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Induction of Congress MLAs into BJP is death of Manohar Parrikar's legacy: Vijai Sardesai
•Vijai Sardesai, on Saturday said the induction of ten MLAs of the Congress into the BJP was the death of the legacy of late chief minister Manohar Parrikar.
Ahead of Goa cabinet reshuffle, CM Pramod Sawant drops four ministers; ex-deputy Speaker Michael Lobo likely to be inducted
•According to the notification, the four Goa ministers who were dropped from the state cabinet are – Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai, Water Resources Minister Vinod Palyekar, Rural Development Minister Jayesh Salgaonkar (all GFP MLAs) and Revenue Minister Rohan Khaunte (Independent).
'Manohar Parrikar played key role in two surgical strikes,' Rajnath Singh pays tribute to ex-defence minister
•Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday said the then Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was extremely upset and angry after the 2016 Uri terror attack that had claimed the lives of 17 jawans
Pramod Sawant takes over as Goa chief minister; two deputy CMs and 11 ministers also sworn in
Fp Staff •Shortly before the clock struck 2 am Tuesday, Pramod Pandurang Sawant, 45, Goa’s Speaker until that moment, took over as the state’s new chief minister succeeding Manohar Parrikar who died less than 48 hours ago.
After Manohar Parrikar's funeral, Amit Shah says BJP in talks with Goa allies over new CM, will stake claim to form govt soon
•Shah was in Goa to attend the funeral of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who died at 63 on Sunday after battling pancreatic cancer. The BJP president also met local party leaders in a hotel in Panaji along with Union minister Nitin Gadkari.
Manohar Parrikar taken to Goa hospital for endoscopy, official statement says his health is stable
•Parrikar, diagnosed with a pancreatic ailment, has been ailing for past year. He underwent treatment at a US hospital and also at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi.
Manohar Parrikar to delegate more power to his cabinet colleagues after 10 October, says Goa minister
•Parrikar (62) is undergoing treatment at New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) since mid-September.
Goa political crisis: BJP-ally Goa Forward Party says 'haste' in inducting two ministers into cabinet could have been avoided
•The Goa Forward Party (GFP), an ally of the ruling coalition led by the BJP, said on Tuesday that the haste with which the cabinet expansion was done on Monday by inducting two ministers could have been avoided by the state government.
Goa Congress accuses Manohar Parrikar of threatening people from hospital; demands medical bulletin on CM's health
Ians •The Goa Congress chief's allegation comes a day after Vijai Sardesai, president of coalition ally Goa Forward Party, told the media that Parrikar spoke to him over the phone on Thursday over administrative matters.
Goa's archives to be digitised under Centre's Smart City Mission, says minister Vijai Sardesai
•Goa's archives, considered to be one of the oldest in Asia, will now be digitised under the Centre's 'Smart City Mission', said state archives and archaeology minister Vijai Sardesai.