Goa CM returns to state after being released from Mumbai hospital

Mumbai, Feb 22 (IBNS): Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister of Goa, returned to his home state on Thursday after being released from a Mumbai hospital the same day, according to media reports.

Supreme Court scraps all mining leases in Goa

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): In an order which will be effective after March 15, the Supreme Court on Wednesday scrapped all mining licenses in Goa, media reports said.

Navy fighter jet crashes in Goa airport, trainee pilot ejects safely

New Delhi/Panaji, Jan 3 (IBNS): A MiG29K aircraft with under-trainee pilot overshot the runway and crashed at Goa airport on Wednesday, according to media reports.

Rain-ravaged Mumbai crawls back to normal, but now red alert for Konkan, Goa, MP

Mumbai, Aug 30 (IBNS) : The rain-battered Mumbai and its suburbs started crawling back to normal on Wednesday after three days of massive downpour that wreaked havoc, inundating many areas and throwing life out of gear, reports said.

By-elections for four seats underway in Delhi, Goa, Andhra Pradesh

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): By-polls for a total of four Assembly seats in Delhi, Goa and Andhra Pradesh are underway amid tight security, media reports said.

Goa : Drugs found on waiters, police arrest two beach shack owners

Panaji, Aug 16 (IBNS) : Police arrested the owners of two North Goa beach shacks, including a famous one, on Tuesday after they conducted raids and found narcotics from waiters and several guests, media reports said.

Goa police rescue woman locked in a room for two decades

Panaji, Jul 12 (IBNS): Acting on a tip-off, a team of Goa woman police raided a house and rescued a woman from one of its room, who had been locked up there for the last two decades, reports said.

Former Indian Ambassador to US Naresh Chandra dies at 82

Panaji, Jul 10 (IBNS) : Former Indian Ambassador to US Naresh Chandra died at Manipal hospital at Dona Paula near Panaji on Sunday night due to multiple organ failure, The Hindu reported. He was 82.

PM Modi greets people of Goa on statehood day

New Delhi, May 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the people of Goa on their state day.

Footbridge collapses in Goa, 50 people fall into river

Panaji, May 18 (IBNS): Around 50 people fell into the river as a footbridge collapsed in Curchorem of South Goa, in the evening on Thursday, according to Hindustan Times.

Digvijaya removed as Congress in-charge of Goa, Karnataka

New Delhi, Apr 30 (BNS): The Congress party has removed its senior leader Digvijaya Singh as the in-charge of poll-bound Karnataka as well as Goa.

Digvijaya Singh removed as Congress in-charge of Goa, Karnataka

New Delhi, Apr 29 (IBNS): In a major development, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has been removed as the party's in-charge in poll-bound Karnataka as well as Goa.

Goa University confers Honorary D. Litt. degree to President Mukherjee

New Delhi, Apr 25 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee graced the Annual Convocation of Goa University on Tuesday in Goa.

President Pranab Mukherjee to visit Goa and Telangana on April 25 & 26

New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Goa and Telangana on Apr 25 and 26, 2017, officials said.

BJP stole governments in Goa and Manipur: Rahul Gandhi

Chandigarh, Mar 16 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stolen governments in Goa and Manipur, while he was present to attend the oath taking ceremony of Punjab Congress.