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They gave up land for Tillari, but Goa govt made their life tough

PUNARVASAN: Ranganath Gawas was only a boy when his family had to give up their house and agricultural land in Tillari for the Tillari irrigation project, and settle in the rehabilitation colony named ‘Punarvasan’ in Bicholim on the Goa-Maharashtra border.

The Times of India · Feb 12, 2022

The price of a vote: TVs, fridges, laptops and more

PANAJI: During door-to-door campaign in one of the more prominent North Goa constituencies, a visit by the sitting MLA follows the usual pattern.

The Times of India · Feb 12, 2022

Goa assembly elections 2022: Campaign ends as parties try to gauge voters’ minds

PANAJI: Curtains came down on a fierce and murky campaign that saw hard selling by parties for the assembly election 2022 on Saturday, with 11.6 lakh Goans, of which 5.9 lakh are women, set to decide the fate of 301 candidates from 12 parties, besides Independents.

The Times of India · Feb 12, 2022

Fatorda’s ‘Guevara’ leads charge against the BJP in Goa

Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai was one of the first leaders to call for an anti-BJP front

The Hindu · Feb 12, 2022

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 · Feb 12, 2022

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…

Newslaundry · Feb 12, 2022

'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.”

The Hindu · Feb 12, 2022

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.

Dynamite News · Feb 12, 2022

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 · Feb 12, 2022

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…

Newslaundry · Feb 12, 2022