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ILLEGAL SAND MINING PAUSES AT QUERIM, BUT FEAR LINGERS

India, Jan. 18 -- For now, the canoes lie still. Since January 11, 2026, boats allegedly used for illegal sand mining at Pawan Wada in Querim have been hauled ashore, bringing a hush to a stretch of t... Read More


Second Russian National Murdered in Goa in a Day, Woman Found Dead in Rented Room in Morjim

India, Jan. 17 -- Goa was rocked by another murder on Friday after a Russian woman was allegedly found dead in a rented room in Morjim, marking the second killing of a Russian national reported in the... Read More


Pooja Naik prime accused in cash-for-jobs scam: CM

India, Jan. 17 -- Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Fri day informed the Goa As sembly that Pooja Naik is the prime accused in the cash-for-government job scam, and investigations have revealed extensiv... Read More


New Year, old story of deaths on Goa's coast

India, Jan. 17 -- Multiple wildlife strandings reported along Goa's coastline in the first fortnight of the New Year have once again unsettled conservationists, with the discovery of dead dolphins and... Read More


Oppn demands CBI probe, minister's resignation

India, Jan. 17 -- The Goa Legislative Assembly on Friday witnessed a fiery exchange as opposition members pressed for a CBI investi-gation into the permissions granted to the Birch by Ro-meo Lane nigh... Read More


Goa a drugs hub? Raids yield 1.5 cr, drugs worth 1 cr

India, Jan. 17 -- VAGATOR/PANJIM: The Goa zonal office of the Enforce-ment Directorate (ED), along with the Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB), seized cash amounting to over Rs 1.5 crore and drugs valued a... Read More


PEOPLE OF GOA SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER

India, Jan. 16 -- Chimbel erupts as villagers take on govt over Unity Mall project Chimbel village turned into a tense battleground on Thursday as villagers staged a day-long protest at the Merces ju... Read More


Mashal of unity, message of anger

India, Jan. 16 -- AUGUSTO RODRIGUES Even as Panjim, the capital, wit nessed uproarious protests against the Unity Mall - with demonstrators march ing towards the Assembly in session - another protest... Read More


Only a sustained fight can protect Goa: Rebello

India, Jan. 16 -- Justice (Retd) Ferdino Rebello on Thurs day delivered a stinging indictment of the State gov ernment, asserting that only sustained public pressure had forced those in pow er to pay ... Read More


Concretisation across South Goa's coast jumps 60% in 20 years, reveals study

India, Jan. 16 -- A spurt in human activity in the eco-sensi tive talukas of South Goa - Mormugao, Salcete, Que pem, and Canacona - has led to a sharp expansion of built-up areas, from 83.13 sq km in ... Read More