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Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Digamber Kamat sworn in as Goa chief minister (The Economic Times) PANAJI: A former BJP man is the Congresss Goa chief minister. Digamber Kamat, instrumental in bringing down the BJP government in 2005, and then joined the Congress, was on Friday sworn in as the 19th chief minister of Goa. He is heading a four-member coalition. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Digamber_Kamat_sworn_in_as_Goa_chief_minister/articleshow/2110294.cms *** Goa govt will be stable: Kamat (Chennai Online) Panaji, June 8: Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat today said he expected to provide a stable government for next five years in the state, plagued by political turmoil since long, despite no clear majority for Congress on its own. http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID={5C90CDBA-2B68-405A-A96F-F2E247A7A140}&CATEGORYNAME=NATL *** Goa gets CM with saffron past (The Times of India) Digambar Kamat, the man who pulled down the BJP government in 2005, was on Friday sworn in as the chief minister of Goa after Congress and its coalition partners, the NCP and MGP, agreed on his name. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Goa_gets_CM_with_saffron_past/rssarticleshow/2110540.cms *** Digambar Kamat sworn-in Goa CM (Central Chronicle) Panaji, June 8 : Digambar Kamat, who played a key role in bringing down the BJP state government in 2005 and then joined the Congress, was today sworn-in as the 19th chief minister of Goa to head a four-member coalition. http://www.centralchronicle.com/20070609/0906142.htm *** Kamat sworn-in as 19th CM of Goa (ANI via Yahoo! India News) Panaji, June 8 (ANI): Congress leader Digambar Kamat was sworn-in as the nineteenth Chief Minister of Goa here today. Ravi Naik from Congress, Jose Phillip from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Ramakrishna from Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) were sworn-in as ministers at an oath taking ceremony held in Raj Bhavan. Fifty-four-year-old Kamat was the Power Minister in the last Congress ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070608/139/6gsgs.html *** Kamat sworn in as Goa CM (IBN via Yahoo! India News) Digambar Kamat is the new CM of Goa, he edged out Pratapsinh Rane and Ravi Naik for the post. http://in.news.yahoo.com/070608/211/6gsgr.html *** New Goa CM Kamat for friendly governance (ANI via Yahoo! India News) Panaji, June 8 (ANI): New Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Friday said that his immediate task would be to give people-friendly governance. After being sworn-in as the new Chief Minister, Kamat said: "My immediate task will be to give people-friendly governance. Such governance that common man will feel that this government belongs to him". Kamat also said that the law and order ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070608/139/6gstg.html *** Video: GOA ELECTS NEW CHIEF MINISTER (ANI via Yahoo! India News) GOA ELECTS NEW CHIEF MINISTER http://in.news.yahoo.com/070608/139/6gt4z.html *** Confusion over, Digambar Kamat is Goa CM (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) GOA'S Power Minister in the outgoing Pratapsinh Rane Government, Digambar Kamat, was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of the state today. As reported by The Indian Express earlier, Kamat was the compromise candidate after supporters of Rane and Pradesh Congress Committee president Ravi Naik in the CLP refused to back down. Party observers, led by Margaret Alva and Sushilkumar Shinde, met ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070608/48/6gtbv.html *** Dark horse Digambar Kamat gets Goa chief minister's slot (IANS via Yahoo! India News) Panaji, June 8 (IANS) The Congress has chosen Digambar Kamat, the once powerful minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to head its new government in the coastal state of Goa. http://in.news.yahoo.com/070608/43/6gsc5.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php ------------------------------------------------------- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------
