
Karan Johar's Dharma Productions asked to apologise by Goa govt for allegedly littering beach during shoot
Dharma Productions allegedly disposed off PPEs and other unsegregated garbage on a Goa beach during a shoot last week.

No oil spillage from 3000-tonne unmanned tanker off Goan coast carrying naphtha, says state govt; expert team constituted ‘to plan remedial action’
The Goa government on Saturday said they have sought the help of experts from Pune and Mumbai to control any possible tragedy emerging due to a tanker carrying naphtha getting grounded off the Goa coast.

Four new ministers inducted into Goa cabinet, including ex-deputy Speaker Michael Lobo and three Congress defectors
On Friday, the Goa chief minister had asked three legislators from the coalition partner, Goa Forward Party, and an independent legislator, Rohan Khaunte, to step down. Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai, Vinod Palienkar and Jayesh Salgaocar are the ministers from the Goa Forward Party(GFP), who were asked to resign.

Ahead of Goa cabinet reshuffle, CM Pramod Sawant drops four ministers; ex-deputy Speaker Michael Lobo likely to be inducted
According to the notification, the four Goa ministers who were dropped from the state cabinet are – Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai, Water Resources Minister Vinod Palyekar, Rural Development Minister Jayesh Salgaonkar (all GFP MLAs) and Revenue Minister Rohan Khaunte (Independent).

Daily Bulletin: SC orders status quo over Karnataka MLAs case; Goa cabinet reshuffle likely today; day's top stories
The top court said an incidental question that would arise in the Karnataka rebel MLAs resignations is the kind and extent of the directions that should be issued by a constitutional court to another constitutional functionary, which in the present case happens to be the Speaker of the Assembly.

Pramod Sawant, Vishwajit Rane frontrunners for Goa CM’s post; MGP’s Sudin Dhavalikar seeks recognition for ‘sacrifices’
Even before the demise of Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday, there was uncertainty in the state government due to his prolonged illness.

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar health update: BJP leaders make opposing claims; one says ‘very ill’, other says stable
Calangute BJP MLA Michael Lobo said that there are no chances of ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar getting well

Manohar Parrikar 'very unwell', says Goa Assembly deputy speaker Michael Lobo; claims 'God's blessings keeping him alive'
Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, who is currently admitted at AIIMS in Delhi, is "very unwell" and is "living" with God's blessings, Deputy Speaker of the state Assembly Michael Lobo said Monday.

Signs of dissent in Goa BJP after cabinet reshuffle leaves party cadre frustrated; Francis D'Souza threatens to quit party
Once considered unthinkable under the iron command of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, a number of Goa BJP leaders have publicly dissented against the cabinet reshuffle of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition.

With Parrikar in AIIMS, Congress offers to form 'stable govt' in Goa; BJP proposes merger with MGP and GFP to bolster position
The Congress offers to form a stable government in Goa after Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar undergoes treatment in New Delhi.

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar admitted to private hospital in Candolim, misses traditional Ganesh Chaturthi puja
Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is being treated for advanced pancreatic cancer, was on Thursday admitted to a private clinic in the beach village of Candolim in North Goa, after he developed fever.

Mahadayi row: Goa deputy speaker Michael Lobo says govt will move resolution against Karnataka for diverting water
Accusing Karnataka of diverting the water of a Mahadayi tributary into the Malaprabha river basin, Goa Assembly's deputy Speaker Michael Lobo has said a resolution against it is likely during the Budget session

Goa taxi strike ends after delegation meets Manohar Parrikar, gets more time to install speed governors
Three days after they went on a strike to protest against a rule to compulsorily install speed governors, tourist taxi operators in Goa today withdrew the protest on an assurance from the state government.

Manohar Parrikar trying to censor MLAs over drug trade-police nexus: Congress
The Goa Congress on Wednesday accused Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar of fascist tendencies.

Arrest Sadhvi Saraswati for hate speech against beef-eaters: BJP's Goa MLA
Religious leaders like Sadhvi Saraswati, who deliver hate speeches in Goa, should be arrested and banned from visiting Goa, deputy speaker and BJP MLA Michael Lobo told the state Assembly on Tuesday.

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar walks on the edge as allies play hardball, ministers do loose talk
If stitching together a post-poll alliance with two regional parties and Independents was a smooth affair for Manohar Parrikar's BJP in Goa, then keeping them in check is proving to be a difficult exercise

Goa's private beach shacks can continue to operate during monsoon: Union MoEF
Goa's private beach shacks can continue in monsoon, but will be banned from June to August, when the Arabian Sea is rough

MLAs turn investigators, FabIndia employees held after Smriti Irani spots CCTV camera in trial room
BJP MLA Lobo was also part of the initial police investigation, even telling the media that he had asked staffers at the Fabindia store to show him the footage stored on the CCTV servers.

Goa tourism: Beyond the sun, sand and sea, it is sleaze and sex
The series of accusations and open soliciting around Baga and Calangute beaches have only reinforced the reputation of the state as a sex tourism destination.

Action will be taken against dance bars, says Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Thursday said appropriate action will be taken against those involved in running dance bars.