Bakshi, who has been superseded by another officer Lt Gen Bipin Rawat for the post of Army chief, on Wednesday met Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in Delhi.
Known for his unrestrained statements, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has now offered a piece of advice for his critics that may not go down well with them. In a stern critique of a section of
The Central government will earn at least Rs 2 lakh crore to Rs 3 lakh crore in taxes due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation move, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today. "A minimum of
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that the government will soon announce the names of new chiefs of Indian Army and Indian Air Force.
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