The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has removed Amit Palekar from the post of Goa unit president following the party's poor performance in the recent Zilla Panchayat elections. Shrikrishna Parab will hold the additional charge until further orders.
A jampacked nightclub in North Goa turned into a death trap around midnight as a massive fire tore through it, claiming 25 lives and bringing to the fore illegalities along with the laxity of government officials in enforcing rules.
'Bappi Lahiri was looking for a break so he and his father would meet me.' 'I told Director Bhisham Kohli about this promising young boy from Kolkata, and Bappi came over with his harmonium.' 'Bappi played this composition and Bhisham liked it immediately.' 'As we were discussing, I said I would give the words, and that's how I wrote this song.'
Kejriwal was issued the ED summons last week for the fourth time after he skipped summons thrice earlier.
The Goa government's decision has not gone down well with Opposition parties and industry bodies.
State Congress chief Girish Chodankar told reporters that AAP leaders were 'already in talks with Congress leaders'.
'If you weed out corruption, you will bring glory to Goa.'
"Special circumstances" exist in Punjab, Wasnik said and added that in view of these, the AAP and the Congress have decided to fight the Lok Sabha polls separately in the state.
As people queued up across these states to cast their vote, there were some famous faces in the lines at different polling stations.
'Rahul Gandhi has shown courage to heal the heart of democracy.'
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Goa looks all set to score a hattrick in the coastal state with the support of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, as vote counting trends of the February 14 elections indicated the BJP missing the majority mark by a whisker.
In an interview with PTI, Chidambaram also stressed that no Congress MLA elected in the upcoming assembly polls can be poached by the Bharatiya Janata Party in Goa this time, saying 'our house is well-guarded' and though the 'thief' is still out there, the people 'will teach him a lesson'.
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The actor was honoured with a lifetime achievement award by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Images on the grand finale.
'To keep laughing is the most important thing in life.'
Sawant on Tuesday said his government had sought a floor test on Wednesday to prove its strength in the assembly.
As per the power-sharing arrangement, Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MLA Sudin Dhavalikar will be the deputy chief ministers.
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