[goanews] NEWS: Goa watched by nation as small state's polls near...

2002-05-22 Thread Frederick Noronha
Goa watched by nation as small state's polls near, voters seem disinterested By Frederick Noronha PANAJI (Goa), May 22: For a change, the small state of Goa is in the focus of political watchers across India. But interest in the home state is itself at a low-ebb among the 913,000 odd voters elig

[goanews] NEWS: Shadow of Gujarat on Goa election

2002-05-22 Thread Frederick Noronha
Shadow of Gujarat on Goa election By Shiv Kumar, Indo-Asian News Service Panaji (Goa), May 22 (IANS) The communal violence in Gujarat has become an election issue in Goa, with the opposition Congress party asking voters to reject the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) "politics of hate". The

[goanews] 10QUESTIONS: "Minorities totally exploited by Goa's parties"

2002-05-22 Thread Frederick Noronha
TEN QUESTIONS: MINORITIES TOTALLY EXPLOITED BY GOA'S POLITICAL PARTIES-Soter D'Souza TILL A FEW days back, Porvorim-based Soter D'Souza (42) was the general secretary of the BJP's Minority Morcha, the 'minority' front of Goa's ruling party. In a chat with FREDERICK NO

[goanews] 23 MAY: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS

2002-05-22 Thread Joel D'Souza
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS 23 May 2002 PM WARNS PAKISTAN: In a tough message to Pakistan, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Wednesday declared that the time had come to wage a "decisive battle" against cross-border terrorism. Addressing troops barely 25 kms from the Line of Control, Vajpayee s