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Goa: Congress MLA who defected to BJP to be new Dy CMSubscriber Only
July 13, 2019 02:20 IST
“I have asked Goa Forward ministers and independent Rohan Khaunte to resign. Newly inducted Chandrakant Kavlekar will be the new Deputy Chief Minister,” Sawant told The Indian Express.
Sat, Jul 13, 2019
No longer about BJP vs Cong, this is about democracy: Goa Congress head ChellakumarSubscriber Only
July 13, 2019 01:56 IST
The Congress has announced to file a petition before the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and also move the court seeking disqualification of the 10 MLAs who resigned from the party on Wednesday and crossed over to the BJP.
Sat, Jul 13, 2019
Goa congress crisis: Future uncertain, NDA ally says Parrikar used to keep his wordSubscriber Only
July 12, 2019 03:05 IST
The recent development has taken the BJP strength in the 40-member Assembly to 27, while the Congress is reduced to 5.
Fri, Jul 12, 2019
Meanwhile, a Goa meltdown: 10 of 15 Congress MLAs join BJPSubscriber Only
July 11, 2019 04:45 IST
With this, the ruling BJP ‘s strength in the Assembly swells to 27, and the strength of the Congress which won 17 seats in 2017, stands reduced to five. Two Congress MLAs had joined the BJP earlier.
Thu, Jul 11, 2019
After bat, the bucket: Narayan Rane’s Congress MLA-son assaults officialSubscriber Only
July 05, 2019 04:38 IST
Nitesh Rane has been arrested by the Maharashtra Police under several sections of IPC and CrPC for rioting, assaulting a public official, and also under sections of Maharashtra Damage to Public Property Act, 1955. He will be produced in the Kankavli court tomorrow morning.
Fri, Jul 05, 2019
Meet BallGai, the four-legged star ‘holding midfielder’ of Goa’s Mardol villageSubscriber Only
July 03, 2019 05:00 IST
“She was donated to the temple a few years ago and strays across the village. I see this as a sign. Maybe she is trying to tell the boys to stop playing with their mobile phones and come to the ground and play."
Wed, Jul 03, 2019
The village of Kurdi in Goa: Now you see it, now you don’tSubscriber Only
June 16, 2019 06:00 IST
Once a year, a Goan village, submerged by a dam in the 1980s, resurfaces. For Kurdi’s people, that is the time to return home.
Sun, Jun 16, 2019
Goa garbage dump fire rages on, CM Pramod Sawant calls for more coordinationSubscriber Only
June 01, 2019 02:23 IST
At the dump, officials continued to grapple with the best ways to fight the fire even as it spread to a new slope of the almost 10-metre heap spread over 2 lakh sq metres.
Sat, Jun 01, 2019
Goa: Congress’s Atanasio Monserrate wins Panaji assembly seat, says BJP cannot win without ParrikarSubscriber Only
May 23, 2019 16:19 IST
The BJP —which hoped Kuncalienkar would win, was decimated in all three rounds, with Monserrate leading from round one itself. “It just shows that without (Manohar)Parrikar they cannot win in the most important seat,” Monserrate told reporters soon after the figures were announced.
Thu, May 23, 2019
After 25 years, BJP loses Manohar Parrikar’s seat to Congress in GoaSubscriber Only
May 23, 2019 15:43 IST
Congress Candidate Atanasio Monserrate won by a narrow margin of 1,758 votes. Monserrate polled 8,748 votes against BJP candidate Sidharth Kuncalienkar’s 6,990 votes.
Thu, May 23, 2019
In Panaji, Subhash Velingkar aims to ‘finish BJP’Subscriber Only
May 18, 2019 06:13 IST
While the fight for Panaji is a four-cornered one — between the BJP, Congress, AAP and him — Velingkar believes it has boiled down to a face-off between two candidates — him and Congress’s Atanasio Monserrate.
Sat, May 18, 2019
‘The girl in the sky blue dress? She is dead’Subscriber Only
May 12, 2019 00:38 IST
On Sept 29, 2008, Farheen stepped out to buy tikkis. Minutes later, a blast went off at Malegaon’s Bhikku Chowk, killing seven people, among them the 10-year-old. The story of the girl who loved taking strolls with her father, wearing bangles and dupattas and who “flew away like a bird”
Sun, May 12, 2019
Karkare’s daughter breaks silence: ‘Don’t want to dignify her (Pragya’s) remark … my father taught us terror has no religion’Subscriber Only
April 28, 2019 05:00 IST
In October 2008, a month before the Mumbai attacks, the Maharashtra ATS under Karkare had arrested 11 people, including Thakur, in the Malegaon case.
