Goa
Goa minister describes SP as 'goon' for raiding rave parties
Panaji: After the IAS officer's row in UP, a senior IPS officer in Goa has now come in the firing line of a ruling BJP minister, who publicly berated him for acting like a 'goon' and cracking down
No Brazil, Portugal football teams for Lusofonia Games
New Delhi: As if the missed deadlines and shoddy state of preparedness weren't enough, the organisers of the Lusofonia Games in Goa have been dealt another body blow with Brazil deciding not to send
Goa govt may ban bouncers during film shoots
Panaji: Goa government is contemplating putting a ban on bouncers (private security guards) used during the film shoots in the state after an alleged attack on a prominent social activist here.
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BJP heads to Goa; Advani, other leaders fall 'sick'
Panaji: BJP patriarch L.K. Advani's absence at the office-bearers meeting here on Friday cast a shadow on the National Executive meeting beginning Saturday raising questions over reported plans to an
Ayodhya issue not a priority for Lok Sabha polls, says Naqvi
Panaji: The BJP today said that the Ayodhya issue is very much on the party's agenda, but has not been considered as a priority while chalking out strategy for the next Lok Sabha polls.
“We never sa
Indians prefer budget travel
New Delhi: With the mercury taking an upward swing, an increasing number of Indians are looking to travel domestic places offering great experience in a limited budget, search engine Google said on T
Seven-year-old raped in Goa school
Panaji: A seven-year-old girl was raped ather school in the port town of Vasco, resulting in huge protests here last night.
Police have detained the headmistress of the school on charges of negligenc
Take your garbage home, Goa village tells tourists
A Goa beach village now wants tourists to carry back the garbage they generate while having a ball on the beach.
Betalbatim, a southern village 40 km from Panaji, this week passed a resolution saying
SC halts illegal mining in Goa
Mining operations in all the 90 mines in Goa were on Friday ordered to be halted by the Supreme Court on the basis of the Justice M.B. Shah Commission report which estimated a whopping Rs.35,000 crore loss to the exchequer due to illegal mining in the last 12 years.
Goa suspends all mining activities temporarily
Goa has temporarily suspended all mining activities, effective on Tuesday, after an expert panel formed by the central government found 'serious illegalities and irregularities' in mining operations,
