Guv may go for floor test by Wed
30 January 2005 22:53 ISTGoa Governor S C Jamir has decided to end the political uncertainty in the coastal state by telling chief minister Manohar Parrikar to have a floor test.However, the official communiqué from the Raj Bhavan ... READ
Parrikar Govt on slippery grounds
29 January 2005 22:58 ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Goa is on slippery grounds as two of its MLAs have resigned while two ministers supporting the government have also quit the cabinet.Congress MP Churchill Alemao, while confirming ... READ
Micky quits BJP within 2 days
29 January 2005 22:57 ISTMicky Pacheco, the third legislator, quit the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party today afternoon.He had joined the saffron brigade two days ago, merging his one-man party, the United Goans Democratic Party (Secular), into the BJP. READ
Cong awaits Guv response
29 January 2005 22:56 ISTFollowing the resignation drama of three ministers and ruling BJP legislators each, the Congress is now awaiting response from the Raj Bhavan.“We will wait for the governor to decide”, said Congress observer Margaret Alva, ... READ
I can prove majority: CM
29 January 2005 22:55 IST“I am still the chief minister of Goa and I can prove my majority on the floor of the House any moment”, said Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar.Following the resignation drama of his party ... READ
Micky joins BJP, Babush stripped off
28 January 2005 23:01 ISTIn a major political development, former minister Micky Pacheco joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party today.Subsequently, chief minister Manohar Parrikar stripped off lucrative portfolio of Babush Monserette, one of his ‘troubling’ minist READ
Babush quits BJP cabinet
28 January 2005 23:00 ISTBabush Monserette, who was stripped off by Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar yesterday, quit the cabinet today morning.In a sudden political move, he was stripped off the lucrative portfolio of town and country planning, ... READ
Luizinho - Jalmi challenge ordinance
01 April 2002 11:37 ISTTwo former state opposition leaders, belonging to the Congress and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, have challenged the ordinance issued by the state governor, allowing the BJP government to utilise public revenue through the contingency fund. READ
Guv issues ordinance for contingency
30 March 2002 11:42 ISTAt last, amidst controversy, Governor Mohammed Fazal issued an ordinance, increasing limit of the contingency fund by over hundred folds. READ
Defectors or winners ?
23 March 2002 11:45 ISTAlmost all the political parties in Goa are caught up in a quandary over giving tickets to habitual and professional defectors while winnability also becomes the ultimate criteria to win the forthcoming Assembly elections. READ
