Goa Minister
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Goa minister takes U-turn, tells Assembly no death occurred at GMCH due to oxygen shortage
India | Jul 31, 2021, 11:43 AM ISTIn the written reply, the minister said, "At no point in time, the oxygen supplies at GMCH ran out of stock and thus, no death has been reported to have (been) caused due to non-supply of oxygen."
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Former Goa minister Achyut Usgaonkar dies
India | Jun 16, 2020, 04:50 PM ISTFormer Goa minister Achyut Kashinath Sinai Usgaonkar died at a hospital near here on Tuesday following age-related ailments, family sources said. He was 92.
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Youth arrested for asking Goa Minister about unemployment
Apr 19, 2019, 12:53 PM ISTThe incident took place on Thursday night during a meeting held to discuss the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) North Goa Lok Sabha candidate Shripad Naik's campaign.
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Small section of tourists 'scum of the earth', says Goa minister Vijai Sardesai
India | Feb 10, 2018, 10:22 PM ISTSardesai released a video message on online platforms after he was quoted by certain sections of the media as terming domestic tourists "scum of the earth".
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Goa minister Vinod Palienkar claims 'mafia threat'; Opposition targets Parrikar govt
National | Sep 13, 2017, 01:07 PM ISTGoa Fisheries Minister Vinod Palienkar on Tuesday said he has given up his morning stroll on public beaches following subtle threats and stalking from the drug mafia
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Goa Minister Under ACB Scanner for 'Misusing' Housing Loan
National | Aug 09, 2015, 11:57 AM ISTPanaji: Goa Industries Minister Mahadev Naik is likely to be questioned by state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) after an activist accused him of diverting his home loan for buying a commercial property.In his complaint lodged before
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PM Narendra Modi will develop India into a Hindu Nation: Goa Minister
India | Jul 25, 2014, 08:55 AM ISTNew Delhi: Triggering a controversy, Goa minister Deepak Dhavlikar has said, "I am confident that under the leadership of Modiji, India will develop into a Hindu nation. Prime Minister will work in this regard is
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Girls visiting pubs in short dresses against culture: Goa minister
India | Jul 01, 2014, 09:50 AM ISTPanaji: A senior minister in Goa's BJP-led government has said "young girls going to pubs in short dresses is against our culture", backing controversial activist Pramod Muthalik, who is notorious for trying to impose medieval-style
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Goa minister not keen to hold 'colonial' sports event
Other Sports | Jan 07, 2014, 11:56 AM ISTPanaji: With the Lusofonia Games set to begin Jan 18 here, Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar said Monday that he does not like the concept of Goa hosting the Portuguese Commonwealth Games.Tawadkar, a minister in the
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Goa Minister Matanhy Saldhana Laid To Rest
India | Mar 24, 2012, 05:26 PM ISTPanaji, Mar 24: The mortal remains of Goa's late tourism minister Matanhy Saldanha were laid to rest at his native village of Cansaulim today.Saldanha(64) had passed away on March 21 after suffering a massive cardiac
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Former Goa Minister Shifted To Prisoners Ward
National | Jul 08, 2010, 03:30 PM ISTA day after a local court dismissed his bail plea in the Nadia Torrado death case, former Goa tourism minister Fransisco Pacheco was on Thursday shifted from a district hospital to the prisoners ward in