STOP BLACKMAILING THE GOVT: GOVIND GAWADE TELLS MGP
PANAJI The Art & Culture Minister and independent MLA Govind Gawade has slammed ally MGP’s move to field the Dipak Dhavalikar for upcoming Shiroda constituency bypoll. Gawade also said the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) should stop “blackmailing” the government. “The MGP should stop this blackmailing. If they are not happy being in the government or what BJP is doing, then they should…
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POLICE STOP TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS BALL AT NUVEM; CHODANKAR QUESTIONS TCP MINISTER
MARGAO Addressing a press conference in Margao on Wednesday, state Congress president Girish Chodankar accused the BJP-led coalition government in Goa of being “communal”, after police, early on Christmas eve, stopped a traditional Christmas eve gala dance at Nuvem village, citing absence of permission. Chodankar said that traditional dances and Christmas eve balls have been a common practice for generations and…
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DEMOCRACY FRUSTRATES THE BJP: RAHUL GANDHI ON CONGRESS-BJP CLASH IN PANAJI
NEW DELHI Congress president Rahul Gandhi today slammed the BJP and said that it was a planned attack on his party workers at a demonstration organised here by the state BJP to protest against his allegations of irregularities in the Rafale fighter jet deal. In his message shared on Facebook, Gandhi also said that he was proud of the “spirit of…
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PALOLEM RAPE: CONGRESS DEMANDS PARRIKAR’S RESIGNATION
PANAJI The Congress today demanded the resignation of ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar over the rape of a British national on Thursday in Palolem, Canacona. The increasing number of sexual assaults on foreign nationals in the state will have an adverse impact on Goa’s tourism and also the image of the state, Goa Mahila Congress chief Pratima Coutinho told reporters at…
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AFTER BRIDGE INSPECTION, CM SHOULD UNFURL TRI-COLOUR AS WELL ON DECEMBER 19: CHODANKAR
PANAJI A day after ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar made his first public appearance for inspection of under-construction Mandovi bridge, Goa Pradesh Congress president Girish Chodankar has asked the CM to also attend the Goa Liberation Dya celebrations and hoist the tri-colour on December 19. “Parrikar should on Wednesday, December 19, show the “same spirit” as shown on Sunday while inspecting…
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SATISH DHOND APPOINTED AS GOA BJP ORGANISING SECRETARY
PANAJI Known to be a close aide of CM Manohar Parrikar, Satish Dhond has been appointed as the Organising Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa. Dhond will be reporting to BJP’s general secretary for Goa Vijay Puranik. Dhond is currently holding charge of Maharashtra’s Thane and Konkan region.
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WILL TALK TO STAKEHOLDERS BEFORE TAKING MAJOR DECISIONS, IF MADE CM: LOBO
PANAJI Deputy Speaker and BJP MLA from Calangute Michael Lobo today said that if he is assigned the responsibility to become the Chief Minister, he would take all stakeholders into confidence before taking any decision which would impact state economy. “If I am given an opportunity to become Chief Minister, I will ensure that major decisions will be made after taking…
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GOVT HIGH ON DRAMA, LOW ON ACTION: SARDESAI
NEW DELHI Goa Forward Party (GFP) president Vijai Sardesai slammed the ruling party on the mining issue and said that those in the government are “high on drama and low on action”. Town and Country Planning Minister Vijai Sardesai met representatives of mining dependents at Ram Leela Maidan in Delhi. Sardesai further said that BJP leaders should stop giving empty speeches and…
READ more.. ELECTION RESULTS IN 5 STATES WILL IMPACT POLITICAL SCENE IN GOA AS WELL: CHODANKAR
PANAJI The results of Assembly elections in five states will have a significant impact on Goan politics, Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar said on Tuesday. “This result has taught a lesson to BJP allies, specially Goa Forward, whose leaders had criticised Rahul Gandhi’s leadership in Goa Assembly and outside time and again,” Chodankar said in a statement. “We will see a similar…
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STATE GOVT OBJECTS TO PLEA FOR DECLARING CM’s HEALTH STATUS IN HIGH COURT
PANAJI The Goa government has objected to a plea seeking the High Court’s direction to the state administration to declare the health status of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar citing the fundamental right to privacy, In an affidavit filed before Justice R M Borde of the Goa bench of the Bombay high court Friday, state Chief Secretary Dharmendra Sharma questioned the maintainability…
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