Goa Assembly
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Goa elections 2022: Goa BJP chief hints at another heavyweight Cong leader joining ruling party
India | Dec 10, 2021, 10:41 AM ISTIn all, 14 Congress MLAs have joined the BJP since 2017, leaving the Congress party with just three MLAs in the 40-member Goa legislative Assembly.
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Goa Assembly Speaker Patnekar tests positive for coronavirus; hospitalised
India | Sep 30, 2021, 03:16 PM ISTPatnekar is the third state BJP leader to test positive for the coronavirus infection in last one week.
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Assembly polls 2022: Arvind Kejriwal to hold press conference in Goa today
India | Sep 20, 2021, 11:13 AM ISTDuring his stay in Goa, Kejriwal is scheduled to address a press conference and make important announcements during his visit to the poll-bound state.
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Goa minister takes U-turn, tells Assembly no death occurred at GMCH due to oxygen shortage
India | Jul 31, 2021, 11:43 AM ISTIn the written reply, the minister said, "At no point in time, the oxygen supplies at GMCH ran out of stock and thus, no death has been reported to have (been) caused due to non-supply of oxygen."
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Goa Assembly passes law to allow women to work night shift
India | Aug 01, 2019, 05:42 PM ISTThe Goa Assembly on Thursday passed a bill which allows women in the industrial sector to work in the night shift. Deputy chief minister Chandrakant Kavlekar, who moved an amendment to the Factories and Boilers Act, made it clear that women employees would not be forced to work at night.
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Goa Cabinet Reshuffle: CM Pramod Sawant reshuffles cabinet, drops three GFP ministers
National | Jul 13, 2019, 04:43 PM ISTMichael Lobo, who resigned as the deputy speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly, and three of the 10 MLAs who had earlier this week joined the BJP -- Chandrakant Kavlekar, Jeniffer Monserratte, Philip Neri Rodrigues -- were sworn in as new ministers.
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BJP's MLA Rajesh Patnekar elected as Goa Assembly Speaker
India | Jun 04, 2019, 12:50 PM IST"I congratulate you on winning an election on a post of Speaker. Speaker has to be neutral. You will be judged by the decisions of the House," Pratap Singh Rane told the media after the special one-day Assembly session.
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BJP to introspect Panaji bypoll defeat: Manohar Parrikar's son
India | May 26, 2019, 02:53 PM ISTCongress leader Atanasio Monserratte on Thursday won the Panaji by-poll, necessitated due to the death of sitting MLA Manohar Parrikar in March.
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Goa CM Pramod Sawant wins floor test, 20 MLAs voted in his favor in the assembly
Politics | Mar 26, 2019, 05:40 PM ISTGoa CM Pramod Sawant wins floor test, 20 MLAs voted in his favor in the assembly
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Goa Assembly: New CM Pramod Sawant wins floor test, 20 MLAs vote in his favour
India | Mar 20, 2019, 01:45 PM ISTBefore the floor test, Sawant said the new government had sought a floor test on Wednesday to prove its strength in the Assembly. He exuded confidence that the BJP-led alliance would win the floor test and remain intact, adding the party's allies are backing him.
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BJP saves Goa by appeasing allies, appoints two deputy CMs
National | Mar 19, 2019, 11:47 AM ISTIt took over 24 hours of marathon negotiations by Nitin Gadkari and two posts of deputy CMs to appease allies MGP and GFP to keep the ruling coalition together in the aftermath of CM Manohar Parrikar's demise.
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Who will be next Goa CM? Suspense continues, official announcement soon
India | Mar 19, 2019, 12:01 AM ISTThe political battle in Goa ensued within hours of the untimely demise of the CM. The coalition government, held together under the leadership on Parrikar crumbled as BJP is trying to bring everyone back together.
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Goa: 14 Congress MLAs write letter to Governor, stake claim to form government
India | Sep 17, 2018, 03:47 PM ISTThe 14 of the 16 Congress MLAs have backed the letter submitted to the Raj Bhawan today, staking claim at the power in 40-seat assembly.
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Goa Assembly unanimously passes Goods and Services Tax Bill
National | May 09, 2017, 03:28 PM ISTParrikar said that the state could expect to gain anywhere from Rs 600 crore to Rs 1,000 crore annually after the implementation of GST.
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Election results 2017: BJP sweeps UP, Uttarakhand; Parliamentary Board to discuss probable CMs today
National | Mar 12, 2017, 01:14 PM ISTThe BJP today registered a stunning victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, trampling a fragmented opposition that had hoped the demonetisation exercise would have chipped away at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity.
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Post-poll relaxation: Goa CM's swimming pool pic goes viral
Feb 24, 2017, 12:29 PM ISTAn uncharacteristically flamboyant photograph of Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar baring his upper torso in a forest resort pool has gone viral on social media.
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Goa Assembly elections: Manohar Parrikar among early voters, dodges question on return to state
National | Mar 02, 2017, 10:39 AM ISTAmid speculation of his return to Goa politics, Union Defence minister Manohar Parrikar today kept everyone guessing by describing himself as a "party man" who will work as per the directions of party leaders.
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Punjab and Goa to vote on February 4, campaigning ends today
National | Feb 02, 2017, 02:30 PM ISTCampaigning for the Assembly elections in the states of Punjab and Goa will culminate this evening, leaving the fate of the candidates at the hands of the people. The two states will go to polls on Saturday (February 4) to elect new assemblies.
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Manohar Parrikar could be next Goa Chief Minister, hints Nitin Gadkari
National | Mar 02, 2017, 11:13 AM ISTUnion Minister and BJP in-charge of Goa Assembly elections Nitin Gadkari has hinted that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar may be repatriated to his home state to head the government if party retains power here.
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Congress leader Mauvin Godinho resigns from Goa Assembly, to join BJP today
National | Dec 16, 2016, 02:18 PM ISTSenior Goa Congress leader Mauvin Godinho, who is an MLA from Dabolim constituency, today resigned as a member of the state Assembly and indicated that he may switch sides to the BJP.