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State BJP panel recommends Tendulkar for RS

The core committee of the state Bharatiya Janata Party which met on Wednesday recommended that current State BJP President Vinay Tendulkar be recommended to the central parliamentary board to be the party’s Rajya Sabha candidate for the upcoming polls.

the goan I networkrPANAJIr rSources familiar with the matter have revealed that the decision to recommend the name of Tendulkar was an unanimous one. rThe BJP’s core committee consists of important members of the state party including the chief minister, the two Lok Sabha MPs and other significant members of the party. rThe final decision will likely be taken by the BJP’s parliamentary board which should come this week. rThe last date for filing nominations for Goa’s lone Rajya Sabha seat is July 11.
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Porvorim parish gears up to oppose land acquisition

1,000 families affiliated to Holy Family Church begin massive rnsignature campaign objecting to acquisition of church land

The Goan Network
Published Jul 6, 2017, 3:00 AM IST
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the goan I networkrPORVORIMrAn estimated 1,000 families affiliated to the Holy Family Church at Porvorim have begun a massive signature campaign, objecting to the proposed acquisition of 170 sq mts of church property for the proposed widening of the National Highway-17 at Porvorim. rIn a memorandum to be submitted to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, the Special Land Acquisition Officer and various authorities, the church administrative committee and parishioners have taken…

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