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Goa Foundation's director Claud Alvares said at a press conference that Parrikar, Parsekar and officials of the Mines and Geology Department were responsible for illegal renewal of mine leases.
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Bhartiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress Party are racing back-to-back to emerge as the single-largest party in the house. However, the trump card is going to be in the hands of almost half a dozen legislators to provide cushion for the power.
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The first result went in favour of the Maharashtravadi Gomantak Party (MGP), whose contestant Dipak Pawaskar defeated Ganesh Gaonkar of the BJP in Sanvordem.
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According to EC sources, the poll percentage could go up as there are long queues of voters at many booths across the state even after 5pm.
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Assembly Elections 2017 kicks off with voting in Punjab and Goa today. Watch accompanying videos of this special coverage.
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The BJP will announce the second list of its candidates for upcoming Goa Legislative Assembly election tomorrow, state party president Vinay Tendulkar said.
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The number of footfalls are increasing every passing year. I have witnessed the growth during last four years, Parsekar told reporters after inauguration of BJP's election office in Panaji today.
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"Alike other people, the tourists can convert upto Rs 4,000, and usually they avail the facilities using credit cards. The inconvenience will be only for a day. From day after today, they can withdraw from ATMs," Parsekar told reporters.
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According to an official release, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and Telangana IT minister K T Rama Rao signed the MoU and decided to work together in IT development.
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"As a first step, the Goa government will launch internet safety education for students in association with Google India," Parsekar said. It will be a part of curriculum for classes 9th to 12th in the government schools.
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"The state cabinet has already granted its nod to the GST. We will summon one-day special session on August 31 to ratify the Bill which is already passed in Parliament," Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar told reporters here yesterday.
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Yi, after landing in Goa, met Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar at the state secretariat where both the leaders discussed about preparations for the forthcoming summit.
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"The FIR is filed by ACB against those who are responsible for illegal allotment of land to SEZ promoters. I will ask them to expedite the investigation and submit the preliminary report in 30 days," Parsekar told the state Assembly responding to a Question by Congress MLA Mauvin Godinho.
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The chief minister said the government will have to spend an additional Rs 72 crore monthly towards salaries and pensions of government employees for implementation of recommendations of the new commission.
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Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar told the Assembly the umbrella scheme providing monthly financial help to the people who had lost their jobs due to the ban has been stopped.
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Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar
has defended Goa government's stand to support offshore and
other casinos, saying the state's economy is dependent on it
but he does not support increasing their number.
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"Goa is a blessed state. If the state government is serious and sincere, it can find solutions to the problems. On the IT industry front, we are sincere," Parsekar told PTI, after inaugurating the building that would house Information Technology Corporation and other related bodies here.
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Geeta Engineering Works Private Limited had moved the proposal before the Investment Promotion Board which met under chairmanship of Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar yesterday.
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"Goa is one of the fastest growing and industrially advanced states in the country. We have significant presence of several public and private sector manufacturing facilities in defence as well as aerospace," Parsekar said during the inauguration of Defence Expo which kicked-off in Goa today.
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Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar told reporters yesterday that the government will table the crucial Economic Survey report during the next session of the state Assembly.
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"While on one side we are appealing investors to come to Goa, if we shut down the casinos before giving them an alternate site, it would send a wrong signal," Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar told PTI today.
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The budget session of the Goa Legislative Assembly is scheduled from March 14-18, while the budget is likely to be presented on March 16.
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The Investment Promotion Board (IPB) which met here yesterday under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar approved the proposals.
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"The Israeli Government plans to work together with Goa in various areas like agriculture, Smart City, eco-tourism and business," said Daniel Carmon, Ambassador of Israel. Carmon, on his first visit to Goa, was talking to media persons at Porvorim near here.
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"MMTC, being a pioneer in export of various minerals for the last five decades, has volunteered its service to assist the Goa government to dispose of the large chunk of iron ore lying along various operational areas of mines, jetties and the port," according to an official release today.
