Goa: Mopa airport to start domestic operations today
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave ex-post facto approval for naming Greenfield International Airport Mopa in Goa as 'Manohar International Airport--Mopa, Goa'
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave ex-post facto approval for naming Greenfield International Airport Mopa in Goa as 'Manohar International Airport--Mopa, Goa'
To fulfil the cherished aspirations of the people of the State of Goa, the Chief Minister of Goa had conveyed to the Centre a unanimous decision of the state Cabinet to name the airport ‘Manohar International Airport.
The renaming as Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) by the defence minister, who is the President of the Institute, follows the unanimous decision by the general body earlier this year to effect the change in the memory of Parrikar.
After four and a half years in political oblivion, however, Pacheco, a former seamster who specialised in stitching wedding gowns, is now tailoring an electoral comeback with the help of the Congress party, which he joined earlier this month.
The Congress' demand came two days after the Goa Lokayukta recommended an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Parrikar's successor and BJP leader Laxmikant Parsekar into the matter.
Before Manohar Parrikar, J Jalalalithaa was the last CM to die in office.
Parrikar, who was also a former Defence Minister, passed away on Sunday evening at age 63 following a long battle with a pancreatic ailment.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has arrived in Goa to forge a fresh alliance between the BJP and the legislators who were part of the coalition government headed by Manohar Parrikar
Manohar Parrikar became the chief minister of Goa four times since 2000 but could not complete his term even once
In spite of his failing health and deteriorating condition, Parrikar did not stop discharging his duties and continued to work from the state assembly.
