Goa – The Purbottar

20 Dec

Goa Would Have Been Liberated Sooner If Sardar Patel Lived Longer: PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Goa would have been liberated from Portuguese rule much earlier had Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel lived for some more time.PM Modi was speaking at an event to celebrate Goa Liberation Day, observed on December 19 every year to mark the day Indian armed forces freed the coastal state from Portuguese rule in 1961. Modi said the delay in Goa’s liberation meant that several freedom fighters continued to lose their lives in the struggle to free Goa. “Thirty one satyagrahis lost their lives in 1955, including youngsters like Karnail Singh Banipal of Punjab. These…

28 Oct

BJP will remain at centre of Indian polity for next many decades: Prashant Kishor

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In a big dampener for Congress, poll strategist Prashant Kishor predicted that BJP will remain a dominant force in Indian politics for the next many decades. Speaking at an event in the Museum of Goa, he disagreed with the opposition's claim that the Narendra Modi-led government will be voted out of power in 2024 merely due to anti-incumbency. To buttress his point, he highlighted the difference in people's approach towards the rise in fuel prices as compared to the UPA government era. According to him, it was difficult to envisage the saffron party fading away easily as it had crossed…

23 Oct

PM Narendra Modi calls for continuation of ‘double engine’ govt to make Goa self-sufficient

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for the need to have continuation of "double engine" government in order to realise the vision of making Goa self-sufficient. He said this while interacting with the beneficiaries and stakeholders of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat Swayampurna Goa programme' via video-conferencing. His 'double engine' reference was to the BJP governments at the Centre as well as in the state. The Assembly polls in Goa, which is currently ruled by the saffron party, are due in February next year. "Goa can become 'swayampurna' (self-sufficient) only when it makes cent per cent use of the developmental avenues and…

27 Jul

Delhi, Goa CMs cross swords on Twitter

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Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal crossed swords on Twitter, a day after Power Ministers of the two states engaged in a public spat in poll-bound Goa, over the benefits of power tariff models implemented by their respective governments. The online slamming between the two chief ministers started with Sawant accusing the Aam Aadmi Party of indulging in cheap politics and denigrating Goan politicians. “AAP has always indulged in cheap politics through constant protests & theatrics. But to say Goans are third-class politicians is an insult to great sons-of-the-soil like Bhausaheb Bandodkar, Jack Sequeira, Manohar…

14 May

Goa: 75 COVID Patients Dead in 4 days Due to Oxygen Shortfall at Hospitals

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Seventy-five patients have died at the Goa Medical College and Hospital - the state's biggest Covid facility - in the past four days, because of "logistic issues" in the supply of medical oxygen.Thirteen died on Friday, according to former Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai, whose Goa Forward Party was allied with the ruling BJP before quitting last month over "anti-Goan policies". On Thursday 15 deaths were recorded. The day before - Wednesday - 21 people died, and on Tuesday 26 people lost their lives. All 75 deaths, Mr Sardesai told NDTV, took place in the "dark hours, which is the…