Goa Cabinet
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Former CM Digambar Kamat, Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar to join Goa Cabinet today
India | Aug 21, 2025, 12:00 AM ISTOnce at the helm of Goa’s Congress-led government between 2007 and 2012, veteran leader Digambar Kamat (71) shifted political ground in 2022 when he, along with a bloc of Congress MLAs, defected to the BJP, giving the ruling party extra weight in the Assembly.
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Former Congress leader Alexio Sequeria sworn as minister Goa cabinet
India | Nov 19, 2023, 11:42 PM ISTCabral, who held portfolios, including PWD, environment and law and judiciary, resigned to make way for the induction of Sequeira. 51-year-old Cabral represents the Curchorem assembly constituency.
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Goa Cabinet lowers education norm for OSD appointment
India | Nov 06, 2019, 03:29 PM ISTSawant also said that the decision to lower the education criteria was cleared by the state cabinet on the special request of three cabinet ministers, namely Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar, Revenue Minister Jennifer Monserrate and Ports Minister Michael Lobo.
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Goa cabinet reshuffle likely today, new ministers to take oath
News | Jul 13, 2019, 08:03 AM ISTGoa cabinet is likely to be reshuffled on Saturday, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said late on Friday, adding four ministers would be replaced and the swearing-in ceremony would be held at 3 pm.
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Goa Cabinet Reshuffle: Three Congress rebels, one BJP MLA sworn in as ministers
National | Jul 13, 2019, 04:06 PM ISTCongress rebels Chandrakant Kavlekar, Jennifer Monserrate and Filipe Nery Rodrigues have been sworn-in as Ministers in the Goa cabinet. Michael Lobo of the BJP who resgned as the Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly earlier in the day was also took the oath.
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Goa CM justifies dropping his deputy Dhavalikar from Cabinet
India | Mar 27, 2019, 09:13 PM ISTThe MGP, which won three assembly seats in the 2017 polls, was one of the key allies in the BJP-led government in the coastal state.
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Goa government rejig: Two ministers dropped from Parrikar cabinet
India | Sep 24, 2018, 11:31 AM ISTThe two ministers- Francis D'Souza and Pandurang Madkaikar have been ailing for some time and are admitted at hospitals.
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Goa Cabinet approves reopening of loan settlement scheme for mining dependents
National | Sep 27, 2017, 05:12 PM ISTGoa cabinet today decided to re-open till December this year the scheme for one-time settlement of loans taken by people for mining-related purposes.
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Won't interfere in working of Pareskar: Manohar Parrikar
National | Nov 15, 2014, 07:14 PM ISTPanaji: Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said here today that he would not interfere in working of the new Goa chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar and is open to guide him if he needs help.“Parsekar has
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Goa Cabinet Approves Lokayukta Bill
India | Oct 03, 2011, 10:21 PM ISTPanaji, Oct 3 : Goa cabinet on Monday approved Goa Lokayukta Bill - 2011, which would be placed before the state legislative assembly during the session beginning from October 5. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, briefing