AAP gloats over BJP’s ‘edginess’
PANAJI : Reacting to the statement of Union minister Nitin Gadkari that the BJP would bring back a central leader of Goa to be chief minister if the party forms government, the Aam Aadmi Party on...
View ArticleAAP says it will transform Goa
Making Goa a corruption-free state is the top priority of Aam Aadmi Party. AAP’s state convenor Elvis Gomes speaking to Shoaib Shaikh promises the state to revive Goa’s economy and create employment...
View ArticleSudin circumspect about post-election scenario
PANAJI: Stating that “as of now” he does not want to discuss any post-poll alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party, senior leader of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Ramakrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar...
View ArticleBJP WAVERS ON CM FACE
PANAJI: Indicating uncertainty over the continuation of Laxmikant Parsekar as Chief Minister of Goa if the Bharatiya Janata Party returns to power following the forthcoming state assembly election,...
View ArticleBad Mapusa roads: Dhavalikar blames it on MLA
MAPUSA: Accusing the Mapusa MLA of sleeping over files, former PWD Minister Ramkrishna Dhavalikar, who is also Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party’s (MGP) chief ministerial candidate, said that Mapusa roads...
View ArticleMonserrate ready for ‘friendly’ contest with Cong in Cortalim
PANAJI: Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate, who had recently formed United Goans Party (UGP) to contest the forthcoming assembly polls, said that he has agreed for a friendly contest in Cortalim...
View ArticleBJP set to declare Mayem, Canacona candidates tomorrow
PANAJI: State president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vinay Tendulkar on Friday said that the decision on the candidates of the Mayem and Canacona constituencies would be taken by January 15 and...
View ArticleKejriwal is ray of sunshine for AAP supporters in Goa
PANAJI : Although the former Goa civil servant Elvis Gomes has been nominated as the chief ministerial candidate by Aam Aadmi Party, it is Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister and party’s national...
View ArticleCortalim is bone of contention for UGP, Congress
PANAJI: The announcement of Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate that the United Goans Party will contest in the Cortalim constituency strongly indicates that the new political party will not forge an...
View ArticleNew faces make it to MGP’s first list of candidates
PANAJI: Comprising of at least 50 per cent new faces, the first list of candidates of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party released on Friday includes Ramakrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar, Pandurang ‘Deepak’...
View ArticleNCP, GFP mull joining hands
PANAJI : The failure to reach a consensus on seat sharing with the Congress has opened the doors for the Nationalist Congress Party to partner with the Goa Forward Party and contest the forthcoming...
View ArticleI won’t shy away from CM’s post: Shripad
PANAJI: Union Minister for State for AYUSH (independent charge) Shripad Naik on Friday said that he is ready to take the responsibility as the next chief minister of Goa if the Bharatiya Janata Party...
View ArticleCongress and BJP are birds of the same feather: MGP
Q: After nearly 40 years, the chair of the chief minister is in the sight of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party. Do you think your party will be able get hold of the same? Goans have seen the work carried...
View ArticleCong’s mahagathbandhan move fails to take off
PANAJI : With the talks on alliance formation virtually fizzling out as probable allies not agreeing to Congress proposals, the Congress is preparing itself to contest all the 40 constituencies on its...
View ArticleBJP decided to change tactics to adapt to changing election scenario: Francis
MAPUSA: The BJP manifesto will be based on making Goa a model state, said the Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza while addressing a meeting of the Election Management Committee for north Goa at the...
View ArticleProtecting Khariwada structures is an achievement for Carlos: Jadhav
VASCO: The Vasco Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mandal is confident of Vasco BJP candidate Carlos Almeida being elected for the second consecutive term with around 15,000 votes as compared to the 2012...
View ArticleDemonetisation move ‘bold’ say voters of Mayem, Sankhali
RAMESH SAVAIKAR |NT BICHOLIM: The people in Mayem and Sankhali are of the view that the demonetisation drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a bold step to control corruption, black money and...
View ArticleAAP manifesto sticks to BJP’s MOI stand
PANAJI: The Aam Aadmi Party has stated that the party will continue giving the grants to English medium primary schools if the party comes to power in the state. Releasing its manifesto on Saturday,...
View ArticleShet hints at contesting polls as Independent
SANKHALI: Stung by the delay in re-nomination by the BJP, Mayem MLA and assembly Speaker Anant Shet on Saturday strongly hinted at contesting the state assembly elections as an Independent....
View ArticleSPEAKING WALL
Renowned artist Sonia Rodrigues Sabarwal, who is a district icon for the state assembly elections, paint the wall of chief electoral officer’s office with visual messages on ethical voting on Saturday
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