Finance secretary Udipta Ray on Saturday said that the centre has allowed a loan amounting to a maximum of Rs 850 crore for Goa for the purpose of constructing various projects.
Ray, who was speaking at a meeting of the ad hoc committee on finance during a public hearing, also alleviated fears of Fatorda MLA Damu [...]
The Congressmen, particularly the leaders, in Goa on Wednesday expressed shock and disappointment over the decision of the central leadership of the Congress party not to include any of the two Congress Members of Parliament, Mr.Shantaram Naik and Mr. Francisco Sardinha in the Union cabinet.
The state Congressmen were hoping that Mr Sardinha, who has been [...]
Goa Congressleaders have put forth Goa’s case for representation in the soon-to-be formed Union cabinet before the party high command in New Delhi and are keeping their fingers crossed on the outcome of their visit.
After the declaration of the Lok Sabha results, chief minister Digambar Kamat, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president , Rajya Sabha [...]
Goa threw no surprises. The Bharatiya Janata Party retained the North Goa (Panaji) constituency and the Congress maintained its hold in South Goa (Mormugao). Both newly elected MPs will be serving a third term in Parliament.
Former union minister of state for aviation Shripad Naik came through in North Goa on the BJP ticket, but with [...]
The GOA BLOG and Its Team along with People of GOA Congratulate Smt. Sonia Gandhi, President of INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS and Chairperson of UPA and DR.Manmohan Singh, Our Beloved Prime Minister for Excellent Victory in Parliamentary Elections.
We Wish Congress Party and Its Allies All the Best in their work for the Development of INDIA.
We also [...]
South Goa Congress candidate Francisco Sardinha on Monday assured the electorate that he would always be at their disposal throughout the year if elected.
He also rejected the BJP demand to tender an apology on the matter categorically saying there is no need for an apology.
Clarifying reports quoting him as saying that he would not visit [...]
April 20, 2009 – 10:00 pm
BJP star campaigner and cine star Shatrughan Sinha will be campaign for party South Goa Candidate Adv Narendra Sawaikar on April 20 at Assolna and Navelim.
Sinha, who is contesting from the prestigious Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat, will descend at Assolna and Navelim along with Leader of the pposition Manohar Parrikar, MLAs Mahadev Naik, Vijay [...]
Union civil aviation minister Praful Patel called on voters to elect their leader by a thumping margin to set a new record in the
forthcoming parliament elections.
He was addressing an election meeting of NCP’s North Goa candidate Jitendra Deshprabhu, organized by Bicholim Block Congress Committee in association with Sattari Yuva morcha Sunday evening.
Patel stated that UPA-led [...]
April 19, 2009 – 10:43 pm
Mr Shantaram Naik, MP and secretary All India Congress Committee, who returned to Goa after a month-long tour of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, said that BJP?s demand for scrapping of Article 370 of the Constitution implies that BJP desires that international forces should intervene to support divisive forces in J&K and destabilise the country and [...]
NCP’s national president Sharad Pawar addressed a huge gathering at the Mapusa taxi stand during NCP’s first election campaign rally in Goa.
BJP’s stalwart leader and the Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi was seen all charged up during his strong and moving speech at the election campaign rally at the Chatrapati Shivaji maidan in Bicholim.
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