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Assembly polls: Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh to campaign in Goa today

Goa will go to the Assembly polls on February 14. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.

Covid-19 pandemic: Goa reports 469 fresh cases and six deaths

The number of recovered persons increased to 2,35,444 with 910 patients getting discharged on Tuesday

Assembly elections: Goa declares 'polling day' as public holiday

Goa is scheduled to go to the Assembly polls on February 14.

Goa reports 221 Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths; positivity rate drops to 7.77%

Goa reported 221 new coronavirus cases and eight deaths linked to the infection on Monday, the health department said, while the daily positivity rate dropped sharply to 7.77 per cent. With these additions, Goa's caseload rose to 2,42,659, while the death toll increased to 3,748, the health department said in a bulletin. The daily positivity rate was 7.77 per cent, down from 14.02 per cent on Sunday when 282 cases were detected from 2,010 tests. The number of recovered cases in the state rose to 2,34,534 after 500 patients were discharged during the day, the department said. Goa now has 4,377 active cases. "With 2,843 new coronavirus tests, the number of tests conducted in the state so far has gone up to 18,36,515, an official added. Goa's COVID-19 figures: Positive cases 2,42,659, new cases 221, death toll 3,748, discharged 2,34,534, active cases 4,377, samples tested till date 18,36,515.

Goa polls: Utpal Parrikar carries out door-to-door campaign in Panaji

Goa is scheduled to go to the Assembly polls on February 14

Rahul Gandhi to visit Panaji on Friday ahead of Goa Assembly elections

Goa will go to the polls on February 14

Goa's mining industry to resume with 'double force' after polls: Amit Shah

Amit Shah assured that the iron ore mining industry in Goa will start functioning with "double force" through a transparent auctioning process after the elections

Goa a vacation spot for Gandhi family, BJP brought development: Amit Shah

Amit Shah during a political program in Ponda city of North Goa district on Sunday took a swipe at the Congress party and said that Goa is just a vacation spot for the Gandhi family

Home Minister Amit Shah to visit poll-bound Goa on Sunday

This year, Aam Aadmi Party, Trinamool Congress, BJP, Congress, MGP, GFP among others will be contesting the polls

Goa reports 28% positivity rate and 955 new coronavirus cases

Goa reported 955 new coronavirus cases and 15 deaths linked to the infection on Thursday, the state health department said

TMC delegation to visit EC today to discuss 'key issues' on Goa polls

Goa is slated to go to the Assembly polls on February 14

Goa reports 1,794 new Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths; positivity rate at 32%

Goa reported 1,794 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday and eight more deaths linked to the infection

Goa Assembly polls: Panjim's exposed faultlines could be BJP's worry lines

What spices up the Panjim contest is not just the entry of Congress newcomer into the BJP but also the presence of Shiv Sena

Goa polls: Request Utpal Parrikar to reconsider his decision, says CT Ravi

Ravi said, "Manohar Parrikar Ji has always worked for BJP's win. I request his son Utpal Parrikar to reconsider his decision and fulfil his father's dream."

The politics of land and its uses

Goa's politics has coalesced around families entrenched in their satrapies, along with perennial politicians with deep roots in their backyards

Fighting Goa polls was never cakewalk for Shiv Sena, NCP, shows data

Data of to the previous elections showed that the Sharad Pawar-led NCP has fared better than the Shiv Sena in terms of the number of votes polled.

Goa sees 2,668 Covid-19 cases, 9 deaths; positivity rate stands at 37.42%

The toll stood at 3,594 after nine patients succumbed during the day

Denied BJP ticket, Utpal Parrikar to fight from Panaji as independent

"I am fighting for the values which I believe in," he said

Goa Assembly polls: Congress releases another list of 5 more candidates

The Congress on Thursday released another list of five candidates for the February 14 Goa Assembly elections. With this, the party has so far declared 36 candidates. While Ekvis Gomes will contest from Panaji, Tukaram Borkar will be the Congress nominee from Siroda and Jose Luis Carlos Almeida will contest from the Vasco-da-Gama seat. Anthony Dias will be the party candidate from the Benaulim Assembly seat and Amit Patkar will contest from the Curchorem seat for the Congress Party.

Chidambaram should resign if Congress fails to oust BJP in Goa: TMC

The TMC had approached Chidambaram with a formal offer for pre-poll alliance for the February 14 Goa polls: TMC