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Ironman organisers booked by Goa police after participant’s death Subscriber Only

Kamakhya Siddharth, who hailed from Ranchi, had collapsed 500 metres from the finish line.
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‘Tamil Nadu government failed to understand the problem in Sri Lanka’: Muttiah Muralitharan at IFFI Goa Subscriber Only

The legendary Sri Lankan off-spinner said a few politicians in India did not understand the real issue in his country during the civil war and accused him of being a "traitor to the race".
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Goa CM reshuffles cabinet, keeps PWD; ex-Congress man Sequeira gets 4 portfolios Subscriber Only

Sequiera and seven other party MLAs had switched over to the BJP from Congress in September last year.
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Goa reshuffle: Minister quits, makes way for Congress turncoat who joined BJP last year Subscriber Only

Former Congress veteran Aleixo Sequeira, who was among the group of MLAs who had switched over to the BJP, took oath as a minister in the presence of CM Pramod Sawant, cabinet ministers, senior party
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Beauticians, Gujarati businessmen, and Goan hotels: Police bust open ‘sextortion’ racket Subscriber Only

Police have found that the gang lodged three FIRs in Goa on false charges after threatening to implicate people in rape cases when they refused to pay money.
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Goa jail inmates burn Ravan effigy with firecrackers, four officials suspended Subscriber Only

Four officials have been placed under suspension for alleged dereliction of duty and a departmental enquiry has been initiated against the jail staff.
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Drop 40 Goan villages from Ecologically Sensitive Areas’ list, CM Sawant urges Centre Subscriber Only

The notification of ecologically sensitive areas prohibits the setting up of red-category industries and commercial mining activities in the identified villages, but the villagers could continue farming activities and build houses, says Goa CM Sawant.
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Russian national molested by her business partner Subscriber Only

A police official said the woman had come from Mumbai, while the accused was from Delhi. The incident took place on October 12 in a resort room, the police said.
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Social media post sparks protests across Goa Subscriber Only

Police said a cyber team has been constituted to investigate the alleged defamatory post on Instagram. Police sources said one person was detained from Valpoi in connection with the case on Saturday evening.
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Goa considering a ban on ‘aggressive’ dog breeds: CM Pramod Sawant Subscriber Only

Urging people to get their pet dogs vaccinated, Sawant said people must take precautions while bringing dogs from other states and vaccinate the dogs regularly.
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Day after reshuffle, AAP Goa vice president Pratima Coutinho quits party Subscriber Only

In a letter to the party's national convener Arvind Kejriwal, Coutinho said it was time for her to explore other horizons and pursue other avenues in her career and personal life.
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Goa Governor Sreedharan Pillai calls for promoting ‘positive secularism’ Subscriber Only

Sreedharan Pillai was speaking at the launch of his book titled 'The Contemporary Speeches', a compilation of speeches of President Droupadi Murmu and Governor Pillai.
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Another cheating case against Hindutva activist Chaitra Kundapura; mutt seer arrested in Odisha Subscriber Only

Chaitra has been booked for allegedly cheating a BJP member of Rs 5 lakh on the pretext of helping him establish a textile shop
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Italian night club DJ, associate held in Goa for ‘possession’ of narcotics Subscriber Only

According to the police, the Italian national, Michael Lawrence Steffenoni, 32, popularly known as DJ Bobblehead, is among the top names in the psy-party circuit in Goa and has been working as a resident DJ
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Goa: DGP directs SPs to visit police stations for better public outreach, ‘move beyond social media’ Subscriber Only

Jaspal Singh, Goa DGP, said the SPs have been directed "to move beyond social media" and bring about changes on ground through public outreach.
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Goa wildlife sanctuaries get automatic weather stations to study impact of climate change on biodiversity Subscriber Only

The stations will record atmospheric data on a real-time basis at intervals of 15 minutes and transmit the data to a web portal with the help of a satellite.
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Goa Mercedes accident: Court grants anticipatory bail to car owner Subscriber Only

On the evening of August 6, three persons were killed and at least three were injured after a Mercedes car allegedly hit multiple vehicles near the Banastari bridge, about 15 km from Panaji.
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Couple booked for assaulting Goa restaurant cashier, Kerala tourist as video goes viral Subscriber Only

The tourist from Kerala alleged that on August 20 the couple abused and punched the cashier of a restaurant in Porvorim and also slapped and kicked him when he tried to intervene.
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Probe says extreme weather triggered Goa forest fires, also points to unintentional man-made causes Subscriber Only

The report said that the role and intention of forest right claimants, under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), in kindling fires were also being probed.
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Manohar International Airport now authorised immigration check post for e-visa holders

Within seven months of its launch, the MIA has embarked on its international operations journey, he said.
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Goa CM orders probe after 11 school students hospitalised in Bicholim Subscriber Only

Bicholim police said they received a call from the medical officer at a community health centre (CHC) informing that some girl students of Shree Shantadurga Higher Secondary School were brought to the casualty ward at
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Bombay HC Goa bench sets aside deportation of Russian woman Subscriber Only

The court observed that the impugned deportation order should not have been made without minimum compliance with principles of natural justice and fair play.
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Goa govt withdraws Bhumiputra Bill Subscriber Only

As Cabral moved the motion to withdraw the Bill in the House, the Opposition MLAs taunted the government, questioning the reason for its withdrawal.
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Corrosion of structural steel led to collapse of Goa Kala Academy open-air auditorium, says CM Pramod Sawant Subscriber Only

A portion of the Kala Academy complex - the state's premier art and cultural centre – collapsed on July 17.
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Goa: IPS officer facing molestation allegation relieved of charge as DIG

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had assured “strict action” against the IPS officer, who was accused of molesting a woman at a club in the state on Monday night.
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