Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar

Congress seeks increase in duration of upcoming Goa Assembly session from 12 to 18 days

The party will urge Assembly Speaker to increase the working days of the session, beginning from 19 July, CLP leader Chandrakant Kavlekar said.

'Feels nice to be back': Manohar Parrikar returns after three months in US for medical treatment

Parrikar first landed in Mumbai and from there, he took another flight to reach Panaji, said an official of his office.

Congress members ride in horse carriages to protest against fuel hike in Goa, demand GST-based taxation of fuel

As a mark of protest against the fuel price rise, members of the opposition Congress travelled in a horse-drawn carriage in the city on Thursday.

Manohar Parrikar sends BJP workers video message from US, says he'll return to Goa in few weeks

Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, through a video message, said that he would return to his home state in the "next few weeks" from the US, where he has been undergoing medical treatment since March.

Give Goa a chief minister or take back undemocratically installed govt, Opposition Congress tells Amit Shah on eve of visit

The Opposition Congress, on the eve of BJP president Amit Shah's visit to the state Sunday, and demanded that he should either "give Goa its chief minister" or "take back this undemocratically installed government".

Goa government to file review petition against Supreme Court mining ban order after nod from Manohar Parrikar

The Goa government will file a review petition against the Supreme Court order of February this year quashing the second renewal of iron ore mining leases given to 88 companies in Goa in 2015, which brought the mining industry in the coastal state to a halt.

Manohar Parrikar says drinking in public places to become penal offence in Goa

Drinking in public places would soon become a punishable offence in Goa with a fine upto Rs 5000, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said while warning people against such indulgence.

In Republic Day address, Goa Governor Mridula Sinha says government committed to fight narcotics, human trafficking

Goa Governor Mridula Sinha said although tourism was generating revenue in the state, it has also brought with it issues like narcotics and human trafficking

Goa RSS organises Hindu Chetana Sangam, calls on Hindus from state to join hands and work towards nationhood

Hindus are not united as a religious community in Goa and there is need to join hands for Hindu-related causes, a RSS state functionary said on Thursday

Goa state-run hospitals to charge 'minimal' fee to outstation patients from 1 January: Manohar Parrikar

Goa's state-run hospitals will start charging a minimum fee from outstation patients, chief minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday.