Khalap leaves MGP in distress
25 August 1999 16:25 ISTHaving joined the Congress to contest Lok Sabha elections, Ramakant Khalap, former union minister, has left his Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party in total distress. After suddenly withdrawing both its candidates from the fray, the party leaders ... READ
Pawar ready to support Cong, sans Sonia
23 August 1999 16:22 ISTHaving joined the Congress to contest Lok Sabha elections, Ramakant Khalap, former union minister, has left his Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party in total distress. After suddenly withdrawing both its candidates from the fray, the party leaders ... READ
NCP may spoil Cong chances
20 August 1999 16:18 ISTWith Goa being one of the few states the Nationalist Congress Party has fielded its candidates, the ruling Congress party here appears to be in little trouble as it fears that the traditional minority Christian ... READ
'To protect the Goan identity, Congress is the only alternative'
17 August 1999 11:59 IST
There's a lot that is interesting about Ramakant Khalap. At the moment, the former Union law minister is in the news for splitting the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party to join the Congress. He will contest this ... READ
Opposition opposes minister's removal
10 August 1999 23:16 ISTGoa always writes unique chapters in India’s political history. This time it is the Congress minister proposed to be dropped from the cabinet within two months and the opposition is protesting against it.Nirmala Sawant, the ... READ
CM-CS cold war takes ugly turn
09 August 1999 23:17 ISTThe cold war between Goa’s Congress government and the chief secretary has taken an ugly turn with chief minister Luizinho Faleiro withdrawing the official staff and even taking over powers of the CS to write ... READ
Poll fever yet to grip Goa
04 August 1999 16:13 ISTElection fever is yet to grip the tourist state, which has just concluded the month-long budget session. In fact the political parties are still not come out of the hangover of Assembly elections, held here ... READ
MGP to merge into Congress ?
28 July 1999 23:18 ISTThe newly formed coalition between the ruling Congress party and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party may ultimately be converted into one entity if one goes by the hints thrown at by former union minister Ramakant Khalap, ... READ
RS polls make both Faleiros victorious
26 July 1999 23:19 ISTFighting against all the odds, former union minister Eduardo Faleiro today got elected as Goa’s sole Rajya Sabha member, while also establishing the fact once again that the Congress government in Goa is still stable.In ... READ
