Goa 2012 Elections Full Coverage

Goa Urdu Akademy demands 4 seats for Muslims
10/01/2012 - 02:00

PANAJI: Goa Urdu Akademy (GUA) has pitched for four tickets from the Congress party in the forthcoming assembly elections.

BJP suggests measures to prevent use of money power to entice voters
10/01/2012 - 02:00

PANAJI: The Bharatiya Janata Party has written a letter to the state Chief Electoral Officer about the probable use of money power in the upcoming assembly election as well as distribution of gifts and freebies to the voters, and suggested measures to control the same.

Ponda RO orders stop of liquor sale after 10 p.m
10/01/2012 - 02:00

PONDA: In an effort to curb the use of alcohol to influence voters in the ensuing elections, the returning officer from Shiroda, Marcaim and Ponda constituencies, Mr Johnson Fernandes, has issued orders to the excise department to stop sale of liquor at wholesale and retail outlets after 10 p.m.

CM continues election campaign
10/01/2012 - 01:59

PANAJI/ MARGAO: The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat blew the bugle for his election campaign with door-to-door visits. He visited ward 5 in Malbhat area along with local councillors, Mr Dadi Mayekar, Mr Laxmikant Kamat and former councillor, Ms Manjusha Kaskar.

Counting in 5 poll-bound states on March 6
10/01/2012 - 01:56

NEW DELHI: Counting of votes in the assembly elections in five states will now be held on March 6, the Election Commission decided on Monday after rescheduling the first phase of polls in Uttar Pradesh from February 4 to March 3. Earlier, the counting of votes was to be done on March 4 in all the states.

An Empty Bottle
10/01/2012 - 00:13

Can non-resident Indians vote in the forthcoming Assembly elections? The answer is  technically yes, and yet uncertain. Speaking at the a gathering of the diaspora from over 60 countries in Jaipur, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh declared that non-resident Indians (NRIs) could now exercise their franchise.

Trinamool Cong to field candidates in all 40 seats
09/01/2012 - 01:18

PANAJI: The Trinamool Congress (TC) is officially in Goa and planning to put up candidates in all the 40 constituencies, its state unit chief said on Sunday.

Congress more in need of alliance than NCP, says Sirsat
09/01/2012 - 01:17

PANAJI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress will meet by January 15 to finalise their seat sharing formula, state office bearers of NCP said on Sunday,

Representation sought for STs from Cortalim
09/01/2012 - 01:10

VASCO: The managing committee members of Mormugao Scheduled Tribes Association (MSTA) has demanded representation for Scheduled Tribes (STs) community from the Cortalim constituency.

Corruption and Voters
08/01/2012 - 23:03

Eight months ago, Team Anna seemed invincible. The fast-unto-death at Jantar Mantar captured the imagination of the middle class and Parliament began to feel the weight of a population fed up with corruption.