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Christian From Pak Becomes 1st Goan To Get Indian Citizenship Under New Law
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday handed over the Indian citizenship certificate to a 78-year-old Pakistani Christian under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, making him the first such person from the coastal state.
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Gujarat To Karnataka, BJP States Lead Charge Against New Traffic Fines
Days after the government prescribed steep penalties for traffic offenders under an amended law, a number of states have decided to slash them in their respective jurisdictions on "humanitarian" grounds. Ironically, leading the charge are BJP-ruled states.
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Over 100 Vacancies In Goa Courts: Law Minister
The minister, however, claimed that non-recruitment of new staff members in various ranks had not hampered the functioning of courts in the state as workforce was deployed on a temporary basis to make up for the gaps.
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Goa Mulls New Law To Check Fraudulent Sales Of Ancestral Properties Of NRIs
The Goa government is mulling to frame a law to check fraudulent sales of the ancestral properties of NRIs and expatriates in the state.
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Rs 10,000 Fine For Drinking In Public In Goa Soon?
Bombarded with complaints about drinking of alcohol on beaches, roads and highways and in public areas by tourists, the Goa government on Monday introduced a new amendment to state excise law which recommends identification of 'no alcohol consumption zones' across Goa.
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Goa Government Probing Foreigners Running Liquor Vends
The government is probing the allotment of liquor licences to foreign nationals in Goa, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar told the assembly on Wednesday, adding that a new excise law is in the pipeline and a liquor licence will be allotted only to residents with extensive domicile.
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Goa's New Coconut Law To Facilitate Setting Up Of Distillery: Digvijaya Singh
A legislative change in Goa that takes away the tree status of the coconut has been brought about to favour a liquor distillery, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh said on Friday.
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Goa's Controversial New 'Super Law' Allows Tourism Inside Forests
Goa has just got a new law and it is being called a "super law." Environmentalists say the amended town planning act overrides any other land regulation in the state and has the power to destroy Goa's 33 per cent forest cover.
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New Law Soon for Goa Massage Parlours: Manohar Parrikar
Goa is mooting a law to regulate the massage parlours in the state and empower senior police officers to conduct searches at spas, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the assembly today.
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Tehelka case: New rape law is draconian, says Tarun Tejpal's lawyer
Tarun Tejpal's lawyers sought bail for him by saying that "He is not running away, will face the trial."
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20 more firms to come under retrospective tax law, say sources
The additional cases will generate revenue of Rs 25,000 crore, ministry officials said, excluding the Rs 20,000 crore the government hopes to recover from British telecom operator Vodafone group. Euro Pacific Security and Pan Asia have already paid the taxes as per the IT Department’s tax demand, ministry officials said.
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Christian From Pak Becomes 1st Goan To Get Indian Citizenship Under New Law
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday handed over the Indian citizenship certificate to a 78-year-old Pakistani Christian under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, making him the first such person from the coastal state.
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Gujarat To Karnataka, BJP States Lead Charge Against New Traffic Fines
Days after the government prescribed steep penalties for traffic offenders under an amended law, a number of states have decided to slash them in their respective jurisdictions on "humanitarian" grounds. Ironically, leading the charge are BJP-ruled states.
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Over 100 Vacancies In Goa Courts: Law Minister
The minister, however, claimed that non-recruitment of new staff members in various ranks had not hampered the functioning of courts in the state as workforce was deployed on a temporary basis to make up for the gaps.
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Goa Mulls New Law To Check Fraudulent Sales Of Ancestral Properties Of NRIs
The Goa government is mulling to frame a law to check fraudulent sales of the ancestral properties of NRIs and expatriates in the state.
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Rs 10,000 Fine For Drinking In Public In Goa Soon?
Bombarded with complaints about drinking of alcohol on beaches, roads and highways and in public areas by tourists, the Goa government on Monday introduced a new amendment to state excise law which recommends identification of 'no alcohol consumption zones' across Goa.
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Goa Government Probing Foreigners Running Liquor Vends
The government is probing the allotment of liquor licences to foreign nationals in Goa, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar told the assembly on Wednesday, adding that a new excise law is in the pipeline and a liquor licence will be allotted only to residents with extensive domicile.
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Goa's New Coconut Law To Facilitate Setting Up Of Distillery: Digvijaya Singh
A legislative change in Goa that takes away the tree status of the coconut has been brought about to favour a liquor distillery, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh said on Friday.
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Goa's Controversial New 'Super Law' Allows Tourism Inside Forests
Goa has just got a new law and it is being called a "super law." Environmentalists say the amended town planning act overrides any other land regulation in the state and has the power to destroy Goa's 33 per cent forest cover.
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New Law Soon for Goa Massage Parlours: Manohar Parrikar
Goa is mooting a law to regulate the massage parlours in the state and empower senior police officers to conduct searches at spas, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the assembly today.
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Tehelka case: New rape law is draconian, says Tarun Tejpal's lawyer
Tarun Tejpal's lawyers sought bail for him by saying that "He is not running away, will face the trial."
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20 more firms to come under retrospective tax law, say sources
The additional cases will generate revenue of Rs 25,000 crore, ministry officials said, excluding the Rs 20,000 crore the government hopes to recover from British telecom operator Vodafone group. Euro Pacific Security and Pan Asia have already paid the taxes as per the IT Department’s tax demand, ministry officials said.
