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Major rejig in Congress as it gears up for 2024 battle

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has conducted a major reshuffle of the party ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections

The Congress announced the reshuffle two days after its working committee met on Thursday. (PTI)
Updated on Dec 24, 2023 01:02 AM IST

Congress’s Goa unit moves SC against its registry for not listing plea against Speaker

Girish Chodankar, Congress president in Goa said the party has continuously followed up with the Registrar of the listing branch no less than dozen times to check on the listing status and that the petition was allotted a tentative date on 17 occasions and despite its urgency, was not being listed.

On August 18, the Chief Justice of India had directed that the petition of teh Congress seeking directions to the Goa assembly Speaker to expeditiously hear the disqualification pleas the party has filed against its 10 former MLAs who defected to the BJP, e listed for haring after two weeks.(HT PHOTO)
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 03:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | ByGerard de Souza

They would have died anyway: Goa health dept defends Covid-19 treatment record

The Goa government has been under pressure from opposition parties over its handling of the pandemic in the state, where 93 people have succumbed and the number of cases registered has touched 10,970 of which 3,720 are active cases.

A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a sample using a swab from a man at a local health centre to conduct tests for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in this file photo. Dr Uday Kakodkar, the nodal officer of Goa’s dedicated Covid-19 hospital, said the death rate of admitted patients, those with severe symptoms and comorbidities, stood at 5.77% while the overall fatality rate was less than 1%.(Reuters)
Published on Aug 15, 2020 12:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | ByGerard de Souza | Edited by Meenakshi Ray

Former Goa CM Digambar Kamat remains silent about his future in Congress

The latest to add fuel to the fire was his own party president Girish Chodankar who claimed that Kamat has a ‘standing offer’ from the BJP to join the saffron party.

Goa’s Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat has remained non committal about switching parties.(PTI PHOTO.)
Updated on Jan 05, 2020 01:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | ByGerard de Souza

Goa sports minister must quit for National Games delay: Congress

State Congress President Girish Chodankar also demanded an audit and review of all ongoing works for the National Games by the Chief Minister, claiming there were exorbitant expenses and duplication of work in many cases.

Image for representation(Getty Images)
Updated on Sep 01, 2019 07:00 PM IST
Panaji | ByIndo Asian News Service

Goa Congress alleges corruption in beach cleaning tender; minister says process transparent

Congress legislator Reginaldo Lourenço, who had earlier raised the matter in the Goa assembly, alleged large scale corruption in the deal.

In April this year, the Goa government had floated a tender calling on agencies to bid for providing comprehensive services for cleaning of various beaches in Goa including collection, segregation, transportation and disposal of garbage, etc.(Reuters FILE)
Updated on Aug 14, 2019 09:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | ByGerard de Souza

‘Only God can save this country’, says Goa Congress president says after 10 MLAs jump ship

A group of ten Congress MLAs, including the leader of opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar, announced a breakaway from the Congress party and formed a separate splinter group which they have merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Three of the ten MLAs are expected to be inducted in the cabinet at the expense of current ministers from the alliance partners of the BJP.(Twitter/ Girish Chodankar)
Updated on Jul 11, 2019 08:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | ByGerard de Souza

10 Congress MLAs offered to join the BJP: Goa BJP president

After by-polls in the four assembly elections, the BJP has 17 legislators and the Congress 15 in the 40 member Goa assembly

Tendulkar, however, did not name the Congress MLAs who approached the BJP.(Vinay Tendulkar/Twitter)
Updated on Jun 12, 2019 06:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | ByGerard de Souza

‘Fully in hosh’: Goa CM Manohar Parrikar responds to Cong’s ‘josh’ taunt

With a tube in nose, Manohar Parrikar presented Goa budget for 2019-20 and also targeted the Congress.

Updated on Jan 30, 2019 05:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | ByGerard de Souza

‘Will file a police complaint in Rafale audio tape case if Congress directs’: Girish Chodankar

A police complaint will be filed in the Rafale audio tape case if AICC directs us to do so, said Goa Congress Committee (GCC) president Girish Chodankar.

A French fighter jet Rafale prepares to take off.(REUTERS FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Jan 29, 2019 12:02 PM IST
Panaji | ByAsian News International

‘Rahul Gandhi will visit Atal Setu Bridge after he becomes PM’: Girish Chodankar

Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar on Monday said that his party president Rahul Gandhi will visit the Atal Setu Bridge after he becomes the Prime Minister.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi.(PTI file photo)
Updated on Jan 29, 2019 09:46 AM IST
Panaji | ByAsian News International
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