Panaji, October 18, 2011 – Goa Government  has notified revised regional plans for the three talukas of Bardez, Tiswadi and ...more »

Panaji, Oct 17- Several teams of Shah Commission visited mines in the state today for verifying data associated with the ...more »

Margao, 27 Sept 11- A 23 year old tourist from Pune was rescued by lifeguards in a major rescue operation ...more »

Panaji, Sept 27 - Birla’s Zuari Industries Limited workers have threatened to resort for street protests including blocking of traffic ...more »

Mapusa, 27 Sept 11- Pernem Police today arrested Namdeo Ladu Gawas accused in Pernem shooting case in a dramatic nabbing operation. ...more »

Panaji, 26 Sept 2011 - Cases  of Leptospirosis disease have been  reported from various parts of Goa  and neighbouring states. ...more »

Panaji, 26 Sept 2011- Opposition Leader Manohar Parrikar Parrikar demanded CBI inquiry against all ministers in illegal mining in the ...more »

Panaji, 23 Sept 2011- Goa Pradesh Congress committee (GPCC) President Subhash Shirodkar ruled out any change in Congress party Leadership ...more »

Margao, 22 Sept 2011 – A 23 year old Russian tourist identified as Sasha  is feared drowned while two of ...more »

PANAJI, 22 Sept 2011-  Goa Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meeting today resolved not to pre-pone the Legislative Assembly Elections as ...more »

Panaji, Sept 21 (PTI) State Mines and Geology department is in the process to issue notices to eight mining leases ...more »

Panaji, 20  September 2011 -   Goa government  has launched a one of a kind initiative wherein health Insurance cover will ...more »

Panaji, 19 September 2011- Chairman of Goa Law Commission, submitted a draft of the Goa Lokayukta Bill 2011 to the ...more »

Panaji, 19 Sept 2011- With the objective of fast-tracking the prosecution of the 2009 Margao blast case, special court under ...more »

Panaji, 18 September 2011- Almost five million metric tons of unaccounted ore was exported through the Panaji minor port in ...more »

Panaji, 18 Sept 11- Disaster management should be included in the school curriculum and the engineering community and other experts ...more »

Panaji, 17 Sept 2011- Central government formed Shah commission probing illegal mining in iron ore rich states in the country ...more »

Panaji, 16 Sept  2011- Justice Shah who is incharge of the commission  probing  irregularities in mining in the ore rich ...more »

Panaji, 16 Sept 2011-   Power Minister Aleixo Sequeira today range warning bell over  power crisis in the state and  warned ...more »

Mapusa, 15 Sept 2011- Company involved in the Morjim Crematourium case has filed a complaint against the husband of the ...more »

Panaji, 15 September 2011- Hon’ble  Justice M. B. Shah, Chairman Commission of illegal mining inquiry will visit mines in Goa ...more »

Panaji, 14 Sep 11- The Bombay High Court comprising Justices A.P. Lavande and Smt. Sondurbaldota today issued notice to the ...more »

Panaji, 14 Sept 2011- District collectors from Goa will be given the power to book cases against habitual law offenders ...more »

Panaji, 13 Sept 13 2011- Protesting the alleged capturing of traditional crematorium land  by a Delhi based businessman, hundreds of ...more »

Panaji, 13 September 2011 – Government has invited applications from Naptha affected people to  claim compensation for the losses of ...more »

Panaji, 12 Sept 2011 - Goa Bharatiya Janata party legislator from Bicholim Rajesh
Patnekar resigned as MLA. He submitted his ...more »

Panaji,11 September 2011- Panaji Police have arrested one Lino Fernandes for his alleged involvement in the Miramar robbery case.

