[Goanet-News] NEWS: Ex-footballers shine (Deccan Herald, and Armscuncolim)

2012-03-07 Thread Goanet News
Ex-footballers shine Two of the biggest goals of this election were scored by former football aces Avertano Furtado and Benjamin Silva, reports DHNS fromPanaji. A former Salgaocar and MRF goalkeeper, Furtado made history by bringing down Congress heavyweight Churchill Alemao in Navelim. He had co

[Goanet-News] Goa news for March 8, 2012

2012-03-07 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** SP captures UP; BJP snatches Goa - Deccan Herald JP combine retained power in Punjab, the BJP bounced back in Goa while the Congress got only a slight edge in Uttarakhand and retained Manip

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Goa polls: It's raining 'crorepatis' in Assembly (PTI, New Delhi)

2012-03-07 Thread Goanet News
Goa polls: It's raining 'crorepatis' in Assembly Press Trust of India New Delhi: All but three members of the new Goa assembly are millionaires. 37 out of 40 successful candidates in the coastal state have declared their assets worth more than Rs one crore, compared to 22 who were elected to the s

[Goanet-News] Votes cast, partywise (Goa, 2012 elections)

2012-03-07 Thread Frederick Noronha
Take a closer look at the party-wise votes in the Goa 2012 assembly elections: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6816576010/in/photostream/lightbox/ BJP = 36.02% MGP = 6.71% Cong = 29.74% NCP = 4.08% Independents = 16.4% GVP = 3.5% Trinamool = 1.8% UGDP = 1.7% Other smaller parties = .57% [F