If you can’t drive, don’t rent cars: Goa CM on fatal accident
Panaji, Dec 27 (IANS) Hours after a woman tourist from Maharashtra died in a road accident on a major bridge
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Consider PM’s comment on NRC as the last word: Piyush Goyal
Panaji, Dec 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s word on the contentious National Register of Citizens issue should be considered
Read moreGoa is peaceful, Goans are good: Governor Malik
Panaji, Dec 26 (IANS) “Goa is among the very few places left in the country that are peaceful,” Governor Satya
Read moreAbdullahs, Muftis no more relevant in J&K: Ex-Governor Malik
Panaji, Dec 26 (IANS) Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik plans to write a book on his experiences as the Jammu
Read moreSunburn music fest 2019 to focus on domestic talent
Goa, Dec 26 (IANS) The 13th edition of Sunburn music festival, which is about to launch in Goa, has an
Read moreMhadei issue could take a toll on Goa tourism: Stakeholders
Panaji, Dec 26 (IANS) The ongoing conflict between Goa and Maharashtra, including rhetoric by political parties and NGOs, could take
Read more‘Javadekar letter on Kalasa-Banduri has no legal standing’
Panaji, Dec 26 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar’s recent letter to the Karnataka government stating that
Read moreCAA was Mahatma Gandhi’s dream: Goa CM
Panaji, Dec 25 (IANS) The Citizenship Amendment Act was a dream of Mahatma Gandhi, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said
Read moreMhadei row: Protesters in Goa burn effigy of Javadekar
Panaji, Dec 25 (IANS) Protesters belonging to the Progressive Front of Goa, on Wednesday, burnt an effigy of Union Minister
Read moreOpposition slams Goa CM, as MoEF okays Kalasa-Banduri project again
Panaji, Dec 24 (IANS) The Opposition has once again accused the BJP-led coalition governments in Goa and Karnataka of betraying
Read moreCJI offers prayers at heritage temple in Goa
Panaji, Dec 24 (IANS) Chief Justice of India S A. Bobde, who is in Goa on a brief visit to
Read more4 Goans among 16 Indian sailors abducted by pirates off W Africa
Panaji, Dec 24 (IANS) Four Goans are among 16 Indian crew members who have been kidnapped by pirates off the
Read moreGoa cops turn Santa Claus, gift chocolates to traffic violators
Panaji, Dec 24 (IANS) In a unique initiative, traffic violators in Panaji were offered chocolates and not “challan” (fine) on
Read moreOpposition, journalists stirring confusion on NRC: Goa CM
Panaji, Dec 24 (IANS) The Opposition and some journalists are trying to stir confusion on the National Register of Citizens
Read moreGoa BJP to start statewide awareness campaign on CAA
Panaji, Dec 24 (IANS) The Goa BJP will soon start a statewide campaign to create an awareness about the Citizenship
Read moreHope Christmas helps to conquer hatred: Goa Archbishop
Panaji, Dec 23 (IANS) In his televised Christmas greeting, Archbishop of Goa Fr. Filipe Neri Ferrao on Monday expressed hope
Read moreDon’t want to speak about NRC now: Goa CM
Panaji, Dec 23 (IANS) Claiming that his statement on Sunday on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue was misinterpreted,
Read moreNRC may not be required at all in Goa: CM
Panaji, Dec 23 (IANS) Amid nationwide protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC),
Read moreGoa to rope in Navy, Coast Guard to tackle tar-ball menace
Panaji, Dec 23 (IANS) The Goa government is looking to rope in the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard
Read moreNRC may not be required at all in Goa: CM
Panaji, Dec 23 (IANS) Amid protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) across
Read moreCong accuses Modi of double standard on Goa OCI issue
Panaji, Dec 22 (IANS) The Congress in Goa has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of double standard by making a
Read moreGoa art fest lifts ban on CAA, NRC-linked exhibits
Panaji, Dec 22 (IANS) Amid criticism from civil society for blocking public access to two art installations with oblique references
Read moreCong flays taking down NRC-CAA linked art works in Goa
Panaji, Dec 21 (IANS) Main Opposition party in Goa, Congress, on Saturday condemned the decision of the organisers of the
Read moreISL: Odisha plan to make it difficult for Goa
Goa, Dec 21 (IANS) FC Goa will be out to reclaim their spot at the summit of the Indian Super
Read moreAssamese hold anti-CAA protest in Goa
Panaji, Dec 21 (IANS) Several hundred Assamese, both settled and employed in Goa, staged a peaceful protest at the Azad
Read moreNew runway to raise Goa airport’s handling capacity: Navy
Panaji, Dec 20 (IANS) The aircraft handling capacity in Goa’s only aviation facility, the Dabolim International Airport, got a shot
Read moreHindu women can’t wear bindi in Pakistan: Goa BJP prez
Panaji, Dec 20 (IANS) Christians cannot wear a scapular (a religious object) around their neck and Hindu women cannot wear
Read morePortuguese passport holders, OCIs need not fear NRC: Goa BJP prez
Panaji, Dec 20 (IANS) Goans who possess Portuguese passports and OCI card holders will not be discriminated against if and
Read moreExcellent theatre must reach Tier 2 cities: Arundhati Nag
Panaji, Dec 20 (IANS) At the age of 16, she performed for the first time. She will be 64 soon.
Read moreGoa Sunburn EDM setback: HC says permission only if dues paid
Panaji, Dec 20 (IANS) In a setback to the organisers of the Sunburn Klassique electronic dance music (EDM) festival, the
Read moreAssamese ‘Miyah’ poets condemn artwork ‘censure’ at Goa fest
Panaji, Dec 20 (IANS) ‘Miyah’ poets from Assam, whose artworks were barred from being displayed at the ongoing Serendipity Arts
Read moreArtist stands by artworks ‘censured’ at Goa festival
Panaji, Dec 19 (IANS) A day after two of his curated exhibits were barred from public viewing at the ongoing
Read moreGoans need not worry about CAA, precautions taken: Sawant
Panaji, Dec 19 (IANS) The residents of Goa need not worry about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that has triggered
Read moreGoans need not worry about CAA, precautions taken: Sawant
Panaji, Dec 19 (IANS) Residents of Goa need not worry about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) being passed by the
Read moreCAA, NRC leave awkward footprint on Goa Art festival
Panaji, Dec 19 (IANS) The ongoing nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens
Read moreSeveral thousand protesters condemn CAA at Goa meet
Panaji, Dec 18 (IANS) Several thousand members of civil society organisations and representatives of non-BJP parties held a meeting in
Read more4 artists booked for insulting religious sentiments at Goa fest
Panaji, Dec 18 (IANS) Four musicians from a band, Dastaan Live, performing at the Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa, were
Read moreCash-strapped Goa requests special packages from FinMin
Panaji, Dec 18 (IANS) Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday requested for several special financial packages from Union Finance Minister
Read moreIs Bengal separate from rest of India, asks Shahnawaz
Panaji, Dec 18 (IANS) BJP’s national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain on Wednesday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, questioning the
Read moreCAA will not take away anybody’s citizenship: Shahnawaz
Panaji, Dec 18 (IANS) Minority communities like the Buddhists in Afghanistan and the Christians in Pakistan are unsafe and the
Read moreMoEF keeps green nod to Kalasa-Banduri project in abeyance
Panaji, Dec 18 (IANS) Following a series of protests in Goa and the national capital on December 15, the Union
Read moreMajor accident averted at Goa airport: Navy
Panaji, Dec 17 (IANS) A major accident was averted involving the SpiceJet flight SG 3568 from Surat to Goa at
Read moreIndian system doesn’t push towards art initiatives: SK Munjal
Panaji, Dec 17 (IANS) Even as the 4th edition of the Serendipity Arts Festival – a multidisciplinary art event set
Read moreGoa CM to meet BJP leaders in Delhi over Mhadei dispute
Panaji, Dec 17 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will meet the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central leadership and Union
Read moreDempo appoint Anju Turambekar as technical director
Fatorda, Dec 17 (IANS) Dempo Sports Club on Tuesday announced the appointment of Anju Turambekar as the club’s new Technical
Read moreCongress demands NIA probe into Goa naphtha tanker fiasco
Panaji, Dec 17 (IANS) A delegation of Congress leaders in Goa met Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday to demand
Read moreMajor accident averted at Goa airport: Navy
Panaji, Dec 17 (IANS) A major accident was averted involving the SpiceJet flight SG 3568 from Surat to Goa at
Read moreNo EDM festival in Goa until dues are cleared: Minister
Panaji, Dec 17 (IANS) Organisers of electronic dance music festival Sunburn Klassique owe Rs. 1 crore in back-dues to the
Read moreCongress demands NIA probe into Goa naphtha tanker fiasco
Panaji, Dec 17 (IANS) A delegation of Congress leaders in Goa met Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday to demand
Read moreOutreach to Goan Pakistanis over CAA started: NRI Commissioner
Panaji, Dec 16 (IANS) Goa’s NRI Commissionerate, a state government agency, which engages with the large expat Goan population, is
Read moreBJP liquidating Goans with Portuguese passport: Congress
Panaji, Dec 16 (IANS) The Congress in Goa on Monday accused the BJP of trying to “liquidate” non-BJP voters by
Read moreEDMs part of Western plot to destroy Indian culture: Hindu group
Panaji, Dec 16 (IANS) Days after former Goa Minister Vinod Palienkar likened trance music to the music of demons, a
Read moreMhadei row: Goa Congress protests in Delhi against MoEF
