Kejriwal vows to end graft in Goa
AAP’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal tells Shoaib Shaikh that his party will contest the Goa assembly elections on the corruption plank Q: Which is the most outstanding agenda that the AAP will take...
View ArticleCrackdown on bars for not abiding by timing
PANAJI: The state excise department has started acting with an iron hand against those liquor outlets, including shops, pubs, shacks, clubs and provisional stores among others, which are found to be...
View ArticleNCP assures focus on job creation
Jose Philip D’Souza, state unit president of the NCP, says that their party will prioritise on employment generation for the youth and bring a 20-point programme for the poor if the NCP comes to power....
View ArticleMGP to field candidate against Parsekar
PANAJI: Continuing ‘import’ of candidates to contest the forthcoming state assembly elections from its platform, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party on Sunday brought Vijay Gaonkar (Valpoi),...
View ArticleCriminal facing externment
PANAJI : The Panaji police have initiated externment proceedings against one Paulo D’Cruz from Taleigao. The police said that D’Cruz is allegedly involved in a number of criminal cases including the...
View ArticleI was offered CM’s post by Cong, BJP: Sudin
PANAJI: Making a startling revelation, former PWD minister Ramakrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar claimed on Monday that he was offered the post of chief minister by the Congress and the BJP at different times...
View ArticleArlekar, Ganesh, Madkaikar shortlisted for BJP ticket
PANAJI: Rajendra Arlekar (Pernem), Ganesh Gaonkar (Sanvordem) and Pandurang Madkaikar (Cumbharjua) on Monday received the last-minute clearance from the state election committee of the Bharatiya Janata...
View ArticleBicholim driving wedge between GSM and GPP
PANAJI: The Goa Suraksha Manch-Goa Praja Party alliance for the forthcoming state assembly election has developed cracks, with GPP president Pandurang Raut sticking to his demand to contest the...
View ArticleSangh Parivar solidly behind BJP: Tendulkar
Vinay Tendulkar, president of the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, interacting with Ramnath N Pai Raikar maintains that all the Catholic candidates fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party for...
View ArticleCapital battle: TINA factor forces Congress to rally behind Babush
PANAJI: Though the Congress is yet to declare its candidates for the forthcoming state assembly elections it has become evident that the grand old party will not field its candidate for the Panaji...
View ArticleNew Year gifts were given to party workers much before poll code: GFP
MARGAO: Stating that the Goa Forward Party (GFP) had distributed New Year gifts to its party workers well before the announcement of the model code of conduct by the Election Commission of India, GFP...
View Article‘Decision of demonetisation good; implementation bad’
MAPUSA: It has been around almost 60 days since Prime Minister Narendra Modi had scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes to curb corruption, terrorism and black money but still the common men is yet to get...
View Article‘I was upset that the BJP has not done anything to remove casinos, but my...
PANAJI: With the assembly elections on the horizon, it seems the “U-turn” by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on the issue of casinos is unlikely to be an issue for the voters while...
View ArticleVoters feel constituency specific issues are more important
Bhiva Parab | NT PANAJI: While the casino issue has been regularly making the news since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government came to power, it could hardly have impact on the assembly elections...
View ArticleHoax calls on freebie distribution flood EC
PANAJI: The state Election Commission office is receiving several hoax calls from public about freebies being distributed by candidates, said N S Navti, additional chief electoral officer on Tuesday....
View ArticlePortugal Prime Minister arrives on two-day state visit
PANAJI/VASCO: The Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa arrived in Goa on a two-day state visit Tuesday evening, accompanied by a Portuguese delegation comprising 21 members. This is Costa’s...
View ArticleGSM stand against grants to English medium schools could hit BJP
BHIVA PARAB | NT PANAJI: The medium of instruction (MOI) issue could become a major issue during the forthcoming election with the rise of a political outfit – Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM)-led by RSS rebel...
View ArticleBJP banks on govt’s ‘good work’ to retain Catholic vote bank
SOIRU VELIP | NT Senior Reporter PANAJI: BJP leaders have said that there is no need of any strategy to retain Catholic vote bank as development and welfare schemes brought about by their government...
View ArticleIt’s official: MGP to field candidates in 27 seats
PANAJI: Officially declaring the senior leader of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Ramakrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar as its chief ministerial candidate, the MGP-Goa Suraksha Manch-Shiv Sena grand...
View ArticleAAP rides on high hopes
SHOAIB SHAIKH | NT Staff Reporter PANAJI : The Aam Aadmi Party in its maiden attempt at the state assembly elections hopes to benefit on the anti-incumbency against the BJP which has been accused of...
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