Category: Goa
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Goa nightclub fire: Arpora sarpanch disqualified, then panchayat secretary sacked from government service
Based on the findings of the magisterial inquiry report released earlier in the day, the Director of Panchayat termed Roshan Redkar’s conduct as “persistent remiss of duties”
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Goa police detain nightclub owner Ajay Gupta in Delhi
Two more owners of the nightclub — Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra — are on the run and a blue corner notice has been issued against them
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Goa night club fire LIVE: 23 killed in major blaze due to cylinder blast; CM orders inquiry
Most of the dead were the club’s kitchen workers, and included three women, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said
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23 killed in midnight blaze at Goa club; three women among victims
We will take action against the club management and also officials who allowed them to operate despite flouting safety norms, says Chief Minister Pramod Sawant
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Student found dead in hostel of BITS Pilani Goa campus; cops launch probe
The police were informed and have initiated the required procedures to ascertain the cause of death, and “we are fully cooperating”, the institute said
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Goa man throws acid on teenage boy to avenge his daughter’s suicide; arrested
The accused told the police that he stole a five-litre acid can on Friday from the company in Goa where he was employed and hid it in his scooter
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In Goa, a stampede and screams before sunrise
Over a lakh devotees gathered for north Goa’s annual Lairai jatra, a procession held in Shirgao village, leading to the Shree Lairai Devi temple. Then, there was a mishap on the steep hill; a rope barricade was broken, and chaos ensued. Within a few minutes, six were dead and over 80 injured in a stampede that…
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Central projects will strengthen port modernisation and hinterland tourism in Goa: CM
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant attended and addressed the National Sagarmala Apex Committee Meeting, chaired by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in the presence of his cabinet colleague Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi.
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HC strikes down section of Goa Town and Country Planning Act, calls it private interest-driven