Sawal resigns as Bicholim MLA, to join MGP on Jan 8
NT NETWORK BICHOLIM Independent MLA from Bicholim Naresh Sawal Wednesday resigned as member of the state legislative assembly by tendering his resignation to Speaker of Goa legislative assembly Anant...
View ArticlePolls will be referendum for BJP on MoI: Francis
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that the manifesto of the Bharatiya Janata Party for the forthcoming state assembly election would be prepared around the theme, ‘Clean Green Goa, A Model State for India,’...
View ArticleState chief electoral office bans political ads at public places
NT NETWORK PANAJI With the Election Commission of India announcing the Goa assembly polls on February 4, and the election code of conduct coming into force, the state Chief Electoral Office issued...
View ArticleGoa goes to polls on Feb 4
PTI NEW DELHI Assembly elections in the politically-crucial Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur will be held between February 4 and March 8 in what will be the first major test for...
View ArticleBenjamin open to support from any party
VELIM: The Velim MLA Benjamin Silva, on Thursday, kick-started his election campaign, seeking a second term, based on his performance of the last five years. Silva announced that he has taken up...
View ArticleRs 1-cr GCA scam: 4 accused granted anticipatory bail
PANAJI: Special court, Panaji, granted anticipatory bail to the four accused – former Goa Cricket Association (GCA) president Dayanand Narvekar, GCA president Chetan Dessai, secretary Vinod Phadke and...
View ArticleCalangute dacoity: Gadekar gets bail after 18 days
MAPUSA : The main accused in the case of dacoity of Rs 10.20 lakh from Baga-Calangute, Deepak Gadekar, who was in the judicial custody for the past 18 days, was on Thursday granted conditional bail by...
View ArticlePortugal PM will have busy schedule during state visit
PANAJI: Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, who will be visiting India on a state visit from January 6 to 12, on an invitation extended by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a busy schedule in...
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SHOMA PATNAIK | NT PANAJI: In the week prior to the declaration of the election code of conduct, the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) gave approval for 14 new plot allocations in the Verna...
View ArticleCongress likely to contest 39 seats
PANAJI: The Congress party has begun the process of finalisation of the list of its candidates to be nominated for contesting the general elections to the Goa assembly to be held on February 4. As part...
View ArticleIt’s official! Sudin is MGP’s CM candidate
PANAJI: The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) on Thursday formally announced former minister Ramakrishna alias Sudin Dhavalikar as its chief ministerial candidate for the Goa assembly election to be...
View ArticleElectoral roll 2017 published; Goa has
PANAJI: The publication of the final electoral roll 2017 for Goa was done at the hands of Chief Secretary Dharmendra Sharma on Thursday, in the city, which included a total of 11,09,280 voters –...
View ArticlePM, other BJP bigwigs to address Goa rallies
PANAJI: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders as well as Union ministers, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address public meetings around the state, during next one month as a part of the BJP...
View ArticleNew poll panel guidelines to tighten screws on parties
PANAJI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has released a set of ‘first time’ guidelines thus tightening the screws on the activities of political parties as well as candidates, during their poll...
View ArticleMGP promises to continue govt schemes
NT NETWORK PONDA Taking potshots at its erstwhile alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as the Congress party, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party’s (MGP) senior leader Ramkrishna alias...
View ArticleWomen assault MMC councillor over fumigation in Vasco
NT NETWORK VASCO Ward 23 councillor of Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) Shridhar alias Gaurish Mardolkar was admitted in hospital after he complained of chest pain, following a quarrel between him and...
View Article5 trapped as sleeper coach rams into tanker while overtaking at Pernem
NT NETWORK MAPUSA In a major accident at Tambose-Pernem, five people got trapped when a Maharashtra sleeper coach collided against a parked petroleum tanker. Pernem fire personnel rescued the trapped...
View ArticleSattari forum for special task committee to resolve Alvara land issue
NT NETWORK VALPOI Members of Sattari Nagrik Samitee (SNS) have demanded ‘Class I’ status to the land by referring to the comprehensive judgement and order in two writ petitions by the High Court of...
View ArticleDual-citizenship holders cannot contest Goa polls
NT NETWORK PANAJI State Chief Electoral Officer Kunal on Friday said that his office would maintain a close watch over the declarations made by the candidates filing their nomination papers for the...
View ArticlePanaji waste collection to be hit as CCP workers on poll duty
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that most of the city cleaning staff of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) as well as the vehicles along with their drivers used for the purpose have been...
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