Goa Congress slams CM for 'invest in state' call to defence equipment manufacturing units
Goa Congress today condemned Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar's statement welcoming defence equipment manufacturing units in the state, arguing that it would cause severe pollution and stress the existing infrastructure.
Mar 31, 2016, 01:27 AM ISTAAP may contest Goa elections in 2017, calls BJP govt 'most discredited' in country
The BJP-led government in Goa is the "most discredited government in the country", AAP leader Ashutosh said on Thursday, saying his party was keen on contesting the 2017 assembly election in the state.
Mar 10, 2016, 20:13 PM ISTPanaji city corporation polls: Results to be declared today
A high voter turnout of 74.81 percent was recorded on the polling day for the City Corporation of Panaji (CCP).
Mar 08, 2016, 11:36 AM ISTGoa: Two persons held for human trafficking; three girls rescued
A man and a woman were today arrested for alleged human trafficking for prostitution, and three girls were rescued from their trap, police said today.
Feb 27, 2016, 13:12 PM ISTUrge to click selfie while hanging from rickety scaffolding leaves two women injured; paralysed after fall
The urge to click a selfie while hanging from a rickety scaffolding in coastal village of Anjuna proved costly for two women tourists, who suffered spine injuries, rendering them paralysed.
Feb 25, 2016, 14:23 PM IST89 candidates file nomination for Panaji civic polls
A total 89 candidates in 30 wards have filed nominations for the Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) elections scheduled on March 6, a senior state EC official said.
Feb 17, 2016, 15:57 PM ISTMinor girl kidnapped by Facebook friends, rescued hours later in Goa
A 16-old-girl was allegedly kidnapped by two persons, who befriended her on social networking site Facebook, from near her house in Porvorim locality here and hours later she was rescued, police said on Tuesday.
Feb 16, 2016, 16:02 PM ISTTerror suspect Sameer Sardana granted bail by Goa court
Sardana was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 10,000, he will also have to surrender his passport.
Feb 11, 2016, 19:45 PM ISTYashwant Sinha clarifies his remark comparing Modi govt with Indira was 'misunderstood'
After creating a flutter in political circle with his remark that "there is no dialogue and they (Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government) may meet the same fate as the Indira Gandhi-led Congress which was drubbed in the elections after Emergency", former finance minister and BJP veteran Yashwant Sinha on Sunday clarified that he was completely misunderstood.
Jan 31, 2016, 14:29 PM ISTSyrian overstaying in India detained in Goa
A Syrian national, allegedly overstaying in India, was picked up and detained by Goa Police from an offshore casino off Panaji late on Monday night, a senior police official said on Tuesday.
Jan 26, 2016, 14:53 PM ISTGoa lawyers to protest shifting of lower courts outside Panaji
Lawyers in Goa will sport black or white bands on their arms today to protest the shifting of lower courts from a Portuguese-era building in Panaji to a place on the city outskirts.
Jan 14, 2016, 12:05 PM ISTDrafting rules to ban casino entry of persons below 21: Goa CM
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today informed the state Assembly that his government is drafting rules to ban entry of persons below 21 years of age to casinos. The rules (regarding the ban) are being drafted, he said, adding, "We will notify the rules when they are finalised."
Jan 13, 2016, 20:51 PM ISTDelhi's odd-even scheme won't work in Goa: Manohar Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the Delhi Government's odd-even formula for rationing road traffic cannot be replicated in the tourist state like Goa.
Jan 01, 2016, 21:17 PM ISTNCP accuses Parrikar of "interference" in Goa affairs
NCP has alleged that though former CM Parrikar is no more an elected representative of Goa, he is trying to hijack the issues here with his interference.
Dec 31, 2015, 12:48 PM ISTWoman held for assaulting cops in Goa
A woman was arrested on Thursday for allegedly manhandling a policeman and a woman constable at Panaji Police Station where she had come to lodge a complaint.
Dec 31, 2015, 10:05 AM ISTPublic money funded dinner at 2013 BJP meet: AAP
A private dinner for BJP leaders during a 2013 national executive meet here where Narendra Modi was anointed the party's face for the 2014 general elections was paid for by the state chequer, the AAP alleged on Wednesday, and sought a CAG probe into the affair.
Oct 21, 2015, 20:15 PM ISTSahitya Akademi must ensure moral policing is curbed: Writer
The Sahitya Akademi should urge the government to ensure stringent measures to curb moral policing by "protagonists of mono-culturism", Goan Sahitya Akademi award-winner Damodar Mauzo has said.
Oct 18, 2015, 14:46 PM IST'Language controversy may communally polarise Goa'
A brewing controversy over instruction of medium in schools, where factions backed by Goa's Roman Catholic Church and the RSS are at loggerheads, could polarise Hindu and Catholic communities, Padma Shri awardee Maria Couto has warned.
Oct 17, 2015, 13:55 PM IST'Language controversy may communally polarise Goa'
A brewing controversy over instruction of medium in schools, where factions backed by Goa's Roman Catholic Church and the RSS are at loggerheads, could polarise Hindu and Catholic communities, Padma Shri awardee Maria Couto has warned.
Oct 17, 2015, 13:55 PM ISTIndian defence exports pegged at Rs.1,200 crore this fiscal
India's defence exports could exceed Rs.1,200 crore this year, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said.
Oct 17, 2015, 02:15 AM IST