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Presidential poll: Close to 99 pc voting, highest ever

Close to 99 per cent voting was recorded on Monday for electing India’s next president, the returning officer for the poll said it was perhaps the highest-ever percentage

The counting of votes will take place on July 20r Numbers are stacked in favour of NDA’s nominee Ram Nath Kovind, former Bihar Governor over the opposition’s candidate and former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira KumarrrCent PERCENT IN the state rrthe goan I networkrPANAJIrLegislators in the state cast their votes at the presidential elections on Monday through secret ballot.rVoting was held from 10am and ended at 5pm with all MLAs and MPs being eligible to vote. Goa witnessed 100% voting with all the MLAs including that of the ruling or the opposition casting their ballot at the Goa Assembly.
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Monsoon session gets underway today; Congress set to thunder

Congress, the main opposition party in the State, is all set to counter the ruling BJP-led coalition on issues like regional plan, medium of instruction, casinos and unemployemnt in the three-week long monsoon session of the Assembly which begins today (Tuesday).

The Goan Network
Published Jul 18, 2017, 3:44 AM IST
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the goan I networkrPANAJIrApart from the expected govt vs opposition friction, other businesses lined up for the session are voting on demands and passing of the budget, not forgetting the 1,720 questions raised by the legislators -- 637 starred and 1083 unstarred.rFor the first time, nearly 80 per cent of the questions from MLAs have been received online, while 20 per cent in writing. “The monsoon session will be held from July 18 to August 7 which will have 15 sittings. In…

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