A robbery ...more »

Panaji, 10 Sept 2011 – Private houses given on rent to tourists without any registrations could be misused for sex ...more »

Panaji, 9 Sept 2011 – Central bureau of Investigation (CBI) has asked for police custody of Israeli drug dealer Atala ...more »

Panaji,9  Sept 2011-  Helicopter, Sea Plane and Ropeway tourism ventures  planned in Goa by the Goa Tourism department in an ...more »

Panaji, 9 Sept 2011- A special screening of   Singham a movie showcasing a good cop who fights all odds to ...more »

Panaji, 8 Sept 2011- As a move towards safeguarding agricultural land in Goa, which has been through a booming real ...more »

Panaji, 8 September 2011-  A forum of experts from business, commerce and industry has been formed under the aegis of ...more »

Margao, 8 September 2011- Gajanan Fal Dessai, one of the accused in the infamous May 25 Balli violence committed suicide ...more »

Panaji, 8 September 2011- Henceforth Goa Police will book anti social elements and habitual law offenders who are a threat ...more »

Panaji,  7 September 2011 - Kateekal Sankaranarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra and Governor Designate for Goa and Smt. Radha Sankarnarayanan were accorded ...more »

Panaji, 7 Sept 2011  - With the assembly session in the offing from 5^th to 7^th of October  local activists ...more »

Vasco, 6 September 2011-  105 passengers of Kuwait Goa Chennai flight had a narrow escape after tyre of Air India ...more »

Panaji, 5 Sept  2011-Putting end  to the speculations raised  over Goa being a permanent venue for the International Film Festival ...more »

Panaji, 5 Sept 2011- The 23rd James Bond film, directed by Sam Mendes and to be released on November 9, ...more »

Panaji, 5 Sept 2011 – Tourists arriving in Goa can now  look forward to many more fun and adventure filled ...more »

Vasco, 5 sept 2011- Taking the death toll of the Vasco Naphtha inferno to four, Soumitra Sankar Das, Leading Air ...more »

Panaji, 30 Aug 2011- Goa Small Industries Association (GSIA) has decided to take Goa Industries Development Corporation (GSIDC) head on ...more »

Panaji, 30 Aug 2011  - Goa Police is leaving no stone unturned in investigating the brutal attack case at Miramar ...more »

Panaji, 30 August 2011 – As a precautionary measure the District Magistrate of South Goa has banned storage, sale and ...more »

Panaji, 30 Aug 2011- A major landslide in Ratnagiri region at 8 am today disrupted  rail services between Mumbai and ...more »

Panaji, 29 August 2011 - Chief Minister  Digambar Kamat has announced that the Goa Government will allocate special grants to ...more »

Panaji, 28 August 2011- Cyclone Phyan which hit the Konkan-Goa shore in 2009 was a blessing in disguise for the ...more »

Panaji, 27 Aug 11- Union sports minister  Ajay Maken on Saturday said that all possible support would be extended to ...more »

Panaji, 27 Aug 2011- Five from rival gang were arrested by Sawantwadi Police at Amboli today in the Miramar assault ...more »

Vasco, 26 August 2011-  Yet another victim of the Naptha carnage, Swati Das ,wife of a Naval staff  succumbed to ...more »

Panaji, August 26, 2011 - Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan has been given the additional charge as Goa Governor a Rashtrapati ...more »

Panaji, 26 August 2011- I jumped bail because my life was under threat, Drug kingpin Atala told Narcotic Drugs and ...more »

Panaji, 25 August2011 - Government has recognized the importance of Mangroves for protection of coastal area from erosion and initiated ...more »

Panaji, August 25, 2011 -The Government  has ordered for Magisterial inquiry into the  major fire incident at Varunapuri/Mangor/Daktollem at Mormugao ...more »

Vasco, 25August 2011- In a passing the buck game of sorts Zuari Indian oil tanking limited (ZIOL) has filed a ...more »

 Panaji, 25 August 2011 - Konkan Railway suffered a total loss of 1 crore 36 lakhs on restoration and other ...more »

Aug 24, 2011 - Residents of Naphtha Leakage and fire affected areas of Vasco held a huge morcha in Vasco ...more »

Panaji , 24 August 2011 - Chief minister Digambar Kamat has said that he will try to bring Goa Lokayukta ...more »

