Tag: Manohar Parrikar

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Purification ceremony result of RSS superstition: Congress

Panaji: The alleged purification of the site where Manohar Parrikar’s mortal remains were kept for public veneration is the outcome of RSS’s superstitious ideology that is being endorsed by the BJP government, Congress spokesperson Sunil Kawthankar said on Sunday. He said the ‘purification’ controversy had opened a Pandora’s box about performance of religious rituals and […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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EC probes use of Parrikar's ashes for poll campaign

Panaji: The Goa Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Thursday asked collectors to probe and send a detailed report into a series of ceremonies held by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to immerse the ashes of late Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in rivers across the state’s 40 constituencies. The direction from the CEO, Kunal, follows a […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Will clear casinos from Panaji: Goa ex-RSS chief

Panaji: Yet another candidate for the May 19 Panaji Assembly bypoll, former state Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Subhash Velingkar, has promised to rid the Goa capital of casinos if elected. Days after Congress candidate for the Panaji bypoll Atanasio Monserrate promised to clear offshore casinos from the state capital within 100 days of being […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Panaji Assembly bypoll: BJP loses late Manohar Parrikar's seat to Congress

Panaji: After 25 years of uninterrupted run, the BJP on Thursday failed to retain the Panaji Assembly constituency, largely represented by late Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar since 1994. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Sidharth Kuncalienkar lost to Congress’ Atanasio Monserrate by 1,758 votes. Monserrate polled 8,748 votes against Kuncalienkar’s 6,990 votes. AAP’s Valmiki Naik […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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50th IFFI Will Pay Tribute To Late Parrikar: Javdekar

Panaji: The 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will pay tribute to late Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javdekar said on Sunday. “Definitely, this year the festival will pay a tribute to our friend Manohar Parrikar,” Javdekar told reporters in Panaji, after a meeting […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Parrikar's samadhi site defiled, protesters ate non-veg food: BJP

Panaji: Leaders and workers of the Goa Forward Party (GFP) and an Independent MLA defiled the proposed samadhi site of former Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar by eating ‘chicken and mutton’ at the premises during a protest meeting on Saturday, Goa BJP spokesperson Damu Naik said on Sunday. Addressing a press conference here, Naik also […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Goa's International Chess Tournament To Be Renamed After Manohar Parrikar

Panaji: Goa will dedicate future editions of an annual international chess competition which the state has been hosting for two years now, to former Chief Minister the late Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday. “The international annual chess competition will be held in the name of our late CM Manohar Parrikar, who […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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