23 Jul: Times of India. The Registration (Goa Amendment) Bill, 2008, which was ostensibly to restrict foreigners from buying land in Goa, was rejected by the Union home ministry and has had to be withdrawn... In 2008, then law minister Dayanand Narvekar had said, "Foreigners cannot purchase land in Goa..." As it was a central act, the union home ministry didn't agree to the amendment ...
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