Panaji

Goa Archbishop cancels Sunday mass for 'janata' curfew

Attack on `Indian spirit’ will harm secular fabric: Goa Archbishop

11:18 pm December 27, 2019

Panaji: Any attack on “Indian spirit” can damage the age-old secular fabric of the country, Archbishop of Goa Filipe Neri Ferrao said on Friday. He was addressing the annual civic reception on the occasion of Christmas here. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and several ministers were present on the occasion. Though the Archbishop did not refer […]

Goa: Assamese community protests against Citizenship Act

10:37 pm December 21, 2019

Panaji: Members of the Assamese community held a peaceful protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Panaji on Saturday. The demonstration was held at Azad Maidan here under the banner of `Assam Society of Goa’, whose members are those who hail from the northeastern state and who work or have settled down in the coastal […]

Efforts on to evacuate 2,000 foreign tourists from Goa

Norwegian tourist drowns in sea off Goa’s Morjim beach

2:41 pm December 5, 2019

Panaji: A 75-year-old woman tourist from Norway drowned in the sea waters near Morjim beach in North Goa district, police said on Thursday. The mishap took place when the woman, identified as Erlinda Skoglund, went for a swim into the waters on Wednesday and apparently got caught in the sea current, an official at Pernem […]

Prakash Jha to play lead role in his next acting project

6:43 pm November 22, 2019

Panaji: Filmmaker-actor Prakash Jha on Friday revealed that he will be playing the central character in his upcoming acting project. The critically-acclaimed helmer, who made acting debut with his own directorial “Jai Gangaajal” as an antagonist opposite Priyanka Chopra and was recently seen in a grey role in biographical drama “Saand Ki Aankh”, did not […]

Suspended Goa swimming coach, accused of rape, gets bail

6:19 pm November 22, 2019

Panaji: A Goa court on Friday granted bail to suspended swimming coach Surajit Ganguly accused of raping a minor girl in September this year. Ganguly, employed at the time with Goa Swimming Association, was accused of rape by a 15-year-old girl training under him. The girl’s father had filed a case in Rishra police station […]