Petrol prices to go up in Goa as VAT hiked to 15%
Petrol prices are set to go up in Goa as the state government on Wednesday raised the Value Added Tax on the fuel to 15 percent from 10 percent earlier. The post Petrol prices to go up in Goa as VAT...
View ArticleHolidaying in Goa? Beer and petrol prices just shot up in the state
The budget also proposes a steep hike in licence fee for liquor stores and increased excise fee to the tune of Rs.20 per bulk litre on cheap Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) to Rs.3,025 per bulk litre...
View ArticleGoa Congress questions BJP’s claim about being world’s largest party
The Congress in Goa has questioned BJP's world record membership drive, citing the recently concluded local Zilla Panchayat election. The post Goa Congress questions BJP’s claim about being world’s...
View ArticleGoa: Lobbying on in BJP as minister Mickky Pacheco’s conviction upheld
Lobbying has begun in Goa BJP after the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of state minister Fransisco Mickky Pacheco, creating likelihood of vacancy in the ministry. The post Goa: Lobbying on in BJP...
View ArticleGoa CM Parsekar denies remark on women’s complexion, says he was misquoted
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Wednesday denied having made the alleged remarks on the complexion of nurses protesting in the state and said he was misquoted. The post Goa CM Parsekar denies...
View ArticleFabindia can’t be blamed for camera row, it’s mischief by staff, says Goa CM...
Under fire over the voyeurism charge, Fabindia on Monday got the backing of Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar who said the company cannot be blamed for the mischief played by some employees at its...
View ArticleTop management of Fabindia shouldn’t be harassed: Congress’ Digvijaya Singh
All India Congress Committee General Secretary Digvijaya Singh came to the defence of Fabindia management saying the top officials should not be harassed. The post Top management of Fabindia shouldn’t...
View ArticlePacheco case: Court issues warrant to search Manohar Parrikar’s Delhi residence
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said they will challenge the court order. The post Pacheco case: Court issues warrant to search Manohar Parrikar’s Delhi residence appeared first on Firstpost.
View ArticleGoa backtracks on Maggi clean chit, bans noodles after ‘reports from other...
Goa backtracks on Maggi clean chit issued on Friday, bans the noodles after 'reports from other states' until further notice. The post Goa backtracks on Maggi clean chit, bans noodles after ‘reports...
View ArticleGoa becomes 11th state to ban Maggi, Centre to probe other fast food products
In more trouble for Nestle's 'Maggi' instant noodles, Goa on Sunday became the 11th state to impose a ban on its sale even as Centre indicated that more The post Goa becomes 11th state to ban Maggi,...
View ArticleUS firm bribing minister: Goa CM to seek CBI probe, Parrikar says more netas...
Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar said he will demand a CBI inquiry into allegations of a New Jersey-based construction management firm bribing Indian officials. The post US firm bribing minister: Goa CM to...
View ArticleUS firm bribing scandal: Goa Congress remains defiant as BJP goes on offensive
A day after Goa chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the $ 976,630 bribery allegations levelled against a Goa minister and officials, as...
View ArticleThe Rs 6 cr bribe to babus: All you need to know about Louis Berger bribery...
New Jersey-based construction management firm Louis Berger has come under a cloud of controversy after being charged with bribing Indian officials to win water developmental projects in Goa and in...
View ArticleCAG report found irregularities in Goa water supply project monitored by...
CAG had red-flagged the Goa Water Supply and Sewerage Project for which Louis Berger was appointed as a consultant to monitor its implementation The post CAG report found irregularities in Goa water...
View ArticleLouis Berger scam: Bribes were indeed paid, says Goa Police
Goa Police on Wednesday said prima facie it has come to light that "bribe was paid" by a US firm for a water developmental project in the state. The post Louis Berger scam: Bribes were indeed paid,...
View ArticleWon’t pardon those involved in the Louis Berger bribery scandal: Goa CM Parsekar
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said those involved in the US firm Louis Berger bribery scandal will not get any pardon from his government. The post Won’t pardon those involved in the Louis...
View ArticleLouis Berger bribery case: Parsekar pats police, sees no need for CBI probe
Investigators have twice questioned Kamat, during whose tenure the bribery scandal took place. The post Louis Berger bribery case: Parsekar pats police, sees no need for CBI probe appeared first on...
View ArticleBrother-in-law of Goa CM Parsekar held for accepting Rs 1 lakh bribe
A Goa government official, who is also a close relative of Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, has been arrested by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs one lakh,...
View ArticleEnglish education cannot instil humanitarian, patriotic values: Mohan Bhagwat
English education is not sufficient enough to teach humanitarian and patriotic values to children, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said in Panaji. The post English education cannot instil humanitarian,...
View ArticleEnvironmentally-damaging legislations of Goa government come under attack by...
Concerns over Goa’s spiraling environmental and ecological degradations have now been expressed by the Parliamentary Standing committee on Environment and Forests, Science and Technology, which visited...
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