Centre may stall assent to police bill
11 August 1997 22:05 ISTThe union home ministry is likely to stall the controversial Goa Police bill, which provides for partially privatising the police force. The legislators here are however agitated over the governor holding the bill for last ... READ
Who is holding the police bill ?
17 July 1997 22:07 ISTAfter adjourning the House and suspending the Question Hour in an unprecedented manner, expressing anguish over the delay allegedly caused by the governor in assenting the Goa Police bill, Speaker Tomazinho Cardoz now feels that ... READ
Breach of privilege against home minister ?
16 July 1997 22:07 ISTThe Goa Assembly is in a process of admitting a breach of privilege, moved by the state opposition leader Dr Kashinath Jalmi (to whose party belongs the union law minister Ramakant Khalap) against union home ... READ
Zuari bridge on verge of collapse ?
10 June 1997 22:09 ISTThe Konkan railway, likely to be fully commissioned by the year end from Mumbai to Mangalore with a link upto Kerala, will bring fortunes to the whole western coast of the country. The combination of ... READ
Judiciary advocates uniform civil code for India
23 May 1997 22:09 ISTMajority of academicians support the uniform civil code for the country, but not the politicians, for the reasons best known to them. With the days of judicial activism, the judiciary is also now seems to ... READ
Controversial police bill comes under fire
15 May 1997 22:10 ISTCan the concept of privatisation be stretched to such an extent that the law and order maintaining authority be also partially privatised ? Goa's newly enacted police act, which is still awaiting governor's assent, provides ... READ
India to adopt Portuguese civil code ?
12 May 1997 22:12 ISTTop legal authorities from India and Portugal are planning to sit in Goa for three days the next week to explore the possibility of extending the Portuguese civil code, existing in the former Portuguese colony, ... READ
Centre objects to private police in Goa
02 May 1997 22:13 ISTThe Goa government is under fire from the centre for giving policing powers to private agencies, in the new police bill the state Assembly has recently passed.While adopting certain provisions of the Singapore Police act, ... READ
Singapore style policing in Goa ?
19 March 1997 22:15 ISTIt would be a serious punishable offence if you spit, smoke, urinate, throw garbage, fly kites, fire crackers or even behave indecently in public places in Goa, a la Singapore, once the draft Goa Police ... READ
Singapore style policing in Goa ?
19 March 1997 22:14 ISTIt would be a serious punishable offence if you spit, smoke, urinate, throw garbage, fly kites, fire crackers or even behave indecently in public places in Goa, a la Singapore, once the draft Goa Police ... READ
