Five accused granted conditional bail on parity in Rama Kankonkar assault case
The District and Sessions Court at Merces has granted conditional bail to five accused in the 2025 assault on social activist Rama Kankonkar at...
Unable to arrange surety, 19 undertrials remain in Colvale jail despite bail
Nineteen undertrials remained in Colvale jail despite being granted bail, mainly due to inability to arrange surety, the Goa Human Rights Commission found during...
High Court rejects Sada statue plea, imposes Rs 4 lakh costs on four applicants
High Court has dismissed an application seeking modification of its April 2026 order permitting removal of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue and surrounding...
10,000 sq m at Naquerim declared Investment Promotion Area for propellant storage facility
Goa government has notified 10,000 sq m of leased land at Naquerim, Quepem, as an Investment Promotion Area for a dedicated propellant storage...
Asilo performs Goa’s first AI-assisted knee replacement in a government hospital
North Goa District Hospital (Asilo), Mapusa, has successfully performed what has been described as Goa’s first AI-assisted total knee replacement at a government...
Congress alleges multi crore land scam at Dona Paula
GPCC President Girish Chodankar has alleged a mulit crore land scam involving Dona Paula IT park land and proposed Convention Centre. Chodankar questioned...
Govt notifies new pollution control rules with MSME fee relief, simpler, lifetime consent
Goa government has notified new Water and Air Pollution Control Rules, 2025, introducing fee concessions for micro, small and medium enterprises, simplified consent...
26 police personnel transferred to Cyber Crime police station
Goa Police have transferred 26 personnel to the Cyber Crime Police Station with immediate effect. As per order, dated October 23, includes PI...
Goa digital arrest probe: ED arrests Mumbai advocate accused of fixing frozen accounts
ED Panaji office has arrested Mumbai advocate Rashesh Bharatkumar Upadhyay alias Rashesh Shah for allegedly arranging the release of frozen bank accounts linked to...
Survivor’s medical studies and weak evidence weigh in High Court decision to quash POCSO case
High Court has ordered quashing of a 2023 rape and POCSO case registered at Porvorim, citing inadequate prosecution evidence and the impact of a...
