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The ghosts of politicians past: With chaos on the ground, how will Goa vote on Feb 14?

In the run-up to February 14, Goa’s election day, It wouldn’t be unreal to believe you’re entering a spectral world of ghosts and the dead. Every leader is summoning someone who’s passed on.

Newslaundry

The ‘guiding force’ of the church in Goa’s assembly election

The white walls of the Chicalim Church in south Goa gleam under the sun as around 40 Goans file into a high-ceilinged hall with chandeliers. At 7 am, before morning mass begins, Father Bolmax Pereira walks up to the altar and says a quick prayer in Konkani for the 12…

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'Back-stabbed' by BJP, Sena to contest all future polls in Goa as state needs the party: Aaditya

"Shiv Sena had not concentrated on Goa in the past due to its friendship with BJP.”

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Goa polls: Chidambaram holds door-to-door campaign in Panaji

Ahead of Goa Assembly Elections, Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram leader on Saturday held a door-to-door campaign in Panaji.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 206: How Goa votes, unemployment issues in Prayagraj

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Nidhi Suresh and Shivangi Saxena.

Newslaundry

Another Election Show: Digambar Kamat says Goans are ‘proud people, don’t want freebies’

Another Election Show travels to Margao constituency – the bastion of veteran Congress leader and Goa ex-CM Digambar Kamat – ahead of the assembly poll. Meghnad S speaks to Kamat about his party’s promises, the mining ban, and accusations of corruption dating back to his tenure. Voters in the area…

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Chennaiyin and Bandovic part ways

Chennaiyin FC and Bozidar Bandovic have mutually parted ways following its 5-0 defeat to FC Goa in the Hero Indian Super League in Goa on Wednesday. Syed Sabir Pasha, the club's assistant coach wi

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Goa Assembly elections | PM does not understand history, Rahul tells Goa voters

Modi diverting Goans’ attention from failures of BJP govt., says Cong. leader

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BJP stole people's mandate in 2017 Goa Assembly polls through corruption, alleges Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party for "stealing" the mandate of the people of Goa in the 2017 Assembly elections in the state through corruption.

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Goa Assembly election | Helipad for PM Modi in 24 hours but no bus stand for people in 20 years, says Arvind Kejriwal

Every government has looted Goa since 1961, says AAP chief

The Hindu

Attempt to distort history, Nehru intervened in Goa at right time: Chidambaram on PM Modi's criticism

“People of Goa will always remember the great contribution of Nehru"

The Hindu

Trinamool asks leaders not to speak on I-Pac

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress has asked party leaders not to comment on I-Pac, the political advocacy group helping it in its Goa, Tripura and Meghalaya forays.

The Times of India

Goa Assembly Elections 2022 | If Nehru wanted, Goa could have been liberated 'within hours': Modi

“I had spoken in Parliament and told the truth to the country how the Congress destroyed the liberation movement of Goa.”

The Hindu

Goa Assembly elections | More than 60% candidates are crorepatis, says ADR report

26% of 301 candidates have criminal cases against them, 8% booked for serious crimes

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The trials of Goa’s mining industry: A problem of politics, people and private industry

It was noon on a sunny day in February. Driving through the villages in the assembly constituency of Sanklim in north Goa, we reached Pissurlem constituency, where chief minister Pramod Sawant will contest in the upcoming election.

Reuters

Factbox-The key issues in India's upcoming state elections

Uttar Pradesh, the first of five Indian states going to the polls this month, begins voting in a state election on Thursday. Here are some key facts about the elections, and why they are important.

Newslaundry

Did IPAC and TMC ‘lure’ Goan leaders with the promise of party tickets?

On a sunny afternoon last October, Aishwarya Salgaonkar, president of the Shiv Sena Goa’s womens’ wing, got a phone call from an unknown number.

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Memes, pop culture references, communal slogans: How political campaigns play out on Instagram

Communally charged messaging delivered through dance, music and jazzy pop culture references tailor-made to appeal to youthful voters – this is how election season is playing out on Instagram.

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Goa Assembly polls | BJP releases party’s manifesto

Only under BJP, Goans had a stable, development-oriented govt.: Gadkari

Newslaundry

‘Not practical’: Goa women struggle with schemes, representation as parties target their vote

“As an outsider you must be thinking Goa is so modern, so free, so happy, right? But have you spoken to us Goan women?” said Anami Harmalkar, a 48-year-old single mother of two who lives in Anjuna.

Newslaundry

From development issues to women's representation, Goan voters feel they're not being heard

Goa votes in its assembly election on February 14. In the run-up to the poll, the state has seen multiple new parties emerge, all vying for attention.

The Times of India

How PM Modi's Parliament speech was loaded with assembly election campaign overtones

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi tore into the Congress in his speech in Parliament on the motion of thanks to President Ram Nath Kovind’s address at the beginning of the Budget session. His speeches in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Monday and Tuesday respectively may help…

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Goa polls: Pandurang Madkaikar keeps it in the family, but finds going tough

GOA: Pandurang Madkaikar's vice-like grip over Cumbarjua for two decades appears to have loosened after a crippling stroke in 2018 compelled him to take a backseat.

The Times of India

Goa polls: Without Congress votes to bank on, Felipe Nery faces new challenges

GOA: Filipe Nery Rodrigues has served as a minister in both Congress and BJP governments, so it's no surprise that in his constituency of Velim, he is viewed as a master political strategist.

The Hindu

Parliament updates | February 8, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Rajya Sabha today, before a general discussion on Budget was taken up

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