Panaji, March 29 A 26-year-old student from BITS Pilani was killed, and another sustained serious injuries after their motorcycle collided with an oil tanker in South Goa, police said on Sunday.The accident occurred around 5:15 pm on Saturday near a junction in Upasnagar, in the Zuari Nagar...
Panaji, March 28 Goa Congress chief Amit Patkar on Saturday claimed that the sex scandal in which the son of a councilor is an accused involves more than 100 minor victims, and that the police were initially reluctant to register a case.Soham (20), son of Sushant Naik, a member of Curchorem...
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Panaji, March 28 The Goa police arrested a man on Saturday for allegedly indecently exposing himself to two children at a store in Margao, an official said.The incident occurred at a popular store in the city in South Goa, where the children, aged five and seven, had gone with their mother on...
Panaji, March 23 – The South Goa Police arrested 20-year-old Soham Sushant Naik in the early hours of Monday following a strong public outcry over an alleged sex scandal involving 25 to 30 minor girls. Naik, a resident of Madegal-Cacora and the son of a BJP municipal councillor, was taken into...
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Panaji, March 19 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced Geetesh Naik as its candidate for the Ponda assembly by-election in Goa, scheduled for April 9.Naik joined AAP on Wednesday in the presence of the party's national convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, in Ponda, South Goa district.The by-election to...
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Panaji, March 18 The opposition Congress party has announced Dr. Ketan Bhatikar as its candidate for the upcoming Ponda assembly by-election in Goa.The by-election to the Ponda constituency in South Goa is scheduled for April 9, necessitated by the death of the sitting BJP MLA and former...
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Panaji, March 16 – Goa's budget session was curtailed on Monday following the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct for the upcoming by-election to an assembly constituency in the state.Before the session was adjourned, the state budget was passed in the House.The session, which began on...
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Panaji, March 16 Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Monday that the continuation of Goa's budget session will depend on the opinion of the Election Commission of India (ECI), following the announcement of a by-election for an assembly seat in the South Goa district.The budget session of the...
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Panaji, March 12 The Goa Maritime Officers Association has appealed to the government to establish a Mercantile Marine Department (MMD) office in Vasco, in the state, saying the absence of such a facility forces seafarers to travel outside Goa for essential certification and examination...
Panaji, February 13 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant categorically stated on Friday that the Goa International Airport at Dabolim will not be closed.The opposition parties, including the Goa Forward Party, the Congress, and the Aam Aadmi Party, had expressed concerns on Thursday that civilian...
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Panaji, February 12 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday that the Centre plans to convert South Goa's Dabolim airport exclusively for defence use, joining other opposition parties who have made similar claims, an assertion rejected by a state minister.The...