Panaji, Dec 15 (IANS) Accusing the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre of “politically victimising” Goa over its neighbour Karnataka,
Read moreISL: FC Goa rally past ATK 2-1 to go top of table
Fatorda, Dec 14 (IANS) FC Goa beat ATK 2-1 in a Indian Super League game of two halves at the
Read moreMhadei issue: Goa Congress to protest against MoEF in Delhi
Panaji, Dec 14 (IANS) The Congress will stick to its plan of carrying out a protest at New Delhi’s Jantar
Read moreGoa Governor meets PM over Kalasa-Banduri project
Panaji, Dec 13 (IANS) Three days before the Congress is scheduled to stage a dharna in the national capital over
Read moreTehelka case: HC cautions court on victim’s questioning
Panaji, Dec 13 (IANS) The Bombay High Court in Goa has directed a trial court hearing the rape case against
Read moreAnti-terror drill to be conducted during ‘Exercise Indra’
Panaji, Dec 13 (IANS) The Indo-Russian tri-services drill ‘Exercise Indra’, will see a joint anti-terror drill with the head of
Read moreIndian, Russian navies conducting joint tri-services exercise
Panaji, Dec 13 (IANS) Indra-2019, a tri-services exercise being conducted jointly by the Indian and Russian navies off Goa, will
Read moreBan entry of minors, check drugs at Goa EDM events: Congress
Panaji, Dec 13 (IANS) The Goa Congress on Friday urged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to ban the entry of minors,
Read moreAmid protests, civic body defers naming road after Parrikar
Panaji, Dec 12 (IANS) Amid controversy, the municipal council of South Goa town Margao on Thursday deferred its decision to
Read more‘Sawant will succeed me, ailing Parrikar whispered in my ear’
Panaji, Dec 12 (IANS) In a claim that is likely to raise eyebrows, Goa’s Ports Minister Michael Lobo on Thursday
Read moreCAB may put Goan Portuguese passport holders in peril: Cong
Panaji, Dec 12 (IANS) The Goa Congress on Thursday criticised the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 saying the legislation would put
Read moreGoa debates renaming road after Manohar Parrikar
Panaji, Dec 12 (IANS) What’s in a name? Ask the angry residents of South Goa’s Margao town, who have innovatively
Read moreGoa govt commissions Parrikar’s political biography
Panaji, Dec 11 (IANS) The Goa cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to commission a book on the “political journey”
Read moreNeed to revive ‘Hindi-Chini bhai bhai’ sentiment: Dalai Lama
Panaji, Dec 11 (IANS) The Sino-Indian economic relationship is very important for both countries and there is need for the
Read moreMulti-religious India is an example for conflict torn Syria: Dalai Lama
Panaji, Dec 11 (IANS) India should play a more active role in promotion of religious harmony to serve as an
Read moreGoa CM urges Javdekar to withdraw sanction to Mhadei project
Panaji, Dec 11 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said he had contacted Union Minister for Environment and
Read more‘Startup India funds to be disbursed before 2024-25’
Panaji, Dec 11 (IANS) The government’s Startup India fund would be disbursed much before 2024-25 as the number of startups
Read moreGoa Congress demands PM’s intervention over Mhadei issue
Panaji, Dec 10 (IANS) Hundreds of Congress workers marched to the Raj Bhavan to protest against economic policies of the
Read moreNearly 1,500 artists to participate in Goa art festival
Panaji, Dec 10 (IANS) Nearly 1,500 Indian and international artists are lined up to participate in the state’s biggest multi-disciplinary
Read moreI-League: Aizawl grab last gasp winner to beat spirited Arrows
Goa, Dec 9 (IANS) Aizawl FC overcame a spirited young Indian Arrows to register their first win of the I-League
Read moreGoa eyes events, New Year to boost tourist arrival
Panaji, Dec 9 (IANS) Arrival of foreign tourists in Goa had declined 30 per cent, but upcoming music events, like
Read moreGovt likely to bring new e-commerce policy in FY20
Panaji, Dec 9 (IANS) Government may bring the e-commerce policy in the current fiscal though no timeline can be given,
Read moreK’taka bypoll results: Wave in BJP’s favour, says Goa CM
Panaji, Dec 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) surge in the Karnataka bypoll results shows that there is a
Read moreAmazon, Flipkart may face more queries on predatory pricing
Panaji, Dec 7 (IANS) The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal trade (DPIIT) is examining the responses by the
Read moreGovt to set up panels to sort out startups issues
Panaji, Dec 7 (IANS) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) will set up two high powered panels
Read moreDPIIT to examine pension funds investment in startups
Panaji, Dec 7 (IANS) Central Government will start inter-ministerial discussions to explore if small parts of pension and insurance funds
Read moreHigh onion prices pare Goa tourist arrivals: Minister
Panaji, Dec 7 (IANS) Not the fall of Thomas Cook or the economic slowdown, for Goa’s Ports Minister Michael Lobo
Read moreMurdering rapists should be hanged publicly: Goa Minister
Panaji, Dec 7 (IANS) Goa’s Ports Minister Michael Lobo on Saturday demanded that rape and murder case convicts should be
Read moreWomen bikers blaze a feminist trail at India Bike Week
Panaji, Dec 7 (IANS) “In a country where being a woman itself is a challenge, biking is just another challenge
Read moreNGOs give Dec 25 deadline to Goa CM to resolve Mhadei issue
Panaji, Dec 6 (IANS) Opposition parties, a breakaway RSS unit and local green NGOs on Friday gave a December 25
Read moreGoa’s susegado attitude cause of onion price rise: CM
Panaji, Dec 6 (IANS) Goa’s susegado attitude which has led landowners to give up on farming, is one of the
Read moreDefamation case against Goan film Director
Panaji, Dec 6 (IANS) Goa’s commercially most successful and internationally acclaimed Konkani film ‘Nachom-ia Kumpasar’ has run into trouble. Two
Read moreMan arrested for killing wife, burying body in rubble
Panaji, Dec 6 (IANS) Police in North Goa district on Thursday arrested a 44-year-old man for allegedly murdering his ailing
Read moreGoa releases dues to onion traders to lower prices
Panaji, Dec 5 (IANS) With the price of onions scaling to Rs 170 per kilogram in the state’s retail markets,
Read moreMan electrocuted at Goa’s biggest waste dump
Panaji, Dec 5 (IANS) A survey worker was injured on Thursday, after he was electrocuted, while conducting a survey of
Read moreBlack room, spotlight, photo exhibition in Goa’s hippie mecca
Panaji, Dec 5 (IANS) Known in the 1960s as the original abode of the hippies in Goa, the beach village
Read moreGoa Minister apologises for scathing comment on OCIs
Panaji, Dec 5 (IANS) Goa’s Ports Minister Michael Lobo on Wednesday apologised for his comments expat Goans, accusing them of
Read moreAlemao threatens to quit over NCP-Sena tieup in Goa
Panaji, Dec 4 (IANS) Goa’s lone Nationalist Congress Party legislator Churchill Alemao, here on Wednesday, threatened to quit the NCP
Read moreIn India, person goes mad if elected as MLA: Goa Governor
Panaji, Dec 2 (IANS) Imploring politicians to emulate Mahatma Gandhi vis a vis adoption of morality and humility in public
Read moreMahatma’s political inheritors killed his soul: Goa Governor
Panaji, Dec 2 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi was physically murdered by Nathuram Godse but his soul was killed by his political
Read moreBJP ‘extremely secular’ in Goa, thanks to Parrikar: Rane
Panaji, Dec 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa has become “extremely secular” due to late Manohar Parrikar’s
Read moreRashmika Mandanna: I want to do one or two films at a time
Panaji, Dec 2 (IANS) “Dear Comrade” actress Rashmika Mandanna is working on four films right now and she says she
Read moreNo Pakistani, Bangladeshi nationals in Goa slum: BJP
Panaji, Dec 2 (IANS) Amid reports of the alleged presence of Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals in the Indiranagar slum in
Read moreGoa Minister mocks Shiv Sena’s plan
Panaji, Dec 2 (IANS) The Shiv Sena, a party identified with an unsheathed sword, would scare Christians in Goa, Health
Read moreI-League: Mapuia brace helps Churchill drub Punjab FC
Fatorda (Goa), Dec 1 (IANS) Churchill Brothers FC beat Punjab FC 3-0 to get their 13th I-League season underway on
Read moreExpats ‘poisoning’ Goans, claims minister
Panaji, Nov 30 (IANS) Accusing expats settled in Europe of “poisoning the minds” of resident Goans, state Ports Minister Michael
Read moreKeep ego, personal aspirations aside: Kamat to Thackeray
Panaji, Nov 30 (IANS) Egos, high-handedness and self-centric aspirations must be kept aside to run a successful coalition government, former
Read moreMining may resume in Goa by Dec, says Minister
Panaji, Nov 30 (IANS) Mining in Goa, banned since March 2018 following a Supreme Court directive, might start by December
Read moreI-League: Churchill Brothers face former champions Punjab FC
Goa, Nov 30 (IANS) The I-League is up and running and with two matches already taking place on the first
Read moreGoa BJP likens Raut’s plan to ‘Mungerilal ke haseen sapne’
Panaji/Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) Goa BJP president Vinay Tendulkar on Friday likened Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut’s statement calling for
Read morePrem Chopra, Ilaiyaraaja felicitated at 50th IFFI
Panaji, Nov 28 (IANS) Veteran actor Prem Chopra, legendary music composer Ilaiyaraaja, Assamese filmmaker Manju Borah, actor Aravind Swamy, Manipuri
Read moreAjay Devgn, SRK have similar work patterns: Rohit Shetty
Panaji, Nov 28 (IANS) Filmmaker Rohit Shetty says the working patterns of Bollywood superstars Ajay Devgn and Shah Rukh Khan
Read moreI am still suffering from Kashmir hangover: Satya Pal Malik
Panaji, Nov 28 (IANS) Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik, who till recently was the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, on
