Defeated Goa poll candidate wants poll expenses back
September 1st, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 1 (IANS) A defeated independent candidate who polled 625 votes in the March assembly polls has written to the Election Commission of India demanding his election expenses back.Trajano ... Read more...
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Chennai student arrested in Goa for possessing drugs
August 30th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 30 (IANS) An engineering student from Chennai, who also worked as a DJ (disc jockey), was arrested in Goa for possession of a narcotics cocktail, police said Thursday.R. ... Read more...
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Hilton to have 25 hotels in India by 2016
August 13th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 13 (IANS) The Hilton Worldwide, a leading global hospitality brand is aiming to create a network of 25 hotels across the country by 2016, a top company official ... Read more...
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Berger Paints to double capacity by 2013-end
August 2nd, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 2 (IANS) With its greenfield project in Andhra Pradesh to become operational by May next year, Kolkata-based Berger Paints will double its capacity to 42,000 tonnes per month ... Read more...
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Goa mulls law barring politicians from sports bodies
July 27th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 26 (IANS) The Goa government could soon bring a law banning active politicians from heading sports associations, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Thursday said."Sports should be left to ... Read more...
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Goa to spend Rs.36 crore to battle sea erosion
July 25th, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 25 (IANS) The Goa government will spend Rs.36 crore to save the popular Sinquerim-Baga beach stretch in north Goa from sea erosion.The beach stretch, located a short distance ... Read more...
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Dabolim airport will not be shut for civilians: Parrikar
July 19th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 19 (IANS) The Indian Navy-run military-cum-civilian airport at Dabolim will not be shut when a new greenfield airport at Mopa in north Goa comes up, Chief Minister Manohar ... Read more...
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Goa readies for cool dip, Sao Joao feast on Sunday
June 23rd, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 23 (IANS) Amid the din of drums and rhythmic thumps of thick, fibrous coconut leaf stems slapped hard against the ground, Goa will celebrate the monsoon feast of ... Read more...
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Goa tourism policy may lose its ‘fun’
May 20th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 20 (IANS) Soon, fun may not be 'in' in Goa.A zero draft of the 'Goa 2035 - Vision and Road map' submitted to the Goa government by a ... Read more...
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One arrested for illegal mining in Goa
May 2nd, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 2 (IANS) One person has been arrested here for illegal mining at a site acquired by the government for building a stadium for the National Games 2014 and ... Read more...
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Now, Goa’s site for National Games illegally mined
May 1st, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 1 (IANS) In a shocking incident, an illegal laterite stone mine was found on the site of an upcoming national and an international games events in Goa, prompting ... Read more...
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Opposition to Goa airport project continues
April 26th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 26 (IANS) The Goa government's decision to quickly complete a controversial airport project at Mopa near the Maharashtra border is being criticised by the state's political parties and ... Read more...
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Tenders for Goa’s second international airport by September
April 23rd, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 23 (IANS) Global tenders for Goa's second international airport will be floated within six months, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Monday.Speaking to reporters after chairing a Mopa airport ... Read more...
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Facelift of two popular Goa beaches to cost Rs.10 crore
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 22 (IANS) Giving a facelift to two of Goa's most popular beaches will cost more than Rs.10 crore (Rs.100 million), says a report.In the Economic Survey report tabled ... Read more...
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Rajendra Arlekar elected Goa assembly Speaker (Lead)
March 19th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 19 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Rajendra Arlekar was Monday elected unopposed as the speaker of Goa's 12th legislative assembly.Arlekar, elected in the March 3 polls ... Read more...
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Rajendra Arlekar elected unopposed as Goa speaker
March 19th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 19 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Rajendra Arlekar was Monday elected unopposed as the speaker of Goa's 12th legislative assembly.Arlekar, who was elected in the March ... Read more...
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PM, Sonia fail to garner votes for Goa Congress
March 7th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 7 (IANS) Assembly constituencies in Goa where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Congress president Sonia Gandhi campaigned have resulted in dismal returns for the Congress.Sonia Gandhi's rally at ... Read more...
