Goa government has decided to come up with a policy to make premarital counselling mandatory
Panaji:
Citing rise in the number of divorce cases, the Goa government has decided to come up with a policy to make premarital counselling mandatory.
State Law Minister Nilesh Cabral recently said the state government s Goa Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (GIPARD) will finalise the counselling course and its format. We are coming up with a new policy to make premarital counselling mandatory in the state. We may also rope in religious institutions for the same, he said.
The decision was taken following a rise in divorce cases reported in Goa, he said.
Goa Ministers differ on legal cultivation of cannabis
By IANS |
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Wed, Dec 30 2020 16:33 IST |
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Govind Gaude. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Panaji, Dec 30 : Ministers in Goa appear to be a divided lot on regulated cannabis cultivation in the coastal state for medicinal purposes, a day after Law Minister Nilesh Cabral made a strong pitch for such endeavour.
Speaking to reporters in Panaji on Wednesday, Art and Culture Minister Govind Gaude said that that while the move could help generate employment, it could also lead to adverse social impact. Earlier in the day, he said he did not even know what cannabis was.