Manohar Parrikar
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BJP never offered me a ticket to contest from Panaji: Utpal Parrikar to India TV
News | January 27, 2022 21:00 ISTFormer Goa CM Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar wanted to contest polls from Panaji, the seat represented by his father in the Legislative Assembly. The BJP, however, preferred Atanasio Babush Monserrate, a Congress alum, over Utpal from Panaji. Monserrate is a sitting MLA and a former Congress leader.
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Goa Elections 2022: My fight only against Babush, not AAP, TMC, Congress, says Utpal Parrikar
Elections | January 28, 2022 17:39 ISTGoa Assembly Polls 2022: Utpal Parrikar said that he will not return to the BJP even if he wins elections from Panaji. He is contesting polls as an independent candidate from Panaji.
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Goa polls: Ignored by BJP, Utpal Parrikar says 'firm on contesting election from Panaji seat'
Elections | January 20, 2022 17:36 ISTGoa Polls 2022: Although the BJP has said that options for Utpal Parrikar are being discussed, he has expressed desire to contest from the Panaji seat.
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Manohar Parrikar's son not in BJP's Goa list of candidates, party says 'options being discussed'
Elections | January 20, 2022 15:12 ISTGoa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will contest from Sanquelim. The party has denied ticket to late CM and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar.
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Govt renames IDSA as 'Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses'
India | February 18, 2020 16:56 ISTThe central government has renamed Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), a government think tank, as Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in order to "honour the commitment and legacy" of the late defence minister.
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Rahul used Parrikar's ill-health for political gain, says son
Politics | November 14, 2019 18:48 ISTFormer Congress President Rahul Gandhi used the Rafale deal rhetoric for political gain, just as he used former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's ill-health for the same purpose, the latter's son Utpal Parrikar said on Thursday.
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IFFI short film section to open with film on former Goa CM late Manohar Parrikar
Bollywood | November 12, 2019 9:32 ISTFormer Goa Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar will get an ode during the 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India.
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50th IFFI will pay tribute to late Manohar Parrikar: Prakash Javdekar
India | July 14, 2019 13:57 IST"Definitely, this year the festival will pay a tribute to our friend Manohar Parrikar," Javdekar told reporters in Panaji, after a meeting of the IFFI steering committee.
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Manohar Parrikar's legacy was marred by his U-turns, says biographer
India | June 14, 2019 14:49 ISTAuthor of late Manohar Parrikar's first biography praised his statesmanship but said that later years of his political career involved a string of failures and U-turns.
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BJP to introspect Panaji bypoll defeat: Manohar Parrikar's son
India | May 26, 2019 14:53 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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Post Parrikar-era, Goa CM Pramod Sawant clears his first real test
India | May 24, 2019 8:16 ISTFor Sawant, who was appointed CM in March this year, days after the Model Code of Conduct came into force, his real administrative innings as Chief Minister begins now, but not before the party conducts a post mortem of the causes behind the two electoral debacles.
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BJP, Congress sweat it out to capture Manohar Parrikar's Panaji
India | May 16, 2019 13:29 ISTAfter the elections for Goa's two Lok Sabha seats, the BJP and the Congress are preparing for a face-off in the bypoll for Panaji Assembly constituency, which was held by former chief minister Manohar Parrikar. The bypoll was necessitated after Parrikar's death in March.
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BJP denies Manohar Parrikar's son ticket for Goa Assembly bypoll
Elections | April 28, 2019 17:21 ISTBhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has instead chosen to award the assembly ticket to Parrikar's aide Siddharth Kuncalienkar.
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Panaji by-elections emotional affair due to Manohar Parrikar: BJP spokesperson
Elections | April 09, 2019 19:29 ISTThe announcement of the bypoll for the Panaji seat on May 19 by the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday, comes at a time when there is speculation about the former Defence Minister's son, Utpal, taking over the political mantle of his father.
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Goa: Panaji Assembly bypoll to be held on May 19
Elections | April 09, 2019 19:21 ISTThe bypoll would be held along with that of five other Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Parrikar died on March 17 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Parrikar's sons promise to continue father's legacy
India | March 31, 2019 12:23 ISTLate Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's sons Utpal Parrikar and Abhijat Parrikar have said that they would "honour his (Parrikar's) life by continuing his legacy of service and dedication to the State and the Nation".
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Inquiry ordered into 'purification' of place where Parrikar's body was kept
India | March 24, 2019 10:58 ISTThe Goa government has ordered an inquiry into reports that a "purification ritual" was conducted on Saturday at the state-run Kala Academy here, where the body of former chief minister Manohar Parrikar was kept.
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Amul pays tribute to 'revered politician and leader' Manohar Parrikar
Trending | March 19, 2019 20:31 ISTManohar Parrikar was BJP's tallest leader having even occupied the post of the Defence Minister of India, a rare feat for a Goan politician.
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I couldn't thank him enough: Shooting star Tejaswini Sawant laments the death of her 'saviour' Manohar Parrikar
Other Sports | March 19, 2019 11:13 ISTSawant later became the first Indian woman shooter to win a gold medal at the World Championships.
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Meet Goa's next CM: Young and dynamic Pramod Sawant | Profile
India | March 19, 2019 10:01 ISTEven though the decision to appoint Sawant as the CM took some brainstorming, his name has been in the running for a few months now.
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