Goa Police has made its first success in nabbing one convicted in the rape case of the Russian minor girl. The man arrested works as an employee at a pharmaceutical company.
 
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ravinder Yadav reported that Anil Raghuvanshi, an alleged accomplice of the main ...

Goa State Commission for Women (GSCW) chairperson Ezilda Sapeco with reference to the present Russian minor rape case said that the Commission will ask for all relevant details from the Goa police.
 
Sapaco said, "I would be calling for the details of police investigations into the ...

In the wake of alleged rape of a nine-year-old Russian girl at a Goa beach, Congress MP Shantaram Naik said on Wednesday that those who rape minors should be sent to the gallows.
 
The Rajya Sabha MP, who had created uproar in December with his comments in the upper house that some rape ...

A nine-year-old Russian girl was allegedly raped by a tourist in north Goa's popular Arambol beach, police said here Wednesday.
 
According to the complaint filed by girl's mother at the Pernem police station on Tuesday evening, the incident took place when she was bathing in the sea at ...

According to an annual crime review booklet issued by the state police, Mumbai bar girls who have been displaced are making the Goa police 'dance'.
 
"Goa being a tourist destination and due to the closure of dance bars in the neighboring state of Maharashtra, there is an influx of such ...

Russian tourists in Goa can have a sign of relief now as very soon they can avail for the medical insurance. A Moscow-based firm supported by the Russian government has come up with policies that shall facilitate the 40,000 Russians who are on the tour to the state regularly, to be provided medical ...

A senior police official denied the availability of any specific intelligence inputs about Mumbai terror suspect David Coleman Headley’s visit to Goa last year.
 
Superintendent of Police (CID) Atmaram Deshpande in reply to the question about Pakistan-American terror suspect’s ...

The act of Goa chief minister's gold medal presentation to two senior police officers for 'dedicated and commendable' services has come under attack by the civic groups who claim that by doing so the chief minister is applauding the tainted officers.
The police inspector, Santosh Dessai has ...

Goa tourism department plans to bring out a Special Tourist Security Force (STSF) that shall help to curb the growing crimes against tourists in the state. Tourism Minister Francisco Pacheco mentioned the government's idea of setting up of the STSF in the annual administration report which was ...

Goa's Rural Development Agency (RDA) Minister, Churchill Alemao on Wednesday raised a question on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) Scheme. In his statement Alemao said, “it was not possible to pay money to those who do ...

The Governor of Goa S.S. Sidhu on Monday warned that the affects of global warming were fast eating into the beaches in Goa and eroding them.
 
Addressing at a civic reception in honour of President Pratibha Patil, Sidhu said, "Goa has started feeling the heat of global warming. Some of ...

According to the police of Goa, visiting casinos or any other places of worship makes no differences.
 
"Offshore casinos are not illegal here. What is the problem with police officers going to offshore casinos when they are not on duty? Many people go to temples, churches, or on ...

The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court has ordered the government of Goa to develop a state Human Rights Commission by 2009-end.
 
The order was given several months after the Goa government failed to come up with a decision with government of Maharashtra and the Maharashtra human rights ...

With incessant three-day rainfall, over 250 houses have collapsed in the taluk of Canacona in Goa from the resulting floods.
 
Several people remain trapped in the collapsed houses. The state has confirmed that 400 other houses were inundated due to the rains.
 
Goa Chief Minister, ...

Now that homosexuality has been legalized, Goa is getting ready for hosting a group tour for gays this October.
 
Puneet Kumar, the manager of Indjapink, which is a Delhi-based travel boutique offering customised travel for gay men in India, said that Goa is one among the most preferred gay ...

Manohar Parrikar, leader of opposition in the Goa assembly, said on Monday that MV River Princess, a cargo vessel that has been beached off Sinquerim, is being used as a transit point for drugs.
 
The former chief minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader alleged that sale of ...

The Ports Minister of Goa, Francisco Pacheco, on Monday told the state assembly that no activity would be permitted now on the five offshore casinos whose no objection certificates (NOC) for berthing off the Mandovi River have expired.
 
"I assure the house that all activities on these ...

A proposal for increasing the tax on liquor and a higher entry fee for casinos has been put forward by the Goa government, saying that it hoped this would to keep the youth away from casino gambling while also increasing the state's revenues.
 
"My government, in an effort to discourage ...

In pursuance of an agreement signed between Goa CM Digambar Kamat and IOA (Indian Olympics Association) President Suresh Kalmadi, Goa will host 2011 National Games. Goa CM said that this is a red letter day in the history of Goan sports and the state will develop world class infrastructure for the ...

The Goa Government has come up with a list of dos and don’ts for the safety and well being of the tourists and these will soon be displayed on hoardings at all tourist hot spots in the region. This bunch of directives has been issued following the rape and murder of 15 year old British ...

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has now taken up the high profile murder case of British teenager Scarlett Keeling, nearly four months after her murder. About four months ago, Scarlett’s body was found from Goa’s Anjuna beach in February. Official sources have revealed that ...

Slapped with another allegation that vital organs are missing from the body of rape and murder victim Scarlett Keeling, the Goa Government is again under pressure to prove itself not guilty. The Goa government therefore declared on Tuesday 15 April that no cover up was being attempted and that the ...