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PANAJI NEWS

NEET aspirant, 17, dies by suicide due to ‘exam stress’; cops probe cancellation link

May 14, 2026 3:57 am

The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday cancelled the NEET-UG exam citing a “paper leak”, more than a week after over 22.05 lakh candidates appeared for it.

Goan chef aboard cruise ship linked to hantavirus outbreak says no one is symptomatic

May 10, 2026 3:51 pm

The World Health Organisation on Friday said eight people had fallen ill, including three who died, in the outbreak linked to the cruise ship

The man who saved ‘much of the greenery we have left in Goa’

April 26, 2026 11:18 am

Edgar Ribeiro, veteran town planner who helped move urban planning beyond rigid land-use maps, dies at 96

Fire at Goa’s Dabolim Airport quickly contained; flights unaffected

April 11, 2026 9:27 pm

In a statement, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said no casualties were reported.

‘Opinions differ, but everyone is heard’: Speaker Om Birla on why discussions go ‘late into night’ in Parliament

April 11, 2026 7:34 am

Goa governor Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju says frequent disruptions, limited sittings in legislatures diminish opportunity for meaningful debate

Goa nightclub fire case: ED attaches Rs 17.45 c assets linked to illegal Birch by Romeo Lane operations

April 09, 2026 1:24 am

In a statement, the ED alleged that the establishment generated ‘Rs 29.78 crore revenue by way of illegal operation’

Fishing boats docked, livelihoods at sea: War ripples in Mumbai, Goa

April 05, 2026 8:41 am

As the Iran war stretches on for more than a month, leading to a surge in fuel prices and a shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), fishing operations in Mumbai and Goa have been hit, with boats docked at shores for days and fishing trips curtailed.

Goa: Gujarat tourist stabbed to death by friend at Calangute resort

March 29, 2026 11:55 am

Police said while personal enmity appears to be the primary motive, they are also probing whether the scuffle was linked to financial losses at the casino. One accused, Komal Baraskar (28), has been detained.

Year after stampede, Goa steps up Jatra safety with watchtowers, control room, multiple entry points

March 21, 2026 1:12 am

Six people were killed and at least 100 injured in a stampede at the annual festival at the Lairai Devi temple in Shirgao village in North Goa on May 3 last year

Exclusive: Academic stress linked to 3 suicides on BITS Pilani Goa campus, police probe indicates

March 09, 2026 7:35 pm

There were 6 deaths on the campus in the last 15 months, out of which investigators found that at least 4 were suicides

PANAJI VIDEOS

Selfie Death Epidemic In Goa

June 22, 2020 6:23 pm

Selfies are becoming a death trap. And this is how Goa is dealing with it. See more: https://bit.ly/2M2t86i

Syrian national detained by Goa police

January 26, 2016 2:56 pm

Panaji (Goa), Jan 26 (ANI): A Syrian national, allegedly overstaying in India, was traced and detained by Goa Police from an offshore casino off Panaji late on Monday night. Inspector General of Police, Sunil Garg on Tuesday said that they had got information that a person from Syria was missing during his overstay in country and his location was said to be around Goa. He also said that on Monday they had traced him and interrogation is underway. The interrogation of the detained Syrian national assumes significance in the wake of the recent death threats to Prime Minster Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar over beef ban in the country. The message was sent through an anonymous postcard which had ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) written on it.

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