Pramod sawant

Pramod Sawant was chosen to succeed Manohar Parrikar as chief minister in March last year despite being among the youngest BJP legislators in the Goa Legislative Assembly. read more

The latest to add fuel to the fire was his own party president Girish Chodankar who claimed that Kamat has a ‘standing offer’ from the BJP to join the saffron party. read more

A pro-CAA rally organised by the BJP government in Goa was headlined by BJP’s working president Jagat Prakash Nadda, who challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to speak ten lines on the CAA. read more

Parrikar, a hugely popular politician who was also Union Defence minister under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, died in March this year after battling a pancreatic ailment. read more

The Congress also alleged that the Goa government had indiscriminately spent money on the event. ‘There is total mismanagement of IFFI. The decorations were not complete at various locations even after two days since the festival began.’ read more

Amitabh Bachchan and Rajnikanth, arguably two of the country’s biggest film personalities will throw open the golden jubilee edition of the International Film Festival of India in Goa. read more

Opposition parties say Chief Minister Pramod Sardesai lacks clout to convince the BJP’s central leadership in Delhi about Goa’s case. read more

Congress said the land ceiling in Maharashtra prevented ownership of more than 54 acres of agricultural land and wondered if Sawant had bought close to 3000 acres of land in the state. read more

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant revealed that he asked for a copy of the Quran in Hindi and has read parts of it. read more

Addressing the media, Sawant said that he was glad that the state administration did not have to act under the preventive provisions that were applied to the state since Friday. read more

Goa CM Pramod Sawant has written to Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar after his ministry exempted Karnataka’s Mahadayi project from green clearance read more

The navy has stood its ground pointing to a 2015 gazette notification of the civil aviation ministry which stipulates that a ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC) needs to be sought from the operating authority of a particular aerodrome before any construction... read more

During the fair aimed to bring talent close to employment opportunities, CM Sawant said that “those who intend to have a job should think about their education, skill, interest and strive to secure particular job otherwise they won’t be able to get the... read more

Under Goa’s current system a proposal is first received by the government’s investment promotion board and after approval, the investor needs to seek approvals from other government departments before it is finally given the go ahead. read more

The recent reductions in GST rate will cost the Goa government Rs 100 crores. Reduction in GST rates for restaurants connected with hotels will only add to the burden. read more