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  Budget Session : Congress MPs stage walkout over BJP forming government in Goa & Manipur

  Politics | March 14, 2017 14:45 IST

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  Congress moves SC over BJP bid to form Goa government

  Politics | March 14, 2017 8:28 IST

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  Louis Berger bribery case: Goa water project director suspended

  India | July 26, 2015 5:56 IST

  Panaji:   Goa government today suspended project director A Wachasunder who was heading the Water augmentation and sewerage line project which has run into controversy over bribery charges."I have directed that Wachasunder be placed under

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  Goa government department withdraws dress code order

  India | March 28, 2015 10:15 IST

  Panaji: The Goa government's art and culture department claimed its standing order banning its employees from wearing sleeveless clothes and jeans, which had triggered a controversy locally as well as nationally, was “misinterpreted”.In a fresh

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  Row over Goa dropping Gandhi Jayanthi as a holiday: CM clarifies

  Politics | March 15, 2015 19:01 IST

  Panaji: Controversy erupted over scrapping by Goa government of Gandhi Jayanti on October 2 from the list of public holidays but Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar later said it could be an act of “mischief” or

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  Goa Govt scraps Gandhi Jayanti from official holiday's list

  India | March 15, 2015 17:31 IST

  Panaji: The Bhratiya Janta Party led Goa government sparked fresh row after it dropped Gandhi Jayanti which is celebrated on October 2 from the list of official holidays.Slamming the state government's decision, the congress party

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  After Maharashtra ban, beef in short supply in Goa

  India | March 04, 2015 14:52 IST

  Panaji: Banned in neighbouring Maharashtra, beef is in short supply in Goa too with shops selling it closed for the third day on Wednesday.A spokesperson for the Goa Meat Sellers Association said the shops were

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  RTI should be appreciated: Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar

  Politics | January 12, 2015 17:46 IST

  Panaji: Despite allegations that the Right to Information (RTI) Act was being misused for extortion and harassment, the law should be appreciated in a big way, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Monday.Parsekar was

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  Konkan Railway route to be electrified: Railway Minister

  India | December 21, 2014 11:13 IST

  Panaji: Making a slew of announcements in Goa on Saturday, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said the Konkan Railway (KR) track will soon be fully electrified and double-lined.A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would also be inked

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  Goa attacks on BJP legislators continue

  Politics | December 11, 2014 13:17 IST

  Panaji: BJP's Michael Lobo is the latest addition to a mysterious spree of ruling party legislators who were at the receiving end of ugly scuffles in public over the past one year.Lobo, elected from the

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  Goa govt suspends water sports after death of three Russian tourists

  Politics | October 30, 2014 15:05 IST

  New Delhi: The Goa government here suspended all water sports activity across the state following the fresh incident of death of three Russian nationals near here during a water sport activity being operated illegally.It was

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  Goa government to reduce taxes on import of coal

  India | August 06, 2014 8:18 IST

  Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar yesterday announced to scale down the state taxes onimport of coal.The existing green cess and rural welfare cess on the import of coal through Mormugao Port Trust has stopped

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  Goa government faces flak over tourism junkets

  India | July 23, 2014 11:14 IST

  Panaji: The Goa BJP government faced criticism from all sections after documents tabled in the state assembly here revealed Rs.13.24 crore were spent on tourism junkets in the state, since the party came to power

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  Goa govt initiates steps to counter shortage of nurses

  India | May 02, 2014 14:54 IST

  Panaji: Goa government has decided to increase seats for nursing courses in state-run institutions to deal with the acute shortage of nurses, Goa Health Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today said."There are 5-6 doctors passing out

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  SC mulls appointing panels to look into iron ore mining in Goa

  October 30, 2013 22:45 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it may consider constituting one or two panels for looking into various aspects of iron ore mining in Goa including fixation of annual cap over the volume

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  SC lambasts Goa government by quoting Shakespeare

  Politics | September 04, 2013 13:43 IST

  Panaji: Quoting William Shakespeare and former British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Supreme Court has severely pulled up the Goa government calling it "chaotic", "anarchic" and one blessed with "infantile wisdom".The order passed Monday by

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  Goa to give financial help to the mining ban hit

  India | January 28, 2013 17:27 IST

  Panaji, Jan 28: The Goa government is working on a financial package for people in the state's mining belt who have lost jobs or ancillary businesses following the ban on iron ore mining, Governor Bharat

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  Goa govt launches 'Ladli Lakshmi' scheme

  India | July 06, 2012 15:45 IST

  Panaji, Jul 6: With an aim to prevent female foeticide in the state, Goa government today formally launched the ambitious ‘Ladli Lakshmi' scheme. Under the scheme, girls who are 18 years of age and above

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  Goa Issues Swine Flu Alert

  India | March 24, 2012 12:31 IST

  Panaji, Mar 24: The Goa government has alerted all its health officers to keep a watch on Swine Flu symptoms among patients following the outbreak of H1N1 virus in neighbouring Maharashtra.The Directorate of Health Services

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  Goa Govt Does Not Have Original Treaty Of Surrender

  India | July 04, 2011 19:09 IST

  Panaji, Jul 4 : In a startling revelation, historians in Goa have claimed that it is the Indian Army, and not the Goa government that possesses the original historic ‘treaty of surrender' that was signed