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Goa: Hotelier’s son held for sexually abusing dyslexic girl

7:33 pm August 23, 2020

Panaji: A 30-year-old son of a Panaji- based hotelier has been arrested for allegedly molesting a minor girl with special needs, police said on Sunday. The accused is identified as Varun Nayyar, an official said. The accused allegedly took the 13-year-old dyslexic girl to an isolated place in his car near Panaji on August 17 and molested […]

Bhagat Singh Koshyari sworn in as Goa Governor

8:53 pm August 19, 2020

Panaji: Bhagat Singh Koshyari was sworn in as Goa Governor here on Wednesday, an official said. Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Justice Dipankar Datta administered the oath of office to Koshari, who is Governor of Maharashtra and assumed the additional charge as Goa Governor after Satya Pal Malik was on Tuesday transferred and appointed […]

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Coronavirus: Woman among two quarantined in Goa

8:17 pm March 11, 2020

Panaji: Two Goa-based persons- a man who had travelled to Italy and Finland, and a woman who returned to the state from Dubai, were quarantined here on Wednesday for possible novel coronavirus exposure as they complained of cough and fever on their arrival. Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane told this to reporters here on Wednesday. […]

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Goa: Sunday carnival route altered citing public safety?

7:44 pm February 22, 2020

Panaji: Citing public safety, the South Goa district administration on Saturday altered the route of the carnival parade scheduled on Sunday, as per which it would now be held in Fatorda town instead of Margao city. Goa’s traditional carnival floats, led by the mythical King Momo, began in Panaji on Saturday and will travel to […]

Portuguese president visits churches in Old Goa

7:46 pm February 16, 2020

Panaji: Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Sunday visited churches in Old Goa, including the Basilica of Bom Jesus where relics of St Francis Xavier are preserved. He also paid a visit to the Institute Mater Dei Santa Monica, a church in the Old Goa heritage complex, and the Christian Art Museum located in […]