Various Maratha groups and opposition parties called for a shutdown in Pune on Tuesday against Governor BS Koshyari's remark on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 18 (ANI): The aircraft technicians of Air India Engineering Services Ltd (AIESL), a government-owned company, continued their strike at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Friday.

Panaji Mar 18 PTI Just out of the election mode Goa was drenched in a riot of colours on Friday as local residents and tourists alike participated in the festival with great enthusiasm amid a big drop in coronavirus cases and absence of restrictionsChief Minister Pramod Sawant basking in the victory of his party BJP in the just concluded Assembly polls in Goa played Holi with his family members at his home in Sanquelim town 40km from the state capital PanajiSawant posted a picture on social media wherein he is seen covered in colours accompanied by his wife daughter and other family membersJoyous spirit pervaded the Goa streets on the festival of colours since morning as people organised Holi parties across various destinations including the coastal beltVarious shacks organised day-long parties on beaches where local residents and tourists gathered in large numbersA senior police officer said the Holi celebrations went off smoothly and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the stateWe had made elaborate arrangements to avoid any law and order problem but the celebrations went off peacefully he saidOne of the major celebrations was held in the state capitals Azad Maidan by the Panjim Shigmotsav Samiti The venue was decorated by committee members who took the blessings of Goddess Mahalaxmi before starting the celebrationPanaji MLA Atanasio Monserratte also participated in the Holi celebration at the Azad MaidanGoa is currently celebrating Shigmo a spring festivalLike other parts of the country the coastal state has also registered a big drop in daily coronavirus cases in the recent weeks Goa was in grip of the third coronavirus wave in January PTI RPS RSY RSY

Panaji (Goa) [India], December 31 (ANI): Lok Sabha MP and All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Goa In-charge Mahua Moitra on Thursday condemned the "unlawful arrest" of its leader Sandeep Vazarkar during a bike rally in the state and further slammed the state government for allegedly "lathi-charging" Anganwadi workers.

Mumbai Dec 25 PTI A 47-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested allegedly with cocaine worth Rs 33 lakh in an operation carried out by the Mumbai Crime Branchs Anti Narcotics Cell an official said on Saturday Boyega Habib Abubaker was held by ANC officials of the Azad Maidan unit from Masjid Bunder area on Friday evening after he tried to flee seeing a police vehicle and a search netted 110 grams of cocaine he said He has been arrested under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act as well as the Foreigners Act he added PTI DC BNM BNM BNM

Mumbai Dec 20 PTI One of the unions in stir-hit Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation on Monday said it was withdrawing from the staffers strike after receiving a written assurance on demands from state transport minister Anil Parab Maharashtra Rajya Kanishtha Vetanshreni ST Kamgar Sanghatana president Ajaykumar Gujar who announced that his union was withdrawing from the strike also appealed to all staffers to resume duty by Tuesday He said the fight to get the undertaking to merge with the state government will continue adding that he had a detailed discussion on the issue with NCP chief Sharad Pawar on December 17 Gujar said his union will accept the courts verdict on the demand for merger However several employees who have been protesting in Azad Maidan on Monday evening said the strike will continue till the merger demand is accepted Staffers have been on strike since October 28 with the stir intensifying on November 9 after bus operations at all the 250 depots of the undertaking got affected PTI KK BNM BNM BNM

Panaji (Goa) [India], December 20 (ANI): To mark 60 years of Goa's liberation, Diamond Jubilee celebrations were held in Panaji on Sunday, informed the Ministry of Defence on Monday.

Panaji (Goa) [India], December 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome at Goa Liberation Day celebrations being held at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium here on Sunday.

Panaji Dec 19 PTI Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee wished people of the poll-bound Goa on the occasion of the states Liberation Day on Sunday Goa was liberated from 450-year Portuguese rule on December 19 1961 On this historic 61st Liberation Day my best wishes to the people of Goa Salute to all the people who made heroic sacrifices to liberate Goa from colonial tyranny Its time to liberate Goa from corrupt politics tweeted Kejriwal who heads the Aam Aadmi Party AAP which has decided to contest the state polls due early next year West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress TMC president Mamata Banerjee whose party has jumped into the poll fray in Goa also wished people of the coastal state on Sunday Greetings to my Goan brothers and sisters on the 60th GoaLiberationDay I salute the supreme sacrifice of all our freedom fighters On this momentous occasion come let us pledge to usher in a New Dawn for our beautiful state and honour their sacrifice Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive in Goa later in the day to participate in various events organised to mark the states liberation day The PM would be paying tributes to martyrs at the Azad Maidan in the state capital Panaji before witnessing a Sail Parade by the Indian Navy followed by his public address at Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Stadium near here in the evening Elections to the 40-member Goa Assembly currently ruled by the BJP are due in February 2022 Banerjee and Kejriwal recently visited Goa and announced some incentives for citizens of the state ahead of the polls PTI RPS GK GK

Mumbai Nov 28 PTI Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday demanded that the Centre bring a law to guarantee Minimum Support Price MSP for crops to protect the interest of farmers in the country In Mumbai to participate in the kisan mahapanchayat farmers mega conclave at the Azad Maidan under the Samyukta Shetkari Kamgar Morcha SSKM banner Tikait said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a supporter of the MSP when he was the chief minister of Gujarat and wanted a nationwide law to ensure farmers interests were guaranteed He accused the Modi-led central government of running away from a debate over the issue The Centre should bring a law to guarantee MSP to farmers There are several issues related to the agriculture and labour sectors that need attention and we will travel all over the country to highlight them he said Tikait also demanded that financial aid be given to the kin of farmers who died in the year-long protest against the Centres three agri marketing laws Earlier this month Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the governments decision to repeal the three farm laws which were at the centre of protests by farmers Many farmers were encamped at Delhis borders since November 2020 with a demand that the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce Promotion and Facilitation Act 2020 the Farmers Empowerment and Protection Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities Amendment Act 2020 be rolled back and a new law enacted to guarantee the MSP on crops The Centre which held several rounds of talks with the protesting farmers had maintained that the laws were pro-farmer while the protesters claimed they would be left at the mercy of corporations because of the legislations PTI MR BNM GK GK GK