Goa: Ramesh Tawadkar joins BJP
Feb 25, 2019, at 07:27 pm
Panaji, Feb 25 (UNI/IBNS): Former Goa Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Margaon in South Goa on Monday.
Goa: Govt employee booked for wearing burka, entering ladies toilet
Feb 17, 2019, at 07:43 am
Panaji, Feb 17 (UNI/IBNS): A 35-year-old man was booked for allegedly dressing as a Muslim woman and entering ladies toilet at KTC Bus Stand in the city on Saturday.
Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate cable stay bridge over river Mandovi in Goa on Sunday
Jan 25, 2019, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the newly built, 5.1 km long, four-lane, cable stayed bridge over river Mandovi in Goa on Sunday.
British tourist allegedly raped in Goa
Dec 20, 2018, at 02:25 pm
Panaji, Dec 20 (IBNS) : A 48-year-old British tourist was allegedly raped by an unidentified person near Palolem beach in South Goa at around 4 am on Thursday, media reports said.
Manohar Parrikar to remain Goa Chief Minister, confirms Amit Shah
Sep 23, 2018, at 05:37 pm
New Delhi, Sept 23 (IBNS); Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supremo Amit Shah on Sunday said Manohar Parrikar will remain the Chief Minister of Goa.
Congress stakes claim to form government in Goa?
Sep 17, 2018, at 04:37 pm
Panaji, Sept 17 (IBNS): With Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar undergoing treatment in hospital, the Congress staked claim to form the government in the Goa, media reports said.
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar resumes work
Jun 15, 2018, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday resumed work at his office in the state secretariat.
Tejashwi Yadav meets Bihar Governor, stakes claim to form government
May 18, 2018, at 09:10 pm
Patna, May 18 (IBNS): Taking a cue from Karnataka's political slug-fest over government formation, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday met Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik to stake claim to form the government considering his party as the single largest political party in the eastern state.
Congress, RJD to stake claims to form Goa, Bihar governments
May 18, 2018, at 12:52 am
Panaji/Patna, May 17 (IBNS): Playing with the strategy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to assume powers in Karnataka, the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will now stake claims to form governments in Goa and Bihar respectively, as the two political outfits had emerged as single largest parties in the two states, media reports said.
Goa CM returns to state after being released from Mumbai hospital
Feb 22, 2018, at 08:14 pm
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
Feb 07, 2018, at 04:55 pm
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
Jan 03, 2018, at 07:11 pm
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
Aug 30, 2017, at 09:13 pm
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
Aug 23, 2017, at 06:35 pm
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
Aug 16, 2017, at 05:48 pm
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
Jul 12, 2017, at 03:52 pm
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
Jul 10, 2017, at 05:18 pm
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
May 30, 2017, at 06:05 pm
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
May 19, 2017, at 03:49 am
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
Apr 30, 2017, at 07:10 pm
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
Apr 30, 2017, at 03:53 am
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
Apr 26, 2017, at 01:42 am
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
Apr 24, 2017, at 11:32 pm
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
Mar 17, 2017, at 03:42 am
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.
Goa Governor appoints Manohar Parrikar as CM of the state
Mar 13, 2017, at 04:06 pm
Panaji, Mar 13 (IBNS): Goa Governor Mridula Sinha late on Sunday appointed Manohar Parrikar as the Chief Minister of Goa, asking him to prove his majority on floor of the House within 15 days of swearing-in.
Exit polls: BJP to take over UP, U'khand, Goa; Cong and AAP in Punjab close call
Mar 10, 2017, at 03:04 am
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will emerge as the biggest winner in Uttar Pradesh but could fall short of the halfway mark, according to exit polls which also predicted a good show of Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab at the cost of the ruling Akali Dal-BJP alliance.
Mar 05, 2017, at 01:19 am
New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS): The Election Commission had notified the period of prohibition of conduct of Exit polls for on-going State legislative assembly elections of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh vide Notification dated- Jan 27.
Feb 05, 2017, at 12:51 am
Amritsar, Feb 4 (IBNS): Voting for Assembly polls has ended in Punjab and Goa where voters exercised their franchise to elect new lawmakers on Saturday.
Goa and Punjab will create history today, says Kejriwal
Feb 04, 2017, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Sounding confident about his party's fortune in poll-bound Punjab and Goa, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal said that the two states will create history today.
Assembly polls: Voting begins in Punjab,Goa
Feb 04, 2017, at 02:30 pm
Amritsar, Feb 4 (IBNS): Voting is currently underway in Punjab and Goa as voters are casting their votes to elect new Assembly in the two crucial areas in the nation.