Goa Rave Parties

Goa police should track down drug lords of state's narcotic trade network and "powerful" politicians should be thoroughly investigated, said Dattaprasad Naik, Goa BJP spokesperson on Thursday, following a raid at an illegal rave party in Vagator wherein drugs worth over Rs 9 lakhs were allegedly seized.

Goa minister and BJP MLA Michael Lobo on Monday said rave parties have been happening in private villas in the coastal belt of the state even during the COVID-19 pandemic where drugs are consumed, days after a similar party was busted by the police.

Twenty-three people, including three foreigners, were arrested after the crime branch raided a rave party where drugs were allegedly being used in North Goa district, police said on Sunday.

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.

There is a legal ban on holding parties after 10 pm in the state. The ban has been upheld by the state government. There is no controversy about it, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said. Just a few days ago, Goa's Water Resources Minister Vinod Palyekar demanded a ban on drug-ridden rave parties on beaches in the coastal state. He had alleged that ...

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh rebel leader Subhash Velingkar-led Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM) and Shiv Sena in their joint manifesto for Goa polls released today have promised to ban Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festivals and rave parties in the tourist hotspot. They also assured to discontinue government grants to English medium schools in a phased mann...

A ruling BJP minister from Goa has courted controversy by accusing an IPS officer of reducing tourist inflow in the state by raiding rave parties in the coastal belt.

Goa Police have expedited investigations to root out African drug cartel, allegedly operating from the coastal state, after reports pointed out involvement of traffickers in supplying the contrabands in recently busted rave parties in at least two states. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told reporters today that two separate teams have been dispat...

Rave parties should be completely banned in Goa and scantily-clad women should be dropped from government advertisements promoting tourism outside the state, Goa's only woman legislator has said.Speaking during a discussion in the Assembly on Thursday, Congress legislator Victoria Fernandes claimed that rave parties rampantly encouraged the use of ...

Goa police should track down drug lords of state's narcotic trade network and "powerful" politicians should be thoroughly investigated, said Dattaprasad Naik, Goa BJP spokesperson on Thursday, following a raid at an illegal rave party in Vagator wherein drugs worth over Rs 9 lakhs were allegedly seized.

Goa minister and BJP MLA Michael Lobo on Monday said rave parties have been happening in private villas in the coastal belt of the state even during the COVID-19 pandemic where drugs are consumed, days after a similar party was busted by the police.

Twenty-three people, including three foreigners, were arrested after the crime branch raided a rave party where drugs were allegedly being used in North Goa district, police said on Sunday.

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.

There is a legal ban on holding parties after 10 pm in the state. The ban has been upheld by the state government. There is no controversy about it, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said. Just a few days ago, Goa's Water Resources Minister Vinod Palyekar demanded a ban on drug-ridden rave parties on beaches in the coastal state. He had alleged that ...

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh rebel leader Subhash Velingkar-led Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM) and Shiv Sena in their joint manifesto for Goa polls released today have promised to ban Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festivals and rave parties in the tourist hotspot. They also assured to discontinue government grants to English medium schools in a phased mann...

A ruling BJP minister from Goa has courted controversy by accusing an IPS officer of reducing tourist inflow in the state by raiding rave parties in the coastal belt.

Goa Police have expedited investigations to root out African drug cartel, allegedly operating from the coastal state, after reports pointed out involvement of traffickers in supplying the contrabands in recently busted rave parties in at least two states. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told reporters today that two separate teams have been dispat...

Rave parties should be completely banned in Goa and scantily-clad women should be dropped from government advertisements promoting tourism outside the state, Goa's only woman legislator has said.Speaking during a discussion in the Assembly on Thursday, Congress legislator Victoria Fernandes claimed that rave parties rampantly encouraged the use of ...