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  #RespectWomen: When Laxmikant Parsekar asked nurses not to protest in sun to avoid dark complexion

  India | April 04, 2024 16:26 IST

  There is a long list of leaders who have given controversial statements regarding women. One such name is that of Laxmikant Parsekar who stirred a controversy in 2015.

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  Goa election 2022: EX CM Parsekar confident of victory from Mandrem, keeps mum on post poll strategy

  Elections | March 09, 2022 21:37 IST

  Former Goa chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar contested the election as an independent after the BJP denied him ticket and fielded sitting MLA Dayanand Sopte instead from Mandrem.

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  Goa results 2017: Regional parties hold key to forming government in hung Assembly

  Politics | March 11, 2017 20:21 IST

  Smaller regional parties will hold the key to forming government in Goa which has given no clear majority to any party.

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  Post-poll relaxation: Goa CM's swimming pool pic goes viral

  February 24, 2017 12:29 IST

  An uncharacteristically flamboyant photograph of Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar baring his upper torso in a forest resort pool has gone viral on social media.

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  Laxmikant Parsekar pushed Goa backwards, says BJP partner MGP; says alliance will continue only if he is removed

  Politics | December 08, 2016 19:00 IST

  Accusing Laxmikant Parsekar of pushing Goa backwards, the MGP said its alliance with BJP will continue only if he is removed as the CM.

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  PM Modi asked me about Kejriwal’s public meeting in Goa: Laxmikant Parsekar

  Politics | June 15, 2016 9:37 IST

  Panaji: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked me about the recent public meeting conducted by Delhi Chief Minister and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal in the coastal state and its impact, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar

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  IS letter threatening Modi, Parrikar being probed: Goa Police

  India | January 19, 2016 20:21 IST

  Panaji: Goa Police have begun investigating a letter, with IS scribbled on it, which has threatened Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for allegedly pursuing anti-beef policies.Goa's Inspector General of Police V.

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  Manohar Parrikar accused of 'interference' in Goa affairs by NCP

  Politics | December 31, 2015 14:47 IST

  Panaji: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Goa today alleged that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has been interfering in the state's affairs, and that Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar is being bypassed on several issues."Parrikar has

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  Goa: FTII student arrested, protesters detained near IFFI

  India | November 22, 2015 0:04 IST

  Panaji: In separate incidents, Goa police today arrested, at the venue of the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here, an FTII student, and detained a group of about hundred people who were protesting

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  Goa CM condoles Charles Correa's death

  Politics | September 04, 2015 11:00 IST

  Goa: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Wednesday condoled the death of noted architect Charles Correa, who was of Goan-origin.The Padma Vibhushan award-winner died on Tuesday night after a brief illness in Mumbai at the age

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  Government wants mining to restart from october: Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar

  India | August 11, 2015 13:06 IST

  Panaji:  Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar  has said the government will issue directions to mine operators in the state to resume operations."We will issue directions to the mine operators. If required, we will also issue orders

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  Louis Berger probe: Bribes camouflaged as engineering terms

  India | August 02, 2015 9:54 IST

  Panaji:   Shedding new light on the manner in which money for bribes was requisitioned in the Louis Berger case, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said that a code word related to engineering was used

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  No suitable candidate for Goa Lokayukta: Chief Minister

  Politics | July 29, 2015 17:14 IST

  Panaji: The Goa Lokayukta's post is lying vacant because of the lack of a suitable candidate, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Wednesday.He also told the Goa legislative assembly in a written reply that 48

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  Goa BJP MLAs want speedy probe into Louis Berger case

  Politics | July 24, 2015 18:08 IST

  Panaji: The BJP legislators in Goa on Friday unanimously passed a resolution seeking speedy preliminary investigation into the $976,630 Louis Berger bribery case, in which a minister and bureaucrats are under a cloud.The resolution also

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  AAP questions Manohar Parrikar in Louis Berger case

  Politics | July 22, 2015 18:29 IST

  Panaji:  The AAP on Wednesday alleged that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, when he was Goa's chief minister, awarded a consultancy contract to the now tainted Louis Berger firm, despite having "specific information" about the corruption the

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  Goa Police file FIR in Louis Berger bribery case

  India | July 22, 2015 0:40 IST

  Panaji:  Goa Crime Branch today filed an FIR against an unidentified former minister of the state and officials of US-based company Louis Berger, which is at the centre of a bribery scandal.The FIR was registered

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  Crime Branch to probe Louis Berger bribe case: Goa CM

  India | July 20, 2015 14:56 IST

  Panaji : The Crime Branch of the Goa Police would conduct an initial probe into the alleged payment of $976,630 in bribes to a state minister and officials by an international consultancy firm, Chief Minister

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  US firm bribing minister: Goa CM to seek CBI probe, Parrikar says more netas involved

  India | July 20, 2015 11:12 IST

  Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Sunday said he will demand a CBI inquiry into the allegations of a New Jersey-based construction management firm bribing Indian officials for a water developmental project in the

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  US bribery case: 2 ex-ministers may be involved, says Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | July 19, 2015 16:14 IST

  Panaji:  Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today hinted that two former ministers might be involved in the alleged bribery case involving a US firm over a water developmental scheme in the state.Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant

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  Yoga day not compulsory in Goa schools: Laxmikant Parsekar

  Politics | June 19, 2015 17:38 IST

  Panaji:  Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today said it is not compulsory for schools in the state to hold International Yoga Day on June 21.  The CM's clarification comes a day after the state education