Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai remembered the Socialist icon ‘Jayprakash Narayan’ and refers to him as a ‘symbol of giving’ at an event of book release in Kochi on Saturday. “Yesterday the politics belongs to givers. It is not wrong to take something or it is not wrong in asking […]
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MiG 29K fighter aircraft crashes off Goa coast in Panaji
A MiG 29K fighter aircraft on Wednesday crashed over the sea on a routine sortie off the Goa coast, the Indian Navy said. The officials said the aircraft crashed after it developed a technical malfunction while returning to base. “Pilot ejected safely and was recovered in a swift search and rescue operation,” […]
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Goa: Youth stabbed in Nagoa; 1 arrested
Goa’s Anjuna Police have arrested a man for allegedly stabbing a youth at Nagoa of Bardez-Goa on Saturday. According to the police report, the accused has been identified as Tarzan Parsekar, who stabbed Ravi Shirodkar. The cousin of the victim lodged a police complaint. The police are trying to find out […]
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Goa: 5 held in Ribander for online gambling
Five people have been apprehended for their alleged involvement in online gambling activities, Goa Police said on Wednesday. Those nabbed are residents of Chhattisgarh and were conducting gambling activities inside the premises of Annette Beach Apartments in the city, police said. The five apprehended on Tuesday have been identified as Aman, Rakesh […]
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Sonali Phogat case: CBI, forensic experts reach Goa resort at Anjuna Beach
A team of Central Burea of Investigation along with forensic experts arrived at the resort in north Goa where late BJP leader Sonali Phogat stayed before her death. This comes as CBI took over the probe into Sonali Phogat’s death from Goa Police on September 15, 2022, and registered an FIR into […]
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Goa CM Pramod Sawant organised cleanliness drive under ‘Clean Coast, Safe Sea’ programme today
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Union Minister Shripad Naik on Saturday participated in a cleanliness drive organised at Miramar Beach, under their ‘Clean Coast, Safe Sea’ programme. The drive was organised in association with the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ministry […]
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CBI reaches Goa office to probe into Sonali Phogat death case
A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation from the national capital on Friday reached the office of Goa CBI in connection with the alleged murder case of Bharatiya Janata Party leader and actor Sonali Phogat. The CBI took over the matter for probe on Thursday and registered an FIR […]
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Goa: 8 Congress MLAs join BJP; CM Sawant says ‘Congress Chhodo Yatra’ will commence now
Eight Goa Congress MLAs including former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and Leader of Opposition Michael Lobo joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Goa on Wednesday. All the eight MLAs Digambar Kamat, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Rajesh Phaldesai, Kedar Naik, Sankalp Amonkar, Aleixo Sequeira and Rudolf Fernandes joined BJP after meeting Chief Minister Pramod Sawant […]
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8 Congress MLAs, including former Goa CM Digambar Kamat, LoP Lobo likely to join BJP today
Ahead of joining the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday, eight Congress MLAs, including former Goa CM Digambar Kamat and Leader of Opposition Michael Lobo met with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant at the Assembly Complex. The eight MLAs who met with CM Sawant are Digambar Kamat, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Rajesh […]
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Supreme Court stays demolition of Curlies restaurant in Goa
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the demolition of Curlies restaurant in Goa in one particular survey number but directed the owners of the restaurant not to carry out any commercial activities till further orders. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit stayed at the demolition of […]
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SC stays demolition of Curlies restaurant in Goa linked to Sonali Phogat’s death
The Supreme Court has stayed the demolition of Curlies restaurant in Goa soon after its demolition began on Friday on the subject to the condition that no commercial activities will take place there. This is the same restaurant in Goa where actor and BJP leader Sonali Phogat was allegedly drugged […]
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Goa: Police deployed outside Curlies restaurant ahead of its demolition today over green violations
Goa Police is deployed outside the Curlies restaurant ahead of its demolition allegedly over green violations on Friday. Curlies is the same restaurant where the Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Haryana Sonali Phogat was allegedly drugged. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday upheld the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority’s […]
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Full support to probe into Sonali Phogat death case, says Goa CM Pramod Sawant
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday stated that his government will provide full support to state police investigations into the demise of Haryana BJP leader and actor Sonali Phogat. “Full support from day one in the investigation. Those who have to be punished will be punished by Goa Police one hundred present. At […]
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Goa MLA writes to PM Modi, demands dismissal of Union Minister Smriti Irani
Goa Congress MLA Sankalp Amonkar on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the immediate sacking of Union Minister Smriti Irani to pave way for a free and fair investigation into her alleged family-run business in the coastal state. Speaking to reporters, Amonkar, an MLA from Mormugao said that […]
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Goa Congress crisis: Michael Lobo denies ‘hobnobbing’ with BJP
Michael Lobo, who was removed by Congress as Goa Leader of Opposition for conspiring with BJP to engineer defection in the party, on Monday denied any “hobnobbing” with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and asserted that he is still with the grand old party and mere not attending a press […]