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Wednesday, 17 August 2011 15:28 |
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PANAJI:Even as the Congress has been overtly critical of social activist Anna Hazare's latest agitation, the Goa unit of the National Students Union of India (NSUI), a frontal organisation of the party, begs to differ.
Goa NSUI president Sunil Kavthankar said the students unit was wholeheartedly in support of the veteran Gandhian, who has taken the battle on corruption to the central government, albeit in a non-violent manner.
"Whoever is opposing corruption, we are wholeheartedly in support of them," Kavthankar told reporters at a press conference here, even as several public demonstrations are planned in the state Wednesday.
"Hazare is fighting against corruption so we are supporting him. We may not agree with his methods but Hazare's fight is for something good. We are all for it," he added.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a protest meeting at Azad Maidan here where they denounced the central United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's attempts to muzzle a democratic voice.
"We never thought we were going to see a repeat of the Emergency in our lifetimes. But looks like the Congress-led central government is leading us on that path," state BJP president Laxmikant Parsenkar said.
Hazare was jailed in Delhi early Tuesday ahead of his fast for a strong anti-corruption law, sparking protests that drew tens of thousands across India.
The authorities did a U-turn later in the day and declared him free, but the fasting activist refused to walk out of jail until he was allowed to hold his planned fast without any conditions. |
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CBI to bring Israeli drug dealer to Goa |
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Wednesday, 17 August 2011 10:48 |
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PANAJI: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team will head for Peru Thursday to extradite Israeli drug dealer Yaniv Benaim alias Atala, a crucial link to Goa police-politician-drug mafia nexus. |
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Over 100 Anna Hazare supporters held in Goa |
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Tuesday, 16 August 2011 15:20 |
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PANAJI: Over 100 Anna Hazare supporters courted arrest here Tuesday, protesting against the Gandhian activist's detention in New Delhi earlier in the day. |
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Goa tribals demand release of leaders |
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Tuesday, 09 August 2011 14:11 |
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PANAJI: Over 10,000 tribals descended upon the Goa capital here Tuesday demanding the release of five of their leaders arrested by the police on charges of rioting and attempt to murder during a tribal rights agitation in May. |
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Goa keeps eye on Karnataka's river project |
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Monday, 08 August 2011 16:31 |
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PANAJI: Goa is keeping an eye on Karnataka's controversial Kalasa-Bhandura diversion dam project, across the Mhadei river, Goa Water Resources Minister Filipe Neri Rodrigues said Monday, hinting that the state would fight for its rights at the water disputes tribunal. |
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Tigers in Goa? Forest minister dodges queries |
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Monday, 08 August 2011 16:05 |
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PANAJI: Goa Forests Minister Filipe Neri Rodrigues questioned the existence of tigers in the state Monday, nearly two years after a male tiger was poached on the fringes of Mhadei wildlife sanctuary. |
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Goa's illegally operated mines asked to shut down |
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Wednesday, 03 August 2011 13:35 |
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PANAJI: Nineteen out of the 100 odd operational mines in Goa have been ordered to be shut down by the state's top pollution control authority for functioning in the absence of the mandatory permissions. |
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Demand to designate Goa port as pharma export zone |
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Tuesday, 02 August 2011 13:02 |
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PANAJI:The Rs.6,500 crore pharmaceutical industry in Goa will stand to benefit by millions of rupees if Mormugao is scheduled as a designated port for exports of pharmaceutical goods, according to an industry insider. |
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Community service for tourists at Goa rave parties? |
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Monday, 27 June 2011 13:56 |
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PANAJI: Tourists caught at rave party sites in Goa could henceforth be forced to do community service, an official said Monday. |
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