Everything you need to know about Kamat Changrabandha: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Kamat Changrabandha: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The retreat ceremony along India's western border in Wagah is set to be replicated on the country's eastern border too.
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) After producing a Marathi film titled "Balak Palak", Riteish Deshmukh is now all set to act in a Marathi project titled "Lai Bhaari". He is excited, yet nervous.
Panaji, March 9 (IANS) If Goa has been bracing for a breath of fresh air with the toppling by the BJP of the corruption-ridden Digambar Kamat-led Congress regime in the assembly elections a year ago, the zephyr is simply not wafting in.
Panaji, March 6 (IANS) Goa has been given two weeks by the Bombay High Court Bench in Panaji to explain the delay behind the appointment of a Lokayukta (ombudsman) in the state.
Panaji, Feb 22 (IANS) A Congress-aligned students union asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to permit 50 percent concession for students commuting by public transport country-wide. Such a concession exists for students in Goa.
Panaji, Jan 21 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Monday said that a former Congress chief minister and a cabinet minister were involved in illegal mining in the state and would soon be penalised .
Panaji, Jan 4 (IANS) The wait for a lokayukta in Goa appears to be as endless and tiring as that in Samuel Beckett's landmark play "Waiting for Godot".
Panaji, Dec 29 (IANS) A radical political shift, cheap petrol and the ban on mining ensured that Goa remained in the limelight in 2012.
Panaji, Dec 22 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's one-day visit to Goa failed to resolve bickering within the state Congress after its defeat in the March assembly elections, a party member said.
Panaji, Dec 4 (IANS) Goa's multi-million rupee illegal mining scam may cause material harm to two former chief ministers.
Siliguri (West Bengal), Nov.26 (ANI): Orange producers of West Bengal have found a lucrative market in Bangladesh, despite that country's government imposing a 26 percent import duty per kilogram on Indian fruits and vegetables
Panaji, Nov 8 (IANS) Goa University (GU) has decided to track down the conmen who have been couriering blank compact discs (CDs) with the university's logo to students, asking them to shell out money on delivery for discs that were blank.
Panaji, Nov.2 (ANI): The Speaker of the Goa State Assembly, Rajendra Arlekar, on Friday, accepted a report prepared by Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on illegal mining case, which indicted former chief minister Digambar Kamat and few other Congress leaders in the case.
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) After assuming independent charge as minister of state for drinking water and sanitation following his elevation in Sunday's cabinet reshuffle, Bharatsinh Solanki Monday said he would take forward the good work done by his predecessor Jairam Ramesh.
Mumbai, Oct 28 (IANS) The Maharashtra unit of the Congress, with 24 members in parliament, has drawn complete blank in reshuffle of the council of ministers effected by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday.
Panaji, Oct 27 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is fast running out of a buffer, as far as the benefit of doubt is concerned.
Panaji, Oct 19 (IANS) A day after a man impersonating former Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat duped Congress MP and newspaper baron Vijay Darda of Rs.34 lakh, Kamat Friday said he too used to get calls from impostors asking for money.
Panaji, Sep 21 (IANS) The Congress Friday demanded a special one-day session of the Goa legislative assembly to discuss the illegal mining issue, even as a mining department official suspended earlier this month committed suicide Friday.
Panaji, Sep 11 (IANS) Those implicated in the Justice M.V. Shah Commission report, including former chief minister Digambar Kamat, should be arrested and the Rs.35,000 crore illegal mining controversy probed by the CBI, a member of the opposition Congress party said here Tuesday.
Panaji, Sep 8 (IANS) Former Goa chief ministers Digambar Kamat and Pratapsing Rane and other government officials will be booked within 15 days in connection with the Rs. 35,000 crore mining scam which has been unearthed by the Justice M.V. Shah Commission of enquiry, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Saturday.
Panaji, Sep 7 (IANS) The Justice M.B. Shah Commission report, which was tabled in parliament Friday, says that Goa's iron ore mining scam is worth nearly Rs.35,000 crore. The BJP immediately demanded that former chief minister Digambar Kamat be booked for his alleged role in the scam.
Panaji, Sep 5 (IANS) Till recently it was considered mining waste - all 700 million tonnes of it. With technology now available to extract low grade ore from the waste, these mountain-like heaps have emerged as the next battleground between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government and the Congress-led central government.
Panaji, Aug 18 (IANS) After nearly six years of delay, Goa Police Saturday filed a first information report (FIR) against "unknown" people in connection with an alleged multi-crore rupee land allotment scam in special economic zones (SEZs).
