GOA Top Stories

They packed and shopped for a Dubai trip, today they feel cheated and humiliated2018-06-22
Hindustan Times: A fraud tour operator named Nrupathy Manay, who runs a Mumbai-based firm ‘Manay Travels’, was arrested on June 16 after some 64 victims approached police. Manay is accused of cheating senior citizens of Rs 18 lakh. delhi Updated: Jun 22, 2018 09:33 ISTShiv...
Morjim-Ashvem route buried following landslide2018-06-22
The Times of India: MAPUSA: The heavy downpour on Tuesday and Wednesday caused a huge landslide in the coastal belt of Pernem, along the Morjim-Ashvem road leading to Mandrem, closing it for more than half-a-day. On Wednesday evening, around 8pm, boulders and large quantities of...
Hospicio’s overflowing sewage poses health risk2018-06-22
The Times of India: MARGAO: Sewage water from the government-run Hospicio hospital in Margao is freely flowing onto the pavement in front of this 150-year-old hospital’s old entrance gate, thus posing a health risk to the public. The sewage water gushing forth from within the...
Drenched Mapusa witnesses heaviest rainfall in Goa2018-06-22
The Times of India: PANAJI: Wednesday recorded heavy rainfall during the third wettest 24-hour spell of the season. Leading the way was Mapusa with 217mm rainfall recorded till Thursday morning, followed by Pernem and Panaji. Except for Quepem, Sanguem and Canacona, all areas...
Signal system at Margao circle tweaked: Sardesai2018-06-22
The Times of India: MARGAO: Following complaints of traffic chaos at the Margao-Colva circle following installation of traffic signals, minister for town and country planning Vijai Sardesai, inspected the site on Thursday along with senior officials of the traffic police and the...
After 13 years, classroom becomes reality2018-06-22
The Times of India: PONDA: The government primary school at Deulwada, Marcel in Ponda taluka has finally got an additional classroom after a wait for 13 long years. The school has 132 students on its roll and the two rooms of the school were inadequate as two classes were...
GFA elections: Churchill Alemao willing to contest for less than a year in office?2018-06-22
Yahoo Daily News: The Goa Football Association (GFA) is set to hold its elections as the four-year term of the current office bearers comes to an end. The elections that were initially slated for July 29, however, are expected to be indefinitely postponed until...
India offers free e-visa for Indonesians2018-06-22
The Jakarta Post: India has introduced free e-visas for Indonesians wanting to travel to the country. According an announcement by the Indian...
Stocks in the news: ICICI Bank, Can Fin Homes, HCL Tech, Tata Motors, Indiabulls Real Estate2018-06-22
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Goans with Portuguese passports to benefit from UK plan for EU citizens post Br...2018-06-22
Hindustan Times: Thousands of Goans moved to the UK in recent years, using a provision in Portugal law that allows those born before Goa’s liberation in December 1961 and two generations to opt for Portuguese nationality. As Portuguese citizens, they are EU...
Sanstha: SIT torturing Gauri case suspects2018-06-22
The Times of India: BENGALURU: Sanatan Sanstha, a Goa-based pro-Hindu organisation, has alleged that the SpecialInvestigation Team (SIT) probing the GauriLankesh murder case is torturing suspects and obtaining confessions from them. The Sanstha had come under the SIT scanner...
Pune: Mini cloudburst triggers 55mm rainfall2018-06-22
The Times of India: PUNE: A “mini cloudburst” triggered the first heavy showers this monsoon as the city received 55mm of rain within a short span of one-and-a-half hours on Thursday. Experts said clouds over 5km in height over Pune could have brought in such an intense shower,...
Mumbai Crime: Large network who launder money from foreigners' ATM cards busted2018-06-22
Mid Day: On Thursday, Mumbai crime branch busted a larger network who would rob foreign nationals of their ATM card details. The group would use those details on blank ATM cards and then transfer money from their foreign bank accounts to their Indian banks. The Mumbai...
National Rugby Sevens tournament kicks off today in Chandigarh2018-06-22
Indian Express: India slaps higher import duties on steel, agri products in retaliation to US tariff hikesJAC 12th Arts result 2018 date, time: Results to be declared on this date, check hereHere’s why you should binge-watch Damaged, India’s first show about a female serial...