PANJIM, April 19 -- Among its 'key pledges', Congress while releasing its manifesto, has promised to form a Tourism Development Bank to facilitate loans for new entrepreneurs in the tourism industry. The party has reiterated that a law will be passed to preserve Goa's land and identity.

Congress leaders including GPCC president Girish Chodankar, Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Babu Kavalekar, MLAs and party functionaries released the party's manifesto for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections.

Laying the thrust on early resumption mining activities, Congress has promised to 'restart mining activities in sustainable manner within the framework of the Supreme Court judgment and Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act of 1957'. The pa...