
Will be discharged from hospital in four to five days, says Union minister Shripad Naik
The Union Minister of State for Defence and AYUSH was admitted to Goa Medical College and Hospital on 12 January after he met with an accident while on his way back to Goa from Karnataka

Shripad Naik recovering well after accident, vital parameters are normal, say GMCH doctors
Earlier on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inquired after Naik's health over the phone, while Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, who is in Goa, met him in the hospital

Union minister Shripad Naik injured, his wife Vijaya and aide Deepak killed in Karnataka road accident
A police officer said prime facie it appears to be the case of the driver losing control of the car. Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa expressed shock over the accident and condoled the demise of Naik's wife.

Shripad Naik, who was in home isolation after testing COVID-19 positive, shifted to hospital for treatment
The 67-year-old BJP MP from North Goa was shifted to the hospital on Thursday night after he complained of fever

Coronavirus Updates: Assam to allow public transport to ply at 50% capacity from 16 Aug
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: The Assam government announced new measures to relax lockdown in the state on Thursday.

AYUSH minister Shripad Naik tests COVID-19 positive, says he is asymptomatic and in home isolation
Naik said all those who have come in contact with him in the last few days should also get tested and take required precautions

SC verdict on permanent commission for women in defence likely today; Centre's arguments on physical capabilities 'need to be rejected', say petitioners
The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its verdict on Monday regarding the permanent commissioning of women officers in the Indian Army, possible paving the way for allowing women in combat roles

2,335 ceasefire violations along LoC in Jammu region from May 2019 till January, 17 army men died due to avalanches, MoS Shripad Naik tells RS
There have been 2,335 incidents of ceasefire violation along the LoC in Jammu region between 30 May last year and 20 January this year, said Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik

Steady rise in budget allocation for DRDO in past three years, says Centre in written response to question in Lok Sabha
In a written response to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said Rs 13,501 was allocated to the DRDO from 2016 to 2017

India likely to receive S-400 missile defence system from Russia by April 2023, Union minister Shripad Naik tells Lok Sabha
The deliveries of S-400 system from Russia will be made by April 2023, said Union MoS Defence Shripad Naik on Wednesday in the Lok Sabha.

IAF Jaguar pilot jettisons two fuel tanks, practice bombs after bird hit; lands safely at Ambala air base
Early reports have quoted IAF sources as saying that an Indian Air Force pilot jettisoned fuel tanks of his aircraft after one of the aircraft’s engines failed after being hit by a bird

IAF lost 27 aircrafts in crashes since 2016, defence ministry tells Lok Sabha; figure includes 15 fighter jets, helicopters
In 2019-20, so far, an AN-32 transport aircraft crashed in Arunachal Pradesh, killing 13 IAF personnel earlier this month.

Narendra Modi Cabinet 2.0: Pramod Sawant leads Goa ministers in congratulating PM; lauds Shripad Naik for ministerial berth
Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant and other members of his Cabinet congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his new team on taking the oath, marking the beginning of the second successive BJP-led NDA government

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar health update: BJP leaders make opposing claims; one says ‘very ill’, other says stable
Calangute BJP MLA Michael Lobo said that there are no chances of ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar getting well

SC directs Centre to grant women permanent commission, combat roles in Army: Countries where both genders serve on frontline
The court also ruled that women officers can get command positions in the Army on par with male officers.

Goa Tamil Sangam urges transport minister Nitin Gadkari to name Mandovi bridge after Manohar Parrikar
Parrikar is suffering from a pancreatic ailment and has been in and out of hospitals in Goa, Mumbai, Delhi, and New York since February, 2018.

Manohar Parrikar’s ill health has not affected functioning of Goa govt, claims Union minister Shripad Naik
Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik on Saturday said the illness of Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar has had no impact on the functioning of the state government.

Goa CMO says Manohar Parrikar seeing improvement in health, being treated at makeshift medical facility at his residence
Earlier in the day, a senior official in the CMO said that Manohar Parrikar has been following the line of treatment prescribed by doctors at AIIMS.

BJP core committee to discuss Goa's political situation after Manohar Parrikar returns following treatment for pancreatic ailment
Manohar Parrikar was undergoing treatment at his private residence at Dona Paula near Panaji.