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Former cop ’sacks’ Goa home minister
March 6th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 6 (IANS) Call it irony, but Goa's Home Minister Ravi Naik has just been 'sacked' by a former cop.Former deputy superintendent of police Lavoo Mamledar defeated the controversial ... Read more...
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Counting begins in Goa
March 6th, 2012 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 6 (IANS) Counting of votes for Goa's 40-member assembly began at two counting centres at 8 a.m. Tuesday.Joint Chief Electoral Officer N.S. Navti said counting in Panaji ... Read more...
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Goa’s political fate to be unveiled Tuesday
March 5th, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 5 (IANS) Over 1,600 'loaded' electronic voting machines will Tuesday reveal which party rules the 10.26 lakh Goans who voted in record numbers for a new government.According to ... Read more...
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Goa skips siesta to vote, turnout over 80 percent (Night Lead)
March 3rd, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 3 (IANS) Goa seems to have opted against a Saturday siesta with 82.8 percent of its 10.26 lakh voters exercising their franchise to pick a 40-member assembly, ... Read more...
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75 percent voting in Goa (Fourth Lead)
March 3rd, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 3 (IANS) More than seven lakh people voted in Goa Saturday to elect a 40-member assembly.Election Commission officials said the North Goa district with 23 seats reported ... Read more...
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Polling reaches 60 percent in Goa
March 3rd, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 3 (IANS) With less than two hours left for polling in Goa to end, over 60 percent of 10.26 lakh voters had already exercised their franchise in ... Read more...
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Over 42 percent voting in Goa (Third Lead)
March 3rd, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 3 (IANS) Over 42 percent ballotting was reported in Goa by noon Saturday to elect a 40-member assembly.North Goa district which reported 43.16 percent voting has 23 ... Read more...
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20 percent voting in first few hours in Goa (Second Lead)
March 3rd, 2012 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 3 (IANS) Around 20 percent balloting was reported in Goa in the first two hours of elections to pick a 40-member assembly Saturday.North Goa district which reported ... Read more...
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Voting starts in Goa (Lead)
March 3rd, 2012 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 3 (IANS) Polling for the single phase Goa assembly elections for 40 assembly seats began here Saturday morning.The electorate numbering 1,026,306 - men 511,111 and women 515,195 ... Read more...
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Russians, Israelis have ‘occupied’ Goa’s coastal villages: Congress
February 21st, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 21 (IANS) Russians and Israelis have 'occupied' certain coastal villages in Goa and the trend needs to be resisted, Congress Rajya Sabha member Shantaram Naik said Tuesday."Russians and ... Read more...
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Trinamool in Goa like mushroom in monsoon: Congress
February 13th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 13 (IANS) The Congress Monday compared the newly-emerged Trinamool Congress in Goa to a mushroom growing in the monsoon, saying the party had just come up at ... Read more...
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One dead, one injured in goods train accident in Goa
February 11th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 10 (IANS) One person was killed and another was injured when they leapt off a truck being ferried on a goods train near Pernem railway station in ... Read more...
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BJP woes in Goa worsen after Gadkari visit
February 7th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari's recent two-day visit to Goa appears to have done more damage than good to the party's image here, ... Read more...
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Rift in Goa BJP settled: Gadkari
February 5th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) still hasn't finalised its chief ministerial candidate for the March 3 polls in Goa, even as party president Nitin Gadkari ... Read more...
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BJP announces poll alliance with MGP in Goa
February 5th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday announced a pre-poll alliance in Goa with the regional Maharshtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP).BJP president Nitin Gadkari, who was in ... Read more...
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Congress takes potshots at caste rivalry in Goa BJP
January 30th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 30 (IANS) The Congress has described the growing rift between two senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the run up to the March 3 ... Read more...
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Gadkari-Munde feud inspires a sequel in Goa
January 30th, 2012 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 30 (IANS) It is not just superhit films like "Dabangg" and "Don" which inspire sequels. The Nitin Gadkari-Gopinath Munde feud of 2011 seems to have inspired a ... Read more...
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Liquor curbs ahead of polls affecting Goa’s casinos (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 27 (IANS) Ban on sale of liquor post-11 p.m. in poll-bound Goa is affecting the state's night life, the casino lobby has said and feared that these offshore ... Read more...
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