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Goa govt to seek clarification from IOA over fate of National Games
The coronavirus outbreak has brought all sporting activities to a grinding halt worldwide. In India, major events like the IPL have been postponed indefinitely and some tournaments cancelled.

Updated on Apr 19, 2020 12:08 PM IST
Panaji |
Press Trust of India
Goa sports minister must quit for National Games delay: Congress
State Congress President Girish Chodankar also demanded an audit and review of all ongoing works for the National Games by the Chief Minister, claiming there were exorbitant expenses and duplication of work in many cases.

Updated on Sep 01, 2019 07:00 PM IST
Panaji |
Indo Asian News Service
Goa Congress alleges corruption in beach cleaning tender; minister says process transparent
Congress legislator Reginaldo Lourenço, who had earlier raised the matter in the Goa assembly, alleged large scale corruption in the deal.

Updated on Aug 14, 2019 09:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji |
Gerard de Souza
Row over Goa leader’s son getting ₹23.55L to scale Mount Everest
In December 2017, the government sanctioned an amount of ₹23.55 lakh to Rahul Prabhudesai, a mountaineer attempting to scale Mount Everest in the 2018 spring-summer mountaineering season.

Updated on Jul 26, 2019 04:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji |
Gerard de Souza
Hours after quitting Maharahstrawadi Gomantak Party, Deepak Pauskar inducted in Goa Cabinet
Pauskar and another Maharahstrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) MLA, Manohar Ajgaonkar, quit the regional party and joined the BJP in the early hours of Wednesday.

Published on Mar 28, 2019 05:46 AM IST
Panaji |
Press Trust of India
Goa CM Pramod Sawant drops deputy Sudin Dhavalikar after 2 MGP lawmakers break away from party
The decision comes after in a late-night development, two MGP legislators -- Manohar Ajgaonkar and Deepak Pauskar -- deserted their leader Dhavalikar and ‘merged’ the MGP’s legislative wing with the BJP.

Updated on Mar 27, 2019 11:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji |
Gerard de Souza
Lok Sabha elections 2019: With 2 am entry of two MGP lawmakers, BJP now has 14 MLAs in Goa
Manohar Ajgaonkar and Deepak Prabhu Pauskar submitted the letter to Speaker Michael Lobo along with chief minister Pramod Sawant and state party president Vinay Tendulkar.

Updated on Mar 27, 2019 10:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji |
Gerard de Souza
Goa gets first app-based cab service ‘GoaMiles’ amid protests
During the launch function, Parrikar said the app-based taxi service, called “GoaMiles”, would ensure that commuters are not cheated and at the same time would increase the earnings of taxi drivers by “two to three” times.

Updated on Aug 08, 2018 12:05 PM IST
Press Trust of India, Panaji | HT Correspondent
Drugs responsible for growing rapes in Goa: Congress MLA
The St. Cruz legislator from North Goa was speaking to reporters after attending a meeting of the Congress Legislative Party

Updated on Jul 03, 2018 10:48 PM IST
Panaji |
Press Trust of India
Goa to crack down on errant tourists, might ban night swimming
Gang rape and mass drownings in Goa have forced the government to think of ways and means to limit violations along the state’s coastal belt, which is popular with tourists.

Updated on Jun 16, 2018 09:56 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service, Panaji |
Indo Asian News Service