Sanvorderkar who claims to be working for the party for about two decades now made his resignation public by posting it over social media.
13 Jul 2019 9:44 AM
CM said the three members from coalition partner Goa Forward Party and an Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte would be dropped from the cabinet.
13 Jul 2019 8:19 AM
With 10 MLAs changing the sides, the strength of Congress on the floor of the House has reduced to mere five.
12 Jul 2019 8:24 PM
Ten of the 15 Congress MLAs, led by Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar, switched sides and joined the BJP on Wednesday.
12 Jul 2019 12:56 PM
Sawant replied to a question about the prospects of dropping any minister from its coalition partners to accommodate newly joined MLAs.
11 Jul 2019 10:02 AM
The actor-turned-politician took cognisance of the matter and assured her of action.
22 Jun 2019 8:35 PM
Former village head Surendra Singh was killed on May 25.
22 Jun 2019 2:18 PM
A case was filed against Panaji MLA Atanasio Monserrate of Cong, Mayor Uday Mdakaikarand and former Deputy Mayor Yatin Parekh.
02 Jun 2019 1:27 PM
The mining industry in Goa came to a standstill, after Supreme Court quashed the second renewal of 88 iron ore mining leases.
18 May 2019 11:38 AM
On Wednesday, Dhavalikar was dropped from the Goa cabinet, about a week after being sworn-in to the post.
28 Mar 2019 12:29 PM
Dhavalikar, the lone MGP MLA who did not break away from the party, hit back, terming the development as “dacoity by chowkidars”.
28 Mar 2019 1:27 AM
CM Pramod Sawant recommended the sacking of Dhavalikar from the cabinet, which was accepted by Governor Mridula Sinha.
27 Mar 2019 2:09 PM
'With two MLAs joining the BJP, our strength has gone up to 14 (in the 40-member Assembly),' Sawant said.
27 Mar 2019 11:20 AM
We brought it to the notice of both these organisations Saturday," a government official said.
24 Mar 2019 1:52 PM
The floor test was overseen by acting Speaker and Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Michael Lobo.
20 Mar 2019 8:59 AM
Sawant said on Tuesday that his government had sought a floor test on Wednesday to prove its strength in the Assembly.
20 Mar 2019 1:06 AM
On Tuesday, Sawant took charge of the Chief Minister’s office and kept a photo of former CM Manohar Parrikar beside him.
19 Mar 2019 3:16 PM
Pramod Sawant, a protege of Parrikar, was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly when he was picked to be the successor of Parrikar.
19 Mar 2019 1:39 PM
The new government was sworn-in with support of 20 MLAs, including 11 from BJP and three each from GFP, MGP and Independents.
19 Mar 2019 8:09 AM
The political crisis had erupted in the state after chief minister Manohar Parrikar passed away on Sunday evening.
19 Mar 2019 2:02 AM