Cinema Bill to be placed in parliament in 2010: Tagore

Panaji (Goa), Dec.3 (ANI): A draft cinematography bill has been given to Indian Ministry for Information and Broadcasting, Censor Board chairperson and veteran actress Sharmila Tagore said here on Wednesday.

About 30 trawlers missing off coast in Goa

PANAJI - About 30 trawlers carrying about 200 crew members went missing off coast in Goa on Wednesday after Cyclone Phyan created disturbance in the Arabian Sea.

Mumbai, Gujarat, Goa on Cyclone Alert: Weather Update

Muumbai - India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a high alert for the coastal regions of Gujrat, Maharashtra and Goa where the cyclone named Phyan is expected to hit early on Thursday.

Unique boat festival mesmerises audience in Goa

SANQUELIM - A grand and colourful boat festival was organised here recently to mark Tripura Poornima (Kartik Purnima) or Full Moon Day.

Margao blast: Goa Police arrest two people

MARGAO - Police in Margao, Goa, on Saturday arrested two men in connection with the recent blasts in the area in which two persons were killed.

Goa police arrests Brit-Indian fugitive ‘most wanted’ in UK by chance

GOA - One of the Britain’s most wanted fugitives has been arrested by the Goa police in Panaji after his British friend was found dead in a hotel room.

Goa blast: Second injured man dies in hospital

MADGAON - A second man injured in a scooter bomb blast in Madgaon on October 16, Yogesh Naik, died on Tuesday morning.
He had been hospitalized at the Goa Medical College on Friday after the blast and had been in a critical condition since.
Malgonda Patil, who was injured in the blast alongwith Naik, had died on Friday night.

Margao blast: Goa Police arrest one Hindu right-winger

MARGAO - Police in Margao, Goa, have arrested a man with alleged links to a Hindu right-wing group ‘Sanatan Sanstha’ in connection with the recent blasts in the area in which two persons were killed.

Red alert in Goa after bomb blast kills one

MARGAO - Goa has declared a red alert after explosives carried on a scooter by two men went off, killing one and critically injuring the other, in Margao town last night.

Mysterious deaths in Goa baffles police

VERNA/ PANAJI - The discovery of more bodies of women at different locations in the coastal resort Goa has baffled the police.

Heavy rains wreak havoc at tourist hotspots Goa

CANACONA - Incessant rains for the last three days wreak havoc in several parts of tourist hot spots in Goa disrupting road, rail and air traffic.

Central Government monitoring crude oil prices ahead of petro hike: Deora

PANAJI - Petroleum Minister Murli Deora on Saturday said that the UPA Government is monitoring international crude oil prices before deciding when to announce the next petroleum price hike.

Temple town gives Goa its most notorious serial killer

SHIRODA - Known throughout Goa for its cluster of historical temples, Ponda has in recent times served as a macabre backdrop to one of the most gruesome serial crimes in the history of the state.