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AAP announces 3 more candidates for Goa Assembly polls

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday announced candidates for three more seats for the upcoming Goa Assembly polls. It is AAP's seventh list of candidates for Goa elections.... read..

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Goa BJP to release second list of candidates today

The BJP is likely to release its second and final list of six remaining candidates for the Goa assembly polls by Tuesday evening, state party president Sadanand Shet Tanavade said.... read..

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Will overcome obstacles created by those inside & outside the party to win 22 seats: Goa CM

In a subtle barb aimed at dissenters within the party, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said that the BJP would overcome obstacles laid in its party both by insiders and those outside the party to win 22 plus seats in the February 14 Assembly polls... read..

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Congress leader Joseph Sequeira joins BJP ahead of Goa assembly polls

Ahead of Goa Assembly elections, Former Congress leader Joseph Robert Sequeira who is an ex-Sarpanch from Calangute constituency on Tuesday joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.... read..

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Basis of democracy is the right to differ: Goa Guv

The basis of democracy is the right to differ, Goa Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai said on Tuesday, adding that voters have given the political opposition an important role to play in India, by not allowing any ruling party to win more than 50 per cent of... read..

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ISL: Chennaiyin eye pole position against resurgent Bengaluru

Chennaiyin FC will eye a top-of-the-table berth but will have their task cut out against a spirited Bengaluru FC in the 2021-22 Indian Super League at the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim on Wednesday.... read..

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Cong student wing NSUI to launch 'Student Manifesto' in poll-bound states from today

Ahead of the assembly polls in the five states scheduled next month, Congress has decided to present a separate vision document "Student Manifesto" in the poll-bound states. NSUI, its student wing will launch one such manifesto today for the Goa Assembly ... read..

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ISL 2021-22: Dominant Hyderabad FC beat East Bengal 4-0 to go top

After a long break, Hyderabad FC were back to their best at the Tilak Maidan, as they defeated SC East Bengal 4-0, to reclaim the top spot in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2021-22 table in style on Monday night.... read..

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ISL: Mumbai's winless run continues with draw against NorthEast

Ten-man Mumbai City FC failed to snap their winless run as they were held to a 1-1 draw by NorthEast United FC in the Indian Super League at the PJN Stadium in Fatorda on Tuesday.... read..

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ECI has 2 Covid protocol yardsticks for UP, Goa: Cong

The Congress in Goa on Monday accused the Election Commission of India of following two separate Covid protocol yardsticks in the poll-bound states of Uttar Pradesh and Goa.... read..

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Goa polls: Request Utpal Parrikar to 'reconsider his decision,' says CT Ravi

Following Utpal Parrikar's resignation from the BJP and his decision to contest the upcoming Goa Assembly polls as an independent candidate after the party denied him a ticket from the Panaji constituency, General Secretary CT Ravi requested him to recons... read..

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ISL: ATK Mohun Bagan, Odisha entertain but fail to score

Both goalkeepers, Amrinder and Arshdeep Singh emerged unbelievably scot-free as ATK Mohun Bagan and Odisha played anything but a timid 0-0 draw in a 2021-22 Indian Super League (ISL) game at the PJN Stadium in Fatorda, on Sunday.... read..

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These were lost points, says Odisha FC's Anshul Katiyar

Odisha FC assistant coach Anshul Katiyar was left disappointed following their 0-0 draw with ATK Mohun Bagan in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the PJN Stadium, Goa on Sunday.... read..

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Not happy with draw, wanted three points: ATK Mohun Bagan's Juan Ferrando

ATK Mohun Bagan head coach Juan Ferrando was despondent after the match against Odisha FC ended in a goalless draw in the Indian Super League (ISL) on Sunday.... read..

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20 persons involved in poll campaign booked for flouting COVID-19 norms in Goa

Days after the Election Commission of India extended the ban on physical rallies and road shows till January 31, District Magistrate South Goa assured that all guidelines are being adhered to and said that as many as 20 people have been booked so far for ... read..

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ISL: Mumbai prepare to face rock-bottom NorthEast, opportunity for Islanders to go level with leaders Kerala

Mumbai City FC will know they have a golden opportunity to snap a five-game winless run when they take on rock-bottom NorthEast United FC in the 2021-22 Indian Super League at the PJN Stadium in Fatorda on Tuesday.... read..

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Happy that Brandon Fernandes got some minutes: FC Goa coach Derrick Pereira

FC Goa failed to make the most of an opportunity to close the gap on the teams in the Indian Super League 2021-22 play-offs spots, as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Bengaluru FC on Sunday at the GMC Athletic Stadium.... read..

