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Manohar Parrikar should focus on national security: Congress
National | Jul 19, 2015, 05:08 PM ISTPanaji: The Congress in Goa on Sunday took potshots at Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for spending time in the state, meeting party workers, even as border tensions between India and Pakistan simmer.In a statement issued
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Centre never put any pressure in Malegaon blast case: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
National | Jun 26, 2015, 05:45 PM ISTPanaji: Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday rubbished accusations that the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to “go slow” in the Malegaon blast case.Naqvi was in
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Hindu organizations demand ban on convent schools
India | Jun 18, 2015, 10:20 AM ISTPanaji: 'All India Hindu Convention', organized by the right-wing organization Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, on Wednesday demanded a ban on convent schools, claiming that these schools do not allow Hindu students to follow religious traditions.The convention
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99 pc of hotels in Pernem taluka are illegal, claims Goa CM
India | Jun 09, 2015, 10:59 AM ISTPanaji: Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has stoked a controversy claiming that almost 99 percent of the hotels in coastal Pernem belt in the state are illegal."Ninety nine per cent of the hotels in Pernem's
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Goa minister calls gangrape accused naive
India | Jun 05, 2015, 11:35 AM ISTPanaji: Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar has courted controversy after he described the accused in the gangrape of two Delhi-based women in the state as “naive” and chose to dismiss the crime as a stray incident. “Such
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India, France to go undersea to uncover maritime heritage, treasure
India | May 14, 2015, 10:54 AM ISTPanaji: Precious gems, hippo's teeth and European currency scattered in the depths of the Arabian sea as well as uncovering priceless historic data about maritime trade between Asia and Europe dating to over 500 years
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Turtle nesting sites, mangroves at high risk due to oil spill off Goa coast
India | Apr 11, 2015, 02:24 PM ISTPanaji: Turtle nesting sites on the shorelines, mangroves in the inland waters and coral reefs in the sea are identified as highly vulnerable groups in the event of oil spill off the Goa coast, according
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'Indian Mujahideen is not a terror organisation'
India | Apr 09, 2015, 09:15 AM ISTPanaji:Indian Mujahideen (IM) is only a "sectarian outfit" and its members are not terrorists, said All India Congress Committee's minority cell chairman Khurshid Ahmed Saiyed.IM is officially recognised as a terror outfit by the Indian
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BJP wins Panaji assembly seat for the sixth time
National | Feb 16, 2015, 11:07 AM ISTPanaji: The ruling BJP today won the Panaji assembly constituency bypoll, retaining the seat that was held by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar since 1994.BJP candidate Siddharth Kuncolienkar won the by-election by a margin of 5,368
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Goa minister says centres to be set up to 'cure' LGBT youths
India | Jan 12, 2015, 09:23 PM ISTPanaji: Goa's sports and youth affairs minister Ramesh Tawadkar on Monday said the government was planning to set up centres to administer treatment to the LGBT youths to make them "normal".He was speaking to reporters
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Can't stop anyone from leaving Congress: Digvijaya Singh
National | Dec 14, 2014, 04:37 PM ISTPanaji: After a senior MLA threatened to quit ahead of the Panaji assembly seat by-election to contest as an Independent candidate, Congress' Goa desk in charge Digvijaya Singh said any person cannot be stopped from
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Manohar Parrikar resigns as Goa MLA
National | Nov 24, 2014, 11:57 PM ISTPanaji: Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has submitted his resignation as a member of Goa Legislative Assembly from the Panaji constituency following his election to Rajya Sabha from Lucknow.Assembly Speaker Rajendra Arlekar confirmed today that
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Goa CM Parrikar to resign tomorrow, Laxmikant Parsekar likely to succeed him
National | Nov 07, 2014, 02:08 PM ISTPanaji: Manohar Parrikar, who is tipped to get the Defence portfolio, today said he would resign as Goa Chief Minister tomorrow, paving the way for his induction in the Union Cabinet.Amid indications that State Health
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Four Indian cities in Asian Top 10 destinations list
India | Sep 21, 2014, 12:32 PM ISTMumbai: Four Indian cities -- Agra, Ahmedabad, Kochi and Panaji -- feature among the Asian Top 10 list of a global survey, when it comes to last-minute bookings for luxury destinations, which are also affordable.Amongst
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Goa to unlock SEZ land for boosting industrial development
Mar 03, 2014, 07:16 PM ISTPanaji: Goa government will try to unlock the land under Special Economic Zone to accelerate industrial development in the state.Addressing the state Legislative Assembly session here, Governor B V Wanchoo said today that making adequate
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Right-wing group wants song dropped from 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'
Bollywood | Jul 30, 2013, 06:52 AM ISTPanaji, July 30: A right-wing Hindu organisation yesterday demanded removal of a song from the recently-released 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag', describing it as "denigratory". Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) has objected to the song 'Havan Karenge' in
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Goa airport to be shut for 2 hours daily for survey
India | Jul 08, 2013, 01:18 PM ISTPanaji, July 8: Goa airport is being closed for two hours every evening to conduct a topographical survey, mandatory for undertaking extensive repair of runway, a senior official said today.The Indian Navy, which manages the
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Cartoonist Mario Miranda Passes Away
India | Dec 11, 2011, 03:41 PM ISTPanaji, Dec 11: Noted cartoonist Mario Miranda passed away on Sunday at his residence near Panaji, sources close to his family said. He was 85.Gerald D'Cunha, a family friend of Miranda, said the veteran cartoonist,
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Michelle Yeoh, Luc Besson Find Indian Drivers 'Reckless'
Hollywood | Dec 03, 2011, 08:31 PM ISTPanaji, Dec 3: It's not the scenic beauty but the reckless drivers that have grabbed attention of Hollywood Director Luc Besson, who is here with his film ‘The Lady', a film on Burma's leader Aung
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Goa To Prevent 'Negative' Films
Bollywood | Jul 10, 2011, 04:25 PM ISTPanaji, July 10: Filmmakers who want to shoot in Goa will now have to pledge not to tarnish the Indian resort's reputation, a state government agency said on Wednesday.The Entertainment Society of Goa, which licenses