Panjim, July 20, 2011 -The extent of illegal mining in the state could be tracked from the

Google Earth software, by ...more »

Panaji, July 15, 2011- Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat’s attempt to hear grievances of public online through video-conferencing evoked lukewarm ...more »

July 11, 2011- Nationalist Congress Party(NCP) national Secretary Jitendra Deshprabhu today did not remain present for the questioning by Crime ...more »

Panaji, July 6,2011 - Unrest in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have come to fore with majority of the ...more »

Panaji, 4 July 2011 - Goa’s Law Secretary . Pramod Kamat exercising his powers as First Appellate Authority under the ...more »

Panaji, July 3 – The Goa government has constituted a sports review committee under the chairmanship of secretaries of sports ...more »

PANAJI, June 21- Goa government’s Information Technology Incubation centre, an initiative along with the industry, will be ready by this ...more »

 Panaji, June 10, 2011- Alleged serial killer Mahanand Naik was today sentenced to life imprisonment by the Sessions Court  in ...more »

Panaji, June 10, 2011 - A Memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Department of Environment, Government of Goa and Associated ...more »

Panaji, June 3 – Goa government has warned of stern action such as suspension or cancellation of permit against bus ...more »

Panaji, June 3 – Chief Minister  Digambar  Kamat  visited the site of Balli violence eight days after the incident. Two ...more »

Panaji, June 3 -The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is yet to take up the investigation of three cases related ...more »

PANAJI, June 2 - National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to State Chief Secretary and Director General of ...more »

Panaji, June 02 - Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday said that Digambar Kamat led government should maintain status quo ...more »

Panaji, June 2 - Bharatiya Janata Party’s will meet Prime Minister on Balli issue and discuss it in national executive ...more »

Special drive to fill ST vacancies to be launched

Panaji May 31, 2011 -  Chief Minister  Digamber Kamat while reviewing the ...more »

Panaji, May 31 -Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) fact finding committee has said that the Balli violence was a preplanned attack ...more »

Panaji, May 30 – Thousands attended cremation of two United Tribals Associations Alliance (UTAA) activists Manguesh Gaonkar and Dilip Velip ...more »

Panaji, May 29,2011 – We have honoured  the wishes of parents and allowed them to choose the language for  their children ...more »

Panaji, May 28,2011 – Double standards by Goa Government surfaced up on the  UTAA  agitation issue when the Chief minister ...more »

Panaji, May 27 –  All 16 corporators of the civic body ruling the city of Panaji  have decided to resign ...more »

Panaji, May 27 -  Goa’s tourism industry today claimed that they had 273 additional chartered flights arriving this season, compared ...more »

Panaji, May 27 - After a two hour long road blockage at two different locations on national highway on Friday, ...more »

Panaji, May 27 – There is considerable unrest in the state Congress Party about the manner in which the tribal ...more »

Panaji, May 25 - In a major decision, Goa Cabinet today decided to give grants to English primary schools. Konkani ...more »

Panaji, May 25 –  To protest government lethargy in paying heed to the long pending demands of the tribal population ...more »

May Panaji, May 24 – A solution to the Medium of Instruction (MoI) issue which has been causing ripples in ...more »

Panaji, May 23 - Goa agriculture department will undertake a process of soil nutrition testing in its two of its ...more »

Panaji, May 23 -Goa Government today began probe into the marks goof up for the higher secondary school certificate (HSSC) ...more »

Panaji, May 18,2011- Eves topped all streams of HSSC exams with Tanvi Gaonker - scoring the highest pass percentage recorded ...more »

Panaji, May 17,2011- Nationalist Congress Party Chief Sharad Pawar met party’s Goa executive committee in Panaji today. A core committee ...more »

Vasco, May 17- Five Sada jail inmates went on rampage in jail premises damaging property allegedly protesting against the proposed ...more »

Panaji, May 17 -Eight Goan ladies who were duped and dumped in dark room in Albania were rescued by the ...more »

