The BJP in Goa soon completes four and half years in office. This government has to be assessed on the ‘Goa Vision Document 2012-2017’, released by the Party in the run-up to the March 2012 Assembly elections and its blatant acts of misdeeds over the last four and half years in Power. It has […]
Month: August 2016
FINALLY, THAT BEACH CLEANING CONTRACT CANCELLED
With the Goa Lokayukta Justice P.K. Misra who is hearing complaints on the alleged multi-crore beach cleaning scam having issued notice to Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar, the Government yesterday cancelled the current very fishy beach cleaning contract. Dilip Parulekar, the beach cleaning contractor Manish Mohata and Avdhoot Parrikar the brother of Manohar Parrikar amongst others have been accused of emptying the […]
IT IS NOT AN ACT OF SEDITION BY FORMER MP RAMYA
Sedition is a serious charge. But merely because someone criticises the Government or its policies or says something contrary to what a Minister says, it will not amount to sedition. In the case of former MP and actress Divya Spandana alias Ramya, merely because she has contradicted Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in his statement, can […]
SHAME ON THE GOA GOVERNMENT FOR VERY HIGHHANDEDLY REPRIMANDING POLICE OFFICERS WHO CHARGE-SHEETED SPORTS MINISTER RAMESH TAWADKAR
We should strongly condemn the very highhanded and reprehensible act of the Goa Government in reprimanding police officers for having rightly charge sheeted Goa Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar in the 2009 Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary rioting case. Will be writing to the Chief Justice of India giving him complete details of this political interference in the Ramesh Tawadkar case, […]
BJP NOW WELL ENTANGLED WITH CASINOS WHOM THEY HAD EARLIER BRANDED AS DENS OF VICE
A very erroneous and highly misleading impression is sought to be portrayed by the BJP government that it is the High Court that is now allowing the sixth Casino to set sail in the River Mandovi. It is more than apparent that this Offshore Casino operator, whose license had expired in 2011, had now in […]
REMEMBERING DAYANAND BANDODKAR ON HIS DEATH ANNIVERSARY
Every August 12th Goa pays homage to our first Chief Minister Dayanand Bandodkar on his death anniversary. Though Dayanand Bandodkar may have initially been for merging Goa with Maharastra, he respected the people’s verdict at the 16th January 1967 Opinion Poll and later with Dr Jack Sequeira as the fiery voice of the Opposition they toiled with a […]
GOA BEACH CLEANING SCAM: RTI REVEALS THAT TOURISM DIRECTOR HAD MET AVDHOOT PARRIKAR
The then Director of Tourism Nikhil Desai during the investigation of the alleged Goa Beach Cleaning scam had confessed to the Anti- Corruption Branch (ACB) of having met Avdhoot Parrikar, the brother of then Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. This has been revealed in the statement of Nikhil Desai obtained under RTI from the ACB. Nikhil […]
GHRC DIRECTS THAT TEA AND DINNER BE PROVIDED TO COPS ON ASSEMBLY DUTY
While once again reminding the Goa Government that Police personnel were human beings and are to be treated as such, the Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) comprising of Retired District Judge A.D.Salkar and Mr. J.A.Keny today directed that tea with snacks be provided between 3 to 4 pm to all police staff posted on duty […]
THE BJP MUST SINK FOR GOA TO LIVE
In 2012 the BJP had promised the moon by way of a Golden Goa and Acche din. But after deceitfully usurping Power it has been a never ending string of U Turns and a misery of reneged promises. Rampant corruption and bad Governance to the hilt with Manohar Parrikar having proved himself as the most corrupt […]
ACTING AS CAGED PARROTS THE CRIME BRANCH SEEKS TO SHIELD TOURISM MINISTER DILIP PARULEKAR
The Crime Branch has filed a final report before Judge BP Deshpande of the Special Court under the Prevention of Corruption Act seeking to close the Serula Communidade cheating and land grab case against Goa’s Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar. Judge Deshpande will on 8th August hear arguments opposing this malafied move by the Crime Branch to shield Dilip Parulekar in high-handedly […]