Four join Cong to topple BJP
13 December 2000 13:51 ISTFour former ministers, belonging to former chief minister Francisco Sardinha's Goan People's Congress Party, split last night in a bid to join the Congress. READ
Parrikar wins trust vote
09 November 2000 13:59 ISTIt was a smooth sailing for Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister Manohar Parrikar, who won the trust vote today evening merely by voice vote with no opposition member demanding division vote. READ
Congress is BJP's strenght
25 October 2000 14:06 ISTRather than any kind of love for the saffron ideology, the ladder of factionalism and infighting within the Congress that has helped the Bharatiya Janata Party hold reins of power in Goa today. READ
Sardinha to resign
24 October 2000 15:15 ISTFollowing four ministers resigning from the ruling Goan People's Congress and the Congress deciding to abstain from voting, chief minister Francisco Sardinha has decided to tender resignation rather than facing the trust vote today afternoon. READ
Sardinha resigns
24 October 2000 15:12 ISTChief minister Francisco Sardinha today afternoon submitted his resignation to governor Mohammed Fazal, paving way for the Bharatiya Janata Party to form the government. READ
Sardinha fears communal divide
24 October 2000 15:09 ISTOutgoing chief minister Francisco Sardinha, who ruled comfortably for 11 months with the Bharatiya Janata Party, now fears the saffron party may create communal divide in the tourist state. READ
Parrikar : A man with vision
24 October 2000 15:04 ISTManohar Parrikar, Goa's first chief minister belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party, is also the first IIT engineer taking over reins of the tiny tourist state. READ
Parrikar assures communal harmony
24 October 2000 15:02 ISTReducing expenditure drastically and taking measures to generate revenue are the top priorities spelt out by Manohar Parrikar, the newly inducted first chief minister of the Bharatiya Janata Party. READ
The magic of FOUR !
23 October 2000 15:36 ISTFOUR has become the magic number in Goa, a tourist state that is presently facing the periodic political turmoil, this time almost after 11 long months. READ
Cong blesses Sardinha's defeat
23 October 2000 15:31 ISTChief minister Francisco Sardinha may not win the trust vote tomorrow as the Congress has decided to abstain from voting, though the national party is opposed to the BJP forming the government. READ
