Goa

The zonal councils provide a forum where irritants between the Centre and states, and among the states themselves can be resolved.

The two-day meeting will be held at hotel Cidade De Goa in Dona Paula.

While speaking here, Chouhan launched a scathing attack at the Congress party and said that it is falling apart.

‘We had worked so hard to make Madhya Pradesh an island of peace’, Chouhan said.

Naik said this was one of the key decisions of the present Modi-led government's tenure.

Kumble said that it is unfortunate as there are only a limited number of cricketers who have played for India and can contribute back to game.

A few places over North Goa and South Goa districts are very likely to receive moderate to heavy rainfall spells during this period.

The UCC was introduced by the erstwhile Portuguese rulers.

Moreover, the weather forecasting agency issued an orange alert from August 4 to 6, predicting very heavy rainfall in the region.

'We will set up 538 twin toilets in different wards to make the state open defecation free,' the Chief Minister said.

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant also said that '60 per cent of the 80 per cent jobs' would be on a permanent basis.

The Home department of Goa does not maintain details of employment in the 14 casinos operating in the state.

Konkani and Marathi are the two major languages spoken in the coast state.

He claimed that drugs like 'Charas' and 'Ganja' are not cultivated in the state and are being smuggled into Goa from neighbouring regions.

The GTDC has banned the use of plastic from its headquarters and its hotels (GTDC Residencies) across the state.

Ten Goa Congress MLAs shifted allegiance to BJP on July 10.

He also added that a separate category will be formed for these films during the week-long event at Panaji.

Ten Congress MLAs last Wednesday joined the BJP, increasing the saffron party's strength to 27 in the 40-member House.

The Congress in Goa suffered a body blow Wednesday when 10 of its 15 MLAs switched over to the BJP.

Chandrakant Kavlekar, the former leader of opposition, has sworn in as deputy Chief Minister.