Goa CM Manohar Parrikar to return from US this week
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar, who is in the US for treatment of a pancreatic ailment since March, will return to Goa this week. "The CM will return to the state this week though the exact date was yet to be confirmed," a senior official in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said. He said the CMO was making arrangements for Parrikar's return. Here's more.
Parrikar formed cabinet advisory committee to guide state governance
"The CM would be arriving from the USA to Mumbai and then from there by another flight to Goa," the CMO official said. Before leaving Goa, Parrikar had formed a cabinet advisory committee to guide the state administration on governance and other issues. The committee comprises Sudin Dhavalikar (of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party), Francis D'Souza (of BJP), and Vijai Sardesai (of Goa Forward Party).