North Goa

Goa Zilla Panchayat Election results: BJP wins 11 seats, Independents four, Congress one; counting of votes underway

Goa's zilla panchayat polls were the first elections in the coastal state since March, when the COVID-19 pandemic began

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.

IMD predicts heavy rainfall in North, South Goa till 21 Sept, advises fishermen not to venture into the sea

Indian Metrological Department (IMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over North and South Goa between 17 to 21 September

Goa rains: 8 buses stranded on border with Karnataka; low-lying areas flooded after heavy downpour across state

Several low-lying areas of Goa were inundated on Tuesday and eight passenger buses were stranded on the border with Karnataka due to incessant rains in the state, officials said.

In North Goa, a local community is fighting to conserve a century-old lake

Local Goa community actively pursues conservation of the Bondov Lake, which is on a high-value real estate area. Their efforts have yielded a consultation that will potentially declare area a wetland.

North Goa Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 LIVE Updates: Shripad Naik from BJP is leading with 53.7% votes at 2:59 PM

The North Goa constituency has been a BJP stronghold since 1999, with Shripad Yesso Naik as its MP.

PM Narendra Modi to address BJP workers in North Goa through videoconferencing on 27 January

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address BJP's booth-level workers from North Goa parliamentary constituency through video conference on January 27

British woman raped near Goa's Palolem beach; 48-yr-old tourist was hit in the eye before sexual assault, says police

A 48-year-old British woman tourist was allegedly raped by an unidentified man while she was walking towards a beach in Goa in the wee hours of Thursday

Formalin scare: Fish prices soar in Goa, rough weather affects fishing in state; local supply low

The markets in Margao, Panaji, Mapusa and Vasco areas have been witnessing a lull as the import of fish has completely stopped following the ban imposed by the state government on it till this month-end. Currently, there is also a ban till 31 July

Two Tamil Nadu tourists drown in North Goa beaches, both incidents occur near rocky outcrop

One drowns in Baga beach, while the other in North Goa's Sinquerim beach. Two Tamil Nadu tourists lose their lives in separate incidents, that occurred near a rocky outcrop.