Panaji/New Delhi : Former Goa Congress President and two-time Rajya Sabha MP, Shantaram Naik, died of a massive heart attack on Saturday, a party leader said. He was 76. Girish Chodankar, who replaced Naik, as state Congress president in April told IANS from Panaji: “Naik passed away around 6.30 a.m.” “He complained of chest pain, […]
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Goa CM cannot call Speaker for updates on administration: Congress
Panaji : The Congress on Monday objected to Goa Assembly Speaker Pramod Sawant, updating ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on administrative and governance-related issues and claimed that Parrikar had no trust in a three-member ministerial committee formed to take administrative decisions in his absence. At a press conference here, outgoing state Congress President Shantaram Naik […]
Indian missions abroad should issue Aadhar to NRIs: Congress
Panaji, Jan 23 : Indian embassies and consulates should issue Aadhar cards to NRIs, Goa Congress President Shantaram Naik said in a letter to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday. Naik said that the current procedure that requires Indian citizens living abroad to travel to India to obtain Aadhar cards was cumbersome. “Government should make arrangements […]
Investigate PM aide’s visit to CJI, says Congress
Panaji, Jan 15 : The BJP is in turmoil following the press conference by the Supreme Court’s four senior judges last week and its measure can be gauged by Prime Minister’s chief aide’s hurried visit to the Chief Justice of India’s residence, a Congress leader said on Monday. “To what extent the BJP is responsible for […]
‘Re-open case against Amit Shah after comments of SC judges’
Panaji, Jan 13 The criminal case against BJP president Amit Shah should be re-opened in view of Friday’s press conference by four senior Supreme Court judges, Goa Congress state president Shantaram Naik demanded on Saturday. In a statement issued here, Naik also said, that the case related to the death of Special CBI judge Brijgopal […]
Book Sadhvi for hate speech against beef-eaters: Goa Congress
Panaji, Jan 11 : If Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is serious about the sentiments of beef-eaters in Goa, he should get Sadhvi Saraswati arrested for her hate speech against beef consumers, state Congress President Shantaram Naik said on Thursday. “He should first get issued an arrest warrant against Sadhvi Saraswati, who made a horrible statement in […]
Goa BJP in bind over beef issue: Congress
Panaji, Jan 8 (IANS) The BJP in Goa is caught in a bind over its duplicity on the beef issue at the Centre and in states, Congress state President Shantaram Naik said on Monday. Naik also alleged that it was the RSS which was influencing the Goa government vis-a-vis prolonging beef shortage in Goa. Addressing […]