Willy fields Delhi lawyer for RS seat
14 July 1999 23:19 ISTElections for the sole Rajya Sabha seat in Goa are likely to be quite interesting as the non-Congress parties have fielded a Delhi-based lawyer as its common candidate, while also expecting rebellion within the ruling ... READ
Investors shocked as court drops Prabhu's name
01 July 1999 23:21 ISTUnion environment minister Suresh Prabhu is perhaps relieved a bit now since he has finally succeeded in getting his name dropped as the prime accused, though on technical grounds, from the infamous court case of ... READ
Cong moots three-tier panchayati system
22 June 1999 23:22 ISTImplementation of decentralised panchayati raj system and devolution of powers at the grassroot level, the dream of former minister Rajiv Gandhi, has still remained a pipe-dream in Goa, though Congress has been ruling the tourist ... READ
Vajpayee's axe over mining degradation
08 April 1999 23:25 ISTVajpayee's axe over mining degradation Getting worried over the environmental damage mining has caused to the interior parts of the tourist state, prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee appears to have flexed his muscles to repair ... READ
BJP promises heaven in Goa
07 April 1999 23:26 ISTFrom football to sewage and water to world class Internet, the BJP-led central government has promised everything it can for the tourist state, provided Goans also return the favour in the form of votes - ... READ
'Qualitative change in atrocities during BJP regime'
26 March 1999 23:26 ISTThere is a qualitative and quantitative difference in case of increasing atrocities against minorities since the time the BJP-led government has taken over at the centre one year ago, observes the National Commission for Minorities.In ... READ
Willy brings Goa under CBI net
05 December 1998 23:27 ISTGoa, the state known for all sorts of political upheavals involving economic interest of greedy politicians, is coming under the CBI net for the first time. Former chief minister Dr Wilfred de Souza has submitted ... READ
Willy's coalition plans joint poll strategy
28 November 1998 23:28 ISTWith all the efforts to bring in the President's Rule and dissolution of the Goa Assembly being scuttled due to "over-protectiveness" of the constitutional provisions by governor Lt Gen (Retd) J F R Jacob, the ... READ
Mauvin powerless, but not his power policy
27 November 1998 23:46 ISTThe newly sworn in Congress government has not inducted former power minister Mauvin Godinho into Luizinho Faleiro's cabinet, thanks to the power rebate scandal and deterioration of power situation in the state during his tenure.However, ... READ
Is Congress veteran a holy cow ?
29 September 1998 23:47 ISTThe Congress is planning to seek legal protection over "misuse" of names of their veteran leaders by their rivals or defectors.The recent Goa episode has once again prompted the Congress leaders to suggest to the ... READ
