Goa’s first woman Chief Minister passes away, a summary of her journey

Shashikala Kakodkar, often affectionately addressed as ‘Tai’ (older sister) passed away this afternoon. She suffered from a prolonged illness. Her final rites will be performed on Saturday. She was 81. Her tenure as the Chief Minister of the then union territory, Goa, Daman and Diu lasted from 1973 to 1979. Kakodkar’s journey Kakodkar was known […]

MoI -120 days for consultation

The long pending decision on Medium of Instruction (MoI) in Goa will require another 120 days as the advisory committee has been recently formed to revise the issue and arrive at an appropriate decision. Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar informed that the advisory committee consist of educationists and not politicians. This committee will have extensive consultations […]