BJP State President Damu Naik, PWD Minister Digambar Kamat and Navelim BJP MLA Ulhas Tuenkar flag off the charter train to Velankanni from the Margao railway station on Friday. Pics: Santosh Mirajkar
Damu sounds 2027 Fatorda poll bugle
BJP chief says lotus will bloom in constituency, stops short of announcing comeback; insists Velankanni charter train initiative was not politically motivated
Opposition leaders slam Edu Dept’s 500-metre drug-free zone directive
PANAJI: Opposition leaders Amit Patkar and AAP MLA Venzy Viegas have slammed a directive issued by Education Director Shailesh Zingde directing schools to ensure that areas within a 500-metre radius of their campuses are maintained as “drug-free zones”.The Directorate of Education issued the circular on Thursday,
Congress alleges political interference in SIR, claims selective deletion of opposition voters
PANAJI: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) on Tuesday alleged political interference in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, claiming Booth Level Officers (BLOs) were being pressured to selectively delete opposition supporters while protecting allegedly bogus voters.Addressing a press conference, Congress leaders presented examples from Panaji and
Ex-Minister Jayesh Salgaonkar quits BJP; says ‘People First, Party Second’
PANAJI: Former minister and ex-Saligao MLA Jayesh Salgaonkar on Friday resigned from the BJP, quitting the party as well as all organisational positions and responsibilities assigned to him.Salgaonkar said he met Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and BJP state president earlier in the day and formally submitted his re
Congress alleges political protection for Goa’s drug networks
PANAJI: The Congress on Thursday stepped up its attack on the BJP-led government, accusing the ruling party of having a nexus with drug networks, alleging that the repeated recovery of narcotics, including from jails, reflected a complete collapse of Goa's law and order machinery.GPCC president Girish Chodan