Panaji, May 16, 2011- The school headmasters in the state of Goa today remained indecisive over their stand on the ...more »

Panaji, May 13 - Adulterated tea power was being pushed into Goa market confirmed Goa Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) ...more »

Panaji, May 13 – Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association (GMOEA) , state’s only mineral ore exporters’ association has condemned attack ...more »

Panaji, May 5 -Along with various yardsticks, the dissentions by the locals should also be considered as an aspect before ...more »

Panaji, May 4- The Congress party has decided to solve the differences in Goa over medium of instruction (MOI) issue ...more »

Panaji, May 4 -The Bombay High court at Goa has finally disposed off a petition filed by Nationalist Students Union ...more »

Panaji, April 19,2011 - The Planning commission  of India has fixed Goa’s plan size to Rs. 3320.00 crores for the ...more »

Panaji, April 18-2011- The Goa High Court today, dismissed a petition seeking a ban on the release of 'Dum Maaro ...more »

Panaji, April 12 – Hundred odd committees will be formed across Goa to educate the stakeholders about the Right to ...more »

Panaji, April 4, 2011 – State assembly house witnessed ruckus and adjournment twice today over the Education Minister detention issue.
more »

Panaji, April 4, 2011- State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation met Goa Governor Dr S S Sidhu seeking his intervention ...more »

Panaji, April 4,2011- Environmental clearances are granted by the union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) in Goa in many ...more »

Panaji, April 4 - Goa has recorded a marked rise in tourist from Eastern Europe including countries like Russia, Belarus, ...more »

Panaji, April 02,2011 – Private bus operators in Goa have decided to go on indefinite hunger strike from April  12^{th ...more »}

Panaji, April 2,2011- Custom officials in Mumbai detained and then  released Goa’s education minister for carrying foreign and Indian currency ...more »

Panaji, April 1 - The Congress High Command has warned the state leaders to refrain from criticising the party and ...more »

Panaji, April 1 -        Under Section-20A of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, inserted vide Representation of the People ...more »

Panaji, March 31- Goa Government has decided to continue with current policy of mother tongue as medium of instruction for ...more »

Panaji, March 31- The Goa State Chief Information Commissioner Mr. Motilal Kenny today ruled that the Goa Governor was a ...more »

Vasco, March 30- Kharivado residents held morcha in Vasco city to protest the demolotion of their houses to make place ...more »

Panaji, March 30- With the aim of regulating the uncontrolled and unregulated operation of activities by tour operators, water sports ...more »

Panaji, Mar 28- Chief Minister Digamber Kamat today said that his Government was willing to "consider" making security arrangement for ...more »

Panaji, March 25- Bharat Swabhiman Trust endorsed by Yoga Guru Ramdev Baba will field its candidates in North as well ...more »

March 23, Panaji-  Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch (BBSM) a group formed to support the demand for Konkani and Marathi as ...more »

Panaji, March 22 –Constraints of local language and manpower crunch are holding the CBI from investigating the police-politician-drug mafia nexus ...more »

Panaji, March 2- Parents from across the state under the banner of `Forum for Rights of Children’s Education’ (FRCE) held ...more »

Panaji, March 21-The Goa Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education has announcedthe Commencement of its public exam of Std ...more »

Panaji, March 18- Government has declared the strike by the Government employees  from March 21 as illegal  and warned that ...more »

Panaji, March 18- Chief Secretary to Government of Goa held a meeting with the delegation of Goa Government Employees Association, ...more »

 Panaji, March 17- The Goa State Chief Information Commissioner Mr. Motilal Kenny has

today directed the Chief Secretary of Goa to ...more »

Panaji, March 17- Goa Chief Minister who is also the finance minister of the state presented a visibly populist  budget ...more »

Panaji, Feb 22- Former tourism minister and NCP Goa legislator Fransisco alias Micky Pacheco has claimed that the Nationalist Congress ...more »