Sun, Apr 28, 2019
‘He taught us terror has no religion… the ideology has to be defeated… I just want all to remember that’Subscriber Only
April 28, 2019 04:10 IST
Days after BJP Bhopal candidate Pragya Thakur’s comments about her father, JUI NAVARE talks to SMITA NAIR about coming to terms with the killing, still listening to Karkare’s conversation with the control room that night to try make sense of what happened, why she chose to stay silent, and why Mumbai isn’t the same for her.
Sun, Apr 28, 2019
At debate of candidates, sitting BJP legislator missing and Congress pick leaves midwaySubscriber Only
April 13, 2019 02:12 IST
The debate, titled Decision Time 2019, was organised by the South Goa Advocates’ Association and sitting BJP MP Narendra Sawaikar, Elvis Gomes from the AAP and Francisco Sardinha from the Congress were invited.
Sat, Apr 13, 2019
The world in a grain of riceSubscriber Only
April 07, 2019 08:00 IST
Lush-green paddy fields turning into villas, uncertain rains and struggling farmers — a film about an unusual Goa story travels to Paris.
Mon, Apr 08, 2019
Midnight to midnight and merger: Political drama made in GoaSubscriber Only
March 28, 2019 04:49 IST
In a stunning turn of events, the BJP got Speaker Michael Lobo to open his office at 1 am Wednesday. They had got two MGP MLAs to split and merge with BJP. And by afternoon, CM Sawant dropped Dhavalikar from the council of ministers.
Thu, Mar 28, 2019
In Goa, BJP’s Pramod Sawant govt wins floor test 20-15Subscriber Only
March 21, 2019 01:46 IST
The effective strength of the 40-member Assembly is now 36. The leadership change was necessitated due to Parrikar’s death on Sunday.
Thu, Mar 21, 2019
Allies come on board, Pramod Sawant takes Goa floor test todaySubscriber Only
March 20, 2019 02:29 IST
The BJP has staked claim with these numbers: 10 BJP MLAs (Pandurang Madkaikar is in hospital and, therefore, not counted as a voting member), three each of the MGP and Goa Forward Party, and three independents.
Wed, Mar 20, 2019
Pramod Sawant is Manohar Parrikar’s successor, takes oath as new Goa chief ministerSubscriber Only
March 19, 2019 04:30 IST
Pramod Sawant is Goa CM: A day after Parrikar passed away at age 63 after battling pancreatic cancer, Pramod Sawant and his cabinet of 11 ministers took oath early Tuesday morning. With that, Goa has a new chief minister and a functional cabinet.
Tue, Mar 19, 2019
Goa political scenario: Talks between BJP, allies continue to be in deadlockSubscriber Only
March 18, 2019 05:43 IST
Manohar Parrikar death: Till 6 am, there was no clarity with everyone waiting to hear from the other side. At Miramar meanwhile the beach bed was being cleared by the state government for the final rites of Parrikar scheduled at 5 pm.
Mon, Mar 18, 2019
CM Parrikar loses his battle with cancer; Goa in political turmoilSubscriber Only
March 18, 2019 04:20 IST
Parrikar’s health worsened sharply Saturday, sending the BJP into a huddle, after which the party acknowledged that the “chances of his getting better are slim”.
Mon, Mar 18, 2019The Parrikar way: Quick decisions, independent and unobvious styleSubscriber Only
March 18, 2019 04:00 IST
This unobvious and independent style, backed by swift decision-making, would soon define the political journey of Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar — beginning with Subhash Velingkar, his mentor and RSS guru, handpicking him as the future face of the BJP in Goa.
Mon, Mar 18, 2019
Goa government: No one has numbers, all eyes are on Raj BhavanSubscriber Only
March 18, 2019 03:53 IST
Manohar Parrikar death: Manohar Parrikar’s government had the support of the MGP, Goa Forward, and the Independents — however, all these MLAs have been clear for long that they would support only a government led by Parrikar.
Mon, Mar 18, 2019
Manohar Parrikar obituary: From IIT graduate to four-time Goa CMSubscriber Only
March 17, 2019 20:16 IST
Manohar Parrikar obituary: Months before his death, ten clerics reached the BJP headquarters to read the Koran for him and the state’s archbishop Filipe Neri Ferao appealed to the Catholic community to pray for him. Such was his pull, till the end, as one of the few BJP leaders known to have secured a secular image.
Mon, Mar 18, 2019Journalism of Courage
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