Goa building adjoining crash site to be demolished

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 13:00

The Goa government will demolish a poorly constructed building adjoining the crash site at Canacona, where a collapsed building Saturday killed 17 construction workers, authorities said.

Goa collapse: Deputy Town Planner held; builders still missing

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 11:58

A senior town and country planning officer has been arrested in connection with the Canacona building collapse in Goa, which has left 17 dead and several others injured.

Government panel to probe Goa building collapse; no arrests

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 22:36

A panel headed by a retired secretary has been appointed to probe the collapse of a five-storeyed building in South Goa that claimed 17 lives, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Monday.

Goa mishap: Rescue operation halted after adjacent buildings tilt

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 14:10

The death toll in the Goa building collapse increased to 17 even as authorities halted rescue operations in the area despite fears of people still being trapped under the rubble on Monday after adjacent buildings tilted dangerously.

Death toll in Goa building collapse rises to 17

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 11:50

More bodies were retrieved from the debris of the collapsed building in Canacona town of Goa Sunday night, taking the death toll to 17, while over a dozen more people are still feared trapped in the debris.

Goa building collapse kills 14; hunt on for builder, contractor

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 09:09

The death toll in the Goa building collapse increased to 19 with several people still trapped under the rubble on Sunday even as police has launched a manhunt for the accused builder and contractor of the building.

Stroke of luck keeps labourer away from building collapse in Goa

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 00:10

Sanjiv Goswami, a casual labourer, has not stopped thanking his friend, who called him over to Margao town to help him out in some government related work.

Goa building collapse: Parrikar says guilty won`t be spared

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 20:38

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar assured of stringent action against the builder and municipal officers concerned in connection with the collapse of an under-construction building at Canacona near here.

14 workers killed, many trapped in Goa building collapse

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 16:48

At least 14 workers died, many were injured while more than a dozen are feared trapped under the debris of an under-construction building in Canacona town, 60 km from the state capital Panaji Saturday.

Sanjeeva Reddy`s msg on nation building still relevant: Prez

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 16:05

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said former president Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy`s message that it was important for Indians to work together to build independent India into a modern nation was relevant even now as the society was faced with many challenges.

Man throws 3-year-old son, himself off NYC roof

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 11:41

A man involved in a custody dispute apparently threw his 3-year-old son off the roof of a 52-story Manhattan apartment building before jumping to his death, according to police.

Officer suspended in `conspiracy` to set afire Writers Building

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 22:52

An employee of West Bengal secretariat, who had given a clean chit to a pest control agency employee arrested on suspicion of hatching a conspiracy to burn the Writers` Buildings, was suspended.