Politician Promise

PANAJI: In a mood for promises, chief minister Digambar Kamat announced a sea link connecting Dona paula with vasco and a second bridge over the zuari. Making an additional budget speech in the legislative assembly on Friday, Kamat proposed that the new Zuari bridge be “the golden jubilee bridge in Goa’s 50th year of liberation”. Later speaking [...]

PANAJI: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat informed the state legislative assembly on Tuesday that the mining policy would be finalised after taking the members of the House into confidence by the government. He also assured that the interest of the people of the state would be taken into consideration while finalising the policy. Responding to [...]

VASCO-The South Goa MP, Mr Francisco Sardinha paid a visit to the Mormugao Municipality on Saturday morning along with South Goa district collector, Mr Gokuldas Naik in order to look into the difficulties faced by the present ruling council with regards to the development works.Mr Sardinha, upon hearing grievances of the councillors, assured them to [...]

PANJIM, april18 The Goa State Committee of the Communist Party of India (CPI) released its election manifesto that encompasses good governance, stress on reducing unemployment and maintaining communal harmony. It speaks about boosting agriculture and need for comprehensive industrial policy. Christopher Fonseca, General Secretary of the Goa Unit of CPI who is contesting North Goa Parliamentary seat, [...]

PANAJI - The Goa unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday promised that if the party comes to power at the centre it will amend Article 371 of the constitution to accord special status to the state. Leader of Opposition in the Goa assembly Manohar Parrikar also said that the BJP would take back the [...]

PANAJI- The state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party will release its manifesto for the Lok Sabha election on April 13, which assures implementation of Ladli Laxmi scheme in Goa. The scheme is already implemented in Andhra Pradesh and a few other states. The scheme is aimed at turning the girl child from an unwelcome guest [...]

PANAJI - After passing a controversial legislation in the Goa assembly that legalises bullfights, the Congress has now promised a government funded bull-fighting arena as part of its poll agenda. Francisco Sardinha, Congress candidate for the South Goa Lok Sabha seat, Monday told reporters here that he would fund the bull-fighting arena from his Member of [...]

PANAJI: Chief minister, Digambar Kamat, promised a yatri niwas for Goan devotees in Shirdi, speaking at the Sai Baba Paduka darshan on Sunday. Thousands began thronging to the pandal at Bandodkar stadium at Campal from 5.45 am on Sunday when the silver paduka of Shirdi Sai Baba arrived at the venue. Digambar Kamat and his wife Asha Kamat, [...]

MARGAO: Positive signs of the revival of the failed e-governance project at the Margao municipal council (MMC) were evident on Tuesday after chief minister Digambar Kamat promised MMC chairperson Savio Coutinho that he would take up the matter with the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and work towards reviving the citizens’ facilitation centre (CFC). Kamat made these remarks [...]

EDUCATION MINISTER Atanasio Monserrate has assured the teaching community to look into their pending demands, mainly regarding their pay structures, following acceptance of recommendations of Chattopadya Commission. He said that certain modifications are proposed to suit the state requirements so that selection grade could be awarded to all teachers after 24 years of teaching service. The [...]

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