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Congress MP fumbles on Goa`s beef-eating percentage

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 14:17

Congress Lok Sabha member Francisco Sardinha Monday said 60 percent of Goans eat beef, but later quickly retracted, and insisted that only about 40 percent of the state comprised beef-eaters.

Leaders claiming publicity over Uttarakhand relief sad: Yechury

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 13:53

The CPI(M) termed as "very unfortunate and sad" political leaders claiming publicity over relief efforts in flood-devastated Uttarakhand.

Goa wants special package for mining scam victims

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 13:51

A senior Congress leader Monday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to sanction a financial package for Goa to bail out people hit by mining crisis.

Modi will bury BJP eight feet under in LS polls: Congress MP

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 13:50

Narendra Modi will bury the BJP "eight feet under", a Congress MP from Goa said adding that the Guj CM`s elevation as BJP poll campaign chief would make life easy for the ruling party in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

Goa Congress wants clarity in sand mining rules

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 13:37

The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) should make rules clear about sand mining in Goa, as the scarcity of raw material has threatened to hit the construction industry badly, a senior Congress leader said Monday.

ICAR seeks funds to set up rice mill for Goa tribal farmers

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 10:18

Goa`s tribal farmers may be able to double their profits from rice cultivation by doing away with the traditional way of paddy processing with the help of India`s premier agriculture research institute.

Narendra Modi right choice for meeting aspirations of youth: Goa CM

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 19:25

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar said his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi was "right choice" for meeting the aspirations of the nation`s youth but stopped short of calling him a prime ministerial candidate.

Goa Lokayukta residence being renovated without tendering: Congress

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 15:12

The temporary residence of Goa Lokayukta B Sudarshan Reddy is being renovated and lakhs of rupees are being spent on it in violation of tendering norms, the Congress party in the state said on Thursday.