File FIR against BJP, Congress for accepting Vedanta donation: Court

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 15:55

The Goa Police have been directed by a trial court to file a First Information Report against both the Congress and the BJP state units for illegally accepting Rs.5 crore each from a foreign-registered mining company, Vedanta.

Goa BJP retorts, asks Mani Shankar Aiyar to open bar

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 15:49

The "beverage" war between the Congress and the BJP over senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar`s tea-selling comment against Narendra Modi during the All India Congress Committee meeting in New Delhi got more intense.

Police books Goa tourism minister for land grab

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:59

The Goa Police Friday booked Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar for land grab.

Ban on Goans from casinos discriminatory: Casino promoter

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 09:08

A leading casino operator in Goa has said the government`s proposed ban on local people from entering casinos is "discriminatory" and would hit the state`s hospitality industry.

Court directs police to file FIR against Goa tourism minister

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 22:31

A local court on Thursday directed the police to file an FIR against the Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar in connection with an alleged land grab case.

Will become PM if you make me, Manohar Parrikar tells media

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 20:00

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Wednesday said he will become the prime minister if the media made him so.

Govt blacklists accused builders in Goa collapse case

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 19:21

Goa government on Wednesday blacklisted the construction firm responsible for the Canacona building collapse early this month, which left 31 people dead.

BJP MLA takes dig over `huge` crowd at Modi`s rally in Goa

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 15:06

BJP MLA Vishnu Wagh Wednesday said it remains to be seen whether Modi can translate the crowd into votes for the upcoming polls.

Indo-Russian jazz, rock bands to perform at Goa music fest

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 13:42

Goa will host several leading jazz and rock bands from across the country and Russia at "The Great Live Music Festival Goa 2014" scheduled to be held at the tourist village of Baga near here.

Goa govt issues notification on e-auctioning of iron ore

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 12:08

The Goa government has set in motion the process to e-auction around 15 million metric tonne of iron ore currently stacked at jetties, leases, stock-yards and beneficiation plants across the state`s mining belt.

Tehelka case: Goa court rejects Tarun Tejpal`s bail plea

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 09:17

A Goa court on Wednesday rejected former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal`s petition seeking a bail in connection with a sexual harassment case lodged against him by his colleague.

Goa building collapse: Death toll mounts to 31, operations withdrawn

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 21:35

The death toll in Canacona building collapse has reached 31 with rescuers on Tuesday pulling out the last body from under the rubble before finally calling off the operations.