Monica’s murder suspect nabbed from Bengaluru hotel
PANAJI: Four days after perfumer and researcher Monica Ghurde was found murdered in her flat at Sangolda, Goa police tracked down the alleged killer, a 21-year-old man, and arrested him from a hotel in...
View Article2 accused Nigerians involved in online fraud cases in 9 states
PANAJI: The two Nigerian accused arrested by the Goa cyber crime police in connection with a online fraud case is allegedly involved in similar offence in nine other states, police have said. Obina...
View ArticlePostmortem reveals bite marks on Monica’s body
PANAJI: Monika Ghurde, an independent perfumer and researcher who was allegedly murdered had bite marks on her body. Sources informed that postmortem had revealed bite marks on her shoulder, both the...
View ArticleFish activities at SGPDA market to close by 9 am from Nov 1
MARGAO: The members of the SGPDA on Monday during its meeting have decided to close the wholesale fish activities at the market by 9 am daily from November 1. Speaking to the media, after the meeting...
View ArticleMargao traders irked over expos held in SGPDA parking lot
MARGAO: Claiming that the South Goa Planning and Development Authorities (SGPDA) is illegally granting permissions to hold exhibitions at areas earmarked for parking which will affect their...
View ArticleGovernor, CM greet people on Dussehra
PANAJI: Governor Mridula Sinha has extended her greetings and best wishes to the people of Goa on the occasion of Dussehra. In her message the Governor said, “We, in India, have inherited myriad...
View ArticleBJP won last elections by giving false assurances: Luizinho
CURCHOREM: BJP has won the last state elections by giving false assurances. Congress is the only alternative for developmental work in Goa, said GPCC president Luizinho Faleiro while inaugurating the...
View ArticleFlow of Uguem river to halve by 2050
SHOAIB SHAIKH | NT PANAJI: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has projected that the average flow of water in South Goa’s Uguem river during monsoon is likely to decrease from the current...
View ArticleGoa to witness moderate rain for next 4 days
PANAJI: Though the four-month long southwest monsoon is in its last leg of withdrawal, rain showers are continuing to lash the state, which is now expected to receive light to moderate rains over the...
View ArticleParrikar extremely confident of BJP victory in Goa polls
PANAJI: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar along with Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and state BJP president Vinay Tendulkar held a meeting with the BJP legislators on Monday to take stock of the...
View ArticleMhadei: CM assures to protect Goa’s interests at all costs
PANAJI: Despite reservations voiced by the opposition parties, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has decided to meet his counterparts from Maharashtra and Karnataka over the issue of Mhadei river...
View ArticleAAP accuses BJP of drawing political mileage out of armed forces’ bravery
PANAJI: Aam Admi Party (AAP) condemned the felicitation of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of drawing political mileage out of the bravery of the armed...
View ArticleDelay in BRICS infrastructure was due to rains: Parsekar
PANAJI: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar laid cornerstones for two projects in the city —renovation of Rua de Ourem creek footbridge and beautification of Azad Maidan, after inaugurating a new GSIDC...
View ArticleGTDC seeking waiver of Rs 46 lakh completion delay penalty by CCP
PANAJI: In a bid to inaugurate and throw open to public the multi-level parking facility in the city at the earliest, Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) is trying to convince the Corporation of...
View ArticleGTDC to employ 300 Goans on a contract basis for beach cleaning
PANAJI: After facing flak and accusations of corruption over the beach cleaning contracts, the state government has decided not to re-tender the beach cleaning contract and has asked the Goa Tourism...
View ArticleSome private bus operators may prove hurdle to govt plan
MARGAO: Even though the state government has decided to take over private buses plying on the Margao-Canacona route, the proposal may hit a roadblock, as some of the private bus owners claim that they...
View ArticleSoon, only Kadamba buses to ply on Canacona-Margao route
PANAJI: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has said that the state government has a proposal to take over the private buses plying on the Canacona-Margao route and run them under the management of...
View ArticleAccused remanded to police custody
MAPUSA: Mapusa Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Tuesday remanded Rajkumar Singh, accused in the Monika Ghurde murder case, to seven-day police custody. The accused was produced before the court...
View ArticleMonika was raped before being choked to death: DIG
PANAJI: Perfumer and researcher Monika Ghurde was raped before she was killed, police have said. “The accused Rajkumar Singh has confessed to the crime. He raped her before choking her to death. We...
View ArticleBrothers create ruckus in Khandola temple, remove idol, injure 3 in sword attack
PONDA: Tension erupted at the Betki-Khandola Mallikarjun temple on Tuesday morning after one local removed the idol of Lord Mallikarjun and injured three with a sword during a scuffle with devotees...
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