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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday prayed for the quick recovery of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar who is suffering from an ailment that has severely affected his health since February 2018.
"I request that best security cover may be provided and existing security may be enhanced for Manohar Parrikar so that he (potential threat) is adequately protected from all possible apprehended threats and that he may be able to reveal the files to the nation without any fear or favour," the letter says.
Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Wednesday said that the audio which the Congress claimed was of him saying that…
Parrikar, who was the Defence Minister at the time of the deal, rejected outright the contents of an audio clip released by the Congress on Wednesday.
Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala claimed that a Goa minister revealed that the files related to the deal between India and France for the fighter jets are “in Parrikar’s bedroom”.
