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Man arrested for raping minor girl in south Goa; remanded to five days police custody
• 6 years agoOld Goa Police on Thursday arrested a man, named Mohammed Rafik Patel, for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl
Goa rape case: Congress-BJP bicker over disappearance of woman who accused INC's Atanasio Monserratte of sexual assault
• 6 years agoThe BJP and Congress Tuesday sparred over the disappearance of a woman who had accused Congress' Panaji bypoll candidate Atanasio Monserratte of rape in 2016.
Bombay HC issues notice to Manohar Parrikar's son Abhijat for destroying forest area to build eco-resort in Goa
• 6 years agoLast week, deputy sarpanch of the Netravali panchayat, Abhijit Dessai, had filed a petition seeking a stay on the construction of the eco-resort promoted by Parrikar.
British woman raped near Goa's Palolem beach; 48-yr-old tourist was hit in the eye before sexual assault, says police
• 7 years agoA 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
Goa rape case: 3 security guards arrested for assaulting 6-yr-old; minor was abused thrice in four months
Ians • 7 years agoGoa Police has arrested three security guards for raping a 6-year-old girl, daughter of a construction worker in South Goa district's Canacona village
Goa BJP MPs to stage protest against disruption of Budget Session of Parliament
Ians • 7 years agoThree Goa BJP MPs will stage a protest here against incessant disruption of the budget session of Parliament by Opposition parties, especially the Congress, a party parliamentarian said on Tuesday.
Lok Sabha election 2019: Shiv Sena to contest both seats in Goa in alliance with Goa Suraksha Manch
• 7 years agoShiv Sena has geared up to strengthen party for general elections next year and will contest Lok Sabha seats in Goa in alliance with GSM
Cyclone Ockhi: Goa beach shacks flooded by high tides; state tourism ministry considers relocating them
• 8 years agoThe unprecedented high tides due to Cyclone Ockhi that flooded hundreds of beach shacks in Goa has given rise to a demand from the tourism industry for a re-think by the state authorities on the places for allocation of the beach shacks along the coast.
South Goa cross desecration row: Police arrest man, who says he indulged in 'casual' vandalism
• 8 years agoThe Goa police has arrested a 50-year-old man in connection with the alleged desecration of holy crosses, and the accused, Francis Pereira, told the police that he "casually" vandalised the crosses with no intention to create enmity
Gravestones at Christian cemetery in Goa vandalised; tenth incident of defiling religious symbols in a month
• 8 years agoSeveral gravestones in a Christian cemetery in Curchorem town of South Goa were allegedly vandalised by unidentified persons, police said.