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View: Remembering mavericks Manohar Parrikar and General Bipin Rawat
Manohar Parrikar and General Bipin Rawat hated the time wasted on long drawn ceremonies by the Indian Armed Forces.
Published on Mar 17, 2024 10:34 AM IST
Casinos: Goa's trump card or bad bet?
Operators face twin trials of pending GST notices temporarily stayed by the HC and shifting political attitudes and laws. Meanwhile, the cash register's ringing
Published on Nov 27, 2023 11:16 AM IST
Gerard de Souza
Watch: First batch of passengers receives ‘warm’ welcome at Manohar airport
The first passenger flight arrived at the airport at 9 am in the morning from Hyderabad.
Published on Jan 05, 2023 12:50 PM IST
Nisha Anand | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
IndiGo flight from Hyd to be 1st to land at Goa's Manohar Int'l Airport on Jan 5
IndiGo flight 6E 6145 will land at the facility from Hyderabad at 9am on Thursday, a spokesperson from the recently inaugurated Manohar International Airport (MIA) said.
Published on Jan 02, 2023 04:13 PM IST
PTI |
‘A long-standing demand…’: PM inaugurates 2nd int'l airport in Goa | Top quotes
During his address at the inauguration ceremony, PM Narendra Modi took a jibe at the previous Congress government, saying earlier air travel was solely associated with “luxury”.
Published on Dec 11, 2022 08:36 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Goa Assembly polls: BJP faces rebellion in 4 seats, including Panaji
Panaji, Mandrem, Sanguem and Cumbharjua are the four Goa seats in which the ruling BJP is facing a rebellion.
Published on Jan 28, 2022 05:17 PM IST
PTI | , Panaji
Utpal Parrikar vows to exit race if BJP fields ‘good candidate’ from Panaji
Elder son of former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, Utpal Parrikar compared denial of ticket from Panaji to 2019 by-polls that was facilitated after his father passed away. He added that the saffron party had brushed him off even then but he “respected” the decision.
Updated on Jan 22, 2022 07:27 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, New Delhi
Time for me to stand for Manohar Parrikar’s values, says son Utpal; quits BJP
Asked whether he would support the BJP in a possible post poll scenario, former defence minister Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal said he will place such decisions before the people of Goa “at the right time.”
Updated on Jan 21, 2022 10:04 PM IST
Gerard de Souza, Panaji, Hindustan Times
Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal resigns from BJP, to contest as independent
After being denied of the Panaji constituency which was represented by former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, Utpal on Friday announced he will be contesting the Goa Assembly Election 2020 as an independent candidate.
Updated on Jan 21, 2022 06:32 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
Goa elections: Manohar Parrikar’s son, Utpal, not fielded in BJP’s first list
The BJP’s decision to nominate Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate from the Panaji seat , which Manohar Parrikar earlier held, set off speculation that Utpal was upset and could quit.
Updated on Jan 21, 2022 05:08 AM IST
Gerard de Souza, Panaji
Kejriwal says Utpal welcome to AAP as BJP denies ticket to Parrikar's son
Goa Polls 2022: Kejriwal said BJP has adopted use and throw policy even with the Parrikar family and this makes Goans sad. Fadnavis said talks are on with Utpal for other seats, not Panaji, as it is not fair to deny the ticket to the sitting MLA.
Published on Jan 20, 2022 02:18 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
Govt will encourage students to take up scientific research, studies: Goa CM
“Our government will take his legacy ahead and ensure that we encourage students to get involved in science learning and undertake projects that contribute to Goa’s development,” he said
Updated on Dec 14, 2020 08:49 AM IST
Panaji | Asian News International| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari
Old Parrikar video threatens to derail railway line doubling project in Goa
Parrikar’s words have come to haunt Sawant, who has claimed that the doubling of the railway line is in the national interest and is not being done for coal transportation.
Updated on Dec 02, 2020 11:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Goa CM accuses Independent MLA of land deal ‘setting’, he withdraws support
The MLA has challenged Sawant to prove his involvement in any land deals or ‘setting’ over land acquisition for the IIT campus.
Updated on Oct 21, 2020 04:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
‘He avoided responsibility’: Goa Lokayukta faults ex-CM Parrikar for shielding cabinet colleague
The Lokayukta also called for action against the then Superintendent of Police for “dereliction of duty”.
