Panaji, April 14 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday offered floral tributes to Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 135th Jayanti and virtually laid the foundation stone for the Ambedkar Bhavan at Porvorim.The project, spearheaded by the Directorate of Social Welfare in coordination with the Goa State Scheduled Castes and Other Backwards Classes Finance and Development Corporation, is slated for completion within a year.”This Bhavan will be dedicated to the people by the nex…
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Panaji, April 9 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday highlighted the pivotal role of tech-savvy, young legislators in realising the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047, emphasising the importance of research, innovation, and technology. Inaugurating the first conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Zone VII in Goa, Birla said that people’s representatives must be adept at addressing citizens’ issues by harnessing the transformative power of science an…
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Veteran actress Zeenat Aman has made a heartfelt appeal to the Chief Minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant, to address the ongoing ecological destruction of the place on a priority basis.What prompted this appeal was witnessing the birth of some Olive Ridley turtles on one of the beaches of Goa.Sharing the once-in-a-lifetime experiences on social media, Zeenat Aman wrote, “The sand was cooling underfoot, and a little huddle of people had gathered to observe one of Nature’s qui…
Panaji, Feb 18 (IANS) Utpal Parrikar, son of former Goa Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar, has said that his initiative ‘Ami Panjekar’ (We Panjimkars) is an independent citizens’ forum aimed at addressing civic issues in the upcoming Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) elections and is not a direct political confrontation with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Clarifying the intent behind the initiative, Parrikar said the platform brings together individuals from diverse political ba…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) BJP National President Nitin Nabin will undertake organisational reviews and outreach programmes in Goa on Saturday as part of his two-day visit to the coastal state. The visit is aimed at strengthening the party’s grassroots structure and energising its cadre ahead of upcoming political challenges.Around 10:00 a.m., the BJP chief will pay floral tributes at the samadhi sthal of former Defence Minister late Manohar Parrikar and Goa’s first Chief Minister Bandodkar at…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin will be on a two-day visit to Goa from Friday, party sources said.During this visit, BJP National President Nabin will chair a series of organisational meetings aimed at strengthening the party’s booth-level structure in the state.This will be Nabin’s second state visit after West Bengal since assuming office as the BJP President.According to a press statement issued by BJP National Media Co-head Sanjay Mayukh, …
Panaji, Jan 29 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin will be on a two-day visit to Goa from Friday, party sources said on Thursday. During this visit, BJP National President Nabin will chair a series of organisational meetings aimed at strengthening the party’s booth-level structure in the state.This will be Nabin’s second state visit after West Bengal since assuming office as the BJP President. According to a press statement issued by BJP National Media Co-head Sanj…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has formally initiated the election process for its next national president, with senior leaders filing nomination papers for Nitin Nabin, the 45-year-old national working president, at the party headquarters here on Monday.BJP President J.P. Nadda and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh submitted the first set of nomination papers to Returning Officer K. Laxman, in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and othe…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Chief Ministers, Deputy Chief Ministers and Finance Ministers from several states on Saturday described the pre-budget consultation meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as a constructive platform to present their states’ financial needs and development priorities ahead of the Union Budget.Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said his government raised state-specific issues during the meeting and requested the continuation of Central Sector Schemes that ha…
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Sandalwood heartthrob Rishab Shetty treated his InstaFam with some lovely throwback glimpses of his family trip to Goa.In a joint post with his better half, Pragathi Shetty, the ‘Kantara’ actor shared a set of photos of the two having a great time in Goa with their two little munchkins -son Ranvit Shetty and daughter Raadya Shetty.Looking stylish in a breezy shirt, black trousers, and a bandana, Rishab posed with his family on what seemed to be a yacht.”Throwback to the Goa…