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Court Upholds Decision To Not Disqualify Congress MLAs Who Joined BJP In 2022
The Goa bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday upheld assembly speaker Ramesh Tawadkar's decision to not disqualify the eight Congress MLAs who joined the ruling BJP in the coastal state on September 14, 2022.
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Goa Assembly Passes Motion Congratulating PM Modi For Ram Temple Consecration
Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar moved the congratulatory resolution during the ongoing budget session of the assembly.
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Goa Congress Legislature Party Merger With BJP Accepted By State Speaker
Goa Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar on Thursday said he had accepted the merger of the state Congress Legislature Party (CLP) into the ruling BJP.
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"Technical Issues" Delaying Opposition Leader Appointment: Goa Assembly Speaker
Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, Ramesh Tawadkar, on Friday said that a new Leader of Opposition in the House could not be appointed yet due to some 'technical issues'.
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BJP MLA Ramesh Tawadkar Elected Goa Assembly Speaker
BJP MLA Ramesh Tawadkar was on Tuesday elected Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly by defeating Congress candidate Aleixo Sequeira.
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Demand for English as Medium of Instruction: Parents Block Goa Roads, Stone Buses
Several parents in Goa today blocked the main roads and bridges across the state and allegedly pelted some buses with stones while demanding English to be made the medium of instruction and government grants for every academic year.
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'Homosexuality a Natural Gift': Goa Chief Minister's Counter to Minister's Gaffe
Outrage over a Goa minister's remarks on centres for curing homosexuals today had an embarrassed Chief Minister Lakshmikant Parsekar say that the remarks were made in ignorance; "homosexuality is a natural gift."
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Goa Minister Takes a U-Turn After Facing Flak For LGBT Remarks
After his controversial remarks over the LGBT community drew flak, Goa Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar today did a u-turn over the issue saying he was misunderstood and misquoted on the issue.
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Amid Outrage Over Goa Minister's Gay 'Cure', UN Chief Comments on Intolerance in India
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has accused India of fomenting intolerance with its ban on gay sex amid uproar over a Goa minister's plans for centres to "make homosexuals normal".
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Goa Minister Plans Centres to Make Homosexuals 'Normal'
The Goa government is planning centres to treat homosexuals and make them "normal", a minister, Ramesh Tawadkar, has said in a statement that has been received by many with outrage and disbelief.
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Goa Government to Set Up Centres to 'Treat and Cure' LGBT Youth
The government in Goa will establish centres to treat LGBT youth and make them "normal", said a minister today.
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Goa Cricket Association to be Derecognised by State Government
Goa sports minister Ramesh Tawadkar told the Assembly on Thursday that the state-run Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) has already informed GCA that they will withdraw its recognition until the entire managing committee, including some office bearers indicted by a judicial commission in the scam, vacate office.
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Goa Government Cancels MLAs' World Cup 'Study Tour' to Brazil
The Goa government has cancelled a controversial Rs 89-lakh junket by six legislators to Brazil at the end of this month to watch the FIFA World Cup that kicked off yesterday.
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After Controversy, Goa MLAs Say They Will Pay for World Cup 'Study Tour' To Brazil
Six Goa MLAs who are at the centre of a major controversy over a Rs 90-lakh junket to Brazil, have now decided to pay for the trip at the end of this month to watch the FIFA World Cup.
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Goa building collapse: 14 killed, rescue continues as many still feared trapped
Rescue teams today continued to rummage through the debris of an under-construction five-storeyed building, which collapsed yesterday afternoon at Canacona, 80 km from Panaji, killing 14 onsite labourers.
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Court Upholds Decision To Not Disqualify Congress MLAs Who Joined BJP In 2022
The Goa bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday upheld assembly speaker Ramesh Tawadkar's decision to not disqualify the eight Congress MLAs who joined the ruling BJP in the coastal state on September 14, 2022.
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Goa Assembly Passes Motion Congratulating PM Modi For Ram Temple Consecration
Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar moved the congratulatory resolution during the ongoing budget session of the assembly.
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Goa Congress Legislature Party Merger With BJP Accepted By State Speaker
Goa Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar on Thursday said he had accepted the merger of the state Congress Legislature Party (CLP) into the ruling BJP.
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"Technical Issues" Delaying Opposition Leader Appointment: Goa Assembly Speaker
Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, Ramesh Tawadkar, on Friday said that a new Leader of Opposition in the House could not be appointed yet due to some 'technical issues'.
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BJP MLA Ramesh Tawadkar Elected Goa Assembly Speaker
BJP MLA Ramesh Tawadkar was on Tuesday elected Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly by defeating Congress candidate Aleixo Sequeira.
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Demand for English as Medium of Instruction: Parents Block Goa Roads, Stone Buses
Several parents in Goa today blocked the main roads and bridges across the state and allegedly pelted some buses with stones while demanding English to be made the medium of instruction and government grants for every academic year.
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'Homosexuality a Natural Gift': Goa Chief Minister's Counter to Minister's Gaffe
Outrage over a Goa minister's remarks on centres for curing homosexuals today had an embarrassed Chief Minister Lakshmikant Parsekar say that the remarks were made in ignorance; "homosexuality is a natural gift."
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Goa Minister Takes a U-Turn After Facing Flak For LGBT Remarks
After his controversial remarks over the LGBT community drew flak, Goa Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar today did a u-turn over the issue saying he was misunderstood and misquoted on the issue.
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Amid Outrage Over Goa Minister's Gay 'Cure', UN Chief Comments on Intolerance in India
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has accused India of fomenting intolerance with its ban on gay sex amid uproar over a Goa minister's plans for centres to "make homosexuals normal".
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Goa Minister Plans Centres to Make Homosexuals 'Normal'
The Goa government is planning centres to treat homosexuals and make them "normal", a minister, Ramesh Tawadkar, has said in a statement that has been received by many with outrage and disbelief.
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Goa Government to Set Up Centres to 'Treat and Cure' LGBT Youth
The government in Goa will establish centres to treat LGBT youth and make them "normal", said a minister today.
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Goa Cricket Association to be Derecognised by State Government
Goa sports minister Ramesh Tawadkar told the Assembly on Thursday that the state-run Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) has already informed GCA that they will withdraw its recognition until the entire managing committee, including some office bearers indicted by a judicial commission in the scam, vacate office.
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Goa Government Cancels MLAs' World Cup 'Study Tour' to Brazil
The Goa government has cancelled a controversial Rs 89-lakh junket by six legislators to Brazil at the end of this month to watch the FIFA World Cup that kicked off yesterday.
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After Controversy, Goa MLAs Say They Will Pay for World Cup 'Study Tour' To Brazil
Six Goa MLAs who are at the centre of a major controversy over a Rs 90-lakh junket to Brazil, have now decided to pay for the trip at the end of this month to watch the FIFA World Cup.
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Goa building collapse: 14 killed, rescue continues as many still feared trapped
Rescue teams today continued to rummage through the debris of an under-construction five-storeyed building, which collapsed yesterday afternoon at Canacona, 80 km from Panaji, killing 14 onsite labourers.
