Panaji: Technocrat-turned-politician, Manohar Parrikar, set to become Goa Chief Minister for the third time, is known for his clean image, blunt talk and development initiatives. Parrikar, 56, who had launched a campaign against the Congress-led government on the issue of illegal mining in the state, emerged as the rallying-point for anti-Congress sentiment. In his own Panaji assembly constituency, he is considered as a tough man to beat with his development-oriented...
06:08 PM, Mar 06, 2012
Panaji: Many of the Congress stalwarts including four from Churchill Alemao family and state party chief Subhas Shirodkar bit the dust as the BJP-MGP alliance on Tuesday managed to bag majority of seats in Goa Assembly elections. Congress NCP ministers including Churchill Alemao, Joaquim Alemao, Manohar Asgaonkar, Filip Nery Rodrigues, Jose Philip Dsouza, Nilkant Halarnkar and others lost the polls to the new faces mostly fielded by BJP-MGP as election...
04:11 PM, Mar 06, 2012
Panaji: The BJP has swept the Congress out of power in Goa, crossing the majority and notching 23 seats and leading in one. Chief Minister Digamber Kamat has, meanwhile, submitted his resignation. Goa BJP leader Manohar Parrikar declared jubilantly that he will most likely be the next chief minister of the state. He added, "I have given a time schedule which I will follow. In the budget, we will make...
03:52 PM, Mar 06, 2012
Panaji: The BJP crossed the half-way mark in Goa on Tuesday, winning 20 seats and leading in 3 others. Goa BJP leader Manohar Parrikar declared jubilantly that he will most likely be the next chief minister of the state. He added, "I have given a time schedule which I will follow. In the budget, we will make announcements like petrol VAT and inflation." He further said, "The Congress has been...
03:15 PM, Mar 06, 2012
Panaji: The BJP romped to majority in Goa, winning 17 seats and leading in 4 others. Goa BJP leader Manohar Parrikar declared jubilantly that he would most likely be the next chief minister of the state. He added, "I have given a time schedule which I will follow. In the budget, we will make announcements like petrol VAT and inflation." He further said, "The Congress has been punished in Goa....
02:54 PM, Mar 06, 2012
Panaji: Goa BJP leader Manohar Parrikar was ecstatic on Monday as poll trends showed his party winning by a huge margin in the state. At the latest count, BJP had won 12 seats and was leading in 8 others, while its arch rival Congress was leading in 5, having bagged 4 seats. Said Parrikar, "I will most likely be the next Goa chief minister." "I have given a time schedule...
01:52 PM, Mar 06, 2012
Panaji: The BJP seems set to form the government in Goa, winning 17 seats and leading in 3 others. Goa BJP leader Manohar Parrikar declared jubilantly that he would most likely be the next chief minister of the state. He added, "I have given a time schedule which I will follow. In the budget, we will make announcements like petrol VAT and inflation." He further said, "The Congress has been...
01:25 PM, Mar 06, 2012
Panaji: The Congress on Tuesday faced major setbacks in Goa as a number of its stalwarts, including state chief Subhas Shirodkar and minister Joaquim Aleamo, lost to new faces fielded by BJP in the Assembly elections. Congress candidate from Cuncolim constituency Joaquim Aleamo lost to BJP's candidate Subhash Naik while Dayanand Narvekar lost to BJP's Glen Ticlo in Aldona constituency. In Calangute constituency, BJP's Michael Lobo won against Congress' Agnelo...
12:35 PM, Mar 06, 2012
Panaji: The BJP seemed poised to get majority in Goa on Tuesday, with the party having already won 12 seats. It was leading in 7 others. The Congress was trailing a distant second, winning 4 seats and leading in 4 others. Meanwhile, the United Goan Democratic Party (UGDP) won 2 seats. The Independents won 2 seats and were leading in two. Congress candidates Chandrakant Kavalekar and Mauvin Godinho won from...
12:07 PM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: In order to control inflation, the government should come out with a credible roadmap for reducing fiscal deficit in the forthcoming Budget, rating agency CRISIL said in a report. "To reduce and stabilise inflation, the Budget 2012-13 needs to lay out a credible roadmap to cut the fiscal deficit-GDP ratio by restraining consumption expenditure," said the report titled 'Putting a lid on inflation'. It added that creating a...
07:41 PM, Mar 05, 2012
In Q3, that's between October and December, the economy grew by just 6.1 per cent, the slowest in almost 3 years. ...
10:42 PM, Mar 01, 2012
New Delhi: India's economic growth slowed to its weakest annual pace in almost three years in the three months to December, as high interest rates and rising input costs constrained investment and manufacturing. Gross domestic product rose 6.1 per cent in October to December compared with a year earlier, a lower than expected increase, figures from the federal statistics office showed. That marked a sharp pullback from 6.9 per cent...
02:13 AM, Mar 01, 2012
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday termed the third quarter GDP number of 6.1 per cent as "disappointing" but expressed the hope that economy will register a growth of 7 per cent for the entire fiscal. "No doubt, it is disappointing 6.1 per cent... but not unexpected," he said. "If, I take first quarter, second quarter, third quarter taken together, it is also indicating a downward trend," he...
01:37 AM, Mar 01, 2012
GDP growth is down to 6.1 per cent for the third quarter from 6.9 per cent in the last quarter. ...
11:59 PM, Feb 29, 2012
New Delhi: In a move that could have far reaching implications for the health sector, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government is planning to give free medicine for all through Public Health Facilities under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). The decision comes even as the Health Ministry is working towards the goal of universal health care for all. On Wednesday the Union Cabinet cleared the setting up of a...
05:25 PM, Feb 29, 2012
New Delhi: As directed by the Prime Minister a meeting was held in PMO on Government's priorities in Health sector, particularly over the next 5 years. The meeting specifically focused on implementation of recommendations of the National Commission forMacroeconomics & Health (NCMH) and the High Level Expert Group (HLEG) on Health set up by PlanningCommission. The Prime Minister has emphasised the need for increased outlay on healthsector during 12thPlan so...
03:12 PM, Feb 29, 2012
New Delhi: India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has dipped sharply to 6.1 per cent in the third quarter ending December 2011. The growth is the lowest in almost two years and analysts say the outlook is ominous if the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) don't take remedial action immediately. The GDP growth is the slowest in 11 quarters. It was 6.9 per cent in the previous quarter...
11:31 AM, Feb 29, 2012
Mumbai: The market closed on a flat note looking cautious ahead of the second tranche of long term refinancing operation (LTRO) by European Central Bank to be announced after 15:45 hours IST. The market was quite strong since morning, but disappointing FY12 Q3 GDP data and cautious mood ahead of LTRO spoiled the bulls' party in last couple of hours of trade. The Sensex touched an intraday high of 18,001.35...
09:05 AM, Feb 29, 2012
India's economy grew at its slowest pace in more than two years during the final months of 2011 as high interest rates and booming input costs hampered manufacturing activity, a Reuters poll predicted. Gross domestic product in Asia's third-largest economy grew at an annual 6.4% in the quarter to end-December, according to the poll of 26 economists. Forecasts ranged from 6.0 to 7.3% with a majority of them lying below...
05:03 PM, Feb 28, 2012
Bangalore: Government is optimistic that GDP growth would hit double digits in 2013-14, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said on Saturday. Addressing a Congress party meeting in Bangalore, he said the aim of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is for a double-digit GDP growth rate. "We are optimistic of reaching that aim in 2013-14",Krishna, a former Karnataka Chief Minister, said. He said the country's GDP grew...
04:55 PM, Feb 25, 2012
