Volvoikar lashes out at BJP, says it has made all U-turns
NT NETWORK PANAJI Supreme Court advocate Suhas Volvoikar has said that the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had raised the mining scam issue in the assembly and stated that the government lost Rs...
View ArticleGoa Forward will perform a miracle in polls: Timble
NT NETWORK PANAJI Goa Forward Party (GFP) has stated that the constituents of Fatorda, Saligao, Siolim, Velim and Navelim will elect its candidates and that the party will support the Congress to form...
View ArticleParrikar promises rehabilitation of slum dwellers under housing scheme
NT NETWORK VASCO/MARGAO Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government will rehabilitate all slum dwellers in Goa, including Birla and Zuarinagar, through...
View ArticleAAP projects its win with 24 seats, 42% vote share
NT NETWORK PANAJI Rubbishing the surveys released by national media, Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday stated that its pre-poll survey, conducted by anonymous cadre, has revealed that the party will win 24...
View ArticleBudget 2017-18: right on focus, loose on fiscal math
Rupa Rege Nitsure In line with our expectations, the Union Budget 2017-18 has focussed on active economic stabilisation, given the backdrop of economic slowdown intensified by demonetisation. A large...
View Article‘Next BJP govt will take more effective steps against corruption’
Defence Minister MANOHAR PARRIKAR, who is currently involved in the campaigning of the Bharatiya Janata Party for the forthcoming state assembly election took time off to interact with RAMNATH N PAI...
View ArticleGadkari promises the moon to Goans
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that the forthcoming assembly election in Goa will not decide the future of either the Bharatiya Janata Party or the Congress, but Goans themselves, and therefore, the voters...
View ArticleMulti-cornered fight likely in St Cruz
NT NETWORK PANAJI A multi-cornered fight is expected in St Cruz constituency in the upcoming assembly election with nine candidates in the fray. This time, Congress faces a major challenge to retain...
View ArticleNot a cakewalk for 3-time MLA
SOIRU VELIP | NT PANAJI In the Cumbharjua constituency, it may not be a cakewalk for three-time MLA Pandurang Madkaikar, who is now contesting the election on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket, as he...
View ArticleTaleigao betters 2012 turnout, records 79.86% voting
NT NETWORK PANAJI Breaking the previous voter turnout record, Taleigao constituency recorded 79.86 per cent polling bettering the previous 79.56 per cent voting in the 2012 assembly polls. Out of...
View ArticleSt Cruz, Cumbharjua, Aldona witness peaceful voting
NT NETWORK PANAJI/ ST CRUZ Voting was peaceful in the three constituencies of St Cruz, Cumbharjua and Aldona except for some verbal duels in St Cruz. Strict security arrangements were in place with...
View ArticleGoa sees largely peaceful polling day
NT NETWORK PANAJI Except for a few stray incidents, polling was peaceful in the 794 polling booths spread across 19 assembly constituencies in North Goa. The government agencies since Friday night had...
View ArticleLarge queues in N Goa; first-time voters all smiles
NT NETWORK PANAJI The election conducted in the capital city witnessed a voter passing away while going to perform his electoral duty even as the Election Commission dedicated a special polling station...
View ArticleFaulty procedure forces re-poll at Margao booth
NT NETWORK MARGAO Barring a couple of incidents of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) turning faulty and a faulty procedure forcing re-polling in one of the booths in Margao, voting was overall...
View Article81.09% Goans turn out to vote leaders
NT NETWORK PANAJI The state has registered a voter turnout of 81.09 per cent in the assembly elections held on Saturday. During the 2012 assembly polls, the state had registered voter percentage of...
View ArticlePanaji records 77.06% voting
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Panaji constituency witnessed some sweet and some sour moments – during the polling conducted for assembly election, with a voter passing away while going to perform his electoral...
View ArticleMargao, Fatorda, Benaulim, Nuvem, Quepem see 77.61% voter turnout
NT NETWORK MARGAO Barring a couple of incidents of EVM malfunctioning, and a ‘faulty procedure’ that forced re-polling in one of the polling booths of the Margao constituency, the voting was by and...
View ArticleWhen Nuvem EVM slip shows lion symbol…
ROQUE DIAS | NT MARGAO After casting vote in my Camorlim village, I travelled straight to the Fatorda constituency, having political importance for the Congress and the Goa Forward. After the failed...
View ArticleRe-polling ordered at Aquem booth
NT NETWORK MARGAO Several voters of Aquem, Margao had to return home without casting their vote at polling booth no 8 as the observer for the Margao constituency, Mansi Nimbhal noted ‘faulty procedure’...
View ArticleFire emergency drill held at Goa Velha school
PANAJI As part of creating fire safety awareness among the school staff and students in the country, Panaji fire station conducted a ‘fire and evacuation drill’ for the staff and students of St...
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