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Expel Goa minister for mini-skirt, bikini remarks: Congress

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 2, 2014, 14:06

The Congress on Wednesday demanded the expulsion of Goa PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar for his controversial remarks where he demanded a ban on women wearing mini-skirts to night clubs and bikinis to beaches.

While commenting on red tape, Parrikar wades into potential controversy

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 2, 2014, 00:22

While talking about the red tape faced by those who want to start a new factory, Goa CM Manohar Parrikar recounted a potentially controversial remark during a speech over the week-end.

Congress sends pink skirt to Goa minister`s office address

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 21:10

The Congress party in Goa on Tuesday sent a pink skirt to state public works department minister Sudin Dhavalikar to protest against his remarks that wearing skirts was not Goan culture.

Goa minister seeks ban on bikinis

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 20:42

Having already triggered a controversy by his remark against "young girls going to pubs in short dresses", Goa minister Sudin Dhavalikar on Tuesday waded into another, saying bikinis should be banned on state`s beaches.

Muthalik welcomes Goa minister`s remark on girls visiting pubs in short dresses

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 16:11

A day after a Goa minister spoke against young girls visiting pubs in short dresses, Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik Tuesday welcomed the statement saying it showed that several important people shared his views.

GSHRC notice to DGP for police inaction in assault on woman

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 15:54

Goa State Human Rights Commission (GSHRC) has issued notice to state DGP for police inaction in the alleged assault of a middle-aged woman by three persons.

Congress to present mini-skirt to Goa minister

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 15:34

The Congress will present a mini-skirt to Goa`s Public Works Department Minister Sudin Dhavalikar, who wants a ban on girls from wearing short skirts to nightclubs, as, he says, they are a threat to the "Goan culture".

Deficit monsoon a cause of worry for farming in Goa

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 10:38

Goa`s agriculture department is worried as the rain deficit in the first month after arrival of south west monsoon may pose problems for farming activity in the state.

Girls visiting pubs in short dresses not right: Goa minister

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 09:36

A senior minister in the Manohar Parrikar-led BJP government in Goa has echoed controversial Sriram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik saying that the practice of young girls visiting pubs in short dresses is against local culture and should be stopped.

`Goa should pass anti-superstition legislation`

Last Updated: Monday, June 30, 2014, 23:23

Following passage of the anti- superstition Bill in Maharashtra Assembly, an organisation working towards fighting superstition will request the Goa government to implement a similar legislation in the coastal state.