Mayura is Deputy Associate Editor and covers the state of Goa. She joined the Indian Express in 2011 and earlier reported from Mumbai and Delhi. She has covered beats including law, politics and administration. She was City Editor, Mumbai before she moved to Goa in 2021.

July 28, 2021 03:02 IST
The Congress leadership in the state, however, said they were not aware of such a decision taken by the party high command.
Wed, Jul 28, 2021
July 27, 2021 10:17 IST
BJP's Nilesh Cabral, power minister of Goa, and AAP's Satyendar Jain, power minister of Delhi, made their cases for or against the AAP's poll promise of free power up to 300 units per household per month in the state.
Tue, Jul 27, 2021
July 23, 2021 14:57 IST
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the state was seeing flooding of this magnitude for the first time. No casualty was reported despite the vast destruction, he said.
Sat, Jul 24, 2021
July 22, 2021 07:59 IST
The court observed that according to the information furnished by the Goa government, there were orders to re-plant only 13,875 trees while permissions were given to fell 88,978 trees.
Thu, Jul 22, 2021
July 21, 2021 11:05 IST
The apex court observed that Goa government had filed four review petitions after a delay of 650 days and Vedanta Limited had filed its petitions after a delay of 907 days.
Wed, Jul 21, 2021
July 21, 2021 09:09 IST
Archbishop Ferrao’s message comes at a time when Goa is faced with a number of issues with environment conservation.
Wed, Jul 21, 2021
July 11, 2021 04:15 IST
The relics of Queen Ketevan, revered as Ketevan the Martyr, had been taken to Goa where they remained hidden in a church complex until their discovery in 2005.
Sun, Jul 11, 2021
July 09, 2021 12:20 IST
The National Green Tribunal had, last month, ordered the Goa government to hold fresh public hearings after the Goa Foundation had moved the NGT against the alleged deficiencies in the conduct of public hearings held by the state government on March 7.
Fri, Jul 09, 2021
July 04, 2021 23:19 IST
The Goa government has extended curfew in the state till July 12, but has allowed relaxations.
Sun, Jul 04, 2021
July 02, 2021 09:03 IST
Earlier this week, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had said that the government is planning to allow entry of fully vaccinated persons into Goa. He, however, said that at this stage this pertained to those coming into Goa for business and not for tourism.
Fri, Jul 02, 2021
June 29, 2021 04:00 IST
The doubling of the railway line is one of the three projects in Goa that have met with opposition from environmentalists and locals who shaped the ‘Save Mollem’ movement since November 2020.
Tue, Jun 29, 2021
June 29, 2021 03:38 IST
Disposing of all but one PIL filed by the South Goa Advocates Association related to Covid-19 management, a division bench of Justices M S Sonak and M S Jawalkar said it was neither possible nor advisable for the court to micromanage issues related to Covid-19.
Tue, Jun 29, 2021
June 22, 2021 03:16 IST
Health Minister Vishwajit Rane had stoked a controversy when he claimed on May 11 that 26 people had died in the early hours of that day in Goa Medical College and Hospital due to drop in oxygen levels and sought a High Court inquiry into the matter.
Tue, Jun 22, 2021
June 15, 2021 07:59 IST
The state government is expected to file its reply to the 30-page chart of suggestions made by the petitioners. The court will hear the case further on June 17.
Tue, Jun 15, 2021
June 08, 2021 02:02 IST
The lapse came to light while the health department was reviewing data related to Covid-19 in which some hospitals had reported no deaths.
Tue, Jun 08, 2021
June 06, 2021 03:11 IST
Cabral now plans to approach Chief Minister Pramod Sawant with more data to get him to consider the proposal again.
Sun, Jun 06, 2021
June 01, 2021 13:53 IST
High Court of Bombay expected to hear amended appeal on Wednesday
Wed, Jun 02, 2021
June 01, 2021 02:58 IST
The Department of Registration will carry out the programme in the 15 days between registration and solemnisation of marriages.
Tue, Jun 01, 2021
May 29, 2021 06:56 IST
In a 527-page judgment, Additional Sessions Judge Kshama Joshi, has cited the woman’s sexual relationships in the past, her views on consensual sex, drinking, smoking, among other things.
Sat, May 29, 2021
May 28, 2021 04:12 IST
The state government Thursday pushed for its early hearing, saying “we owe it to our girls” and that the acquittal order is “erroneous in law” and “unsustainable”.
Fri, May 28, 2021
May 26, 2021 04:15 IST
Ruling there was no medical evidence and there were “facts” that “create doubt on (her) truthfulness,” the court said the woman’s messages to the accused “clearly establish” that she was neither “traumatised nor terrified” and this “completely belies” the prosecution's case.
Wed, May 26, 2021
May 21, 2021 11:03 IST
Tejpal was facing trial for allegedly raping and sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel elevator in 2013.
Fri, May 21, 2021
May 20, 2021 03:47 IST
Goa’s largest treatment facility for Covid-19 patients and the only one treating very critical patients, GMCH accounts for most of its daily coronavirus deaths.
Thu, May 20, 2021
May 19, 2021 02:40 IST
On May 6, the High Court had directed the state government to stop the entry of those coming to Goa without a Covid-19 negative report from a test taken not more than 72 hours prior.
Wed, May 19, 2021
May 16, 2021 04:48 IST
Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, who had first highlighted the deaths, said Saturday “you cannot co-relate a particular death to a particular situation”.
Sun, May 16, 2021



