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Govt may hold Assembly session in Nov: CM

Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Wednesday disclosed that the government is considering another Assembly session in November. While speaking to the media persons after the distribution ceremony of 69 bike and seven cars allotted under the State Modernisation Scheme to the Goa Police, Parsekar said,

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 “We are thinking of having one more session in November this year. We have not yet finalized but we might have another session after the monsoon session.” He hinted that the upcoming monsoon session of Goa Legislative Assembly which is schedule to start from July 25 might not be the last session of his government. Chief Minster s office has till date received total 2,212 questions including 1,550 unstarred and 662 starred questions, with total twelve bills and two ordinances to be placed on the floor of the House during the monsoon session, it was stated. Referring to the possibility of a grand alliance among the Opposition forces, the chief minister said, “Opposition party is talking about Maha Ghathabandhan (grand alliance) it shows that they are in a panic.” Meanwhile, it was disclosed that under the State Modernisation Scheme an Amount of Rs 32.69 lakh was sanctioned in the year 2016 towards the purchase of 69 motorcycles. Out of 69 motorcycles, 20 have been allotted to the North District Police Stations, where as 19 motorcycles have been allotted to the South District Police Stations. Ten bikes have been allotted to the traffic cell, five to the Special Branch and 14 have been allotted to the Coastal Security Police Stations and other units.
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Tivim locals brave rains to attend AAP s corner meet

An Aam Aadmi Party corner meeting created ripples in Bodiem-Tivim on wet Tuesday evening with a worried opposition using strong arm tactics to disrupt the meet. Armed with umbrellas and rain coats, over 100 local residents braved the rains and attended an AAP corner meeting organized at in Bodiem almost three kms away from the main Tivim state highway.

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Published Jul 21, 2016, 12:21 PM IST
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MAPUSA  Besides the residents from the area, the meeting was also attended by Deputy Sarpanch Sharon D Souza and Sirsaim Panch Maria D Souza and former panch Victoria Sequeira. Fr Michael, AAP coordinator of Mormugao, informed the gathering about the misgovernance of the BJP-led government in the State. He also described how a corrupt Congress government was booted out by the Goans in 2012 and gave a mandate to BJP expecting better results.

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