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Panaji Apr 27 PTI The Goa cabinet on Wednesday approved GST compensation for the film The Kashmir Files which was declared tax-free by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in March The chief minister after chairing a meeting said the cabinet has given post facto approval for GST compensation for The Kashmir Files a film depicting the exodus of the Kashimiri Pandit community from the valley in the 90s The Goa government had on March 14 declared the film tax-free After watching the film with his wife and BJP Goa President Sadanand Shet Tanavade Sawant had said that the younger generation should know the history of 1990s The film directed by Vivek Agnihotri released on March 11 and was declared tax-free in six BJP-ruled states PTI RPS ARU ARU

Panaji (Goa) [India], March 9 (ANI): After Congress moved its candidates for Goa Assembly elections to a resort to avoid poaching bids by rival parties post exit-poll predictions, state's BJP president Sadanand S Tanavade on Wednesday said that the party does not trust its candidates.

Panaji (Goa) [India], January 21 (ANI): Accusing the Congress of "misleading people" of Goa, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday said the party had approached former union minister P Chidambaram for alliance and if the results of the Goa election goes in favour of the BJP, the Congress leader "should come out in public and take the blame on him".

Navelim (Goa) [India], December 5 (ANI): AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday promised cash assistance of Rs 1,000 per month for every woman above the age of 18 years if his party came to power in the State in the 2022 Assembly elections.

Panaji Oct 28 PTI Trinamool Congress chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived here on Thursday evening on her maiden visit to Goa a tour being seen as an attempt by her to gauge political mood in the BJP-ruled state ahead of the Assembly polls slated in early 2022Banerjee who is on a three-day tour of the coastal state arrived at the Dabolim airport around 530 pm where she was received by TMC MP Derek OBrien and local leadersA senior leader said the West Bengal Chief Minister will hold a meeting with leaders of the TMCs Goa unit in Panaji on Friday morningBanerjee will later visit a local market and also interact with members of the public he saidIn the evening the Trinamool Congress head will visit Mangueshi and Mahalsa Temples located around 30km from Panaji he saidOn Friday evening she will interact with community representatives the senior TMC leader saidOn October 30 Banerjee is scheduled to hold a press conference followed by a visit to Basilica of Bom Jesus at Old Goa and Bodgeshwar Temple at MapusaAs per her schedule she will interact with vegetable and flower vendors at a market in Mapusa 9km from the state capital on SaturdayElections to the 40-member Goa assembly will be held early next yearThe Trinamool Congress after its stunning victory in the West Bengal assembly elections earlier this year is trying to increase its footprint nationally and has made inroads in BJP-ruled Goa and TripuraFormer Goa chief minister Luizinho Faleiro ended his decades-long association with the Congress and joined the TMC last month PTI RPS RSY RSY

Panaji (Goa) [India], October 26 (ANI): After former Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik levelled allegations of corruption against the BJP-ruled Goa government, Trinamool Congress on Monday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in the next 72 hours, also demanded a high-level inquiry into alleged corruption.

Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee has sent out a message lassoing the support of opposition parties in the fight against the BJP, as she prepares for her "maiden visit to Goa" next week.

Kolkata Oct 22 PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be in Goa next week on a two-day visit as she seeks to branch out into new states after having fortified the TMCs position on her home turf in the assembly polls a TMC leader said on Friday The move evoked derision from the BJP which called it sheer political tourism Elections to the 40-member Goa assembly will be held early next year After returning from her north Bengal visit the TMC chief will leave for Goa on October 28 on a two-day visit She will hold meetings with party leaders in the coastal state Her itinerary however is yet to be finalised he said The Trinamool Congress after its stunning victory in the West Bengal assembly elections earlier this year is trying to increase its footprint nationally and has made inroads in BJP-ruled Goa and Tripura Former Goa chief minister Luizinho Faleiro ended his decades-long association with the Congress and joined the TMC last month Many others from the party followed suit Although TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee had ruled out the possibility of allying with any other party for the upcoming assembly polls in Goa the party supremo is likely to meet leaders of smaller political outfits in the state Mamata Di might meet some leaders of smaller parties not necessarily for any alliance but may be to invite them to join our party another TMC leader said The West Bengal unit of the BJP and the Congress mocked Banerjees proposed visit as political tourism to the scenic state The weather in Goa now is apt for tourists She is going there for a vacation BJP state spokesperson Shamik Bhattacharya said Senior Congress leader Abdul Mannan said her visit wouldnt yield any results and is aimed at helping her ally BJP in Goa The TMC has been constantly attacking the Congress and poaching our leaders The political posturing of the TMC is aimed at helping the BJP In Goa too they are planning to do the same thing he said Former Congress womens wing chief and senior party leader from Assam Sushmita Dev had earlier quit the grand old party to join the TMC The Trinamool Congress has been up in arms against the Congress over its alleged failure to fight the BJP Earlier this month the relationship between the Congress and the TMC touched a new low after the ruling party in West Bengal took a dig at Rahul Gandhis defeat in Amethi in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls wondering whether the Congress could erase the loss just with a Twitter trend The two relationship between the two was strained after TMC mouthpiece Jago Bangla claimed Mamata Banerjee and not Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is the face of the opposition against Prime Minister Narendra Modi PTI PNT ACD SK SK

Margao (Goa) [India], September 11 (ANI): Former Chief Minister of Goa, Digambar Kamat on Saturday slammed the BJP-led Goa government and said its claim of 100 per cent Covid vaccination was another addition to its pack of lies.