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Let traditional communities run tourist businesses in CRZ zone: Goa Minister
In 2018, an NGT order decreed that all traditional dwellings occupied by fishermen and other traditional communities within the 200m from the High Tide Line cannot be used for commercial purposes
Updated on Feb 20, 2024 10:57 AM IST
Gerard de Souza
8 Goa Congress MLAs switch over to BJP
The defections, which included former chief minister Digambar Kamat and leader of opposition Michael Lobo, came two months after the first murmurings of trouble in the party’s state unit.
Updated on Sep 15, 2022 05:15 AM IST
Gerard de Souza, Panaji
How Lobos swung political power in Goa
After leaving the BJP six months ago and joining the Congress, Michael Lobo – maverick Goa businessman and politician – tried to return to the former by effecting a split in the latter.
Updated on Jul 18, 2022 11:17 AM IST
Gerard de Souza
Digambar Kamat removed as permanent invitee to Congress Working Committee
Recently, the Congress filed disqualification petitions against Kamat and former leader of the opposition Michael Lobo after MLAs led by Kamat allegedly failed to garner the support of the stipulated two-thirds of the party’s legislative strength needed to join the BJP.
Updated on Jul 17, 2022 04:36 PM IST
Goa Cong crisis: Lobo denies ‘hobnobbing’ with BJP, 7 MLAs now ‘with’ party
Michael Lobo was removed as the leader of Opposition in Goa Assembly on Sunday for conspiring to weaken the Congress party with the ruling BJP’s help. Lobo said “somebody wants to become the leader of Opposition” for which such a step was taken by the Congress.
Published on Jul 11, 2022 11:20 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi
2-time ex-BJP MLA Michael Lobo eyes hat-trick in Goa polls, this time with Cong
Despite the change of party and resigning from the 40-member Goa legislative assembly, Lobo sounded confident of winning the election ‘with a bigger margin’
Updated on Feb 13, 2022 03:09 AM IST
Gerard de Souza, Calangute
Goa nightclubs, bars to remain shut 'till Covid-19 comes under control'
Goa Ports Minister and BJP leader Michael Lobo says that the state's nightlife 'can resume after we see that Covid-19 cases across India are coming under control'. He suggested tourism be opened in a phased manner prioritising those activities which won't trigger transmission of coronavirus.
_1623070696382_1623070705510.jpg "Goa nightclubs, bars to remain shut 'till Covid- 19 comes under control'(Photo by Michael DeMarco on Unsplash)")
Updated on Jun 07, 2021 06:30 PM IST
PTI |
Goa minister’s warning to Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions: ‘Tender apology, or pay fine’
Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions has been asked to apologise for allegedly littering during filming in Nerul, failing which a fine will be imposed.
Updated on Oct 30, 2020 11:00 AM IST
Press Trust of India | HT Correspondent
Why lawmakers must respect the law
Those who make and enforce the law must understand it, not just in letter but also in spirit. By their foolish outbursts, Bachchan, Reddy, Mayawati, Yadav and Lobo have not only embarrassed themselves but worried their countrymen
Updated on Dec 14, 2019 06:08 PM IST
Goa minister promises to waive tax on ore transport barges
The barge owners have been campaigning for a tax waiver with their demands only increasing since the hopes of a revival of Goa’s once thriving mining industry are growing dimmer by the day.
Updated on Oct 11, 2019 06:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza
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
3 ex-Cong MLAs get Cabinet upgrade in Goa within days of joining BJP
While three Congress MLAs were made ministers, the BJP’s former ally Goa Forward Party said it will join the opposition.
Updated on Jul 13, 2019 06:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza
Goa CM Pramod Sawant asks 3 ministers to resign
The four ministers-- deputy CM Vijai Sardesai, Vinoda Paliencar, Jayesh Salgaocar of the GFP, and Rohan Khaunte, an independent MLA have been asked to resign.
Updated on Jul 12, 2019 10:35 PM IST
Gerard de Souza
Lok Sabha elections 2019| ‘It is a 24-hour job’, Goa Speaker says as two MGP MLAs merge with BJP at 1:45 am
As Deputy Speaker, who is the officiating Speaker of the state assembly, Lobo oversaw the merger. Pramod Sawant, who served as Speaker from 2017 till last week, quit the post to be sworn in as Chief Minister on March 19
Updated on Mar 27, 2019 05:15 AM IST
Panaji | Indo Asian News Service
Lok Sabha elections 2019: With 2 am entry of two MGP lawmakers, BJP now has 14 MLAs in Goa
Manohar Ajgaonkar and Deepak Prabhu Pauskar submitted the letter to Speaker Michael Lobo along with chief minister Pramod Sawant and state party president Vinay Tendulkar.
Updated on Mar 27, 2019 10:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza
Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant wins trust vote, gets support of 20 lawmakers in 36-member assembly
Among those who voted in the floor test include ailing BJP MLA Pandurang Madkaikar, who made it to the assembly. He had suffered a stroke in June last year. This was his first public appearance since then.
Updated on Apr 24, 2020 05:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | HT Correspondent
Goa BJP, allies meet after Manohar Parrikar’s death, no decision on next CM yet
Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari, who arrived in Panaji in the early hours of the day, could not secure a consensus between the saffron party and its alliance partners in the state, party MLA Michael Lobo said.
Updated on Mar 18, 2019 12:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza
‘Must admire Rahul’s humility’: Goa BJP leader’s lavish praise of Cong chief
The meeting between Gandhi, on a private visit to Goa, and Parrikar, lasted about 10 minutes. It came a day after Gandhi referred to a purported audio tape in which a Goa minister claimed that Parrikar possessed files relating to the Rafale deal.
Updated on Jan 30, 2019 03:36 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Goa govt not against beef, says BJP minister after party colleague alleges cow vigilante menace
BJP MLA Michael Lobo had on Tuesday said in the assembly that cow vigilantes were standing at the border (of Karnataka) and blocking beef that is being brought in.
Published on Jul 27, 2018 06:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Gerard de Souza, Panaji
Beef-eating countries treat their cows better than India, says Goa MLA
BJP legislator Michael Lobo, who represents Goa’s Calangute constituency, also questioned his government over its failure to protect the legal beef trade.
Updated on Jul 26, 2018 07:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | HT Correspondent