A 19-year-old woman from Goa's Vasco accused a Karnataka-based "self-styled godman" of raping her in a house near Mapusa town, following which the police have registered a case and sent a team to arrest him.
Goa Chief Manohar Parrikar has said that the state will ban drinking of liquor in public places to curb the nuisance created by people in drunken state.
With a view to provide a delightful travelling experience to passengers, the Central Railway introduced a see-through Vistadome coach on Mumbai-Goa route from Monday, officials said.
A Goa Minister's public admission of being under threat by the drug mafia has triggered a political storm in the coastal state, with the opposition accusing the BJP-led coalition government in Goa of allowing lawless elements to run amok.
Repeated violators of traffic rules should be beaten with shoes, Goa's Director General of Police Muktesh Chander said on Monday, launching a traffic awareness drive.
Nearly 75 per cent voting was recorded in Wednesday's by-poll in Goa's two assembly constituencies, Panaji and Valpoi, with both the BJP and the Congress claiming victory in both seats.
The suicides of two youngsters in Kerala and Maharashtra while playing the Blue Whale challenge, has forced the Goa Police to issue a formal advisory to parents on safeguarding their wards from playing the online game.
Owners of two popular beach shacks in North Goa's Anjuna village were arrested on Tuesday after a police raid found waiters and patrons at the establishments in possession of drugs, said police.
The Goa government has asked the police department to crack down on late night rave parties held on beaches or remote places after two youths from Tamil Nadu died allegedly due to drug overdose over the weekend.
Edited by Parmeshwar Bawa | Thursday August 03, 2017, Panaji, Goa
The Goa government does not plan to allow global cab aggregators like Uber and Ola to operate in the state, Transport Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said on Thursday.
The BJP-led Goa government today told the state legislative assembly that strict action would be taken against the people found drinking on the state beaches, and if need be, they could even be arrested.
