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Centre To Make Goa Self-Sufficient In Next 3 Years: Minister
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Minister Shobha Karandlaje today said that the Centre will work with the state government to make Goa a self-sufficient state in the next three years.
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9 Years After Setting Up Panel, Goa Yet To Finalise Farm Policy: Minister
The Goa government is yet to finalise its agriculture policy, even nine years after a special committee was set up for the same.
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Worked Out Roadmap To Double Farmers' Income By 2022: Goa Chief Minister
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday held a meeting with officials of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to chalk out a "roadmap" to increase the farmers' income.
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For Goa Government, The People Of The State Are Its Real Valentines: Vijai Sardesai
Valentine's Day is celebrated globally on February 14, as a day for sharing love and affection.
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"Rahul Gandhi Tweeted On Rafale Audio Tapes As He Was In Goa": Minister
Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweeted about the Rafale audio tape and Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's possession of "explosive Rafale secrets" on Monday just because he is in Goa and wants to keep the issue alive, Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai said on Tuesday.
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Goa Government Knows How to Survive "By Hook Or By Crook": Minister
A day after Congress claimed that it will form a government in Goa after Mandrem and Shirod Assembly bypolls, Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai and Goa agriculture minister said today that the current dispensation knew how to survive "by hook or by crook".
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Manohar Parrikar Wanted To Quit, BJP Leadership Didn't Allow It: Minister
Goa Forward Party chief and Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai suggested on Thursday that the ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar wanted to resign, but the BJP high command vetoed it.
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Goa Minister Launches Helpline To Counter "Slow Administration"
Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's "immobilisation" due to a prolonged illness has affected the efficiency of the state administration, making the bureaucracy slack, state Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai said on Sunday.
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BJP Ally Goa Forward Party Opposes Simultaneous Polls
The Goa Forward Party (GFP), a constituent of the BJP-led Goa government, on Saturday opposed the idea of simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies, saying the proposal is against regional sentiments.
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Goa Sarpanch's 'Agriculture Challenge' To PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi
A sarpanch or village head in Goa said let the Prime Minister and Rahul Gandhi take up his 'agriculture challenge', which entails stepping into the farmer's shoes for a day. Siddhesh Bhagat of Aquem-Baixo panchayat in south Goa said he does not treat ministers, legislators and sportsmen as VIPs and since agriculture is the backbone of the Indian ec...
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Facebook Challenge By Netas Will Inspire Farmers, Says Goa Minister
Ministers stepping out into the fields and indulging in farming activities, thanks to a Facebook challenge which went viral, will inspire agricultural land holders to take up farming activity once again in Goa, Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Naik said today.
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"Chant Vedic Mantra To Increase Yield": Goa Minister Suggests Farmers
In a bizarre statement, Goa Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai said that the state's paddy yield would increase if its farmers chanted vedic mantra in their fields and adopted "cosmic farming" techniques.
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Goa Minister Slams Congress For Criticising Manohar Parrikar's Absence From State
Goa Agriculture Minister Vijay Sardesai today criticised the Congress for making an issue out of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's absence, and maintained that the state administration was being run smoothly.
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Manohar Parrikar 'Welcomes All' To Goa. He Has One Condition
In a bid to diffuse the controversy stirred by Goa Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai calling domestic tourists as "scum of earth", state Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said that everyone was welcome to the state, provided they do not urinate on roads and add to the state's garbage woes.
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It Will Be "Gangs of Wasseypur" If Outsiders Handle Goa Mining: Minister
Goa Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai, on Monday, said a "Gangs of Wasseypur-like situation" would arise in Goa if "outsiders" gain control of the mining industry in the state, days after the Supreme Court cancelled renewal of 88 mining leases and provided an option of auction.
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Centre To Make Goa Self-Sufficient In Next 3 Years: Minister
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Minister Shobha Karandlaje today said that the Centre will work with the state government to make Goa a self-sufficient state in the next three years.
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9 Years After Setting Up Panel, Goa Yet To Finalise Farm Policy: Minister
The Goa government is yet to finalise its agriculture policy, even nine years after a special committee was set up for the same.
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Worked Out Roadmap To Double Farmers' Income By 2022: Goa Chief Minister
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday held a meeting with officials of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to chalk out a "roadmap" to increase the farmers' income.
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For Goa Government, The People Of The State Are Its Real Valentines: Vijai Sardesai
Valentine's Day is celebrated globally on February 14, as a day for sharing love and affection.
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"Rahul Gandhi Tweeted On Rafale Audio Tapes As He Was In Goa": Minister
Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweeted about the Rafale audio tape and Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's possession of "explosive Rafale secrets" on Monday just because he is in Goa and wants to keep the issue alive, Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai said on Tuesday.
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Goa Government Knows How to Survive "By Hook Or By Crook": Minister
A day after Congress claimed that it will form a government in Goa after Mandrem and Shirod Assembly bypolls, Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai and Goa agriculture minister said today that the current dispensation knew how to survive "by hook or by crook".
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Manohar Parrikar Wanted To Quit, BJP Leadership Didn't Allow It: Minister
Goa Forward Party chief and Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai suggested on Thursday that the ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar wanted to resign, but the BJP high command vetoed it.
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Goa Minister Launches Helpline To Counter "Slow Administration"
Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's "immobilisation" due to a prolonged illness has affected the efficiency of the state administration, making the bureaucracy slack, state Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai said on Sunday.
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BJP Ally Goa Forward Party Opposes Simultaneous Polls
The Goa Forward Party (GFP), a constituent of the BJP-led Goa government, on Saturday opposed the idea of simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies, saying the proposal is against regional sentiments.
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Goa Sarpanch's 'Agriculture Challenge' To PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi
A sarpanch or village head in Goa said let the Prime Minister and Rahul Gandhi take up his 'agriculture challenge', which entails stepping into the farmer's shoes for a day. Siddhesh Bhagat of Aquem-Baixo panchayat in south Goa said he does not treat ministers, legislators and sportsmen as VIPs and since agriculture is the backbone of the Indian ec...
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Facebook Challenge By Netas Will Inspire Farmers, Says Goa Minister
Ministers stepping out into the fields and indulging in farming activities, thanks to a Facebook challenge which went viral, will inspire agricultural land holders to take up farming activity once again in Goa, Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Naik said today.
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"Chant Vedic Mantra To Increase Yield": Goa Minister Suggests Farmers
In a bizarre statement, Goa Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai said that the state's paddy yield would increase if its farmers chanted vedic mantra in their fields and adopted "cosmic farming" techniques.
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Goa Minister Slams Congress For Criticising Manohar Parrikar's Absence From State
Goa Agriculture Minister Vijay Sardesai today criticised the Congress for making an issue out of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's absence, and maintained that the state administration was being run smoothly.
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Manohar Parrikar 'Welcomes All' To Goa. He Has One Condition
In a bid to diffuse the controversy stirred by Goa Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai calling domestic tourists as "scum of earth", state Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said that everyone was welcome to the state, provided they do not urinate on roads and add to the state's garbage woes.
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It Will Be "Gangs of Wasseypur" If Outsiders Handle Goa Mining: Minister
Goa Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai, on Monday, said a "Gangs of Wasseypur-like situation" would arise in Goa if "outsiders" gain control of the mining industry in the state, days after the Supreme Court cancelled renewal of 88 mining leases and provided an option of auction.
