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Goa lawmaker renews push for private job quota for Goans, moves private member’s bill
The Punjab and Haryana high court in November last year struck down Haryana’s law that reserved 75% private sector jobs for local candidates
Published on Jan 23, 2024 06:38 PM IST
Gerard de Souza
Goa leader calls international cultural community for help to save UNESCO Heritage Site
Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai called for help from the international cultural community like UNESCO and ICOMOS to save the “future of Old Goa from the destructive policies of present the state government led by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant”.
Updated on Nov 30, 2020 11:27 AM IST
Panaji (Goa) [India] | Asian News International | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
Political parties huddle after Shiv Sena’s claims of ‘Maha Aghadi’ in Goa
Goa Forward Party leader Vijai Sardesai with two MLAs in tow travelled to Mumbai to meet the Shiv Sena top leadership.
Updated on Nov 29, 2019 06:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza
Three Cong defectors named ministers in Goa cabinet rejig
The four ministers were sworn in by Governor of Goa Mridula Sinha in a ceremony at the picturesque Raj Bhavan at Dona Paula in Panaji.
Updated on Jul 14, 2019 01:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza
3 ex-Cong MLAs get Cabinet upgrade in Goa within days of joining BJP
While three Congress MLAs were made ministers, the BJP’s former ally Goa Forward Party said it will join the opposition.
Updated on Jul 13, 2019 06:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza
Goa CM Pramod Sawant asks 3 ministers to resign
The four ministers-- deputy CM Vijai Sardesai, Vinoda Paliencar, Jayesh Salgaocar of the GFP, and Rohan Khaunte, an independent MLA have been asked to resign.
Updated on Jul 12, 2019 10:35 PM IST
Gerard de Souza
Shiv Sena slams BJP over midnight political drama in Goa
The “shameless game of power” started even before Parrikar’s ashes could merge with the land of Gomantak, the Shiv Sena said in an editorial in party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’.
Updated on Mar 20, 2019 05:13 PM IST
Mumbai | Press Trust of India
My govt will face floor test tomorrow, says new Goa CM Pramod Sawant
Newly sworn in Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant said his government will face a floor test in the Assembly on Wednesday.
Updated on Jun 21, 2020 01:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard Desouza
Newly sworn-in Goa CM Pramod Sawant vows to take Manohar Parrikar’s development legacy forward
Newly-sworn in Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant has said he will take forward the legacy of his predecessor Manohar Parrikar as he admitted he had a “big responsibility” before him.
Updated on Jun 21, 2020 08:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza
Lok Sabha election 2019: Governance to be in focus this time in Goa
With chief minister Manohar Parrikkar ailing, the Congress is likely to rake up governance issues, which the BJP thinks will not be an issue for a national election.
Updated on Mar 10, 2019 11:21 PM IST
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar hospitalised, to be kept under observation for 48 hrs
Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar was admitted to the Goa Medical College Hospital late on Saturday night for an ‘upper GI endoscopy’, the chief minister’s office has said.
Updated on Feb 23, 2019 11:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard Desouza
Former Goa Congress chief blames Digvijaya Singh for not forming govt in 2017
Congress leader Luizinho Faleiro has blamed senior party leader Digvijaya Singh for missing the opportunity to form government in Goa in 2017.
Updated on Feb 19, 2019 06:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | HT Correspondent
Goa minister Vijai Sardesai apologises for ‘likening’ chief minister Manohar Parrikar to Jesus
Goa agriculture minister Vijai Sardesai said that he was only trying to draw “an analogy between Parrikar and Jesus Christ”, but did not make an attempt to equate them and blamed the Congress for twisting his statement.
Published on Feb 02, 2019 01:54 PM IST
Panaji | Indo Asian News Service
Goa minister quotes Jesus, hails Manohar Parrikar for building bridges
Goa Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai on Thursday likened ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to Jesus Christ for building bridges, especially with people.
Updated on Jan 31, 2019 05:45 PM IST
Panaji | Indo Asian News Service
Manohar Parrikar wanted to quit, BJP high command did not allow, says Goa minister
Goa Forward Party chief and Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai suggested on Thursday that the ailing chief minister, Manohar Parrikar, wanted to resign, but the BJP high command vetoed it.
Updated on Nov 23, 2018 08:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Press Trust of India
Manohar Parrikar is our leader, says Goa BJP amid talks of leadership change
The latest statement has only added to the intrigue surrounding who will succeed ailing Manohar Parrikar who had earlier expressed his inability to discharge his duties as chief minister.
Updated on Oct 19, 2018 11:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard De Souza
BJP ‘seriously considering’ leadership change in Goa, says minister after meeting with Amit Shah
Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai said that the BJP central leadership has expressed its “commitment towards giving us the respect that they have in this alliance.”
Published on Oct 18, 2018 08:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | HT Correspondent
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar, being treated at Delhi AIIMS, invites allies for in-hospital meet
Goa CM Manohar parrikar has been in Delhi’s AIIMS since September 15 for the treatment of a pancreatic ailment.
Updated on Oct 10, 2018 04:31 PM IST
Panaji | Press Trust of India
Rumblings in Goa as cabinet meets without Manohar Parrikar
Supporters of ministers who were dropped, as well as those MLAs who were overlooked for ministerial berths, have been voicing their displeasure against the government.
Published on Sep 27, 2018 06:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | HT Correspondent, Panaji
Amit Shah called me to ensure stability in Goa, says ally GFP leader
Goa Forward Party leader Vijai Sardesai said sis party is now waiting for the BJP’s decision on the current political situation in the state.
Published on Sep 18, 2018 07:42 PM IST
Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
3 GFP MLAs, independents extend support to BJP in Goa
“We are together with the GFP with a clear intention to provide good governance and better administration to Goans,” said independent MLA and state civil supplies minister Govind Gawade.
Published on Sep 18, 2018 10:41 AM IST
Panaji | Press Trust of India
BJP rules out replacing ailing Manohar Parrikar in Goa, may reallocate his 52 portfolios
BJP leaders continued to speak in different voices, but seemed to agree on the point that Parrikar would continue to hold charge of the chief minister’s post while all of his 52 portfolios would be redistributed.
Updated on Sep 16, 2018 11:35 PM IST
Gerard de Souza
Chant mantra, adopt cosmic farming for better yield: Goa minister’s advice to farmers
Goa agriculture minister Vijai Sardesai said that the state’s paddy yield would increase if its farmers chanted vedic mantra in their fields and adopted “cosmic farming” techniques.
Updated on Jul 05, 2018 08:37 AM IST
Panaji | Press Trust of India