Read moreIFFI one of the few things Goa is known for: Governor
Panaji, Nov 28 (IANS) IFFI is one the few things which Goa is known for, Governor Satya Pal Malik said
Read moreJavadekar skips IFFI closing ceremony, Cong claims victory
Panaji, Nov 28 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday claimed victory, after Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Parakash Javadekar failed
Read moreMalik handled Kashmir with an ‘iron fist’: Supriyo
Panaji, Nov 28 (IANS) After tackling the recent Jammu & Kashmir crisis with an “iron fist”, the 50th edition of
Read moreNithya Menen: Bad behaviour isn’t restricted to film industry
Panaji, Nov 28 (IANS) Actress Nithya Menen has been working in films for over a decade now, and she saus
Read moreFarah Khan wants to make Tom Cruise dance
Panaji, Nov 28 (IANS) Choreographer-filmmaker Farah Khan says making Hollywood star Tom Cruise dance has been her dream. “I definitely
Read moreVijay Deverakonda: I’m a revengeful person
Panaji, Nov 28 (IANS) “Arjun Reddy” star Vijay Deverakonda says he doesn’t mind when his films don’t perform well at
Read moreVijay Deverakonda: I dislike that people are celebrating at my cost
Panaji, Nov 28 (IANS) Actress Parvathy is winning hearts of the netizens for slamming “Arjun Reddy” in front of its
Read moreThree African women held for illegally staying in India
Panaji, Nov 27 (IANS) Three African women were arrested on Wednesday by the Crime Branch of the Goa Police from
Read morePeople oblivious to oppressive regimes till they affect them: Hungarian director
Panaji, Nov 27 (IANS) Dictatorial and oppressive regimes thrive because most of the people choose to go on with their
Read moreContent is now king in cinema; glad Nawaz is a star: Prosenjit
Panaji, Nov 27 (IANS) Winds of change are blowing through the Indian film industry, where content is now emerging as
Read moreGoa BJP minister defends foreign trip with family
Panaji, Nov 27 (IANS) BJP MLA and Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Wednesday refuted the criticism from the Opposition
Read moreTo fight dehydration, Goa schools to have 2 water breaks
Panaji, Nov 27 (IANS) Fearing rising dehydration among students, the Goa Education Department has instructed all schools in the coastal
Read moreSection 144 will be lifted after IFFI: Goa CM
Panaji, Nov 27 (IANS) Even as the Opposition has targetted Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for prolonging the imposition of Section
Read moreIan Somerhalder: Excited about Indian characters in ‘V Wars’
Panaji, Nov 27 (IANS) “The Vampire Diaries” star Ian Somerhalder has a special treat for his Indian fans in his
Read moreWith ISL good show, Castel dreams of La Liga
Panaji, Nov 27 (IANS) The Indian Super League (ISL) has a new leading goal scorer this season Jamshedpur FCs Sergio
Read moreBook on John Bailey’s India trip in the works
Panaji, Nov 26 (IANS) John Bailey, cinematographer and former President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and
Read moreTop J&K leaders face jail for corruption: Malik
Panaji, Nov 26 (IANS) Several top elected politicians in the former state of Jammu and Kashmir, including a Chief Minister,
Read moreDogs, horses, even sticks own land in Bihar: Malik
Panaji, Nov 26 (IANS) In Bihar, land tracts were registered in the names of dogs, horses, even sticks, said former
Read moreWagner Moura: I am going to direct new season of ‘Narcos’
Panaji, Nov 26 (IANS) Actor Wagner Moura had shot to fame globally playing Pablo Escobar, the Colombian drug lord, in
Read moreNaphtha to be unloaded in 20-22 days: Goa CM
Panaji, Nov 26 (IANS) Nearly 2,500 tonnes of naphtha loaded in a stricken tanker, which ran aground off Panaji coast
Read moreImtiaz Ali: Films in foreign languages are realistic, artistic
Panaji, Nov 26 (IANS) Director-writer Imtiaz Ali says he enjoys watching films in foreign languages as they are well made,
Read moreCongress goes digital to protest on Mhadei issue in Goa
Panaji, Nov 25 (IANS) Hamstrung by the prolonged clampdown of Section 144 CrPC, which has deterred Opposition parties from launching
Read moreGoa to follow ‘Gujarat model’ to implement amended MV act
Panaji, Nov 25 (IANS) The Goa government will follow the ‘Gujarat model’ when it comes to implementation of the amended
Read more‘Big Brother’ is always watching: Documentary producers’ body
Panaji, Nov 24 (IANS) ‘Big Brother’ is always watching, claimed Indian Documentary Producers Association (IDPA) General Secretary Sanskar Desai, even
Read moreCong warns of anti-Javadekar protests at IFFI closing gala
Panaji, Nov 24 (IANS) After a string of demonstrations against the presence of Union Environment and Forests Minister that marred
Read moreLove collaboration as I’m a lazy writer: Meghna Gulzar
Panaji, Nov 24 (IANS) Director of Bollywood hits like ‘Talvar’ and ‘Raazi’, filmmaker-writer Meghna Gulzar said on Sunday that she
Read moreCan’t do much if people call ‘Uri…’ a propaganda film: Director
Panaji, Nov 24 (IANS) “There’s not much I can do, if people call my film ‘Uri: the Surgical Strike’ a
Read moreActing is not about juggling Instagram filters: Mukesh Chhabra
Panaji, Nov 23 (IANS) Acting is not just about juggling around with Instagram filters, said one of India’s leading casting
Read moreIsraeli filmmaker slams IFFI for lax security, antiquated procedures
Panaji, Nov 23 (IANS) Israeli filmmaker Dan Wolman on Saturday slammed the organisers of International Film Festival of India, claiming
Read moreTaapsee: In B’wood half the hero’s pay equals to a female-driven film’s budget
Panaji, Nov 23 (IANS) Bollywood has a long way to go as far before pay parity between male and female
Read moreHindi not pan-India language, won’t give up South films: Taapsee
Panaji, Nov 23 (IANS) Hindi is not a pan-India language and giving up acting in south Indian films would be
Read moreBird hit could affect passenger planes too: Goa Congress
Panaji, Nov 23 (IANS) A bird hit which resulted in the crash of an Indian Navy MiG-29K fighter jet after
Read moreIFFI mismanaged, even Amitabh’s driver went missing: Goa Congress
Panaji, Nov 22 (IANS) Accusing the organisers of the 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) of mismanaging the affairs
Read moreLived in thatch hut to catch director’s eye: Adil Hussain
Panaji, Nov 22 (IANS) To catch the attention of a film director and snatch his first big break, critically acclaimed
Read more‘Majoritarianism global threat to democracy, secularism’
Panaji, Nov 22 (IANS) Majoritarianism is strongly controlling systems all over the world, along with a global threat to the
Read more‘Drug trade, rave parties on the rise in coastal Goa’
Panaji, Nov 22 (IANS) Former Goa Water Resources Minister Vinod Palienkar on Friday alleged that state Home Ministry headed by
Read more‘No person from upper caste extended help to Lord Ram’
Panaji, Nov 22 (IANS) Not a single individual belonging to the upper caste helped Lord Ram when he was banished
Read moreIndia, Russia looking to broaden literary ties: Envoy
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) Both Russia and India are trying to script a “literary” edge to the bilateral relationship, Russian
Read moreBig B: Cinema can disintegrate discrimination in society
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday made a strong pitch for cinema as a unifying medium
Read moreStop using Google Translate for film synopsis: IFFI jury member
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) Harish Bhimani, a popular voice-over artist and member of the jury for the Indian Panorama section
Read more‘Modi Ji Ki Beti’ grabs attention at NFDC Film Bazaar
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) A film titled “Modi Ji Ki Beti” is under production. Although the subject of the film
Read more‘Modi Ji Ki Beti’ grans attention at NFDC Film Bazaar
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) A film titled “Modi Ji Ki Beti” is under production. Although the subject of the film
Read moreJavadekar inaugurates 13th edition of NFDC’s Film Bazaar 2019
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar has declared the 13th edition of NFDCs Film
Read moreBig B: Everytime I work with Balki, he comes up with weird ideas
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) The Amitabh Bachchan Retrospective opened on Thursday as part of Indian Panorama at the ongoing 50th
Read moreComing to Goa is like coming home: Amitabh
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) Coming to Goa is coming home, said a nostalgic Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday, while inaugurating the
Read moreIFFI golden jubilee event marred by protests, arrests
Panaji, Nov 20 (IANS) The 50th edition of the IFFI got off the to an edgy start in Goa on
Read moreBachchan: Fans’ love is a debt I’d like to keep, not repay
Panaji, Nov 20 (IANS) Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday said that the love and affection of his fans over
Read moreWorking on single window system for film permissions: Javadekar
Panaji, Nov 20 (IANS) The Information and Broadcasting Ministry is in the process of formulating a single window system to
Read moreBig B nostalgic at IFFI opening; recalls shooting first film in Goa
Panaji, Nov 20 (IANS) Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan went down memory lane as he attended the opening ceremony of the
Read moreJavadekar heckled at IFFI event over Kalasa-Banduri project
Panaji, Nov 20 (IANS) Union I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar was heckled by sloganeering protestors during the inaugural session of the
Read moreUnion Climate Minister feels the ‘heat’ in Goa
Panaji, Nov 20 (IANS) The hot and humid weather of Goa seemed to overwhelm Babul Supriyo, Union Minister of State