Updated on Sep 17, 2020 11:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
Row over Goa govt’s decision to go ahead with Parrikar memorial despite fund crunch
The Goa government’s decision to go ahead with the work on the samadhi for former chief minister Manohar Parrikar, despite a severe fund crunch and money needed for tackling the Covid19 pandemic.
Updated on Jun 10, 2020 11:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza | Edited by Niyati Singh
On Manohar Parrikar’s first death anniversary tomorrow, Goa govt plans series of programmes
Manohar Parrikar died on March 17, 2019, after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was later posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan earlier this year.
Updated on Mar 16, 2020 06:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza
Locals banned from entering Goa casinos from February
The promise to ban Goans from entering casinos has been a long-standing one, former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had promised to do so back in 2012 and his successor Pramod Sawant reiterated the promise in August last year.
Updated on Jan 31, 2020 12:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza
Goa CM blames Nehru for ‘delaying’ Goa’s liberation, causes uproar
Pramod Sawant was chosen to succeed Manohar Parrikar as chief minister in March last year despite being among the youngest BJP legislators in the Goa Legislative Assembly.
Updated on Jan 15, 2020 06:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza
Goa CM says he can work 15-16 hours a day. Explains how
Parrikar, a hugely popular politician who was also Union Defence minister under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, died in March this year after battling a pancreatic ailment.
Updated on Dec 14, 2019 09:17 AM IST
Panaji | Press Trust of India
‘Learning experience for Rahul’: Manohar Parrikar’s son on SC’s Rafale order
Rahul Gandhi had claimed that Parrikar told him that he (as defence minister) was kept in the dark by prime minister Narendra Modi about changes made in the Rafale fighter aircraft deal.
Updated on Nov 14, 2019 07:25 PM IST
Panaji | Press Trust of India
Goa inks MoU to start science festival dedicated to Manohar Parrikar
According to the MoU, the Central Scientific and Industrial Research Institute (CSIR) will scout for scientists who will speak to school and college students as part of a series of scientific talks that will include issues like climate change, etc.
Updated on Nov 12, 2019 08:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | HT Correspondent
Tourists will now be charged for taking photos in this Goa village
The imposition of a fee on tourists taking a single photograph ranges from Rs 100 to Rs 500, in the guise of a ‘Swachhta tax’ by the Parra village panchayat, has been severely criticised by tourism industry stakeholders, who want the “unfair” trend to be “nipped in the bud”.
Updated on Jul 19, 2020 12:19 AM IST
Panaji | Indo Asian News Service
Goa stares at huge losses as GST revenue deficit touches 26%
The recent reductions in GST rate will cost the Goa government ₹100 crores. Reduction in GST rates for restaurants connected with hotels will only add to the burden.
Updated on Sep 26, 2019 01:43 PM IST
Panaji | HT Correspondent
Goa: Manohar Parrikar memorial foundation stone to be laid at Miramar beach
The Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) will be executing the memorial’s work.
Published on Sep 11, 2019 01:52 PM IST
Panaji | Press Trust of India
Goa’s investment board CEO quits, blames govt red-tapism
Ironically, the investment promotion board, the brainchild of former chief minister Manohar Parrikar, was set up to bypass red tapism and help the state improve its ‘ease of doing business’ ranking.
Updated on Sep 11, 2019 01:11 PM IST
Gerard de Souza
For Goa publicity department Manohar Parrikar is still Goa’s CM
Department of Information and Publicity, in its press statement issued in the evening, wished people of Goa on the occasion of Teachers’ Day.It quoted late CM Parrikar as wishing people of the state on the occasion.
Published on Sep 06, 2019 07:34 AM IST
Panaji | Press Trust of India
India’s no first use principle is a legacy that must be preserved
The time to abandon the NFU policy has not come yet. Instead, India should work for a global treaty on NFU that includes all the de jure and de facto nuclear weapon powers
Updated on Sep 02, 2019 06:53 PM IST
Protests erupt in Goa as MLA’s 100-day deadline to remove casinos ends
Valmiki Naik, who led the protest against the casinos on Friday evening accused the Panaji MLA of never being serious about his assurance and demanded the removal of casinos from Goa altogether.
Updated on Aug 30, 2019 07:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza
Sanskrit is the world’s only scientific language, says HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal
The future of working computers depends on Sanskrit because it is the only scientific language in the world. Even NASA agrees with this and has officially accepted this, said the HRD minister.
Updated on Jun 13, 2020 06:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Shreya Bhandary