Sukerkar replaced by Ketan as GSM’s Panaji nominee
PANAJI: The Goa Suraksha Manch has replaced their candidate for the Panaji constituency Krishnaraj ‘Raju’ Sukerkar with Ketan Bhatikar, a physiotherapist, after Sukerkar withdrew from the electoral...
View ArticleTawadkar to contest Canacona seat
CANACONA: Canacona MLA and Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar on Saturday said that he would contest the state assembly elections either as an Independent or on some party ticket, the decision of which...
View ArticleBabush promises govt jobs to Panaji residents
The newly-formed political party – United Goans Party – promises government jobs to at least one member of each family of the Panaji constituency. The founder of the party and former St Cruz MLA...
View ArticlePoll tie-up: Digvijay to have last word on Tuesday
PANAJI: The Congress on Saturday said the suspense over forging alliance with likeminded political parties will end only on Tuesday, even as those desirous of the mahagathbandhan with the grand old...
View ArticleCasinos have failed to generate employment, says Mishra
MAPUSA: Goa tourism industry has a huge potential as the state has good infrastructure and connectivity to major metros in the country, said Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra while interacting with...
View ArticleDemonetisation may have impact on Calangute poll outcome
JOSEPH PINTO | NT CALANGUTE: The tourism has been adversely affected in the Calangute beach belt due to demonetisation, besides the delay in the issuance of licences for shacks and service charge...
View ArticleDemonetisation not to affect election results in Ponda
NIRGOSH GAUDE | NT PONDA: The Ponda residents feel that demonetisation will not have any impact on the voting pattern in the taluka during the forthcoming assembly election. The residents feel that the...
View ArticleLanguage issue important along with performance of candidate, feel Mapsekars
MAPUSA: People of Mapusa and surrounding areas have a mixed opinion about the language issue. Some feel that language issue can be a key issue in the upcoming assembly election while many others feel...
View ArticleGetting back traditional voters, huge challenge for MGP
SOIRU VELIP | NT PANAJI: With the Goa assembly election fast approaching, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), the senior partner of the grand alliance, which also includes Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM)...
View ArticleBJP announces unconditional support to Govind Gaude
PONDA: After failing in its efforts to bring Govind Gaude into the party fold, BJP Sunday officially declared its unconditional support to the Priol constituency Independent candidate during a press...
View ArticleTawadkar to contest polls on MGP ticket
CANACONA/PONDA: Furious over being denied a ticket by BJP, Sports Minister and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar has decided to contest the February 4 state assembly election on MGP ticket. President of MGP...
View ArticleVijai: GFP will have ‘seat adjustment’ with Congress
PANAJI: While Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate has claimed of a ‘friendly fight’ in Cortalim, Goa Forward Party mentor and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has claimed that the Congress will now be involved in a...
View ArticleNCP accuses Cong of betraying trust
VASCO/PANAJI: The Nationalist Congress Party has accused the Congress party of betraying and breaching the trust at the eleventh hour by announcing candidates in Vasco-da-Gama and Benaulim. Annoyed...
View ArticleCongress virtually rules out alliance
PANAJI: Bringing an end to the ambiguity over forming an alliance to contest the February 4 state assembly election, Congress on Sunday announced the second list of candidates that includes Vasco and...
View ArticleUnauthorised ads posted on social media to be fined
NT NETWORK PANAJI In view of social media being blatantly used to promote candidature, the chief electoral officer has decided to strictly enforce Section 171(h) of the IPC, and penalise the offenders...
View ArticleCounting of votes: HSSC examination rescheduled
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, in view of the counting of votes for the state assembly election slated on March 11, has rescheduled the Marathi Language II...
View ArticleNCP made blunder by believing Cong: Churchill
NT NETWORK PANAJI Louis Berger bribery case cost Churchill Alemao his candidature by the Congress party. The case has also led to a rift between the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP)...
View ArticleVijai announces ‘adjustment’ with Congress on 4 seats
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Goa Forward Party (GFP) Monday announced that it will have seat adjustment with the Congress party in four constituencies for the upcoming state assembly election. Even as the...
View ArticleGoa to get power from waste treatment plant
NT NETWORK PANAJI The state-of-the-art solid waste treatment plant at Saligao will start providing surplus power produced by it to the state grid, in two months’ time. The plant that was set up to take...
View ArticleTawadkar, Shet replaced with ‘winnable’ candidates: Shripad
NT NETWORK PANAJI Union Minister of State for AYUSH (independent charge) Shripad Naik on Monday said that the report of an internal survey as carried out by the Bharatiya Janata Party indicated that...
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