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ISL: Ogbeche's hat-trick against East Bengal sends Hyderabad to top

Hyderabad FC reclaimed the top spot in the 2021-22 Indian Super League (ISL) standings with a dominating 4-0 win over SC East Bengal at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Monday.... read..

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'Double engine govt' slogan hints at dictatorship: Yashwant Sinha

The BJP's call to voters to cast ballot in favour of a 'double engine governmen't in poll-bound states, indicates a dictatorial tendency within the ruling party, Trinamool Congress vice president Yashwant Sinha said here on Monday.... read..

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IMD predicts light rain over parts of North, South Goa during next 3-4 hours

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted light rain over a few parts of North Goa and isolated places over South Goa during the next three to four hours.... read..

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Goa Assembly polls: Congress announces 36 of 37 candidates, last name to be out soon, says Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said that the party has announced 36 candidates of 37 for the upcoming assembly elections in Goa and the candidate for the last seat will also be revealed soon.... read..

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ISL: Chennaiyin showed character and effort till the end, says Bandovic

Chennaiyin FC head coach Bozidar Bandovic was delighted to have recorded a 2-1 win over Northeast United FC in their Indian Super League (ISL) match at the PJN Stadium in Margao, Goa on Saturday.... read..

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ISL: East Bengal look to continue winning run against Hyderabad

Bolstered by the first victory of the season, SC East Bengal will look to build on their momentum when they take on Hyderabad FC in the 2021-22 Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Monday.... read..

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ISL: Gaurs held by Bengaluru as Chhetri equals goal record

Sunil Chhetri's 11-game barren run of goals in the Indian Super League (ISL) came to an end as he salvaged a point for Bengaluru FC in a 1-1 draw with FC Goa at the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim.... read..

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AAP Goa CM candidate takes shots at state power minister, says he knows' 25 Din Mein Paisa Double' scheme

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Minister candidate for Goa Amit Palekar on Sunday took a potshot at State Power Minister Nilesh Cabral, saying that the minister knows the '25 Din Mein Paisa Double' scheme while citing a 3,000 per cent increase in the minister... read..

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ISL: We were unlucky against Chennaiyin, says NorthEast's Khalid Jamil

NorthEast United FC head coach Khalid Jamil feels that result is not the true reflection of how the match was played, as his team succumbed to a 1-2 loss against Chennaiyin FC on Saturday.... read..

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ISL: Revitalised Bagan look to make up ground against topsy-turvy Odisha

ATK Mohun Bagan will be eager to relaunch their top-of-the-table surge when they take on volatile Odisha FC in a rescheduled 2021-22 Indian Super League game at the PJN Stadium in Fatorda on Sunday.... read..

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Goa polls: Utpal Parrikar, son of late CM Manohar Parrikar, resigns from primary membership of BJP

Utpal Parrikar, son of former CM Manohar Parrikar, resigned from the primary membership of BJP on Friday after the party denied him a ticket from Panaji constituency and fielded Congress party turncoat Atanasio "Babush" Monserrate.... read..

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Parrikar's son to quit BJP, contest Goa polls as independent candidate

Rejecting the BJP's efforts to arrive at a compromise, former Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar said on Friday that he would resign from the saffron party and contest as an Independent candidate for the February 14 polls from the P... read..

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ISL 2021-22: Jamshedpur FC sign Leslie Cleevely as goalkeeping coach

Jamshedpur FC has signed Leslie Cleevely as the goalkeeping coach, the Indian Super League (ISL) club announced on Friday.... read..

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Goa polls: BJP tried to convince Utpal Parrikar, says Atanasio Monserrate

Atanasio Monserrate, who is a BJP candidate on Panaji seat, said on Friday that the party tried its level best to convince Utpal Parrikar, son of former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, requesting him to contest from any constituencies.... read..

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Goa Assembly polls: BJP leader Laxmikant Parsekar to quit party after being denied ticket

Former Goa chief minister and senior BJP leader Laxmikant Parsekar, who was denied a ticket by the party for state Assembly elections, on Saturday said he will resign from the ruling party.... read..

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Goa TMC alleges EC's Flying Squad barged into its office late night without reason

Goa Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday has written to the Election Commission, complaining about "illegal and wrongful" harassment by a flying squad that vandalised flex and banners at the party office in Panaji around midnight on Friday.... read..

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ISL: Bengaluru look to stretch form as FC Goa hope for 'miracle'

Two teams experiencing a varied run of form yet running neck-to-neck on the points table face off when Bengaluru FC take on FC Goa at the Athletic Stadium, Bambolim in 2021-22 Indian Super League's first game of the double-header on Sunday.... read..