Panaji, Feb 21 - Goa recorded a high number of tourist arrivals with over 26 lakh travelers visiting the beach ...more »

Panaji, February 21 – A loaded barge sunk off at Sinquerim beach near Aguada  while unloading Iron ore into a ...more »

Feb 20- Goa government will set up a memorial of great Buddhist scholar and linguist of Pale Dharmanand Kosambi at ...more »

Ponda, Feb 20 -Five parked cars were charred to ashes this afternoon when fire put for burning dry grass in ...more »

 Panaji, Feb 18 – Goa Government has decided to clear all dues of farmers before 20 March 2011. In this ...more »

Margao, Feb 16- Cuncolim Police have issued a look out notice for Rahul Sudik from Punjab in the gruesome murder ...more »

Mapusa, Feb 15 – A Refrigerator service station was gutted in fire on Tuesday evening at Mapusa causing loss to ...more »

Panaji, Feb 14- Hundreds of social activists and lawyers took to the streets today to protest against the suspension of ...more »

Bicholim, February 14- (By Vishant Vaze) About 41persons were injured while two died in a tragic accident involving collision between ...more »

Panaji, February 13 -    The State Election Commission will conduct Elections to the Municipal Corporation of the City of Panaji ...more »

Panaji, Feb 14- A  call for public meeting has been given on February 14th by citizens group to condemn the ...more »

Margao, Feb 10 – South Goa advocates took out a morcha on Margao Sessions Court  on Thrursday morning  boycotting all ...more »

 Margao, Feb 9 – Chief Minister Kamat assured Curchorem residents that his government will scrap 4 laning of road and ...more »

Panaji, Feb 8- Chief Secretary Sanjay Srivastava has appealed to the citizens of Goa to co-operate with the Census enumerators ...more »

Panaji, Feb 8 – The vegetable war between vendors and  Horticulture corp  has turned muckier with the corpn claiming that ...more »

Panaji, Feb 7 – Bugged over the move of Belgaum vegetable vendors to blacklist the Goa Horticulture Corporation for selling ...more »

Panaji, Feb 7-    3 crores 49 lacs 57, 800 rupees was collected by way of fines by the traffic police ...more »

Panaji, Feb 6 –  “If GDP continues to be 10 per cent in next eight years than, India can be ...more »

Panaji, Feb 4- Public Prosecutor S S Rivonkar handling the murder trial of British teenager Scarlett Keeling has withdrawn from ...more »

Panaji, Feb 4 - With the use of a state-of-the-art Polling Monitoring System (PMS)  the Corporation of the City of ...more »

Panaji, Feb 4 - Goa recorded 60000 new houses in last 10 yrs due to rising nuclear families and migration ...more »

Panaji, February 3-- Alleged drug peddler David Driham alias Dudu was granted bail by NDPS court today on personal bond ...more »

Panaji, January 25 – Goa Government plans to honour military Jawans  of Indian Army who  entered  Goa to liberate it ...more »

Panaji, January 25- National Highway Diversion Action Committee (NHDAC) said that they will resort to legal action if the authorities ...more »

• Aires Rodrigues acquitted in 2004 Ribandar church case
  

Panaji , 14 Sept 2011- Judicial Magistrate First Class Mrs. Sarika Faldessai today acquitted  Aires Rodrigues and 14 others in the 2004 Ribandar Church case. 

With the judgment pronounced by the JMFC today,  the 2004 Ribandar Church case came to a close after going through over 100 hearings before the JMFC, Sessions Court and the High Court ... read on



• Trolly truck kills Motorcycle rider at Sanquelim
  
Bicholim, 12 Sept 2011- In a tragic accident between Trolly truck and s Motorcycle at Dattawadi Sanquelim the Motorcycle rider died while being shifted to the hospital On 11.09.11 at 11.35 hrs., the accident took place at Dattawadi Sanquelim between trolley truck bearing registration No.HR-ST-K-3474 and Motor Cycle bearing No.GA-04-D-7384. As result of the impact rider of M/Cycle namely Govind Gawde r/o Narva died while being shifted to PHC Sanquelim.