Panaji, Aug 10 (IANS) After making a vocal case for sustainable mining, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's much-awaited draft mining policy appears to have turned its back on a crucial recommendation of a government committee on capping iron ore extraction.
Panaji, July 24 (IANS) Setting up seven Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Goa would have resulted in immigration and doubled the population of the state and threatened its unique culture, a state minister said Tuesday.
Panaji, July 19 (IANS) Voting for the election of president of India concluded in Goa with the entire electoral college casting their votes Thursday.
Panaji, July 17 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's volte face on illegal mining has riled anti-mining activists and has given the Opposition an opportunity to attack the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition governemnt.
Panaji, July 16 (IANS) In a sharp turn-around, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government said Monday there was no illegal mining underway in the state.
Panaji, June 28 (IANS) The Goa Church Thursday asked the BJP government to show "humane consideration" and employ the 200-odd field supervisors in the mining and geology department whose pre-election recruitment has caused a row.
Dubai, June 28 (ANI): The growing South Asian population in New Dubai, has been spoilt for choice as several restaurants have opened up in this part of the city, offering a variety of authentic 'desi' food.
Mayem (Goa), June 22 (IANS) Even 50 years after liberation from Portuguese rule, the shadow of colonialism still looms over this little village in Goa about 30 km from state capital Panaji.
Panaji, June 9 (IANS) The Planning Commission has drawn flak for spending Rs.35 lakh on two toilets in its Yojana Bhavan headquarters. But when it comes to the 'economics of sanitation', there's no beating the Rs.20 lakh shelled out by the Goa government to build a single public toilet in Margao, the constituency of former chief minister Digambar Kamat.
Washington, June 7 (ANI): In a new study, scientists including one of Indian origin, have tried to make a semiconductor-graphene-metal film that could help detect even very low-level concentration of organic contaminations in water.
'Dry Day for Tobacco' is being observed in the capital on 31st May on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day 2012 as an initiative of Delhi Government. An appeal has been made to all the tobacco vendors and sellers of the capital to voluntarily close their shops on 31st May 2012. In addition to that, the general public has also been appealed not to consume any tobacco product for this day.
Panaji, May 8 (IANS) A leading trade body here Tuesday demanded a roll back on the proposed power tariff increase by the Goa government as it would hit the industry hard.
Panaji, May 5 (IANS) The findings of Congress leader A.K. Antony's "post mortem" report on the party's humiliating election rout in Goa in March already appears to have had an effect.
Panaji, April 30 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Monday said sensitive cases involving politicians and mining mafia would be handed over to the lokayukta once the ombudsman is appointed in the state.
Panaji, April 30 (IANS) All mining activity in Goa should be limited to five days a week to make it sustainable, to keep tabs on the extent of ore extraction and alleviate the human-mining conflict, the Communist Party of India-Marxist demanded here Monday.
Panaji, April 25 (IANS) Goa government employees, waiting for a one-time bonus announced to them Dec 19 last year, have again been hit by the election code of conduct jinx.
Cannes, April 24 (IANS) Indian director Vasan Bala's debut feature film "Peddlers" has been selected to represent India at the 51st edition of Cannes Critics' Week, a parallel section of the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival.
Panaji, April 10 (IANS) Top Congress leaders from Goa will be summoned to New Delhi to meet the high command later this week for a post-mortem of the party's thumping loss in Goa, a top Congress official said Tuesday.
Panaji, April 8 (IANS) A Goa government-run minor port at Panaji, which has allegedly been the clearing house for millions of tonnes of dubiously sourced iron ore, could be back in the news again.
The BJP-MGP coalition defeated Congress in Goa by a large margin, the coalition made victory on 24 seats out of 40. Manohar Parrikar, who led the BJP's campaign and cornered congress for the illegal mining is all set to be the next chief minister.
New Delhi, Mar 3 (ANI): Congress General Secretary B. K. Hariprasad on Saturday said that there was a possibility of involvement of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in activist Shehla Masood's murder case.
Panaji, Mar 3 (ANI): Over 38 percent voting was recorded till noon in polling for the 40-member assembly in Goa.
Panaji, Mar 3 (ANI): A massive turnout of voters was recorded in Goa assembly polls with over 81 percent polling on Saturday.
Panaji, Mar 3 (ANI): A massive turnout of voters was recorded in Goa assembly polls with over 81 percent polling on Saturday.
