Goa News

People in Goa have stopped eating their regular meals and have switched from fish to burgers -- due to an ongoing formalin scare, State Assembly's Deputy Speaker and BJP lawmaker Michael Lobo said today, adding that there should not be a blanket ban on the import of fish in the state. "There can be stringent checks at the border on fish stocks being brought into the state, but that doesn't mean we have a blanket ban on fish import," Mr Lobo told reporters in Goa capital.

In what could be a worrying sign for the Goa BJP, former state RSS chief Subhash Velingkar, an arch rival of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, on Sunday announced his plunge into electoral politics.

Goa Governor Mridula Sinha underwent a medical check-up at a top state-run health facility on Sunday, sources at the Goa Medical College said.

Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today underwent a routine check-up at a state-run hospital near Panaji, a statement issued by his Office said.

The Goa government Saturday announced a ban on import of fish into the state for six months.

All the three BJP Members of Parliament from Goa Saturday met ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar at his private residence here and enquired about his health.

A day after a Goa Minister hinted at setting up casinos on a strip of land near Panaji, the Congress on Monday demanded a probe into the casino industry operating in the coastal state.

In his first outreach to the people of Goa since May, chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday extended Diwali greetings through an audio clip played on radio.

A Congress worker on Sunday alleged that BJP leader Subhash Shirodkar's supporters have threatened her with gangrape if she campaigned against him.

Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's "immobilisation" due to a prolonged illness has affected the efficiency of the state administration, making the bureaucracy slack, state Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai said on Sunday.

Goa BJP MLA and former Deputy Chief Minister Francis D'Souza, who returned after undergoing treatment in the US, claimed that he might face raids from central agencies if he spoke against his own party.

Weeks after the seas off Goa's beaches were rendered "unsafe", the popular haunts will formally open for swimming from November 1 with 24 'no-selfie' zones, a state agency said on Wednesday.

Amid speculation surround his health, ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar late on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the state Investment Promotion Board at his private residence near Panaji.

As the ruling BJP is eyeing to field former Congress MLA Dayanand Sopte for the upcoming Mandrem Assembly bypoll in Goa, former state Chief Minister and BJP leader Laxmikant Parsekar today indicated that he might rebel against his party.

The Congress on Monday said that ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who has not been seen in public since October 14, may be no more, drawing a sharp rebuttal from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).