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Goa's Pernem Residents Unhappy With CM Sawant as Job Assurances at Manohar Parrikar Airport Fail to Take Flight
8 months ago

Goa's Pernem Residents Unhappy With CM Sawant as Job Assurances at Manohar Parrikar Airport Fail to Take Flight

News 18  

The excitement around the much-anticipated inauguration of the Manohar Parrikar Airport in Goa’s Pernem has died down, with a wave of disillusionment sweeping over the Pednekar community as promises of employment opportunities remain unfulfilled. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s commitment to provide jobs to locals during the airport’s unveiling over a year ago is yet to materialise, leaving many feeling …

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Casinos: Goa's trump card or bad bet?
1 year ago

Casinos: Goa's trump card or bad bet?

Hindustan Times  

“You can’t charge that much tax under the GST law… it may be 8-10 times the total income of the casino,” senior Advocate Harish Salve representing the Deltin Group minced no words after the preliminary hearing in the Bombay high court bench at Goa on October 23, where the company and its subsidiaries that operate casinos in Goa have challenged …

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Who is Vishwajit Rane and why is he a problem for the Goa BJP?
1 year, 1 month ago

Who is Vishwajit Rane and why is he a problem for the Goa BJP?

Hindustan Times  

When a government notification went out on October 19, it followed a video message from the chief minister of Goa. Son of Goa’s longest-serving chief minister Pratapsingh Rane,, Vishwajit hails from a clan of warrior chieftains from Rajasthan whose story of arrival in Goa changes depending on whom you ask. As recently as July, Sawant was forced to clarify at …

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Bansuri Swaraj slams Indian Express column by Coomi Kapoor for using a fake quote to make bizarre claims about her mother Sushma Swaraj
1 year, 4 months ago

Bansuri Swaraj slams Indian Express column by Coomi Kapoor for using a fake quote to make bizarre claims about her mother Sushma Swaraj

Op India  

On 14th August, Supreme Court lawyer and Delhi BJP secretary Bansuri Swaraj shared on X that the statement attributed to her in the Indian Express column by Coomi Kapoor is false. — Bansuri Swaraj August 13, 2023 “The statement attributed to me in the article “Shell Shocked” by Coomi Kapur in Indian Express today is false. Coomi Kapoor’s column in …

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PM Modi inaugurates first phase of Mopa international airport in Goa
2 years ago

PM Modi inaugurates first phase of Mopa international airport in Goa

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the first phase of the Mopa greenfield international airport in Goa even as he targeted previous governments for adopting a “vote bank approach” instead of creating public amenities. He said the new airport would be named the Manohar International Airport after former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, a BJP stalwart. “The airport will …

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Smooth Sail or Rough Ride? Amid Kamat Revolt, A Look at How Goa Cong Defectors Fared After Jumping Ship
2 years, 5 months ago

Smooth Sail or Rough Ride? Amid Kamat Revolt, A Look at How Goa Cong Defectors Fared After Jumping Ship

News 18  

In 2019, a group of 10 Congress legislators was huddled up in a meeting while watching the India -New Zealand match in Goa. A look at some of the MLAs who switched to the BJP from the Congress and where they stand today: Vishwajit Rane: Topping the list is Goa’s health and town and country planning minister. The son of …

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Pramod Sawant, Ayurveda Doc & People's Pick, Steps Out of Parrikar's Shadow With 2nd Term as Goa CM
2 years, 8 months ago

Pramod Sawant, Ayurveda Doc & People's Pick, Steps Out of Parrikar's Shadow With 2nd Term as Goa CM

News 18  

Overcoming anti-incumbency and displaying that the Bharatiya Janata Party has come out of the shadow of its tall leader late Manohar Parrikar, three time MLA Pramod Sawant took oath as Goa chief minister for the second term on Monday in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders. An Ayurveda medical practitioner, Pramod Sawant is a three-time MLA …

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Can checkmate Goa govt if Congress high command gives power: Michael Lobo
2 years, 9 months ago

Can checkmate Goa govt if Congress high command gives power: Michael Lobo

India Today  

Goa Congress MLA from Calangute, Michael Lobo, has a portrait of the former Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru in his living room. Though I get calls and I have many friends there, or now I will stay with the Congress party and I want to build a party in Goa.” Reflecting on the election results and Congress’ …

