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"Corrupt" leaders in Goa Congress want to oust me: PCC chief

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 19:54

Announcing that a few more leaders will be suspended for working against the party`s interest, Goa Congress President John Fernandes on Monday claimed some "corrupt" elements were out to dislodge him from his post.

Congress rubbishes news report about its Goa chief getting boot

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 22:48

Opposition Congress today dismissed as "part of paid news," the news reports in local media regarding the sacking of its Goa unit president John Fernandes.

Congress chief sacked, party says `paid news`: Goa daily

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 15:09

The Goa unit of the Congress Sunday accused a local English daily of indulging in "paid news", and said a front page story on the sacking of state party president John Fernandes was "totally baseless".

Goa CM defies NaMo over mining: Congress

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 19:40

The Congress accused Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar of defying Prime Minister`s Narendra Modi by choosing to renew 27 iron ore mining leases, instead of auctioning them as promised in Modi`s Lok Sabha election manifesto.

People angry over misgovernance, says Goa CM on jeering incidents

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 16:25

Commenting on the recent incidents of non BJP Chief Ministers being jeered at while sharing a dais with PM Modi, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday that incidents of hooting are not right but they reflect people`s anger over misgovernance.

Liquor is part of Goa`s culture: BJP leader

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 14:16

Goa BJP leader Dr Wilfred Mesquita has dismissed the possibility of Goa toeing the line of Kerala, which is outlining a ban on sale and consumption of alcohol in a phased manner, saying that consuming liquor is a part of the state`s culture.

Drinking part of Goa`s culture, no prohibition: BJP leader

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 17:44

Prohibition cannot come in Goa because drinking is part of Goa`s culture, BJP state vice-president Wilfred Mesquita said on Friday.

`Goa`s open-cast mines can generate hydel power`

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 17:24

Goa`s 90 odd open-cast iron ore mines, currently closed for nearly two years following a mining ban, could be tapped for generating hydel power, says wildlife conservationist Bittu Sahgal.

Civil societies harp on citizens` inputs in Goa Police Bill

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 14:45

Members of various civil societies in Goa Friday demanded that reforms in the proposed Goa Police Bill need to be discussed at grassroot level including in Gram Sabhas and municipal meetings.

After apology over `negro`, Goa CM drags Tarun Tejpal into row

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 21:38

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who earlier apologised for the use of word `negro` in a written reply in the Legislative Assembly, accused that senior journalist Tarun Tejpal might be behind the coverage of the issue.