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The proposed international Shiv Festival will be a cultural event to showcase the Shiv mudra dance. (File photo)

Goa to host 3-day international Shiva festival next yearSubscriber Only

June 23, 2022 07:54 IST

The proposed festival will be a cultural event to showcase the Shiv mudra dance, and performers excelling in the art would be expected to participate.

The homebuyers also accused the builder of falsification of delivery timelines.

SIT arrests Karnataka man for land grab in Goa

June 22, 2022 23:48 IST

The SIT on Wednesday arrested Mohammed Shafi (45) of Chitradurga in Karnantaka, who lived in Panaji. He had, the SIT said, “confessed” that he was involved in several illegal land transfers.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. (Express Photo/File)

‘Will leave no stone unturned’: Goa CM strengthens team probing illegal land grabSubscriber Only

June 22, 2022 09:13 IST

The investigations conducted so far have revealed that about 60-70 properties in North Goa have “been transferred in the name of prospective buyers by way of forged documents”. The alleged illegalities may run into hundreds of crores of rupees, the estimates suggest.

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Goa International Film Festival of India 2014 | ‘Irregularities’ in IFFI spending: Police told to file FIR

June 20, 2022 02:51 IST

The court ordered that an FIR under sections 408 (criminal breach of trust by public servant) and 419 (cheating with knowledge of wrongful loss) be registered.

Congress MLAs including Sankalp Amonkar, Kedar Naik, Altone D'costa and Yuri Alemao met police officers at Panaji police station on Thursday afternoon. (Express Photo)

Goa: Congress workers protesting ED quizzing of Rahul detained on way to Raj Bhavan

June 16, 2022 16:42 IST

State Congress president Amit Patkar says police detained a party delegation even though Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai wanted to meet the leaders who were marching to the Raj Bhavan.

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Goa govt sets up SIT to probe land grab cases

June 16, 2022 16:03 IST

The SIT is led by the superintendent of police, crime branch, Nidhin Valsan.

Goa CM: Looking into conversion laws, will make changes if needed

June 15, 2022 08:10 IST

“If anyone illegally converts by inducement or duress, that will not be tolerated,” said Sawant. “This is not for votes. This is a wrong idea,” he said, when asked if his stance was a political strategy.

The Save Old Goa Action Committee had been protesting against the construction of a bungalow for over a year and had also filed a petition in the Supreme Court.

Old Goa protest against ‘illegal’ bungalow crosses 200 days

June 13, 2022 12:42 IST

The Save Old Goa Action Committee (SOGAC) had been protesting against the construction of the bungalow for over a year and had also filed a petition in the Supreme Court.

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Goa: Sitharaman inaugurates museum that showcases work that Customs do

June 12, 2022 04:39 IST

The two-storey ‘Blue building’ that houses the museum, which was known as Alfandega, during the Portuguese rule in Goa, has been standing on the banks of the Mandovi River in Panaji is about 400 years old.

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Bar closure for Nirmala Sitharaman visit a derogatory comment on Goans’ decency: MLASubscriber Only

June 11, 2022 15:13 IST

After criticism from the Goa Forward Party, the state government clarifies that only one wine shop and two bars in Panaji were asked to close for six hours on the request of customs officials in view of the Union finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman's, visit.

Goa govt issues notice to hotels owned by Leader of Opposition Michael Lobo

June 10, 2022 09:59 IST

Earlier on Thursday, Lobo had taken exception to the TCP department’s decision to review outline development plans was not necessary. He said each time a new minister takes over the TCP department, plans cannot be redone.

IIULER university in Goa: SC judge urges Bar to rethink on foreign faculty, asks if there’s dearth of talent in India?Subscriber Only

June 10, 2022 02:42 IST

Speaking at the ceremony, Justice Gavai said while he endorses having a university of global standard “as the Honourable Prime Minister always says ‘think globally, act locally’”, he has “some disagreement with the fetish for foreign faculties”.

The woman who was in Goa on a tourist visa had approached the UK consulate for assistance. (Representational)

Goa: Man arrested for raping British woman under pretext of mud bathSubscriber Only

June 8, 2022 02:19 IST

According to the police, Joel D’souza had posed as a masseuse and lured the woman to Sweet Water Lake in Arambol under the pretext of giving her a mud bath.

Pramod Sawant was speaking at an event to commemorate the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at the Betul Fortress in South Goa’s Quepem. (Express Photo)

Will strive to bring back historical documents on Goa from Portugal: CM Sawant

June 6, 2022 16:16 IST

The documents “can be put to good use by historians and for historical research”, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said, adding that he has asked the department of archives to look into the matter.

Will crack down on drunk driving, illegal massage parlours in state: Goa CM

June 6, 2022 09:31 IST

CM Pramod Sawant visited the Calangute beach, a popular tourist draw, took stock of security concerns in the area, and interacted with lifeguards and traffic police.

Poonam Pandey and her former husband Sam Bombay. (File photo)

Obscene video case: Goa police file charge sheet against Poonam Pandey, Sam Bombay

May 31, 2022 14:11 IST

Pandey and Bombay were in November 2020 booked for allegedly shooting the obscene video at the state-owned Chapoli dam in Canacona area.

Francis has gone further, first apologizing for his own errors in defending a Chilean bishop who covered up abuse by the country’s most notorious pedophile priest. (File)

Archbishops of Goa and Hyderabad chosen as cardinals by Pope Francis

May 29, 2022 21:59 IST

Archbishop of Goa and Daman Filipe Neri Ferrão, who is also president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, and Archbishop of Hyderabad Anthony Poola were among the 21 cardinals named in the Vatican City on Sunday.

Forceful religious conversion won’t be tolerated in Goa: CM Pramod Sawant

May 28, 2022 20:10 IST

On Thursday, the Goa Police arrested Dominic D’souza, a pastor from Siolim in North Goa who allegedly ran a ‘cult-like’ establishment. He had allegedly induced two people into religious conversion and was held under sections of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act.