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SC defers mining pleas to February

PANAJI

The Supreme Court of India has postponed to February the hearing in the pleas filed by the mining companies led by Vedanta and others seeking that their mining leases be extended till 2037.

The Court has also decided to hear in chamber the review plea filed by the Government of Goa seeking review of the 2018 Supreme Court judgement which cancelled the 88 mining leases and brought mining to a halt in Goa.

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Monserrate couple hold ground among Tiswadi 'defectors'

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Dec 15, 2020, 12:59 AM IST
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PANAJIOf the 'defector' legislators from Tiswadi taluka -- Revenue Minister Jennifer Monserrate, her husband Atanasio (Babush) Monserrate, St Cruz MLA Tony Fernandes and St Andre MLA Francis Silveira -- the electorate left only the Monserrate couple politically unscathed while denting the other two politicians.In Taleigao, the Monserrate couple managed to overcome the challenge of activist Cecille Rodrigues, the independent who was backed by Aam Aadmi Party and Congress, and…

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