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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


FIR filed over video that blamed Pramod Sawant for decline in Goa's forest cover

India, July 9 -- The Goa Police on Tuesday registered a first information report (FIR) against activist Gaurav Bakshi for a video that held Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant responsible for the decline... Read More


'judiciary always under threat, irrespective of party in power'

PANAJI, July 4 -- Threats to the independence of the judiciary persist irrespective of which party is in power, retired justice of the Supreme Court Abhay Oka said on Thursday and cited the recent del... Read More


'judiciary always under threat, irrespective of party in power'

PANAJI, July 4 -- Threats to the independence of the judiciary persist irrespective of which party is in power, retired justice of the Supreme Court Abhay Oka said on Thursday and cited the recent del... Read More


Goa govt to audit passenger ferries after ferry sinking highlights risks

India, June 24 -- The Goa government has ordered an audit of passenger ferries after a berthed ferry sank late on Monday night as water filled one of its buoyancy tanks. The vessel was listed on one s... Read More


civic officials to monitor tourist decorum at goa heritage sites

Panaji, June 22 -- The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) will deploy municipality inspectors at Goa's tourist heritage areas to maintain decorum among tourists, mayor Rohit Monserrate said on Sa... Read More


Inspectors to be deployed at Panaji heritage sites to monitor tourist decorum

India, June 21 -- The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) will deploy municipality inspectors at Goa's tourist heritage areas to maintain decorum among tourists, mayor Rohit Monserrate said on Sat... Read More


Pramod Sawant drops Govind Gaude from Goa cabinet after row over his remarks

India, June 18 -- Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday dropped minister Govind Gaude from the state cabinet, ending weeks of speculation around his continuation as the state's minister for Ar... Read More


Police arrests 22-year-old Karnataka man who killed girlfriend in Goa forest

India, June 17 -- The Goa Police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man from Karnataka in connection with the murder of his girlfriend in a remote forest in Goa, a senior South Goa district police offi... Read More