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Goa Assembly election results: Numbers game pitches BJP back to power
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa Assembly election results: Numbers game pitches BJP back to power

The Hindu  

Although the Bharatiya Janata Party has emerged comfortably victorious in Goa, it is the Aam Aadmi Party that can be considered a true winner in the tiny State. Sawant’s nemesis, however, is Vishwajit Rane, State Health Minister and son of former Chief Minister Pratap Singh Rane. He was certain there was enough anger directed at the BJP to make it …

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Goa polls results: Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal loses to BJP's Atanasio Monserrate in Panaji by 716 votes
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa polls results: Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal loses to BJP's Atanasio Monserrate in Panaji by 716 votes

India Today  

In Goa's Panaji constituency, BJP leader Atanasio Monserrate defeated Utpal Parrikar by 716 votes. Utpal Parrikar, son of former Goa Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar, chose to contest the polls as an Independent candidate after he was not given the BJP ticket from the constituency. On Thursday afternoon, ANI news agency quoted Atanasio Monserrate as saying that the BJP cadre …

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The current status of 16 Goa MLAs who quit the Congress in the last five years
2 years, 9 months ago

The current status of 16 Goa MLAs who quit the Congress in the last five years

The Hindu  

After the 2017 mishap, when Congress could not form a government in Goa despite winning 17 seats due to defections of MLAs, the party this time made its MLAs take anti-defection oaths before the Assembly polls. Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monsrrate, the politician reportedly known to have set up the defection of 10 Congress MLAs, including himself to the BJP in 2019, …

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‘Parrikar’s Guidance Brought Us Where We’re Today’: Goa CM Pramod Sawant Talks to News18
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Parrikar’s Guidance Brought Us Where We’re Today’: Goa CM Pramod Sawant Talks to News18

News 18  

After Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant won the Sanquelim seat on Thursday with the ruling BJP inching closer to the halfway mark in the 40-seat assembly, the man is full of smiles, and thanked the people of Goa for reposing faith in him. In an exclusive interview with News18, Sawant, said, “I was very confident that, under the leadership of …

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Manohar Parrikar's Son Utpal Loses as Independent Candidate in Goa's Panaji
2 years, 9 months ago

Manohar Parrikar's Son Utpal Loses as Independent Candidate in Goa's Panaji

The Quint  

Late Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal Parrikar, who contested independently in the Goa Assembly elections, has lost from the Panaji constituency by 716 votes, the Election Commission has declared. Utpal contested independently after he was denied a ticket by the Bharatiya Janata Party for the Panaji constituency which his father had represented six times. He was up against BJP …

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Big Question for BJP in Goa: Pramod Sawant or Vishwajit Rane as CM?
2 years, 9 months ago

Big Question for BJP in Goa: Pramod Sawant or Vishwajit Rane as CM?

News 18  

Goa may be a small state in terms of elections with just 40 seats, but the electoral drama has always been high voltage. A highly-placed BJP source told CNN-News 18 that while the local Goa BJP unit would back Pramod Sawant, there is a likelihood that the BJP high command may consider Vishwajit Rane as the CM candidate. However, internal …

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How Are Goa's Big Netas Faring? Sawant & Lobo Leading, Parrikar Junior Trails
2 years, 9 months ago

How Are Goa's Big Netas Faring? Sawant & Lobo Leading, Parrikar Junior Trails

The Quint  

Pramod Sawant Following then chief minister Manohar Parrikar's demise, Sawant was sworn in as the 13th CM in March 2019 after the BJP got letters of support from its allies on the assurance that both GFP president Vijai Sardesai and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MGP leader Ramkrishna Dhavalikar would be made deputy chief ministers. Sawant is contesting the election from the …

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Goa BJP, Congress Vie for Regional Parties’ Support as Spectre of Hung Assembly Looms
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa BJP, Congress Vie for Regional Parties’ Support as Spectre of Hung Assembly Looms

News 18  

Goa, with an assembly strength of 40 seats, has been politically turbulent and unstable over the years. In the last few decades, despite big guns such as the BJP and Congress fighting tooth and nail to rule over the coastal state, it is the smaller parties such as the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Goa Forward Party, which have played a key …

