The first NRI minister...
29 June 2002 22:34 IST'Loha lohe ko kataa hai' is the new slogan of Indian politics. The people of Benaulim, a coastal constituency in South Goa housing series of five star hotels, were eagerly waiting for a political 'avataar' ... READ
Unique austerity of the Govt.
28 June 2002 22:34 ISTGoa's Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government is practising a different kind of austerity culture, thanks to the 'rich' background of its ministers.When chief minister Manohar Parrikar took over in November 1999 during his last term, ... READ
Jaitley awaits consensus to stop defections
20 June 2002 22:45 IST'Broad consensus' is the word apparently the central government is playing with to legally stop the menace of defections that has totally ruined the Indian polity, but has helped the political parties to come to ... READ
210 remain in fray
16 June 2002 23:42 ISTDecks are cleared now with 210 contestants finally remaining in fray for the Goa Assembly polls, as 27 independent contestants withdrew on the last day of withdrawal today. READ
All 40 pose vishwas in Vishwas
12 June 2002 23:35 ISTVishwas Satarkar, 37, was elected unopposed the speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly today. READ
BJP gains little, loses more
11 June 2002 23:33 ISTUnion home minister Lal Krishna Advani may claim that the Bharatiya Janata Party has turned victorious in the crucial mid-term Assembly elections in Goa. But in reality, it has lost more while gaining little. READ
UGDP opposes beach & school privatisation
05 June 2002 23:32 ISTDemanding a common minimum programme for the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition, the United Goans Democratic Party has expressed reservations over the BJP government's crucial policy decisions like beach or school privatisation. READ
Supporting 5 get imp. portfolios
04 June 2002 23:30 ISTThe five ministers supporting the newly installed Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government in Goa have been allocated most influential portfolios by chief minister Manohar Parrikar. READ
Parrikar inducts 13-member cabinet
03 June 2002 23:29 ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government was today morning sworn in with a 13-member cabinet, under the leadership of Manohar Parrikar. READ
BJP coalition Govt. finalised
02 June 2002 23:27 ISTChief minister Manohar Parrikar is all set to form a Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government with two regional parties - the United Goans Democratic Party and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, besides one independent. READ
