Manohar Parrikar to return to Goa from Mumbai hospital on Wednesday

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is currently admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai for a review health check-up, will return to his home state on August 29, his office said in Panaji on Monday.

Parrikar, 62, had flown to Mumbai on August 23 and was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital there.

"Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to return to Goa on Wednesday," the Chief Minister's Office said in a single-line statement.

Earlier this year, Parrikar had undergone treatment in the US for nearly three months for a pancreatic ailment and returned in the last week of June.

He went to the US again earlier this month for a follow-up.

He then returned to Panaji on August 22 and the next day flew to Mumbai.

Gangs of Wasseypur like situation soon if outsiders run our mines: Goa min

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 apex court quashed renewal of 88 mining leases and provided an option of an auction.

Directed by Anurag Kashyap, 'Gangs of Wasseypur' -- the two-part crime film -- is centred on the coal mafia operating in Dhanbad in Jharkhand, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance.
Sardesai also said it would be better to close down the mining industry than it be handled by people from outside Goa.

"There is a possibility that if you come out with auctioning, you will have 'Gangs of Wasseypur'-kind of situation in Goa. What happened for coal in Dhanbad can happen in Goa. And this is my fear," he said.

EC seeks govt's response on procedure followed to delay Budget

Latest News - The Election Commission has sought fresh details from the Cabinet Secretariat, including the procedure followed by the government to delay the presentation of the Union Budget in 2012.

In another letter to the Cabinet Secretariat written yesterday, the Commission has asked for a response by tomorrow morning, sources said.

The poll watchdog has also sought details on the process involved in preparing and presenting the Union Budget.

When the opposition had objected in 2012 during the Assembly polls to Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur, Goa, the then UPA government had accepted their stand and postponed presentation of the (Read More)