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.

March 10, 2022 06:55 IST
Goa Election Results 2022 Today, Goa Assembly Election Result 2022 Latest News Updates: Goa witnessed a multi-cornered contest with parties including the BJP, Congress, Trinamool Congress, and AAP in the fray.
Tue, Jun 07, 2022
March 09, 2022 04:00 IST
With exit polls predicting that Uttarakhand and Goa results would end in a dead heat, political parties in both state capitals started preparing Tuesday for post-election scenarios. In Goa, Congress candidates and party leaders would be gathering at a hotel on Wednesday, while the party was considering the same in Uttarakhand.
Wed, Mar 09, 2022
March 08, 2022 00:00 IST
The latest stand marks a departure from the party's earlier position when it accused AAP and TMC of working at the BJP’s instance to damage it.
Tue, Mar 08, 2022
February 26, 2022 15:01 IST
What is Goa's annual ‘Carnaval', how it is celebrated, and what's new this year?
Thu, Mar 03, 2022
February 26, 2022 02:41 IST
A group of about 20 people held placards that read ‘Stand with Ukraine’ and ‘No war in Ukraine’. The group included both residents of Goa and Ukrainian tourists.
Sat, Feb 26, 2022
February 25, 2022 01:58 IST
The court held that “the disqualification petitions filed by the petitioners were correctly dismissed” by the Speaker. It said the Speaker was justified in holding that the 10 Congress MLAs and two MGP MLAs “did not attract disqualification under the Tenth Schedule...”.
Fri, Feb 25, 2022
February 24, 2022 14:26 IST
The court was hearing petitions by Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) chairman Girish Chodankar and MGP leader Ramkrishna alias Sudin Dhavalikar. They were challenging the April 20, 2021 order of Speaker Rajesh Patnekar who had dismissed the disqualification petitions filed against the defector MLAs from their parties.
Thu, Feb 24, 2022
February 16, 2022 04:15 IST
Polling was held in Goa on Monday. The ruling BJP is challenged by an alliance of the Congress and the Goa Forward Party (GFP). The AAP, which drew a blank in the 2017 polls, is contesting in the state for the second time.Votes will be counted on March 10.
Wed, Feb 16, 2022
February 15, 2022 02:15 IST
Chief Election Officer (CEO) Kunal said figures released on Monday were tentative, as postal ballots had not been factored in.
Tue, Feb 15, 2022
February 14, 2022 10:31 IST
For the first time, nine transgenders and 41 sex workers have registered as voters in Goa.
Mon, Feb 14, 2022
February 14, 2022 00:13 IST
High-profile Goa capital is up for a keen contest between debutant Utpal, BJP’s Monserrate, Congress’s Elvis Gomes and AAP candidate Valmiki Naik
Mon, Feb 14, 2022
February 13, 2022 02:49 IST
For ruling BJP, first state poll without Parrikar; up against Cong, AAP, TMC
Sun, Feb 13, 2022
February 11, 2022 19:34 IST
The Congress is the worst-hit, with 16 of its 17 MLAs elected in 2017 now in other parties, barring just former chief minister and Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat.
Sat, Feb 12, 2022
February 11, 2022 16:44 IST
Asked if the Congress would ally with the AAP or the TMC if the need arises after poll results, Gandhi said the Congress will not fall short of winning a majority.
Fri, Feb 11, 2022
February 11, 2022 04:33 IST
PM Modi reminded Goans of what he said in the Rajya Sabha two days ago, when he had made a similar attack on Nehru for not sending armed forces to liberate Goa from Portuguese rule for 15 years only to protect his “peace-loving global image”.
Fri, Feb 11, 2022
February 08, 2022 23:15 IST
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said the Congress’s poll promise of capping petrol price at Rs 80 per litre was “bluff”.
Tue, Feb 08, 2022
February 08, 2022 20:09 IST
Goa CM Pramod Sawant, who took over after the death of the popular Manohar Parrikar, is up against not just the lingering Covid effects, anti-incumbency and internal dissension, but also high-voltage campaigns by new entrants AAP and TMC.
Wed, Feb 09, 2022
February 08, 2022 05:30 IST
The Congress is contesting the upcoming assembly poll in a pre-poll alliance with the Goa Forward Party (GFP). While the Congress has fielded candidates in 37 of the 40 constituencies, the GFP is contesting the remaining three.
Tue, Feb 08, 2022
February 07, 2022 00:40 IST
In Goa, Congress left with only one MLA of 17 who won in 2017; in Manipur, party that was single-largest in the last election with 28 seats now down to 13
Mon, Feb 07, 2022
February 04, 2022 15:34 IST
The pledge of loyalty, taken on Friday, was on an affidavit that Congress candidates were to hand over to Gandhi who would then take them to Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Fri, Feb 04, 2022
February 03, 2022 21:10 IST
Since 2017, the Congress lost 15 of its 17 MLAs to defections. While the party’s election campaign gathered steam since December, 2021, the Congress is still seeking to redeem itself after its detractors branded it a “sinking ship”.
Fri, Feb 04, 2022
February 03, 2022 12:48 IST
The Delhi Chief Minister arrived in Goa on February 1 for a four-day tour of the poll-bound state.
Thu, Feb 03, 2022
February 02, 2022 13:56 IST
Taking oath in temple, mosque, church also good but in democracy people are God, must take oath before people: Kejriwal
Wed, Feb 02, 2022
January 30, 2022 20:43 IST
“The BJP only says what it can do. We don’t make false promises,” Amit Shah said.
Mon, Jan 31, 2022
January 25, 2022 23:29 IST
The notice, by the secretary of Village Panchayat of Se Old Goa, was issued to Sumerlal Jain of Corus Urban Infrastructure Limited, a Mumbai-based construction firm.
Tue, Jan 25, 2022




