Sardinha-BJP decide not to induct defectors
17 August 2000 16:21 ISTThe nine-month old ruling coalition consisting of chief minister Francisco Sardinha's Goa People's Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party appears to have reached a consensus to keep the coalition going by not admitting anyone from ... READ
Cong split may prove fatal for the BJP
16 August 2000 16:24 ISTThough the split within the opposition Congress creates an impression that it would ultimately strengthen the coalition government led by Francisco Sardinha, the coalition partner BJP's stand against cabinet expansion indicates that the split has ... READ
Cong splits to support Sardinha
15 August 2000 16:31 ISTThe Congress party cracked further in Goa today, on the occasion of the Independence Day, with five legislators forming another group to support the existing coalition government led by Francisco Sardinha. READ
BJP opposes new induction
15 August 2000 16:29 ISTChief minister Francisco Sardinha claims that he is the architect of yet another split in the opposition Congress, but has not decided whether to include any of the five defectors in his jumbo cabinet. READ
As this has pushed the Congress into a minority of mere nine (excluding the speaker) in the 40-member House, a fresh proposal has been mooted to readmit all the 16 defectors back into the party fold eventually, while beginning the process by supporting th
14 August 2000 23:03 ISTWith the Francisco Sardinha-led coalition government nearing nine months, labour pains appear to have begun to give birth to a new baby (read as new government), though the ones who doctored it in November claim ... READ
BJP, MGP move bills for Marathi
22 June 2000 23:04 ISTThe ball of language row has started rolling in Goa with two parties moving separate notices to amend the Official Language Act in order to give equal status to Marathi along with Konkani, on the ... READ
Govt postpones municipal polls, appoints administrators
24 May 2000 23:06 ISTIn blatant violation of the constitutional provision, the Goa government has decided to appoint administrators on the municipalities and hold elections after six months, though their term expires next month.While announcing the cabinet decision in ... READ
Govt allots negligible powers to ZPs
24 April 2000 23:07 ISTPoliticians in Goa appear to have been making a mockery of the panchayati raj system by snatching every possible opportunity. This time, it is making powerless the zilla panchayats, constituted for the first time in ... READ
Sardinha-Parrikar deny toppling, but Cong welcomes him
11 March 2000 16:34 ISTLeaders of the three-month old coalition government in Goa dismiss all the possibilities of their honeymoon coming to an end, though the ongoing moves to topple the government are not denied. READ
Sardinha plans his own toppling, the 'non-violent' way...
09 March 2000 16:36 ISTGoa is heading for yet another toppling game, the third one in nine months. But it's unique this time, unlike series of defections taken place in the last 10 years in Goa. READ
