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Shah to be in Goa with any eye on Lok Sabha polls

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Amit Shah will be on a two-day visit to the State on July 1 and 2. The visit is a part of his nationwide tour to strengthen the organization ahead of Lok Sabha polls 2019.

To meet MLAs & industrialistsrrthe goan I networkrPANAJI rrShah, who will arrive at Dabolim airport at 11.15 am on Saturday, will be welcomed by more than 2,500 BJP workers. rSpeaking to The Goan Everyday, State BJP General Secretary Sadanand Shet Tanawade said, “After the arrival at Dabolim airport, he will head towards Azad Maidan to pay tribute to the martyrs. In the evening, he will meet the elected representatives and then professional in various fields.” rState BJP on Friday held a meeting to review preparedness for Shah’s visit. The meeting was attended by State BJP President Vinay Tendulkar, Party’s National Joint General Secretary B L Santosh, Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik, State General Secretary Sadanand Tanavade, State Treasurer Sanjiv Desai and heads of Party’s frontal organizations. rShah will have lunch with the ministers and MLAs in the government including those from coalition partners. At 4.30 pm, he will address various elected representatives, who are a part of BJP at Hotel Fidalgo. He would then head to Hotel Taj Vivanta where he will address professionals including industrialists, hotel owners, chartered accountants, doctors, builders, among others between 6.30-7.30 pm. rOn Sunday, Shah will inaugurate BJP’s South Goa office at 6th floor, Reliance Magnum, Opposite Kadamba Bus Stand at 4 pm.
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With GST roll out, toll booths levying entry tax on vehicles to go

As promised the, controversial entry tax for outside vehicles, introduced by the Parrikar regime back in 2013, will be withdrawn with effect from midnight of June 30.

The Goan Network
Published Jul 1, 2017, 12:51 AM IST
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the goan I networkrPANAJI rrAt the time of reading this, the vehicles from Maharashtra and Karnataka as well other states of the country can freely enter the state with the toll booths being discontinued. rIn a terse statement, the State Government announced that the entry fee which was being charged by Public Works Department at the entry check post will be discontinued from today midnight (12:00 a.m. ) i.e. July 1, 2017 in view of implementation of GST. rChief Minister…

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