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Congress-NCP's disastrous 2012 campaign has lessons for Goa BJP's 'family raj' push

The BJP's first list of 34 candidates released last week featured two couples, namely the Monserrates, Atanasio and Jennifer who are the party's candidates for the Panaji and Taleigao assembly constituencies and the Ranes, Health Minister Vishajit and his... read..

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Ex-Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar quits BJP ahead of Assembly polls

After being denied a ticket for the upcoming Goa Assembly polls, former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Laxmikant Parsekar resigned from the membership of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday.... read..

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Goa: Cong candidates take pledge to not quit party after polls

After 15 out of 17 of its MLAs quit the Congress since the 2017 Goa assembly elections, the Congress party's official candidates on Saturday took oath at a temple, church and a dargah here, taking a pledge against leaving the party after elections.... read..

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Day after Utpal resigns from BJP, party urges him to reconsider decision

A day after former Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal stirred controversy by resigning from the BJP and stated that he would contest the upcoming elections as an independent candidate from Panaji, the BJP in Goa on Saturday urged him to reco... read..

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I don't engage in verbal exchange with other party leaders: Chidambaram after Abhishek Banerjee's remark

After Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee accused him of spreading misunderstanding against TMC, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said that he won't engage in a verbal exchange with general secretaries of other parties.... read..

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My stand on Panaji is a principled stand: Utpal, son of late CM Manohar Parrikar

Utpal Parrikar, son of former CM Manohar Parrikar who decided to contest the upcoming Goa election as an independent candidate from Panaji constituency, on Saturday said that his stand on Panaji is a 'principled stand'.... read..

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Goa Assembly polls: Ex-CM Laxmikant Parsekar to quit BJP today, will contest as independent candidate

After being denied a ticket for the upcoming Goa Assembly polls, former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Laxmikant Parsekar on Saturday said he would resign from the ruling party and contest as an independent candidate.... read..

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Utpal Parrikar to announce his decision on contesting Goa assembly polls today

Utpal Parrikar, son of late Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, on Friday said that he will hold a press conference today to announce his decision on Goa Assembly polls 2022.... read..

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First IL 38 aircraft of Indian Navy retires after four-decade service

IN 301, the first IL 38SD aircraft of the Indian Navy, was decommissioned after completing 44 glorious years of service to the nation.... read..

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Congressman Rane slams Fadnavis for comments on daughter in-law's candidature

Former Chief Minister and Goa's most veteran legislator, Pratapsingh Rane, on Thursday slammed BJP's Goa election in-charge Devendra Fadnavis for putting words in his mouth, while finalising the candidature of his daughter in-law Divya Rane on a BJP ticke... read..

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Congress misleading people, Chidambaram should take blame if BJP wins Goa, says TMC's Abhishek Banerjee

Accusing the Congress of "misleading people" of Goa, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday said the party had approached former union minister P Chidambaram for alliance and if the results of the Goa election goes in favour of the BJP, t... read..

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Ex-AAP Goa convenor to contest Assembly polls on Congress ticket

The Congress on Thursday released a list of five more candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Goa, while the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) released its first list of four candidates for the February 14 polls.... read..

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ISL: Top-four return on Chennaiyin mind against struggling NEUFC

A lowly NorthEast United FC will potentially be the perfect fodder for Chennaiyin FC to launch a push for a place in the top-four and swing back to winning ways when the two sides lock horns in the Indian Super League at the PJN Stadium in Fatorda on Satu... read..

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BJP shuts door on Parrikar's son, offers 'compromise' seat to Speaker

Closing its gates on former Goa CM late Manohar Parrikar's disgruntled son Utpal Parrikar, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday announced the candidature of Assembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar as the party's candidate for the Bicholim Assembly seat.... read..

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Goa PWD Minister resigns; to contest assembly polls as independent candidate

Goa Public Works Department Minister Deepak Prabhu Pauskar on Friday resigned as an MLA, as a Minister and from the BJP's primary membership, a day after he was denied a ticket to contest from the Sanvordem assembly constituency.... read..

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Kejriwal, Sawant spar over Parrikar son's candidature in Goa polls

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday slammed his Delhi counterpart and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of being a hypocrite and of fishing in troubled waters.... read..

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Denied BJP ticket from Panaji, Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal decides to fight as independent candidate

Utpal Parrikar, son of former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, said on Friday that he will contest the Goa assembly elections as an independent candidate from Panaji.... read..

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