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.

October 30, 2021 12:38 IST
Mamata Banerjee said that regional parties committed to fighting the BJP should work with the TMC.
Sun, Oct 31, 2021
October 30, 2021 02:43 IST
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee visited three iconic temples in South Goa — the Mangueshi temple, the Shri Mhalsa Narayani Temple and the Tapobhoomi temple.
Sat, Oct 30, 2021
October 29, 2021 13:18 IST
The TMC leader insisted that she wasn't an outsider and said she wanted to ensure that Goa had a system, policing, federalism and an anti-corruption government
Fri, Oct 29, 2021
October 29, 2021 03:35 IST
Naidu said that the National Education Policy’s focus on promoting education in the mother tongue would help children understand subjects better.
Fri, Oct 29, 2021
October 29, 2021 00:53 IST
Ahead of her arrival, hoardings bearing “Jai Shree Ram” were put up in many places in Goa, next to hoardings of Banerjee with the Goa TMC’s catch phrase “Goenchi Navi Sakal” (Goa’s new dawn).
Fri, Oct 29, 2021
October 28, 2021 05:58 IST
Opposing Tejpal's plea seeking in-camera proceedings, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, arguing for the Goa government, said the trial court's order to acquit him was "retrograde and regressive" and "fit for the fifth century".
Thu, Oct 28, 2021October 28, 2021 04:41 IST
Opposing Tejpal's plea seeking in-camera proceedings, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, arguing for the Goa government, said the trial court's order to acquit him was "retrograde and regressive" and "fit for the fifth century".
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
October 27, 2021 22:07 IST
While he had been calling for a “united opposition” to defeat the BJP, the GFP chief said more and more parties entering the poll fray and the opposition’s failure to unite would only benefit the ruling party.
Wed, Oct 27, 2021
October 27, 2021 14:03 IST
Goa Assembly elections: Hectic political activity is underway in the state amid substantial poaching, negotiations of possible alliances and lobbying for tickets.
Wed, Oct 27, 2021
October 25, 2021 04:00 IST
The TMC announced its arrival in Goa in September, when former chief minister and Congress veteran Luizinho Faleiro joined the party.
Mon, Oct 25, 2021
October 23, 2021 17:34 IST
Sisodia claimed that the BJP had drawn up a ‘10-point failure list’ which included issues such as “mismanagement” of Covid-19 and Cyclone Tauktae, “deteriorating” law-and-order, and “scams”.
Sun, Oct 24, 2021
October 22, 2021 22:25 IST
No feeling of inferiority towards Hindi anymore; says Mishra
Sat, Oct 23, 2021
October 19, 2021 14:17 IST
The Goa Bhumiputra Adhikarini Bill, 2021 that was passed in the Goa Assembly on July 30 had since been at the centre of a political storm.
Wed, Oct 20, 2021
October 19, 2021 01:33 IST
The report of the committee appointed by the state government said the Goa Association of Resident Doctors flagged the issue of inadequate oxygen supply
Tue, Oct 19, 2021
October 18, 2021 03:52 IST
Health minister Vishwajit Rane had stirred up a storm when he claimed on May 11 that 26 Covid-19 patients had died in the Goa Medical College in the early hours of the day when supply of oxygen was interrupted.
Mon, Oct 18, 2021
October 17, 2021 02:42 IST
“Decision to prohibit entry for the persons other than the tourist which excludes persons domiciled or permanent residents of Goa is a conscious decision of the State, considering its evil consequences on its subject,” the court observed.
Sun, Oct 17, 2021
October 15, 2021 02:24 IST
Addressing a BJP workers’ gathering in Taleigaon, Shah said, “Everybody talks about the double engine government...This time, we don’t want a government of few bogies. We want a full majority government on our own symbol.
Fri, Oct 15, 2021
October 14, 2021 16:02 IST
Home minister Shah was speaking at the 'bhoomi pujan' of the National Forensic Sciences University campus in Dharbandora in South Goa.
Thu, Oct 14, 2021
October 12, 2021 04:28 IST
In the PIL filed earlier this month, the foundation has stated that the Supreme Court had asked the state government to take over leased mining land and ore in the state by January 31.
Tue, Oct 12, 2021
October 06, 2021 03:36 IST
Goa Pradesh Congress Committee President Girish Chodankar and the Congress legislative party leader Digambar Kamat met Lourenco to greet him on his birthday on Tuesday.
Wed, Oct 06, 2021
October 04, 2021 01:49 IST
. In a state heavily dependent on tourism, there were concerns over the bearing Sunday’s high-profile drug bust off the coast of Mumbai, may have on cruise line tourism in Goa.
Mon, Oct 04, 2021
October 03, 2021 04:49 IST
After Luizinho Faleiro’s TMC move, Reginaldo Lourenco ‘in talks’ with AAP.
Sun, Oct 03, 2021
September 30, 2021 04:10 IST
There has been increasing political activity over the past couple of months in Goa, where elections to the 40-member Assembly will be held in February-March 2022.
Thu, Sep 30, 2021
September 30, 2021 03:13 IST
Earlier in the day, the former Congress leader met Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat. TMC leaders Abhishek Banerjee, Subrata Mukherjee and Sougata Roy were present at the induction ceremony.
Thu, Sep 30, 2021
September 29, 2021 11:47 IST
The TMC, which had in 2012 failed to win a single seat in Goa, has announced that this time, it is going to be "very serious". It has brought on board Goa's former CM Luizinho Faleiro, a Congress veteran of 40 years.
Wed, Sep 29, 2021




