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  Goa CM steps in after Health Minister's suspension order triggers protests: CMO won't be suspended

  India | June 09, 2025 12:48 IST

  Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant steps in to assure that Dr Rudresh Kurtikar will not be suspended after Health Minister Vishwajit Rane's public confrontation with the doctor sparks outrage, leading to protests from medical associations.

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  For CM seat? BJP leader Vishwajit Rane meets Goa governor, but calls it 'personal visit'

  Elections | March 13, 2022 0:03 IST

  Rane met the governor after the latter dissolved the state Legislative Assembly, whose term expires on March 15.

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  BJP leader Vishwajit Krishnarao Rane to join AAP during Arvind Kejriwal's visit to Goa tomorrow

  India | November 15, 2021 13:34 IST

  Vishwajit Rane will be joining AAP at 7 pm on Tuesday along with hundreds of supporters from his constituency.

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  Keep differences aside and focus on curbing COVID in Goa: JP Nadda

  India | May 14, 2021 15:37 IST

  Amid the worsening situation in Goa, differences between Sawant and Rane over Covid management have come to the fore.

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  Videos of packed Goa nightclubs are shameful: Vishwajit Rane

  India | October 23, 2020 14:50 IST

  Rane also said that photos and videos of packed Goa night club floors, with no semblance of social distancing and guests without masks, which had leaked out last week were "shameful".

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  Rahul Gandhi 'non-serious' leader, Congress will get 20 seats in 2019: Vishwajit Rane

  Politics | April 11, 2017 12:43 IST

  Former Congress leader Vishwajit Rane, who resigned from the party and the state assembly to join the BJP, has described Rahul Gandhi as a ‘non-serious’ and an ‘inaccessible’ leader.

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  Ex-Cong MLA Vishwajit Rane joins BJP, clears way for Manohar Parrikar to contest from Valpoi

  Politics | April 06, 2017 18:25 IST

  Former Goa Congress MLA Vishwajit Rane, who resigned from the party and the Assembly after refusing to vote against the trust motion of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar last month, joined the BJP today.

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  Vishwajit Rane’s entry into BJP clears decks for Manohar Parrikar to contest from Valpoi

  Politics | April 05, 2017 14:33 IST

  Virtually paving the way for Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to contest from Goa’s Valpoi constituency vacated after the resignation of the Congress MLA, Vishwajit Rane is all set to be inducted into the BJP tomorrow.

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  Goa Minister Rane Threatens to File Defamation Case Against BJP Leaders

  Politics | October 10, 2011 14:32 IST

  Panaji, Oct 10: Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today warned Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar and his fellow BJP leader Kirit Somaiya that he would be filing case against them for “defaming him in the