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Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Goa BJP President Sadanand Shet Tanavade welcome eight Congress MLAs who joined the party, in Panaji, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022.(PTI Photo)

Goa CM Pramod Sawant, 8 MLAs who switched to BJP to meet PM Modi in Delhi

September 18, 2022 15:35 IST

Eight MLAs, who were elected to the Goa Assembly on Congress tickets, defected to the BJP on Sept 14, pulling down the Congress's strength from 11 to just three MLAs in the 40-member Assembly.

Goa Speaker says he has accepted merger of CLP into BJP

September 15, 2022 12:30 IST

Goa Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar went through a letter submitted by Congress MLAs and found that they have required numbers, he told reporters.

The eight Goa Congress MLAs met Chief Minister Pramod Sawant this morning.

Congress cracks in Goa, 8 of its 11 MLAs join BJPSubscriber Only

September 15, 2022 01:17 IST

The defection of the MLAs in Goa did not surprise many in the Congress because talk of a possible switch to the BJP by Kamat, Lobo and some of the party MLAs had been doing the rounds since July.

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani. (Express file photo)

Goa Silly Souls Cafe row: Lease agreement not admissible as evidence, says owner’s lawyerSubscriber Only

September 13, 2022 10:19 IST

In their reply to the show-cause notice issued by the Excise Commissioner, late Anthony D’Gama’s wife Merlyn and son Dean D’Gama stated that the property was “exclusively” their “business” and involved “no other person/persons”.

Sonali Phogat died on August 23. Her family has been demanding a CBI probe into her alleged murder. (File Photo)

Sonali Phogat death: MHA recommends CBI probe on Goa govt’s request, family welcomes move

September 13, 2022 06:54 IST

The MHA's move came after Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting a probe into the case by the CBI.

Home secretary Suella Braverman QC walks outside 10 Downing Street, following the passing of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, September 9, 2022. (REUTERS Photo)

UK Home Secretary father’s complaint among land grab cases under SIT probe

September 11, 2022 00:22 IST

Fernandes, a Goan living in the UK, had last month stated in a complaint that two ancestral properties in Assagao had been illegally usurped — the properties owned by his family measure over 13,000 sq m.

The bungalow near the St Cajetan Church and the Viceroy’s Arch in Old Goa. (File Photo)

Old Goa bungalow: HC quashes order to revoke technical clearance

September 10, 2022 00:54 IST

Setting aside the order of the Deputy Town Planner passed on November 30, 2021, the High Court observed that the order was “passed without following principles of natural justice and thereby affecting the civil rights of the petitioner…”

Demolition of 'Curlies' restaurant at Anjuna beach underway for alleged violation of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms, in Goa, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. The restaurant was in the news recently following the death of BJP leader Sonali Phogat. (PTI Photo)

Parts of Goa shack visited by Phogat night before she died demolished

September 9, 2022 22:05 IST

The demolition began under the supervision of senior police and government officials. As workers and two JCB machines were busy bringing down the structures, it came to a halt briefly around 11 am after Linet Nunes, the owner of the popular beach shack, got interim relief from the Supreme Court.

Curlies was recently in the news following the death of Haryana BJP leader and actor Sonali Phogat. She had allegedly visited the beach shack the night before her death.

Supreme Court partly stays demolition of Goa’s famous beach shack Curlies

September 9, 2022 12:38 IST

A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India U U Lalit stayed the demolition of structures situated on a particular survey number, allowing other parts of Curlies beach shack to be razed.

Curlies, a major tourist draw in Anjuna, was recently in the spotlight following the death of Haryana BJP leader and actor Sonali Phogat. (Facebook/@Goacurlies)

Goa’s famous beach shack Curlies to be demolished

September 9, 2022 08:19 IST

Curlies was recently in the news following the death of Haryana BJP leader and actor Sonali Phogat. She had allegedly visited the beach shack the night before her death.

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Silly Souls Cafe being run under lease to Eightall: RTI documents

September 9, 2022 02:37 IST

The Indian Express had on August 3 reported that two companies — Ugraya Mercantile and Ugraya Agro Farms — owned by Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani’s kin, had in 2020-21 invested in Eightall Food and Beverages.

An Airbus A-320 aircraft from Indigo airlines tests the equipment at the upcoming airport in North Goa. (Photo courtesy: GMR)

Navigation performance test conducted at newly built Goa airport in Mopa

September 5, 2022 16:45 IST

An Airbus A-320 aircraft from Indigo airlines, equipped with RNP equipment, tested and validated its accuracy and flyability.

The remains of the Spanish saint is one of the biggest attractions at the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa. (File)

Basilica of Bom Jesus to be closed for a month for restoration

September 4, 2022 23:09 IST

The Basilica that houses the mortal remains of St Francis Xavier, will be closed on account of "urgent and major restoration work".

After SIT, Goa panel under HC ex-judge to probe land grabbing casesSubscriber Only

August 31, 2022 02:12 IST

Stating that the government is “very serious” and wants to “settle all cases of land grabbing at the earliest”, CM Sawant said the commission, appointed under the Commission of Inquiries Act, 1952, will complete its inquiry in four months.

Goa CM Pramod Sawant at the event held for the lifting of the final segment of the Zuari bridge Tuesday. (Express photo)

Last segment of Goa’s Zuari bridge lifted, likely to be opened by November

August 30, 2022 17:38 IST

The cable-stayed bridge is expected to ease the traffic on the existing two-lane bridge over the Zuari river that has been a traffic bottleneck for years.

Goa beach shack sealed, CM ‘open to CBI probe’ into Sonali Phogat death

August 30, 2022 01:53 IST

A police team is likely to leave for Haryana, the home state of the deceased BJP politician-actor, for investigation on Tuesday.

Sonali Phogat case: Goa court remands three accused to police custody for five days

August 28, 2022 14:09 IST

Phogat (43), a former Tik Tok star and contestant on the reality TV show "Big Boss", was brought dead to a hospital in North Goa district on August 23, a day after arrival in the coastal state.

Ready to hand over Phogat death case to CBI if necessary: Goa CM

August 29, 2022 02:10 IST

The CM also said that the state has upped its vigil against drugs.

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2 Indians among 20 Cardinals inducted by Pope

August 28, 2022 02:14 IST

With Ferrao conferred his red hat by the Pope on Saturday, the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman got its first Cardinal in over 400 years. Archbishop Ferrao was born in Corjuem in Aldona, north Goa. He was ordained Priest on October 28, 1979 and Bishop on April 10, 1994.

Police officials said the drug given to Phogat had been identified as methamphetamine. (File)

Sonali Phogat case: Was given ‘recreational’ drug; eatery owner, peddler arrestedSubscriber Only

August 28, 2022 00:59 IST

Phogat’s personal assistant Sudhir Sangvan and his aide Sukhwinder Singh have been charged with the 42-year-old actor's murder and the police had said that they had given her an “obnoxious chemical substance” mixed in a drink.