Read moreRefugees only want a better life: IFFI opening film Director
Panaji, Nov 20 (IANS) The refugee crisis in Europe is a fall out of problems created by some European nations
Read moreGoa files review petition in SC over mining ban
Panaji, Nov 20 (IANS) More than a year after mining was banned in the state by the Supreme Court in
Read moreMoEF rejects Goa’s demand on Kalasa-Banduri project (2nd Lead)
Panaji, Nov 19 (IANS) The Union Ministry for Environment and Forests (MoEF) has rejected the Goa government’s demand to withdraw
Read moreBig B, Rajnikanth to add star power at IFFI opening on Nov 20
Panaji, Nov 19 (IANS) Cine idols Amitabh Bachchan and Rajnikanth will add star power at the inauguration of the 50th
Read moreMoEF rejects Goa’s demand on Kalasa-Banduri project
Panaji, Nov 19 (IANS) The Union Ministry for Environment and Forests has rejected the Goa government’s demand to withdraw its
Read moreMoEF rejects Goa’s demand on Kalasa-Banduri project
Panaji, Nov 19 (IANS) The Union Ministry for Environment and Forests has rejected Goa government’s demand seeking withdrawal of a
Read moreWithdraw 144 CrPC before IFFI begins: Congress
Panaji, Nov 19 (IANS) The Opposition party in Goa, the Congress, on Tuesday demanded that the government withdraw prohibitory orders
Read moreOrder to salvage stricken naphtha tanker on Tuesday: Goa CM
Panaji, Nov 18 (IANS) The Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) will on Tuesday issue a formal order authorising a Dutch-based marine
Read moreGoa CM threatens defamation suit over land purchase charge
Panaji, Nov 18 (IANS) Even as the Opposition continues to bait Chief Minister Pramod Sawant over the purchase of several
Read moreOppo defaming me vis-a-vis land purchases in Maha: Goa CM
Panaji, Nov 18 (IANS) Even as the Opposition continues to bait Chief Minister Pramod Sawant over purchase of several tracts
Read moreIFFI, INOX celebrate 15 years of association
Panaji, Nov 18 (IANS) The cinema chain INOX Leisure Ltd (INOX) completes 15 years of association with the International Film
Read moreGoa opposition asks CM to clarify stand on Mhadei river water
Panaji, Nov 18 (IANS) Goa Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai on Monday challenged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to campaign for
Read moreGoa CM miffed as journos leave function before his speech
Panaji, Nov 16 (IANS) Several winners of state government awards for journalism on Saturday got a mouthful from Chief Minister
Read moreCong demands Goa CM’s resignation over Maha land deals
Panaji, Nov 16 (IANS) The Congress in Goa on Saturday questioned Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s purchase of large tracts property
Read moreNavy’s Mig 29k crashes in Goa, pilots safe
Panaji, Nov 16 (IANS) An Indian Navy MiG 29k twin-seater trainer aircraft crashed a short distance from the Dabolim international
Read moreNavy’s MiG-29K jet crashes in Goa, pilots safe
Panaji, Nov 16 (IANS) A MiG-29K trainer aircraft of the Indian Navy crashed a short distance from the Dabolim international
Read moreIndian Navy plane crashes in Goa, pilots safe
Panaji, Nov 16 (IANS) An Indian Navy aircraft crashed on Saturday a short distance from the Dabolim international airport, even
Read moreGoa DGP dies of cardiac arrest in Delhi
Panaji, Nov 16 (IANS) Goa DGP Pranab Nanda died of cardiac arrest in the early on Saturday, Inspector General of
Read moreGoa DGP Pranab Nanda dies of cardiac arrest
Panaji, Nov 16 (IANS) Goa DGP Pranab Nanda died of cardiac arrest in the wee hours of Saturday, Inspector General
Read moreOpposition again targets Goa CM over Mhadei issue
Panaji, Nov 15 (IANS) The Opposition in Goa on Friday accused Chief Minister Pramod Sawant of not defending Goa’s interests
Read moreOpposition targets Goa CM over Mhadei issue once again
Panaji, Nov 15 (IANS) The Opposition in Goa on Friday accused Chief Minister Pramod Sawant of not defending Goa’s interests,
Read moreRahul created unnecessary tamasha over Rafale deal: Goa CM
Panaji, Nov 15 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday that former Congress President Rahul Gandhi tried to
Read moreTejpal case: Cross-examination of victim to continue on Nov 27-28
Panaji, Nov 14 (IANS) After four consecutive days of gruelling cross-examination, the victim in the rape case filed against former
Read moreRahul used Parrikar’s ill-health for political gain, says son
Panaji, Nov 14 (IANS) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi used the Rafale deal rhetoric for political gain, just as he
Read more‘Stricken naphtha-laden tanker biggest problem for Goa’
Panaji, Nov 14 (IANS) The ecological risk posed by a naphtha-laden tanker which ran aground off the coast here last
Read more‘Modi has given up on economy, roped in former PM for help’
Panaji, Nov 14 (IANS) Lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar on Thursday said that
Read moreNeed to protect children from drugs, sex, alcohol: Goa guv
Panaji, Nov 13 (IANS) There is a need to protect children from drugs, sex, alcohol, hard labour, abuse and violence,
Read moreNaphtha tanker salvaging operation off Goa delayed further
Panaji, Nov 13 (IANS) The finalisation of a professional firm to salvage a naphtha-laden tanker which ran aground off the
Read moreTarun Tejpal’s lawyers grill victim for 3rd consecutive day
Panaji, Nov 13 (IANS) Defence lawyers representing former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal who has been accused of rape, continued to
Read moreIt’s been 1,700 for 97 years in this MP village
Betul (Madhya Pradesh), Nov 13 (IANS) Even as the population of the nation is rising, there is a village in
Read moreGoa dedicates annual science festival to ex-CM Parrikar
Panaji, Nov 12 (IANS) The Goa government will unveil an annual state science festival dedicated to the memory of former
Read moreGoa to crackdown on beach boozing, following twin drownings
Panaji, Nov 12 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday warned of a crackdown on drinking of alcohol on
Read moreCentre to select salvager for stranded naphtha tanker: Goa CM
Panaji, Nov 12 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that a professional marine engineering company would be formally
Read moreControversy over Goa CM’s land in M’rashtra border village
Panaji, Nov 12 (IANS) Amid all the hectic government formation developments in Mumbai, Dodamarg, a remote sub district of Maharashtra
Read moreCentre to select salvager for stranded naphtha tanker: Goa CM
Panaji, Nov 12 (IANS) Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that a professional marine engineering company would be formally roped
Read moreIFFI short film section to open with film on Parrikar
Panaji, Nov 11 (IANS) The opening film of Shorts IFFI 50, a short film event, at the 50th edition of
Read moreI am reading the Quran, Bible, says Goa CM
Panaji, Nov 11 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that he is in process of reading a Hindi
Read moreGoa CM stalling probe on stranded tanker from Pak: Cong
Panaji, Nov 10 (IANS) An unmanned tanker loaded with naphtha from a Pakistan port, which got stranded off Panaji last
Read moreGoa Congress leaders hail Ayodhya verdict
Panaji, Nov 9 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Ramakant Khalap on Saturday said the Supreme Court verdict to give the disputed
Read more‘Missing’ American tourist returns to Goa from Maha hill station
Panaji, Nov 9 (IANS) A 20-year-old American tourist, who had gone missing on Thursday from the beach village of Anjuna
Read more‘Imminent danger’ of naphtha tanker breaking up: Goa Port
Panaji, Nov 8 (IANS) The unmanned naphtha-ferrying tanker, which ran aground off Panaji last month, is in the danger of
Read moreWithdrawal of Gandhis’ SPG cover shocking: Former Goa CM
Panaji, Nov 8 (IANS) Goa Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat on Friday expressed shock at the decision of the Union
Read moreAlcohol consumption leads to drowning: Goa tourism official
Panaji, Nov 8 (IANS) Tourists swimming in the seas off Goa drown not because of a dearth of lifeguards, but
Read moreUS yoga enthusiast missing for 24 hours from Goa
Panaji, Nov 8 (IANS) Kin of a 20-year-old US national, Elizabeth Mann, who was in Goa on a yoga retreat
Read moreBudget session most productive since 1952: LS Speaker
Panaji, Nov 8 (IANS) The budget session of Parliament from July to August this year, was the most productive session
Read moreUS yoga enthusiast missing for 24 hours from Goa
Panaji, Nov 8 (IANS) Kin of a 20-year-old US national, Elizabeth Mann, who was in Goa on a yoga retreat
Read moreNeed rules to deter MPs from storming well: Speaker
Panaji, Nov 8 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday called for a uniform set of legislative regulations and
Read moreReligious gatherings exempt from Section 144 :Goa CM
Panaji, Nov 8 (IANS) Religious gatherings would be exempted from section 144 CrPC, which has been imposed throughout the state,
Read moreJavadekar’s nod to Karnataka project politics: Goa Minister
Panaji, Nov 7 (IANS) Goa BJP Minister Michael Lobo on Thursday tried to underplay Union Environment and Forests Minister Prakash
Read moreKPL spot-fixing: GCA sacks Ranji player CM Gautam
Panaji, Nov 7 (IANS) The Goa Cricket Association on Thursday terminated the contract of its state Ranji team player CM
Read moreDG Shipping tasked with handling naphtha tanker crisis
Panaji, Nov 7 (IANS) Director General (Shipping), a Central government body which functions under the aegis of the Union Shipping
Read moreGoa village suspends tourist photography tax
Panaji, Nov 7 (IANS) Days after amateur shutterbugs on a shoestring budget thought they had lost their opportunity to capture
Read moreGoa village ‘suspends’ tourist photography tax
