Parrikar vows to weed out corruption within one year
15 August 2012 17:36 IST
Claiming that corruption continues unabated in Goa, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today set a one-year deadline from August 16 onwards to clamp down on corruption at lower level. READ
Anti-corruption Bureau to probe into IDC cases
01 August 2012 14:37 IST
Goa government today said cases related to corruption in the state-run Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) will be handed over to anti-corruption bureau of the police department. READ
Health officials indicted in recruitment 'scam'
09 July 2012 18:38 IST
An inquiry by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) into recruitments by the state health department violating election code of conduct has revealed several irregularities. READ
Pernem talathi raided for disproportionate assets
14 June 2012 22:05 IST
Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Goa Vigilance Department today carried out searches at the office, residence and ancestral home of Vitthal Bhikaji Sawant, a talathi (revenue clerk) who worked at Pernem office. READ
Govt to probe into contractor's suicide
23 May 2012 19:45 IST
Goa government has appointed a committee led by senior officer to investigate into the suicide of a contractor, who hanged himself after failing to get his bills cleared from the government. READ
Lokayukta with a Deputy by August
21 May 2012 23:34 IST
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today announced that the Lokayukta for the state would be appointed by August this year. READ
Not zero corruption; zero tolerance to corruption: Parrikar
21 May 2012 19:00 IST
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar promises to reduce the corruption in the state by "80-90 per cent" before his government completes six months. READ
Lokayukta in 3 months, gets Prez nod
16 May 2012 18:56 IST
A day after getting President’s assent for the Goa Lokayukta Bill, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that the ombudsman body will start functioning in the state in next three months. READ
Govt to consult HC to appoint Lokayukta
02 May 2012 22:49 IST With Goa Lokayukta Bill 2011 awaiting the presidential nod, the state government is contemplating consulting the Bombay high court in picking the anti-corruption ombudsman. READ
CM agrees with Church, but refuses to postpone panchayat polls
01 May 2012 07:30 IST
Chief minister Manohar Parrikar admits all the irregularities taken place in the process of panchayat elections but refuses to accept the demand of postponement due to ‘constitutional constraints.’ READ