Panaji, Mar 3 (ANI): Over 70 percent of polling was registered till 4 p.m. in the Goa assembly elections on Saturday.
Panaji, Mar 3 (ANI): Over 38 percent voting was recorded till noon in polling for the 40-member assembly in Goa.
London, Dec 23 (ANI): Scientists led by one of Indian origin have developed a "solar paint" that could one day replace solar cells and make renewable energy much cheaper.
New Delhi, Nov. 3 (ANI): In a bid to expose the patronage of Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government to the illegal mining in Goa, a delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by party president Nitin Gadkari met President Pratibha Devisingh Patil here on Thursday and demanding the constitution of a special investigation team to unearth the racket.
New Delhi, Oct 5 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman has slammed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government over the revised poverty line row.
New Delhi, July 13 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has forwarded the resignation of Gurudas Kamat, who did not attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Cabinet ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Tuesday, to President Pratibha Devisingh Patil.
New Delhi, July 12 (ANI): Gurudas Kamat, who is reportedly upset with the new portfolio of Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation, has written a letter to United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi asking her to relieve him of his duties.
New Delhi, July 12 (ANI): Gurudas Kamat, who is reportedly upset with the new portfolio of Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation, has written a letter to United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi asking her to relieve him of his duties.
New Delhi, July 12 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil administered the oath of office and secrecy to the eight new ministers inducted in the Union Cabinet at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Tuesday evening.
New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Gurudas Kamat released a set of six stamps on six legendary actresses of Indian Cinema here last evening.
New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): Gurudas Kamat, who assumed office as Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs called on Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram here on Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (ANI): Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal on Thursday called upon all stakeholders to work towards strengthening the hardware and manufacturing segment of the Telecom sector.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (ANI): Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal will inaugurate the fifth edition of 'India Telecom 2010', which begins here today.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal will inaugurate the fifth edition of 'India Telecom 2010', which begins here on Thursday.
New Delhi, Dc 1(ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Wednesday released a commemorative stamp and the first day cover (FDC) brought out by the Indian Posts in honour of Lala Kamlapat Singhania at a function hosted in New Delhi.
Mumbai, Oct 28 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Thursday stressed that the growth of the chemical industry should come with greater realisation of an increased attention towards safety, health and environmental standards.
Panaji, Oct 21 (ANI): Congress wrested the Valpoi seat from the BJP with its candidate Vishwajit Rane winning the election by a margin of over 8,000 votes on Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed a filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court seeking restoration of stringent charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against the accused in the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy case.
Panaji (Goa), June 8 (ANI): Former Goa Minister Mickky Pacheco has moved the court for anticipatory bail in connection with the 'unnatural death' of his close friend Nadia Joelle Torrado.
Panaji, June 5 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Saturday informed that the resignation of his Tourism Minister Mickey Pachecoed was forwarded to the State Governor Shivinder Singh Sidhu and has been duly accepted.
Vasco-da Gama (Goa), Feb.19 (ANI): The Indian Navy on Friday formally inducted the MiG-29 K' Air Dominance Fighter' aircrafts in its fleet here.
Mumbai, Jan 29 (ANI): Goa Police on Friday evening arrested Aman Bharadwaj, the main accused in the alleged rape of a nine-year-old Russian girl.
Panaji, Jan 29 (ANI): Goa Police on Friday arrested one of the accused in the alleged rape of a nine-year-old Russian girl.
Panaji, Jan 28(ANI): Goa tourism minister Mickky Pacheco on Thursday said that the string of rape incidents including that of a nine-year-old Russian girl at Panaji's Arambol Beach reflects the poor law and order situation of the State.
New Delhi, Jan. 28 (ANI): Russia's Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin on Thursday lashed out the Indian authorities for not doing enough to resolve the case involving the rape of a nine-year-old Russian girl in Goa.
Panjim, Jan 1 (ANI): An exhibition beach polo match mesmerised tourists here on New Year's eve.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (ANI): Russian Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin has asked the Indian government to investigate and punish the rapists of his country's national in Goa. n this context, the Russian envoy visited Ministry of External Affair and met the concerned officials.
Panaji, Dec 16 (ANI): Russian officials have expressed annoyance over the mishandling of the case involving the alleged rape of a Russian girl, and have written a letter to Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat urging him to look into the matter with some seriousness.
Panaji, Nov 24 (ANI): Veteran Bollywood actress Waheeda Rehman inaugurated the 40th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) by lighting the lamp at a glittering function here on Monday.