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Goa election results 2022 live updates | BJP to stake claim today evening to form govt in Goa
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa election results 2022 live updates | BJP to stake claim today evening to form govt in Goa

The Hindu  

With all the results out, the BJP has emerged as the single largest party with 20 seats in the 40-seat Assembly. The TMC, which contested the Goa election for the first time, said on its Twitter handle that it accepts the mandate with “humility”, adding that would continue to serve the people of Goa and work harder ni earn their …

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Panaji Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Atanasio Monserrate of BJP Wins
2 years, 9 months ago

Panaji Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Atanasio Monserrate of BJP Wins

News 18  

Live election results updates of Panaji seat in Goa. A total of 7 candidates are contesting from this constituency in the 2022 Goa Assembly elections: Valmiki Datta Naik, Atanasio Monserrate, Utpal Manohar Parrikar, Elvis Gomes, Yeshwant Madar, Devendra Sundaram, Rajesh Vinayak Redkar. In the 2012 Goa Assembly elections, there were a total of 21,355 eligible electors, of which 10,404 were …

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Goa Election Results 2022: Goa Top Key Candidates Pramod Sawant, Amit Palekar, Michael Lobo, Utpal Parrikar
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa Election Results 2022: Goa Top Key Candidates Pramod Sawant, Amit Palekar, Michael Lobo, Utpal Parrikar

ABP News  

Goa Election Results 2022 Key Candidates: As the counting for assembly elections 2022 is set to begin at 8 am, the fate of 40 constituencies of Goa will be decided for the next five years. As the results will be known soon, the ABP-CVoter exit polls had predicted 16 seats for Congress and its allies, while BJP seemed to bag …

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Why BJP's Atanasio Monserrate not happy even after winning Panaji seat against Utpal Parrikar
2 years, 9 months ago

Why BJP's Atanasio Monserrate not happy even after winning Panaji seat against Utpal Parrikar

India TV News  

Highlights Ex-Goa CM Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar lost election from Panaji He fought as independent candidate but faced defeat againstg BJP's Atanasio Monserrate Despite scoring a narrow victory, BJP's Panaji assembly candidate Atanasio Monserrate is not happy Ex-Goa CM Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar lost election from Panaji. He fought as independent candidate but faced defeat againstg BJP's Atanasio …

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Goa Exit Polls Result 2022: Tough fight on as results could go either way
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa Exit Polls Result 2022: Tough fight on as results could go either way

Live Mint  

Early exit poll results suggest there is a tough fight between BJP, Congress and other parties in the costal state of Goa. According to CNX-India TV Exit Poll showed BJP winning majority seats in Goa. Goa has so far witnessed shifting of power largely between the Congress and the BJP, but poll observers feel that after the February 14 Assembly …

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Goa Assembly election: A vote for change?
2 years, 10 months ago

Goa Assembly election: A vote for change?

The Hindu  

Goa went to the polls on February 14, and people seemed relaxed even though the lines were long at several voting booths in this tiny coastal State. We will achieve 22 in 2022, a slogan that I have been using for this election.” Asked whether he was nervous about the party’s prospects in constituencies in Salcete or South Goa, which …

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Goa Assembly Elections 2022: Instability and defections mark Goa's electoral history
2 years, 10 months ago

Goa Assembly Elections 2022: Instability and defections mark Goa's electoral history

Firstpost  

Over the span of 31 years since Goa attained statehood in 1987, the state has had 18 chief ministers and three stints of President’s Rule India’s smallest state, Goa, is deciding the fate of 301 candidates today in the 2022 Assembly elections. 2017: Steered by late Manohar Parrikar, who was the defence minister then, the BJP outmanoeuvred Congress by cobbling …

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Goa Assembly election: In Panaji, it is Utpal’s ‘pride’ vs BJP’s ‘prejudice’
2 years, 10 months ago

Goa Assembly election: In Panaji, it is Utpal’s ‘pride’ vs BJP’s ‘prejudice’

The Hindu  

As the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party goes to the Goa Assembly polls on February 14 for the first time bereft of the late Manohar Parrikar’s skillful leadership, the stakes for the Panaji constituency, which was held by him for nearly 25 years, have never been higher for the saffron party. The BJP, which claims to be carrying forward Manohar Parrikar’s …

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