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Goa election 2022: Arvind Kejriwal names advocate Amit Palekar as AAP's CM candidate for polls

Palekar is an advocate by profession and comes from the Bhandari community

Goa extends COVID-19 curfew till 21 June, but allows shops, local markets to stay open till 3 pm

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant said that up to 50 persons will be permitted to take part in marriage functions

Manohar Parrikar's birth anniversary: Pramod Sawant hails ex-defence minister as 'inspiration and guiding force'

The BJP's Panaji mandal organised a blood donation camp in its office to mark Parrikar's birth anniversary

Goa CM Pramod Sawant in home isolation after testing positive for coronavirus

On Tuesday, Sawant held a meeting via video conference with officers in charge of COVID-19 care centers in Goa

After Malang, Goa Entertainment Society to frame guidelines to check filmmakers from projecting state in poor light

The Entertainment Society of Goa is upset with films that seek to portray the tourist hotspot as a "drug or prostitution" destination and working on guidelines for movie makers to curb attempts to malign the image of the state,

Goa creating selection commission for more transparency in filling govt job vacancies, CM Pramod Sawant tells Assembly

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant told the state Assembly that his government was in the process of creating a State Staff Selection Commission to bring in more transparency in filling vacancies in the government sector.

Congress would never allow booth-level worker to become the Chief Minister, says Goa CM Pramod Sawant

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that the Congress will never allow a common worker like him to rise to the post of chief minister of a state, which is possible only in his party BJP.

BJP wins floor test in Goa Assembly: Pramod Sawant secure in CM's seat with support of 20 MLAs; 15 oppose move

The floor test in the Goa Assembly was necessitated after Pramod Sawant took oath as the new chief minister of the state early on Tuesday.

Goa Floor Test LIVE updates: BJP passes test, Pramod Sawant secure in CM's seat with support of 20 MLAs

Goa Floor Test LIVE updates: New Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant has won the confidence motion with support of 20 MLAs. This means that BJP has passed the floor test at the Goa Assembly. Fifteen of the 35 MLAs in the Assembly had opposed the move.

Manoeuvres by Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari helped BJP retain power in Goa following Manohar Parrikar's death, claim reports

BJP president Amit Shah and Union minister Nitin Gadkari played behind-the-scene roles in ensuring the party retained power in Goa, after the death of Manohar Parrikar, sources familiar with the developments said.