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India-Pak would have been united had Jinnah been PM: Dalai Lama
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], August 8 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday stirred a controversy by stating that India and Pakistan would have remained united had Jinnah become the Prime Minister instead of Jawaharlal Nehru. He even called Nehru "self-centered".
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Goa: Meat complex gets provisional NOC ahead of Eid
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Factories and Boilers Minister Vijai Sardesai on Tuesday met a group of Muslims and assured them that the Goa Meat Complex will be operational before Eid al-Adha for carrying out religious slaughtering of animals.
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Only good tourists welcome in Goa: Tourism Minister
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 27 (ANI): Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar stated that only "good tourists" who respect the culture of Goa are welcome in the state.
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Goa: BJP MLA slams Parrikar govt on beef issue
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa), July 26 (ANI): The BJP-led coalition government in Goa has failed to crack down on cow vigilantes causing beef shortage and decline in tourism, said the state BJP MLA and Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo on Thursday.
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Nehru's photo replaced by Savarkar's in class 10 textbook
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 26 (ANI): The National Student's Union of India (NSUI) has claimed that a photograph of former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru has been replaced by that of pro-Hindutva activist and freedom fighter, Vinayak Savarkar, in Class 10 social science textbooks in Goa.
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ISL 2018-19: Midfielder Ahmed Jahouh extends stay with FC Goa
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 25 (ANI): FC Goa on Wednesday announced that Moroccan midfielder Ahmed Jahouh has extended his contract with the club ahead of the upcoming Indian Super League (ISL).
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BJP leader stands by his 'loafer' remark on Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 24 (ANI): Goa state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Dattaprasad Naik refuses to budge from his remark that he made on Congress party president Rahul Gandhi, saying that the winks are made by 'loafers' outside 'colleges or maybe at girls.'
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Goa bans fish import from neighbouring states for 15 days
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 18 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has banned the import of fish from neighbouring states for 15 days after huge traces of cancer-causing formalin was found in fish consignments.
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We want only 'good tourists': Goa Tourism Minister
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 17 (ANI): Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Tuesday welcomed Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's announcement to impose fines on tourists for litter and drinking in public and said that only "good tourist" are welcomed in the state.
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Parrikar attacks Opposition for questioning surgical strikes
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 16 (ANI): Former defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday lashed out at the opposition parties for claiming that the surgical strikes were not carried out.
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Goa governor does not come under RTI: Raj Bhavan
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 11 (ANI): The Goa Raj Bhavan on Wednesday informed the Goa State Information Commission (GSIC) that the Goa Governor does not come under the purview of the Right to Information Act as the Governor is not a "Public Authority".
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Goa Minister for death penalty for rapists
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Jul 2 (ANI): Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Monday said rapists should be hanged till death.
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