Panji, Nov 22 (ANI): Popular tourist hub Goa is all set to host the 40th International Film Festival of India from Monday.
Sanquelim (Goa), Nov 4 (ANI): A grand and colourful boat festival was organised here recently to mark Tripura Poornima (Kartik Purnima) or Full Moon Day.
Verna, (Goa) Oct 26 (ANI): Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan launched a mobile testing unit for diabetes in Goa on Sunday.
Panjim, Oct 5 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Monday toured flood-hit areas of the state and said that except for the Canacona region the which is on the bank of the river, the devastation has not been that extensive.
Mumbai, Sept 29 (ANI/Business Wire India): This year, 'Bigg Boss' gets even bigger, with the big boss of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan, playing 'Pop Philosopher'.
Mumbai, July 9 (ANI): The indefinite strike by over 4,000 resident doctors has affected patients in Mumbai badly.
Panaji (Goa), June 27 (ANI): Petroleum Minister Murli Deora on Saturday said that the UPA Government is monitoring international crude oil prices before deciding when to announce the next petroleum price hike.
Panaji, June 1 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat was left tongue-tied Monday when asked to comment on his home minister's remarks that women should not wear 'dupattas' (stole) as a serial killer used the clothing to strangle his victims.
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Child actors of popular television shows may have caught the fancy of many a viewer, but one may not get to see the cute kids of 'Uttaran' or the naughty little boy playing Lord Krishna any more as they are now set to grow up on screen.
Panaji, May 30 (IANS) Ruling benches occupied by two ministers facing criminal charges, a deputy speaker charged for corruption, a minister who was earlier in the police list as a 'bad character', another minister booked for violating currency control laws and two legislators facing charges of graft and extortion ushered Goa into its 23rd anniversary as a state Saturday.
Panaji, May 27 (IANS) In a new twist to the Russian Elena Sukhona story, the Russian consulate has insisted on a DNA test to establish the identity of the teenager, whose mutilated body was found on railway tracks near here.
Panaji, May 27 (IANS) Most legislative assemblies and parliament rarely have time for legislative duties, and instead lawmakers waste time by disrupting proceedings, former minister of state for law and chairman of the Goa law commission Ramakant Khalap said Wednesday.
Panaji, May 23 (IANS) Two of Goa's top swimmers are likely to relocate, thanks to the inability of the state government to implement its sports policy, the Goa Swimming Association (GSA) said Saturday.
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Bookies and punters scored a bull's eye in the all-India election results outcome, but their calculations went awry in Mumbai where they suffered losses amounting to nearly Rs.500 crore (Rs.5 billion), sources in the industry said here Sunday.
Panaji, May 16 (IANS) Goa re-elected both its sitting MPs with the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning one each of the two Lok Sabha seats in the state.
Panaji, May 15 (IANS) Russian consulate officials have stepped up pressure on the Goa Police to pursue Russian teenager Elena Sukhova's death as a case of homicide.
Panaji, May 15 (IANS) There has been not a single incident where a passenger has fallen off a train and come under it, said a Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) official, summoned to the Mapusa police station Friday to record his statement about the death of Russian teenager Elena Sukhonova.
Panaji, May 14 (IANS) The Russian consulate has jumped the gun in critiquing police investigations into the death of Russian teenager Elena Sukhonova, a police spokesperson said here Thursday.
Panaji, May 13 (IANS) Embarrassed after railway authorities punctured the police theory that 19-year-old Russian tourist Elena Sukhonova died after falling from a train, the police have now summoned their media spokesperson to the police station.
Panaji, May 13 (IANS) The Congress-led ruling coalition in Goa may head for fresh turbulence with the tourism minister and a Congress legislator threatening to dislodge the government if a minister facing criminal charges was dropped from the cabinet.
Panaji, May 13 (IANS) In a major blow to the credibility of the Goa Police, Russian authorities have refused to accept their contention that 19-year-old Elena Sukhova's death was accidental.
Panaji, May 8 (IANS) Goa Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane was Friday formally charged by the police for threatening to kill activist lawyer Aires Rodrigues.
Panaji, May 6 (IANS) Goa's small parties should come together under the Congress as too many outfits end up dividing society further, says state party chief Subhash Shirodkar, batting for a two-party system.
Panaji, April 29 (IANS) The forest department in Goa has alleged that vast tracts of reserve forest land is being converted into private property in collusion with revenue department officials, sources said Wednesday.