Panaji, Nov 7 (IANS) Days after amateur shutterbugs on shoe-string budgets thought they have lost their opportunity to capture the
Read moreGoa Raj Bhavan flip flops: Visitor tours to continue
Panaji, Nov 6 (IANS) A day after the authorities temporarily suspended a special guided tour of the Raj Bhavan grounds
Read moreGoa tanker naphtha spill could be another Bhopal’
Panaji, Nov 6 (IANS) Goa could face a crisis as serious as the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy if the 2,500-ton
Read moreSawant is lame-duck CM, Goa Governor taking decisions: Congress
Panaji, Nov 6 (IANS): Accusing Pramod Sawant of being a “lame-duck” Chief Minister, the Congress party on Wednesday said that
Read moreSolar tiles may replace clay tiles in Goa homes: Minister
Panaji, Nov 6 (IANS) Clay roof tiles, colloquially referred to as Mangalorean tiles, that typically adorn roofs of traditional Goan
Read moreGoa Cabinet lowers education norm for OSD appointment
Panaji, Nov 6 (IANS) The Goa Cabinet on Wednesday relaxed education norms for the appointment of “like-minded” officers on special
Read moreGoa Raj Bhavan closed to tourists for security reasons
Panaji, Nov 5 (IANS) Two days after former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik took charge as the Governor
Read moreGoa village sparks outrage, charges tourists for taking photos
Panaji, Nov 5 (IANS) Tourists visiting Parra, a picturesque village in North Goa, best known for being the ancestral village
Read moreGoa looks to Singapore firms to salvage naphtha tanker
Panaji, Nov 5 (IANS) The Goa government is looking to Singapore-based marine engineering companies to salvage an unmanned tanker which
Read moreGoa village sparks outrage; charges tourists for photos
Panaji, Nov 5 (IANS) Tourists visiting Parra, a picturesque village in North Goa, best known for being the ancestral village
Read more50th IFFI: Movies to be shown on big screen at Goa beach
Panaji, Nov 5 (IANS) Film enthusiasts will be able to watch movies on a giant screen at the popular Miramar
Read moreKalasa-Banduri: Goa accuses Karnataka of falsifying facts
Panaji, Nov 4 (IANS) A memorandum submitted by an all-party delegation led by Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to Union
Read moreKalasa-Banduri: Goa all-party delegation meets Javadekar
Panaji, Nov 4 (IANS) An all-party delegation from Goa led by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday met Union Environment
Read moreKalasa-Banduri: Goa all-party delegation meets Javadekar
Panaji, Nov 4 (IANS) An all-party delegation from Goa led by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday met Union Environment
Read moreWas waiting for opportunity to prove myself: Manvir
Panaji, Nov 4 (IANS) Centre-forward Manvir Singh scored a dramatic late equaliser for FC Goa against NorthEast United FC at
Read moreWill oppose water diversion project in NGT, SC: Goa CM
Panaji, Nov 3 (IANS) The Goa government will oppose attempts made by Karnataka to divert additional water from the Mhadei
Read moreKashmir was ‘problematic’: Goa Governor
Panaji, Nov 3 (IANS): Former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik, who was sworn-in as the Governor of
Read moreSatya Pal Malik sworn-in as Goa Governor
Panaji, Nov 3 (IANS): Former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik was on Sunday sworn-in as Governor of
Read moreRajinikanth, Isabelle Huppert to be honoured at IFFI 2019
Panaji, Nov 2 (IANS) Megastar Rajinikanth will be honoured with the Icon of Golden Jubilee award and French actress Isabelle
Read moreGoa Oppn seeks revocation of nod to Kalasa-Banduri project
Panaji, Nov 1 (IANS) The opposition parties in Goa and members of civil society on Friday held a ‘rasta roko’
Read moreGoa CM, Opposition leader mourn educationist priest’s death
Panaji, Nov 1 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat on Friday condoled the death
Read moreKalasa-Banduri dam is ‘ecologically destructive’: Congress
Panaji, Nov 1 (IANS) Accusing Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant of not treating the Union Environment Ministry’s nod for construction
Read moreGoa CM to meet Javdekar over Kalasa-Banduri project
Panaji, Oct 31 (IANS) Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will lead an all-party delegation to meet Union Minister for Environment and
Read more‘MoEF’s Kalasa-Banduri project nod was politically driven’
Panaji, Oct 31 (IANS) Terming the Ministry of Environment and Forests’ (MoEF) nod to grant green clearances to Karnataka’s controversial
Read moreProbe into naphtha consignment needed: Oppn to Goa govt
Panaji, Oct 31 (IANS) The Opposition in Goa on Thursday demanded a state government probe into the ongoing controversy surrounding
Read moreIndia’s first drive-a-thon is here
Panaji, Oct 31 (IANSlife) India’s first do-gooder festival cum Drive-a-thon festival is here! It starts with a road trip covering
Read moreSunburn Fest announces phase one lineup for 2019 edition
Panaji, Oct 30 (IANS) Ahead of the Sunburn 2019 electronic dance music festival’s launch in December, the ogranisers have released
Read moreGoa church urges faithful to stop using plastics
Panaji, Oct 30 (IANS) The Roman Catholic Church in Goa, here on Wednesday, urged the faithful to avoid use of
Read moreBid to salvage stranded Goa tanker gets delayed
Panaji, Oct 30 (IANS) A multi-agency operation to pump out naphtha from a tanker that got stranded off the Panaji
Read moreOperations to salvage stranded Goa tanker get delayed
Panaji, Oct 30 (IANS) A multi-agency operation to pump out naphtha from a tanker which was stranded last week off
Read moreDrugs worth Rs 3 crore seized in Goa, Nigerian arrested
Panaji, Oct 29 (IANS) In a major seizure, police in Goa on Tuesday arrested a Nigerian national and confiscated drugs
Read moreIFFI 2019 to celebrate Oscar-winning films
Panaji, Oct 29 (IANS) Ahead of the launch of the 50th edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI), the
Read moreUrvashi Rautela gets drink named after her at Goa club
Panaji, Oct 29 (IANS) A club in Goa has introduced a strong zingy drink in the name of actress Urvashi
Read moreNaphtha laden tanker a risk, act against officials: Goa Cong
Panaji, Oct 29 (IANS) The Congress in Goa on Tuesday demanded action against the officials who allowed an unmanned tanker
Read moreGoa seeks help to salvage naphtha from stranded tanker
Panaji, Oct 29 (IANS) The Goa government has requested the defence agencies to provide helicopters to retrieve nearly 2,500 tons
Read moreISL: Bengaluru, Goa share spoils in high-octane encounter
Goa, Oct 28 (IANS) The first meeting of the season between two Indian Super League (ISL) heavyweights finished all square
Read moreTourism sector lauds Goa government for averting ‘big disaster’
Panaji, Oct 28 (IANS) Goa’s travel and tourism industry stakeholders on Monday said that a “big disaster” had been averted,
Read moreGoa industrial areas to turn alcohol-free zones
Panaji, Oct 28 (IANS) After banning liquor consumption at public spaces, especially beaches and other tourism hotspots, the Goa government
Read moreNot possible to tow damaged naphtha tanker: Goa CM
Panaji, Oct 27 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Saturday that it was impossible to tow the naphtha
Read moreNavy to assess condition of grounded naphtha tanker
Panaji, Oct 26 (IANS) A joint operation, involving multiple agencies including an Indian Navy helicopter team, is underway to assess
Read moreNaphtha loaded tanker runs aground 3 nautical miles off Goa
Panaji, Oct 25 (IANS) The 3,000 ton capacity chemical tanger ferrying naphtha which was drifting towards the shores of the
Read moreGoa CM demands withdrawal of consent to Kalasa-Banduri project
Panaji, Oct 25 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday wrote to Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash
Read moreGoa govt summons captain,owner of drifting naphtha tanker
Panaji, Oct 25 (IANS) The Goa government has summoned the captain and owner of a 3,000 ton capacity chemical tanker
Read moreCong reiterates spl Goa session demand on river project
Panaji, Oct 25 (IANS) The Congress once again demanded the summoning of a special session of the Goa legislative assembly,
Read moreMhadei dispute: AAP says BJP placed party interests over Goa
Panaji, Oct 25 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Goa on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of
Read moreGoa issues red alert over heavy rains
Panaji, Oct 25 (IANS) The Goa government on Friday issued a red alert as heavy rains and strong winds triggered
Read moreStruck by storm, naphtha carrying tanker drifts towards Panaji
Panaji, Oct 24 (IANS) An unmanned tanker believed to be carrying a cargo of naphtha, anchored five nautical miles off
Read moreSawant wants MoEF to withdraw Kalasa-Banduri canal letter
Panaji, Oct 24 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said he would write to Union Minister for Environment
Read moreStruck by storm, naphtha carrying tanker drifts towards Panaji
Panaji, Oct 24 (IANS) An unmanned tanker believed to be carrying a cargo of naphtha, anchored at the Mormugao Port
Read more‘Chautala should consider how BJP treated allies in Goa’
Panaji, Oct 24 (IANS) The reputation of BJP leadership for breaking their promises made at the party’s highest decision-making level,
Read moreGoa CM must revisit RSS shakha, re-learn value of mother: Opp
Panaji, Oct 24 (IANS) The Goa opposition on Thursday raised the pitch against Chief Minister Pramod Sawant a day after
Read moreEx-RSS leader hits out at BJP top brass over Mhadei dispute
Panaji, Oct 24 (IANS) Blaming an “idiotic” BJP-led coalition dispensation for its “meek surrender” to the diktats of the BJP
Read moreDiluting coastal zone norms will help Goa hospitality sector
