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*** Goa BJP MLA is now back in Congress fold (The Economic Times) PANJIM: With Assembly elections scheduled to be held early this year, state politics in Goa seems to be slipping into a phase of utter turmoil. Senior BJP MLA Manohar Azgaokar on Monday resigned from the legislative Assembly and was immediately inducted into the Congress. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Goa_BJP_MLA_is_now_back_in_Congress_fold/articleshow/1102062.cms *** Goa's still celeb studded (The Times of India) Post the New Year, Goa's still rocking with celebs. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/City_Supplements/Bombay_Times/Goas_still_celeb_studded/articleshow/1100694.cms *** BJP MLA to resign from Goa Assembly (NDTV) Senior BJP MLA Manohar Asgoankar has decided to resign from the Goa Assembly, days after a minister quit the Congress-led government. Asgoankar's resignation comes amidst speculation that he may be inducted into the government. http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?category=National&slug=BJP MLA to resign from Goa Assembly&id=99096 *** Goa BJP MLA resigns from assembly (NDTV) Senior BJP MLA Manohar Azagaokar has resigned from the Goa Assembly and the party. The move comes less than a week after Town and Planning Minister Antanasio Monserratte quit the cabinet. http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?category=National&slug=Goa BJP MLA resigns from assembly&id=99096 *** BJP MLA to resign from Goa Assembly (The Times of India) BJP MLA Manohar Asgoankar has decided to resign from the Goa Assembly; days after a minister quit the Congress-led government. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/India/BJP_MLA_to_resign_from_Goa_Assembly_/articleshow/1086692.cms *** GOA BJP MLA joins Congress, sworn in as minister (NDTV) Senior BJP MLA Manohar Azgaokar was sworn in as minister in Pratapsingh Rane government on Monday. He joined Congress after Goa Speaker Fransisco Sardinha accepts his resignation from the state assembly. http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?category=National&slug=GOA BJP MLA joins Congress&id=99096 *** Goa - new paedophile's paradise? (BBC News) A BBC investigation examines whether the Indian state of Goa is becoming a new destination for sex tourists looking for children. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/6230957.stm *** BJP MLA resigns from Goa Assembly, likely to join Congress (ANI via Yahoo! India News) Panjim, Jan 8 (ANI): Following Town and Planning Minister Antanasio Monserratte's resignation, a MLA of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Manohar Azagaokar, has also resigned. Azagaokar, who represents the Dhargalim Constituency in North Goa, handed over his resignation to Assembly Speaker Francisco Sardinha today. The acceptance of these two resignations is yet to be formally announced. With ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070108/139/6axgo.html *** Goa MLA jumps parties, enters Rane Cabinet (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) Babu Azgaonkar, BJP MLA, who resigned from his Assembly seat late last night to join Congress, was sworn in as Minister for Civil Supplies and Housing in the Pratapsinh Rane Cabinet this morning.The credit of weaning Azgaonkar away from BJP and bringing him into Congress folds goes to Goa Pradesh Congress Committee chief Vijai Sardesai who had been pursuing him to do so for the past one year. ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070108/48/6ay9j.html *** Delhi better choice than Goa for IFA (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) Even with the IFA ready to give a new lease of life to the Super-Soccer Series with a five-match event against Sao Paulo starting January 27, Goa remains out of its ambit.The Brazilian powerhouse will showcase their skills at Siliguri, Kolkata, Jamshedpur, Kochi and Delhi.IFA secretary Subrata Dutta believes that chief sponsors decided on the venues and Goa missed out on marketability ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070108/48/6ay37.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
