Search For "portuguese rule"
President Murmu, Goa CM Sawant pay tribute on Goa Liberation Day
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
On the 63rd anniversary of Goa's liberation from Portuguese rule, President of India and Goa CM Pramod Sawant paid tribute to the freedom fighters and armed forces for their sacrifices, while marking the occasion with a Tricolour unfurling in Panaji.
Read More
CM Pramod Sawant hoists national flag on 62nd Liberation Day of Goa
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Observed on December 19 every year, Goa Liberation Day marks the day in 1961 when the Indian Army freed the state from 450 years of Portuguese rule.
Read More
Congress government did not liberate Goa for 15 years, Nehru did not send
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mapusa (Goa) [India], February 10 (ANI): Appealing to people to elect a BJP government in Goa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attacked the Congress and said it "did not liberate" the state for almost 15 years after Independence and the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal N
Read More
Rahul Gandhi greets Goans on Liberation Day
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday extended his greetings to the people of Goa on the occasion of the state's Liberation Day and paid tributes to the soldiers who laid down their lives to liberate Goa from the Portuguese rule.
Read More
Goa Legislative Assembly in association with MIT School of Government inau
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Panjim (Goa) [India], November 9 (ANI/PRNewswire): With the vision of creating ethical, spirited and committed Political Leadership for the country from the grassroots and from all walks of life, MIT School of Government (MIT-SOG) collaborated with Goa Legislative Assembly to celebrate th
Read More
Nehru responsible for delay in Goa's independence: Pramod Sawant
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said that India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was responsible for the delay in Goa's independence by 14 years.
Read More
Nation observes 'Vijay Divas', remembers liberation of Goa from
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 19 (ANI): Today the country is observing the first 'Vijay Divas' or 'Victory Day' to remember the liberation of Goa from the Portuguese rule. On this day, Indian forces Commander Major General K. P. Candeth arrived at Panjim and hoisted the Indian
Read More