BICHOLIM: The Opposition Leader, Mr Manohar Parrikar said that the BJP’s position in Bicholim constituency would not be affected by the resignation of Mr Rajesh Patnekar as MLA.

MAPUSA: The Mapusa JMFC on Tuesday summoned Aldona legislator, Mr Dayanand Narvekar along with his wife and son in connection with the fake birth certificate case of his son Mr Ganeshraj.

PANAJI: Officials of the Justice Shah Commission of Inquiry had a meeting with state government officials on Tuesday to chalk out a programme to inquire the mining operations in the state.

PANAJI: Having struck a “blow” at the Bharatiya Janata Party by wooing one of its MLAs into the Congress fold and striking “deal” with at least three others on the same issue,

PANAJI: Mr Rajesh Patnekar, who resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday as also from the assembly, has said that he would join the Congress party within a week, even as the Congress is gearing up itself to admit some more BJP leaders in its fold.

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PANAJI: “In a State where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous,” so had said Publius Cornelius Tacitus, a senator and historian of the Roman Empire between 56 A D and 117 A D.

PANAJI: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat has assured action against Pernem police inspector, Mr Raut Desai and the deputy collector, Mr Mirajkar after magisterial inquiry into the Morjim cremation episode, informed Mr Babi Bagkar, a member of the delegation of Morjim villagers.

MARGAO: Health department officials along with the Margao municipal councillor, Ms Rosy Pereira and police officials including PI, Mr Santosh Dessai has inspected the garbage and decaying meat at the Gandhi market premises.

MARGAO/PANAJI: The chief of Shri Shantadurga Kunkolienkarin Mahila Mandal self help group, Julan Desai, who supplied the mid-day meal with a lizard in it, was arrested on Tuesday under section 336 of IPC, Food and Drugs Act and Health Act, informed the police.

MARGAO: The South Goa Member of Parliament (MP), Mr Francisco Sardinha has said that migrants are needed due to lack of manpower in the state, and that, they should not be considered as a threat to Goans.