12 percent Goa school kids face psychological problems: CM

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 15:47

Twelve percent of the school students in Goa suffer from psychological problems with "inferiority complex" being a major issue, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Saturday.

Goa higher secondary schools to hike intake capacity

Last Updated: Saturday, June 1, 2013, 20:05

Goa Government has allowed the higher secondary schools to increase intake capacity by 10 per cent for this academic year following higher pass percentage in the SSC examination.

Two months on, complaint under SC/ST Act filed in Vasco rape case

Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 14:33

Women activists under the aegis of the Civil Right Group on Sunday filed a complaint under the SC/ST Act in connection with the rape of a minor girl on the premises of a school in Vasco town in January.

Vasco rape: Accused a relative of school head, alleges lawyer

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 16:07

The Vasco school girl rape case took a new turn on Wednesday with the lawyer of the victim alleging before a court that a relative of the headmistress was involved in the crime.

Raped Goa minor`s father wants school officials booked

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 18:58

The father of a seven-year-old girl who was raped in a school toilet here last month has demanded the arrest of school officials for destroying evidence after the tragedy.

Goa rape victim`s father threatens to go on strike

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 13:20

The father of the seven-year-old girl, who was raped in a Goa school toilet on January 14, has threatened to sit on a hunger strike in front of the school if culprits are not arrested.

School girl rape: I am being made scapegoat, says headmistress

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 13:32

The school headmistress was arrested following the alleged rape of a seven-year old girl student on the school premises.

Headmistress of Goa school gets bail in minor`s rape case

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 17:14

A court Tuesday granted bail to Sharlet Furtado, the headmistress of the school in Vasco town, where a seven-year-old girl was raped on January 14.

Goa school girl rape case accused known to headmistress: MLA

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 15:55

A ruling BJP legislator in Goa has alleged that the accused in the school girl rape case might be known to the headmistress.

SIT formed to probe Goa school girl rape case

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 23:29

A day after a seven-year old girl was raped in her school; the port town of Vasco remained tense on Tuesday, while the state police constituted an SIT to crack down the case.