Panaji, Oct 24 (IANS) Goa’s hospitality industry on Thursday lobbied for dilution of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms, saying
Read moreCentral nod to Kalasa-Banduri dam upsets Goa leaders
Panaji, Oct 24 (IANS) The Union Environment Ministry on Wednesday granted environment clearance to the Kalasa-Banduri water diversion project across
Read moreGoa CM takes on MoEF over Kalasa-Banduri project
Panaji, Oct 23 (IANS) In a late development Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant took on the Union Ministry for Environment
Read moreOpposition attacks Goa CM as Kalasa-Banduri projects gets EC
Panaji, Oct 23 (IANS) The Union Environment Ministry on Wednesday granted an Environment Clearance (EC) to the controversial Kalasa-Banduri dam
Read moreTejpal trial: Victim’s cross-examination adjourned
Panaji, Oct 23 (IANS) Additional district and sessions judge Kshama Joshi on Wednesday adjourned the cross-examination of the victim in
Read moreCong, BJP join locals to oppose proposed marina in Goa
Panaji, Oct 23 (IANS) A proposed marina project in the picturesque Nauxi bay in North Goa is facing stiff resistance
Read moreRestricted development zone around Goa airport reduced
Panaji, Oct 23 (IANS) The Indian Navy has reduced the restricted development area for new constructions around Goa’s Dabolim international
Read more‘Narcos’ star Wagner Moura to visit India during IFFI
Panaji, Oct 23 (IANS) Brazilian actor Wagner Moura, best known for his role of Pablo Escobar in “Narcos”, is set
Read moreGoa: Beggars, mentally ill locked in cage, police probe
Panaji, Oct 22 (IANS) A disability rights NGO in Goa on Tuesday filed a complaint with the state police, alleging
Read more110 international buyers to attend Goa travel mart
Panaji, Oct 22 (IANS) As many as 110 international buyers are expected to attend the third edition of the Goa
Read moreBJP to gift Goa Congress prez Abhijit Banerjee’s book
Panaji, Oct 22 (IANS) Even as several BJP leaders across India have criticised Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee for his ‘left
Read moreGoa looks to PM’s Varanasi as model for waste management
Panaji, Oct 22 (IANS) Grappling with the politically sensitive issue of garbage management in South Goa district, the Goa government
Read moreISL: FC Goa favourites against Chennaiyin FC
Panaji, Oct 22 (IANS) FC Goa will look to go one better and win the title this time as they
Read moreBetul’s ‘Wall of Voluntary Donors’ encourages blood donation
Betul, Oct 22 (IANS) To clear public misconceptions related to blood donation, a ‘Wall of Voluntary Donors’ has been erected
Read more‘Padosan’,’Andaz Apna Apna’ make it to IFFI
Panaji, Oct 22 (IANS) Bollywood entertainers such as “Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi”, “Padosan” and “Andaz Apna Apna” are among films
Read moreAnimal bones found in stomaches of Goa stray cattle
Panaji, Oct 22 (IANS) Days after Goa’s Garbage Management Minister Michael Lobo claimed that stray cattle in the state’s coastal
Read moreTarun Tejpal’s lawyers cross-examine victim in rape case
Panaji, Oct 21 (IANS) Defence lawyers on Monday started cross-examining the girl, who had in 2013 accused former Tehelka editor-in-chief
Read more‘The Laundromat’ is as clever as it pretends to be (Review; Rating: * * *)
“The Laundromat (Netflix film); Cast: Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas: Direction: Steven Soderberg; Rating: *** (three stars) To really
Read moreBuildings sans NOC near Goa airport a threat: Navy
Panaji, Oct 21 (IANS) Buildings in close proximity of the Dabolim international airport, without a formal nod from the Indian
Read moreGoa beach village bans migrants from running businesses
Panaji, Oct 21 (IANS) Residents of a beach village in South Goa, formally resolved to ban migrants from traditional and
Read more3 Nigerians arrested in Goa for possession of party drugs
Panaji, Oct 20 (IANS) Three Nigerian nationals Ferninand Okonkwo (47), Michael Okafo (38), and Ogechukwu Precious Anutanwa (29) were arrested
Read moreArmy man Saikhom wins Goa Ironman 70.3 triathlon
Panaji, Oct 20 (IANS) Indian Army Hawaldar Bishworjit Singh Saikhom won India’s first IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon, which was held here
Read moreGoa stray cattle turning carnivore, says BJP Minister
Panaji, Oct 20 (IANS) Stray cattle in Goa’s tourism savvy coastal belt, which includes popular beach villages like Calangute and
Read moreTrash4Cash to fetch you entry to Goa jamboree! Hurry up
Panaji, Oct 20 (IANS) Old newspapers, empty cigarette packets and ubiquitous packets of potato chips can fetch you a ticket
Read moreGoa stray cattle turning non-vegetarian: BJP Minister
Panaji, Oct 20 (IANS) Stray cattle in Goa’s tourism savvy coastal belt, which includes popular beach villages like Calangute and
Read moreFractional ownership model can help boost sluggish realty market
Panaji, Oct 20 (IANS) With sluggishness creeping into the real estate market due to the ongoing economic slowdown, a Canada-based
Read more‘Need mass movement against NGOs protesting development’
Panaji, Oct 20 (IANS) Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal has called for a mass movement against NGOs who protest
Read moreDry day in Goa areas bordering Maharashtra on Oct 21
Panaji, Oct 19 (IANS) Following the directives by the Election Commission, the Goa government has declared a dry day in
Read moreGoa needs more trains to increase tourist footfalls: Goyal
Panaji, Oct 19 (IANS) Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal wants to make trains the engine of tourism growth in Goa.
Read moreSwimming banned off Goa beaches for 48 hours amid heavy rain
Panaji, Oct 18 (IANS) Swimming has been banned off Goa’s beaches for 48 hours after the India Meteorological Department on
Read moreGoa govt wants to fill quarries with garbage, fined by NGT
Panaji, Oct 18 (IANS) The Goa government wants to fill up existing laterite stone quarries with municipal garbage, but the
Read moreGoa spent Rs 3.26 cr on day-long GST Council meet: RTI
Panaji, Oct 18 (IANS) The Goa government coughed up Rs 3.26 crore for hosting a day-long meeting of the 37th
Read moreHC dismisses Tejpal’s plea for postponing rape hearing
Panaji, Oct 18 (IANS) The Bombay High Court bench in Goa on Friday dismissed a petition filed by former Tehelka
Read moreJohn Bailey to chair International Jury at IFFI 2019
Panaji, Oct 18 (IANS) John Bailey, cinematographer and former President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, will
Read moreGoa spent Rs 3.26 cr on day-long GST Council meet: RTI
Panaji, Oct 18 (IANS) The Goa government coughed up Rs 3.26 crore for hosting a day-long meeting of the 37th
Read moreGoa signs MoU with STPI for start-up centre
Panaji, Oct 17 (IANS) The Goa government’s Information Technology Corporation on Thursday signed an MoU with the Software Technology Park
Read moreGoa to emerge as hub for sports tourism: CM
Panaji, Oct 17 (IANS) The government is working towards making Goa a premier hub for sports tourism, Chief Minister Pramod
Read moreMining closure disturbed Goa’s industrial eco-system: CM
Panaji, Oct 17 (IANS) The closure of the mining industry in Goa has disturbed the industrial eco-system in Goa, Chief
Read moreGoa school teacher arrested for molesting 5 girls
Panaji, Oct 17 (IANS) Police in Goa have arrested a school teacher for allegedly molesting five girl students at a
Read moreCongress demands sacking of Goa Dy CM over ESMA threat
Panaji, Oct 16 (IANS) The main opposition Congress in Goa on Wednesday condemned Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar’s threat to invoke
Read more500 foreign delegates to participate in Vibrant Goa expo
Panaji, Oct 16 (IANS) Over 500 foreign delegates from over 50 countries are expected to participate in ‘Vibrant Goa Global
Read moreNavy trying to control Goa’s land resources: BJP Minister
Panaji, Oct 16 (IANS) Goa’s Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho on Wednesday once again lashed out at the Indian Navy, accusing
Read moreIndian Navy trying to rule Goa by proxy: BJP Minister
Panaji, Oct 16 (IANS) Transport Minister in the BJP-led coalition government in Goa, Mauvin Godinho, lashed out at the Indian
Read moreHC pulls up Goa govt for failing to install digital meters
Panaji, Oct 15 (IANS) The Panaji bench of the High Court on Tuesday pulled up the state government for failing
Read moreConstruction licence for big projects within 15 days: Goa CM
Panaji, Oct 15 (IANS) A month after the Chief Executive Officer of the state government’s Investment Promotion Board quit citing
Read moreGoa Speaker hears plea for disqualification of 10 MLAs
Panaji, Oct 15 (IANS) Goa Assembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar on Tuesday said that he would hear the petitioner, the Congress,
Read moreBJP-ruled Goa turning into a ‘banana republic’: NDA ally
Panaji, Oct 15 (IANS) Goa Forward, a regional political party and the state’s ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ally
Read morePotholes repair: HC seeks report from Goa govt in two days
Panaji, Oct 14 (IANS) The state government was on Monday given two more days by the Bombay High Court bench
Read moreStriking lifeguards demand regular jobs, steady pay
Panaji, Oct 14 (IANS) Over 200 striking lifeguards protested near a temple in North Goa’s Mapusa town on Monday, demanding
Read moreStriking lifeguards demand regular jobs, steady pay
Panaji, Oct 14 (IANS) Over 200 striking lifeguards on Monday protested near a temple in North Goa’s Mapusa town, demanding
Read moreBeach cleaning co. files defamation case against Goa Congress chief
Panaji, Oct 14 (IANS) Even as the Opposition ups its ante against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition government over
Read moreWhy Goa CM keeps his phone switched off?