• Robbers decamp with booty at Curchorem
  

Curchorem, 11 Sept 11- Robbers decamped with gold ornaments worth over 75,000 rupees by breaking open the main door of a house in Curchorem.
Houses of one Nagraj Arjun Pednekar of Bhutkhol, Xelvona Curchorem and hos brother Chandrkant were burgled on 10th September.
Robbers  affected entry into the house by breaking main door and by forcibly pulling open the cupboard  committed theft of Gold ornaments ... read on



• Missing Kazak boys body found at North Goa Beach
  

Mapusa, 10 sept 2011 – Lifeguards of Drishti fished out the body of five year old Kazak boy who had been missing since yesterday  from  waters at Ashwem beach today after extensive search.

The five year old  boy from Kazakistan, Danial MikhaylovichYermakova has gone missing from  Ashwem beach in North Goa. His mother Valentina Yermakov (39), a tourist from Kazakistan  filed a missing complaint at the Coastal Police ... read on



• DM North orders restrictions on cyber cafe
  

Panaji, September 9, 2011 - The District Magistrate, North Goa District Panaji has ordered strict compliance  by the owners of such Cyber Cafes in the entire North Goa District ... read on



• IFFI 2011 registration begins
  

Panaji, 9th September 2011 – the momentum for the preparation for the 42^nd International Film Festival of India, Goa 2011, has picked up pace with just 74 days left for the festival.

The Entertainment Society of Goa has installed a new server for faster processing of data, to facilitate the registration of delegates for the festival ... read on



• Surveillance system in place at Sada jail
  

Panaji, 8 September 2011 – A surveillance system with 24 cameras and state-of-the-art security hardware and software have been installed at the Sada Sub jail.

Coined as PRISMS- III (Prison Management System) the surveillance system was inaugurated by Home Minister Ravi Naik. In all 24 cameras, which have range of half km, rotating system and also have night vision have been installed which will help to keep vigil on three acres premises of Sada Jail ... read on



• K. Sankaranarayanan sworn in as Goa Governor
  

Panaji, 8 August 2011 -  K. Sankaranarayanan was today sworn-in as the new Governor of Goa.

Bombay  High Court Chief Justice Justice Mohit Shah  administered the oath of office to Shri  Sankaranarayanan at a function in Raj Bhavan, Donapaula in the presence of Chief Minister of Goa , Digambar Kamat and other dignitaries. He succeeds Dr. S. S. Sidhu ... read on



• IFFI enters the 3rd Dimension
  

Panaji, 5 Sept 2011- Movie buffs  can now look forward to experiencing movies in 3 dimensions at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) this year.

 The projection technology at the festival venues is being enhanced to showcase movies in 3-D, the Next-Gen technology.  

IFFI’s Steering Committee chief Mike Pandey told reporters , “This year, 3D animation films would be brought in the festival ... read on



• Youth smashed between two buses at Ribandar
  

Panaji, 5 September 2011- A two wheeler rider  who was smashed between two buses coming in the opposite directions died on the spot at Ribandar on Monday.

At around  9.45 hrs,  Laxmikant  Pandurang  Adconkar (35) , resident of Carambolim was riding on his Pleasure  scooter  No.GA-07-H-0505,  proceeding  towards Panaji. Near the  Chappel at Fondvem Ribander, accused  Isidor Joaquim Fernandes, driver of Bus No ... read on



• Identity proof made essential for hotel guests in Goa
  

 Panaji, February 21 -       District Magistrate, North Goa District  has ordered that owners/ Management of all Hotels, Lodging and Boarding, Private Guest Houses, Paying Guest Accommodation of all religious bodies, shall not allow any visitors/guests to check in without proving any Government Identity Proof  such as Smart Card, Election Card, Driving Licence or any other Photo Identity Card issued by the recognized   authority, to furni ... read on