Goa News
Kamakhya Siddharth, who hailed from Ranchi, had collapsed 500 metres from the finish line.
The legendary Sri Lankan off-spinner said a few politicians in India did not understand the real issue in his country during the civil war and accused him of being a “traitor to the race”.
Sequiera and seven other party MLAs had switched over to the BJP from Congress in September last year.
Former Congress veteran Aleixo Sequeira, who was among the group of MLAs who had switched over to the BJP, took oath as a minister in the presence of CM Pramod Sawant, cabinet ministers, senior party leaders and MLAs.
Police have found that the gang lodged three FIRs in Goa on false charges after threatening to implicate people in rape cases when they refused to pay money.
Four officials have been placed under suspension for alleged dereliction of duty and a departmental enquiry has been initiated against the jail staff.
The notification of ecologically sensitive areas prohibits the setting up of red-category industries and commercial mining activities in the identified villages, but the villagers could continue farming activities and build houses, says Goa CM Sawant.
A police official said the woman had come from Mumbai, while the accused was from Delhi. The incident took place on October 12 in a resort room, the police said.
Police said a cyber team has been constituted to investigate the alleged defamatory post on Instagram. Police sources said one person was detained from Valpoi in connection with the case on Saturday evening.
Urging people to get their pet dogs vaccinated, Sawant said people must take precautions while bringing dogs from other states and vaccinate the dogs regularly.
In a letter to the party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal, Coutinho said it was time for her to explore other horizons and pursue other avenues in her career and personal life.
Sreedharan Pillai was speaking at the launch of his book titled ‘The Contemporary Speeches’, a compilation of speeches of President Droupadi Murmu and Governor Pillai.
Chaitra has been booked for allegedly cheating a BJP member of Rs 5 lakh on the pretext of helping him establish a textile shop
According to the police, the Italian national, Michael Lawrence Steffenoni, 32, popularly known as DJ Bobblehead, is among the top names in the psy-party circuit in Goa and has been working as a resident DJ in a popular night club in Vagator in North Goa.
Jaspal Singh, Goa DGP, said the SPs have been directed “to move beyond social media” and bring about changes on ground through public outreach.
The stations will record atmospheric data on a real-time basis at intervals of 15 minutes and transmit the data to a web portal with the help of a satellite.
On the evening of August 6, three persons were killed and at least three were injured after a Mercedes car allegedly hit multiple vehicles near the Banastari bridge, about 15 km from Panaji.
The tourist from Kerala alleged that on August 20 the couple abused and punched the cashier of a restaurant in Porvorim and also slapped and kicked him when he tried to intervene.
The report said that the role and intention of forest right claimants, under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), in kindling fires were also being probed.
Within seven months of its launch, the MIA has embarked on its international operations journey, he said.
Bicholim police said they received a call from the medical officer at a community health centre (CHC) informing that some girl students of Shree Shantadurga Higher Secondary School were brought to the casualty ward at the CHC.
The court observed that the impugned deportation order should not have been made without minimum compliance with principles of natural justice and fair play.
As Cabral moved the motion to withdraw the Bill in the House, the Opposition MLAs taunted the government, questioning the reason for its withdrawal.
A portion of the Kala Academy complex – the state’s premier art and cultural centre – collapsed on July 17.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had assured “strict action” against the IPS officer, who was accused of molesting a woman at a club in the state on Monday night.