Panaji, Oct 12 (IANS) Explaining the idiosyncrasies of running an administration, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said easy
Read moreGoa CM slams green activists for mining industry shutdown
Panaji, Oct 12 (IANS) Slamming environmentalists for repeatedly blocking development projects in the coastal state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on
Read moreNew govt app to log alcohol sales sparks row in Goa
Panaji, Oct 12 (IANS) A newly introduced app, launched by the state government’s excise department to streamline data of sale
Read moreHC refuses to stay coal handling at Goa port
Panaji, Oct 10 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Bench in Goa on Thursday refused to stay coal handling operations at
Read moreCan’t debar casinos as promoters have invested: Goa minister
Panaji, Oct 10 (IANS) Rejecting demands made by the Congress to debar casinos from the Mandovi river off the capital,
Read moreHC stays Goa beach Blue Flag certification process
Panaji, Oct 9 (IANS) The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Union Environment
Read moreGoa CM to campaign for BJP in Maharashtra polls
Panaji, Oct 9 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will head for poll-bound Maharashtra on Thursday to campaign for the
Read moreNew airport may be home to Goa’s offshore casinos: Minister
Panaji, Oct 9 (IANS) Goa Ports Minister Michael Lobo on Wednesday dropped broad hints that the offshore casinos parked in
Read moreIssue stamp dedicated to Parrikar: Goa CM to India Post
Panaji, Oct 9 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday urged India Post to issue a commemorative postal stamp
Read moreWarring Goa leaders to patch up over a drink
Panaji, Oct 9 (IANS) Instead of an olive branch, two political friends-turned-foes in recent times, former Deputy Chief Minister Vijai
Read moreGoa cuts road tax by 50% for all new vehicles
Panaji, Oct 9 (IANS) In a bid to incentivise purchase of new vehicles, the Goa cabinet on Wednesday rolled back
Read more‘Thomas Cook closure has zero to minimal impact on IHCL Goa’
Panaji, Oct 8 (IANS) The closure of global tourism travel company Thomas Cook has had a “zero to minimal” impact
Read moreWill protest if Goan films not screened at IFFI: Congress
Panaji, Oct 8 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday threatened an agitation, if films made by Goa film makers were not
Read moreMy government is stable, will last tenure: Goa CM
Panaji, Oct 8 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday reiterated that his government was stable, saying only the
Read moreHC gives green signal to beach shacks in Goa
Panaji, Oct 7 (IANS) A division bench headed by the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court on Monday allowed the
Read moreArtist Shireen Mody died of head injuries: Autopsy
Panaji, Oct 7 (IANS) Artist Shireen Mody, who was found allegedly murdered on Sunday in her Goa home, died due
Read morePanel to monitor dengue cases in Goa: State Health Minister
Panaji, Oct 7 (IANS) Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday said that he had urged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant
Read moreWill not quit party: Goa women’s Congress chief on rumours
Panaji, Oct 7 (IANS) The state President of Congress’ women’s wing, Pratima Coutinho, on Monday refuted certain posts doing the
Read moreTejpal rape case hearing adjourned to Oct 21
Panaji, Oct 7 (IANS) The Additional District and Sessions court in Goa’s Mapusa adjourned the rape trial against Tehelka editor-in-chief
Read more65-year-old artist, gardener found dead in Goa
Panaji, Oct 6 (IANS) A 65-year-old Goa-based artist, Shireen Mody, and her gardener were found dead on Sunday, the police
Read more65-year-old artist, gardener found dead in Goa
Panaji, Oct 6 (IANS) A 65-year-old Goa-based artist, Shireen Mody, and her gardener were found dead on Sunday in what
Read moreTourist’s death on beach exposes Goa govt’s claims: Cong
Panaji, Oct 5 (IANS) The Congress has raised questions over safety of visitors to beaches, a day after a tourist
Read morePopulation of Goans shrinking, in-migration rampant: CM
Panaji, Oct 5 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday expressed concern over rampant migration into Goa, saying that
Read moreTourist’s death on beach exposes Goa govt’s claims: Cong
Panaji, Oct 5 (IANS) The Congress has raised question over the safety of beachgoers a day after a tourist died
Read moreGoa CM provides injured tourist ride to hospital in convoy
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday stopped his convoy to provide assistance to a woman
Read moreTourist dies, wife hurt in lightning strike at Goa beach
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) In a freak accident, a tourist from Delhi named Chaitanya Nagpal died while his wife received
Read more‘Looking forward to govt decision on 3rd aircraft carrier’
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) The Indian Navy is looking forward to the Central government to take a decision on a
Read moreMutual co-op in Indian Ocean, not aimed against any country: Doval
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) While mutual co-operation in the Indian Ocean region is the need of the hour, the co-operation
Read moreClimate change challenges maritime security: Karambir Singh
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) Apart from piracy, natural phenomena like climate change, rising sea levels, natural calamities pose clear and
Read moreRemo seeks crowdfunding for upcoming album on Mother Teresa
Panaji, Oct 3 (IANS) Goa’s popstar Remo Fernandes has taken the crowdfunding route to meet the expenses of his upcoming
Read moreGoa to import tar from Gulf nations to fix roads: Minister
Panaji, Oct 3 (IANS) On the backfoot over the deteriorating condition of Goa’s roads during the monsoon, state PWD Minister
Read moreGoa CM intervenes in power crisis
Panaji, Oct 2 (IANS) Even as Goa continues to reel under multiple power failures, an ongoing tussle between the state
Read more3 prisoners released on humanitarian grounds on Gandhi@150
Panaji, Oct 2 (IANS) Three prisoners serving varying sentences in Goa’s prisons were released on humanitarian grounds on the occasion
Read moreGoa’s ODF claims questioned, oppn alleges data manipulation
Panaji, Oct 2 (IANS) The Goa government’s claim of an open defecation free (ODF) state has come under a cloud
Read moreNo fire crackers during Gandhi Jayanti functions: Goa CM
Panaji, Oct 2 (IANS) The practice of bursting fire crackers during Gandhi Jayanti celebrations will be discontinued by the state
Read moreTendulkar records video message for young fan’s disbelieving friends
Panaji, Oct 2 (IANS) Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar showed his true class off the field at a popular restaurant
Read moreFC Goa draw 1-1 with Real Kashmir
Panaji, Oct 1 (IANS) FC Goa and Real Kashmir played out a 1-1 draw at the Bambolim Athletic Stadium here
Read moreGoa Congress, BJP spar over slashing road tax by 50%
Panaji, Oct 1 (IANS) Nearly a year after the Goa government warned of a crackdown on local owners of luxury
Read moreTerror attack impossible in coastal Goa: CM
Panaji, Oct 1 (IANS) A 26/11 like attack has never happened and will never occur in Goa because of the
Read moreGoa is not sex, drug tourism haven: CM on nude party hoax
Panaji, Oct 1 (IANS) Congratulating the police on the arrest of a college drop out responsible for running a con,
Read moreNot even consulted for revival of Goa’s mining industry: GMPF
Panaji, Sep 30 (IANS) The Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF), an organisation representing the interests of lakhs of mining workers
Read moreGoa ‘nude party’ a hoax, planned by dropout techie: Police
Panaji, Sep 30 (IANS) Police investigating the circulation of racy posters canvassing for a ‘nude party’ in a Goa beach
Read moreGoa beach shacks get partial relief due to HC order
Panaji, Sep 30 (IANS) In a partial relief to promoters of beach shacks along Goa’s coastline, the Bombay High Court
Read moreTarun Tejpal rape trial to resume on October 7
Panaji, Sep 30 (IANS) A Goa court on Monday said that the trial against former Tehelka editor-in-chief and rape accused
Read moreIndigo flight makes emergency landing
Panaji, Sep 30 (IANS) A Goa-Delhi Indigo airline flight, which was also ferrying state Environment Minister Nilesh Cabral, had to
Read moreBJP spent Rs 300 cr on 10 defectors: Goa Congress president
Panaji, Sep 30 (IANS) The BJP has spent nearly Rs 300 crore to lure 10 Congress MLAs into its party
Read moreIndigo flight makes emergency landing after fire
Panaji, Sep 30 (IANS) A Goa-Delhi Indigo airline flight, which was also ferrying state Environment Minister Nilesh Cabral, had to
Read moreIndia’s GDP is actually 0%, or in negative: Congress
Panaji, Sep 28 (IANS) Congress national spokesperson Gourav Vallabh on Saturday claimed that India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was not
Read moreGoa tourism season begins on Oct 4 with Russian charter
Panaji, Sep 28 (IANS) Even as the closure of the leading travel tourism firm, Thomas Cook, has caused anxiety among
Read moreGoa looking to Air India to tide over Thomas Cook collapse
Panaji, Sep 27 (IANS) The Goa government, along with the Union Civil Aviation Ministry, is in talks with Air India
Read moreGoa Congress opposes offshore casino relocation
Panaji, Sep 27 (IANS) The Goa Congress on Friday opposed the state’s BJP-led coalition government’s proposal to relocate offshore casinos
Read moreGoa tourism linked to sex, drugs, gambling: former Dy CM
Panaji, Sep 27 (IANS) National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partner and president of the Goa Forward party Vijai Sardesai on Friday
Read moreSingle-use plastic banned in Goa govt offices, events
Panaji, Sep 26 (IANS) The Goa government will ban single-use plastic items, including water bottles, plates and cups from being
Read moreGoa NDA ally chief likens BJP Minister to a rat
Panaji, Sep 26 (IANS) Former Goa Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai, whose Goa Forward party is part of the NDA,
Read moreGoa court frames rape charges against BJP MLA (Lead, correcting date in para 2)
Panaji, Sep 26 (IANS) A trial court here on Thursday framed charges against ruling BJP MLA Atanasio Monserrate in a
Read moreGoa court frames rape charges against BJP MLA
Panaji, Sep 26 (IANS) A trial court here on Thursday framed charges against ruling BJP MLA Atanasio Monserrate in a
Read moreGoa Congress concerned over hike in price of bread
Panaji, Sep 26 (IANS) A day after a local baker’s association announced a Re 1 hike in the price of
Read moreAll projects of Parrikar to be completed by 2022: Goa CM
Panaji, Sep 26 (IANS) All infrastructure projects undertaken by late Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will be completed by 2022, Chief
Read moreTechnology, fake IDs used to defame Sawant: Goa govt
Panaji, Sep 25 (IANS) The Goa Chief Minister’s Office on Wednesday said there was a concerted attempt to “defame” the
Read moreGoa offshore casinos get 6-month breather for relocation
Panaji, Sep 25 (IANS) Even as the Goa government has been debating relocation of five offshore casinos, parked in the
Read moreThomas Cook shutdown to impact tourism in Goa: CM
