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Waiter at Goa hotel gets 10 years in jail for raping 63-yr-old employer in 2019

India, July 30 -- A 28-year-old man was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years on Wednesday for the rape of his 63-year-old employer in a north Goa hotel in 2019. Lalrinnunga Lalfakzuala, a ... Read More


Ashok Gajaputi Raju sworn in as 22nd governor of Goa

India, July 26 -- Former union minister Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju was sworn in as the 22nd governor of Goa on Saturday in the presence of a host of officials and dignitaries. The chief justice of ... Read More


2 off-duty Goa cops accused of groping woman security guard suspended, FIR lodged

India, July 25 -- Two Goa police constables have been suspended after a woman security guard at a nightclub accused them of groping her and assaulting her on Wednesday night. A first information repo... Read More


Goa CM slams DK Shivakumar for 'lost mental balance' remark, says 'Congress culture'

India, July 25 -- Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday hit back at Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, who in comments to the media reportedly said that the former had "lost his menta... Read More


Goa sees 39% rise in domestic tourist arrivals post-Covid: Minister Khaunte

India, July 24 -- Goa has witnessed a 39% growth in domestic tourist arrivals between 2019 (pre-COVID) and 2024, tourism minister Rohan Khaunte said on Thursday, slamming "paid social media influencer... Read More


Goa govt tables bill to allow it to declare animals ferocious, ban domestication

India, July 22 -- The Goa government has tabled a bill in the assembly seeking to allow it to declare "any breed or class of animals" as "ferocious" and banning their domestication and breeding. The ... Read More


Goa too needs an anti-conversion law, Pramod Sawant tells assembly, cites UP case

India, July 21 -- Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said the state too needs an anti-conversion law to deal with 'forced conversions', prompting some legislators to ask the government to tabl... Read More


Goa seeks WII help to study wildlife outside protected areas to reduce conflict

India, July 17 -- The Goa forest department has written to the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) for a "systematic study of all wildlife in areas outside protected areas" to reduce human-animal confli... Read More


Goa Biodiversity Board warns against unrestricted harvesting of wild mushrooms

India, July 12 -- The Goa State Biodiversity Board has issued an advisory warning against unrestricted harvesting of seasonal wild mushrooms saying that it was a major risk to the state's biodiversity... Read More


Goa cabinet nod for new law to ban import, sale, breeding of ferocious dog breeds

India, July 9 -- The Goa cabinet on Wednesday approved the Goa Animal Breeding, Domestication Regulation and Compensation Bill 2025, which proposes to ban import, sale, and breeding of dog breeds such... Read More