Panaji, Sep 24 (IANS) Ruling politicians in Goa, including Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, on Tuesday expressed concern over the closure
Read moreArrest soon in nude party poster case: Goa CM
Panaji, Sep 24 (IANS) Organisers of an alleged “nude party”, the posters of which caused a sensation in the state
Read moreForca Goa Foundation to take part in GGWC finals
Panaji, Sep 24 (IANS) Team Forca Goa are headed to New York to participate in the Global Goals World Cup
Read moreTejpal trial to resume on Sep 30: prosecution
Panaji, Sep 24 (IANS) After a protracted delay, a trial court in Goa will resume on September 30 the hearing
Read morePost Thomas Cook, Goa tourism majors scout for alternatives
Panaji, Sep 24 (IANS) Rattled by the closure of British tourism travel firm Thomas Cook, travel and tourism industry stakeholders
Read moreKohli unveils FC Goa’s new home jersey
Panaji, Sep 23 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) side FC Goa on Monday launched their home jersey for the 2019/20
Read moreAsian nations need to exchange data food frauds: Official
Panaji, Sep 23 (IANS) There is a need to create an IT-enabled platform to exchange information related to frauds in
Read moreProbe over controversial ‘nude party’ posters in Goa
Panaji, Sep 23 (IANS) Two racy posters circulating on social media, canvassing for a “nude party” involving foreign and Indian
Read moreThomas Cook collapse ‘big, big blow’ to Goa tourism
Panaji, Sep 23 (IANS) The collapse of Thomas Cook, one of the oldest tourist travel companies in the world, will
Read moreGoa opposition demands CBI probe over bad roads
Panaji, Sep 21 (IANS) The opposition in Goa on Saturday demanded a CBI and vigilance department probe into the monies
Read moreNavy, Goa govt working in tandem to dispose off whale carcass
Panaji, Sep 21 (IANS) After failed attempts at disposing off a seven-metre whale’s carcass in South Goa’s Bimbvel beach, the
Read moreAadhaar may be made mandatory for claiming GST refunds: FM
Panaji, Sep 20 (IANS) The Goods and Services Tax Council chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday took
Read moreGST Council pays homage to Arun Jaitley
Panaji, Sep 20 (IANS) Members attending the 37th Goods and Services Tax Council meeting here on Friday, paid their respects
Read moreGST relief for FIFA under-17 Women’s WC 2020
Panaji, Sep 20 (IANS) The 37th Goods and Services Council on Friday proposed that the upcoming FIFA under-17 Women’s World
Read moreAfter tax cuts, GST Council reduces rates on various items
Panaji, Sep 20 (IANS) Friday proved to be a big day for India Inc. After a slew of tax concessions
Read moreGoM has made progress in Goa mining sector revival: FM
Panaji, Sep 20 (IANS) Hours after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that a Group of Ministers (GoM)
Read moreGoM has made progress in Goa mining sector revival: Sitharaman
Panaji, Sep 20 (IANS) The Group of Ministers (GoM) appointed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to examine ways to restart
Read more‘CSR fund can now be tapped for research and development’
Panaji, Sep 20 (IANS) In a bid to boost research and technology, corporate houses can now fund state-backed incubators which
Read moreGoa football stadium roof unsafe for ISL matches: Congress
Panaji, Sep 19 (IANS) The opposition in Goa on Thursday demanded a structural audit of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in
Read moreGoa Lokayukta for probe of Madkaikar in DA case
Panaji, Sep 19 (IANS) Goa Lokayukta retired Justice P.K. Misra on Thursday said, that there were “reasonable grounds” to conduct
Read moreTop Goa hoteliers urge GST cut on room tariff
Panaji, Sep 18 (IANS) Top hoteliers and tourism industry stakeholders met Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture Prahlad
Read moreNow Goa gets music video dedicated to potholed roads
Panaji, Sep 18 (IANS) The pothole menace, which has dominated Goa’s political and social discourse throughout the monsoon this year,
Read moreMother held for killing 2-yr-old out of frustration
Panaji, Sep 18 (IANS) In a shocking case of filicide, a middle-aged woman was arrested for allegedly smothering her two-year-old
Read more‘Sagar Kavach’ security drill in Goa on Sep 18-19
Panaji, Sep 17 (IANS) The annual multi-agency coastal security exercise, ‘Sagar Kavach’, will get underway in Goa from Wednesday, a
Read more‘Pramod Sawant was not Amit Shah’s choice for CM’
Panaji, Sep 17 (IANS) Pramod Sawant was not Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah’s choice for the Chief
Read moreThe Chainsmokers, Martin Garrix to headline Sunburn 2019
Panjim, Sep 17 (IANS) American DJs and production duo The Chainsmokers and Dutch DJ Martin Garrix will be headlining the
Read moreGoa to be declared organic state: CM
Panaji, Sep 17 (IANS) Goa will soon be declared an organic state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday. Sawant
Read moreWill request NGT to allow beach shacks, says Goa CM
Panaji, Sep 16 (IANS) With Goa’s tourism season set to kick off just a couple of weeks later, Chief Minister
Read moreSawant dismisses reports of sacked Dy. CMs joining BJP
Panaji, Sep 16 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday dismissed reports in a section of the local media
Read morePratapsingh Rane not quitting party: Goa Congress
Panaji, Sep 16 (IANS) The Congress on Monday dismissed speculation on social media, that former Chief Minister and senior party
Read more4 boys drown in Goa stone quarry, bodies retrieved
Panaji, Sep 15 (IANS) The bodies of four boys who drowned at a water-logged stone quarry in North Goa’s Tuem
Read moreGoa to set up pvt medical college on lines of Ahmedabad
Panaji, Sep 14 (IANS) Goa will emulate the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel super-speciality hospital in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city, to facilitate the
Read moreGoa Health Minister concerned over rise in dengue deaths
Panaji, Sep 14 (IANS) Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has expressed concern over rise in dengue deaths in the state
Read morePressurised to influence Teacher’s Day awards: Goa CM
Panaji, Sep 13 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday expressed shock that his office came ‘under pressure’, while
Read moreElectricity to Goa police station cut over dues
Panaji, Sep 13 (IANS) Inmates locked up at the Mapusa police station in North Goa, literally could not “cool their
Read moreGoa’s beach shacks hit snag over NGT directive
Panaji, Sep 13 (IANS) Goa’s welcoming beach shacks might not be around to facilitate tourists when the tourism season begins
Read moreLooting, assault of tourists must stop: Goa CM
Panaji, Sep 12 (IANS) Looting and thrashing of tourists in Goa, a leading beach and night-life tourism destination, would have
Read moreGoa loses arbitration award appeal against Reliance Infra
Panaji, Sep 12 (IANS) A court here on Thursday ruled against the Goa government in an appeal challenging an arbitration
Read moreNow use WhatsApp to fix potholes on Goa roads: Minister
Panaji, Sep 12 (IANS) A shout-out on a special WhatsApp number can now get potholes fixed in Goa, thanks to
Read moreNo meeting with Yediyurappa, no compromise on Mhadei: Goa CM
Panaji, Sep 12 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday denied that he was scheduled to meet his Karnataka
Read moreAll Goa BJP MLAs to campaign in Maharashtra polls
Panaji, Sep 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) 27 legislators in Goa would lend a helping hand to the
Read moreAAP Goa demands replacement for sacked swimming coach
Panaji, Sep 12 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party in Goa on Thursday demanded the immediate appointment of a new swimming
Read morePolitical tussle in Goa over new traffic rules
Panaji, Sep 12 (IANS) A political tussle has broken out in Goa over the delayed implementation of the amended Motor
Read moreISL: FC Goa to start pre-season training on Thursday
Panaji, Sep 11 (IANS) FC Goa will start their pre-season on Thursday for the upcoming Indian Super League, a statement
Read moreRains damage Goa runway, Navy defends regulated shutdown
Panaji, Sep 11 (IANS) Heavy rains have deteriorated the runway at Goa’s Dabolim international airport and the proposed shut down
Read moreGoa Investment Promotion Board CEO quits, citing red-tapism
Panaji, Sep 11 (IANS) A month after Goa’s leading industrialist claimed that ease of doing business was at its lowest
Read moreKarnataka, Goa CMs to meet Mhadei issue, Cong warns Sawant
Panaji, Sep 10 (IANS) While Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said on Tuesday he was scheduled to meet Goa Chief
Read more‘BJP should have one nation, one rule policy on beef’
Panaji, Sep 10 (IANS) The Congress in Goa on Tuesday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to follow its ‘one
Read moreGoa molestation scandal: Parents had demanded woman coach
Panaji, Sep 10 (IANS) Was the Goa government and the Goa Swimming Association aware of the alleged sexual harassment of
Read moreGoa, Karnataka should talk out Mhadei water row: Joshi
Panaji, Sep 9 (IANS) The Chief Ministers of Karnataka and Goa should meet to find a negotiated settlement to the
Read more‘BJP endorses Gandhi’s principle on cow slaughter’
Panaji, Sep 9 (IANS) The BJP will follow Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings as far as the principle on cow slaughter is
Read moreGoa, Karnataka should negotiate Mhadei water dispute: Joshi
Panaji, Sep 9 (IANS) The Chief Ministers of Karnataka and Goa should meet to find a negotiated settlement to the
Read moreMining leases expire in 2020, govt looks to avert crisis
Panaji, Sep 9 (IANS) The government is working overtime to avert a crisis in the mining sector in 2020 by
Read more‘Mischievous’ boys more prone to burn injuries: Study
Panaji, Sep 8 (IANS) Children between the ages of one and five, especially boys, are more prone to burn injuries,
Read moreGoa swimming coach sent to 6-day police custody
Panaji, Sep 8 (IANS) Goa’s former chief swimming coach Surajit Ganguly, who was arrested in the national capital for raping
Read moreBraz Gonsalves: The Lord of Jazz who gave up greatness for God (Where Are They Now?)
Panaji, Sep 8 (IANS) It’s difficult to get a question through to Braz Gonsalves these days. Age has caught up
Read moreArrested swimming coach brought back to Goa
Panaji, Sep 8 (IANS) Goa’s former chief swimming coach Surajit Ganguly, who was arrested on in the national capital for
Read moreProud of ISRO’s hard work: Chief Ministers (2nd Lead)
Panaji, Sep 7 (IANS) Chief Ministers from across the country on Saturday expressed their pride in the Indian Space Research
Read moreCoach accused of rape arrested in Delhi
Panaji, Sep 6 (IANS) Goa Police on Friday arrested the state’s former chief swimming coach Surajit Ganguly who has been
Read moreMake female coaches, CCTVs mandatory in Goa schools: NSUI
Panaji, Sep 6 (IANS) The National Students Union of India in Goa on Friday demanded that female coaches and physical
Read moreTeams tracking suspended swimming coach in 3 cities: Goa Police
Panaji, Sep 6 (IANS) The Goa Police have sent teams to Kolkata, Bhopal and Bengaluru as they look to track
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