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  Panaji Municipal Corporation Election Results: BJP's Babush panel crushes Oppn, wins 27 of 30 wards

  India | March 13, 2026 14:24 IST

  Panaji Municipal Corporation Election Results: BJP's Diksha Mainkar claimed Ward 22 against Neha Kavlekar; Silvestre Fernandes edged out Vaibhav Salgaonkar by about 100 votes in Ward 30; Shubham Chodankar took Ward 20 from Mahesh Revankar; Rupesh Ravindra Halarnkar won Ward 28.

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  Panaji Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026: Complete list of winners of BJP and Ami Panjekar

  India | March 13, 2026 14:57 IST

  Panaji Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026: BJP candidates dominated results where Shayani Chopdekar took Ward 15 over Ami Panjekar's Suraj Rohidas Naik; Kishore Sastry clinched Ward 5 against Sudin Kamat; Krishna Ramdas Shirodkar won Ward 18 vs. Ashish Ranganath Nagvekar.

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  Panaji Municipal Corporation Results: BJP's 'Babush' panel dominates CCP polls with sweeping victory

  India | March 13, 2026 13:56 IST

  Panaji Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026: This intense municipal showdown features BJP-supported contenders, spearheaded by Panaji MLA Atanasio 'Babush' Monserrate with candidates across all wards, including sitting Mayor Rohit Monserrate in Ward 4.

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  How Panaji City Corporation results could shape Goa's 2027 Assembly politics?

  India | March 11, 2026 11:43 IST

  The civic election is being closely watched as it could determine whether a new panel led by Utpal Parrikar, son of former defence minister Manohar Parrikar, can halt the winning streak of revenue minister and Panaji MLA Atanasio 'Babush' Monserrate.

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  Panaji City Corporation elections: When were they last held and who emerged victorious?

  India | March 10, 2026 19:48 IST

  In preparation for the polls, the Goa State Election Commission has issued strict guidelines to ensure free and fair elections. Authorities have imposed bans on unlawful assemblies and processions, aiming to maintain peace and order during the election period.

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  Panaji Civic Polls: Key candidates, parties and major battles to watch on March 11

  India | March 10, 2026 9:17 IST

  Panaji is set to vote on March 11 to elect councillors across 30 wards of the Corporation of the City of Panaji, with results to be declared on March 13. Major parties, independent panels and citizen groups are engaged in a campaign centred on development, civic infrastructure and governance.

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  Goa weather updates: IMD issues red alert, forecasts heavy rains in state till tomorrow

  India | May 24, 2025 10:20 IST

  Goa weather updates: State Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane on Saturday said collectors of North and South Goa districts have issued circulars banning swimming in waterfalls and rivers till the rains subside.

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  Goa: 18-month-old girl killed in a stray dog attack

  India | April 18, 2025 18:00 IST

  Goa dog menace: The girl was playing outside her uncle's house when a pack of four to five stray dogs suddenly attacked her. The child was rushed to a nearby government-run hospital, where doctors declared her dead.

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  Goa: Man arrested for sexually assaulting deaf and dumb woman

  Crime | July 06, 2024 8:30 IST

  According to police, the incidents happened when the accused person visited the house of the victim. One incident happened at the end of last year and the second one last month. We have recorded her statement and are further investigating the case.

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  Goa: Four labourers dead, five injured as bus rams into roadside shanties

  India | May 26, 2024 9:44 IST

  Goa news: The bus driver has been arrested, the police said. A labourer claimed the bus driver was under the influence of alcohol at the time and threatened the other labourers to kill them if they complained to anyone about the incident.

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  Goa: FIR against resort owner after Italian ambassador's wife injured in fireworks

  India | February 03, 2024 23:33 IST

  Goa news: The accused rashly and negligently allowed the launching of fireworks from the premises of the resort. Paola Ferri, wife of Vincenzo de Luca, the Ambassador of Italy to India and Nepal, suffered a head injury after she was struck by fireworks, as per the FIR.

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  Goa govt provides additional LPG subsidy of Rs 275 to Antyodaya Anna Yojana Ration Card holders

  India | September 02, 2023 11:42 IST

  The CM said that as a Raksha Bandhan gift, PM Modi had announced Rs 200 subsidy and "we have started the distribution under the subsidy from that day itself."

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  Goa: Schools to remain shut by afternoon for 2-days amid 'heatwave' alert by IMD

  India | March 09, 2023 12:37 IST

  Goa heatwave alert: "The maximum temperature over Goa is likely to remain 4-6 degree Celsius higher than its normal value," it said. On Wednesday the daytime temperature in the capital city was 38.4 degree Celsius, which was 4.6 degree Celsius above average.

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  PM Modi speaks at World Ayurveda Congress, says people returning to Ayurveda after other treatments

  India | December 11, 2022 22:58 IST

  In hia address at Panaji, Modi also underlined the need for evidence-based generation of the database for Ayurveda which will fulfil the parameters of modern science.

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  PM Modi to address 'Rozgar Mela' event in Goa today

  India | November 24, 2022 7:24 IST

  Rozgar Mela 2022: As part of the employment fair, PM Modi had distributed more than 71,000 appointment letters to recruits via video conferencing from New Delhi on November 22.

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  BJP government will make Goa 'Gangs of Wasseypur': Congress' Amit Patkar

  India | September 03, 2022 11:16 IST

  Goa news: Referring to the incidents of alleged murder of Haryana BJP leader Sonali Phogat and a firing incident in which a sand extraction worker was shot dead at Curchorem in south Goa, Patkar said that CM Pramod Sawant must come clear over the incident of crimes."

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  Goa Congress crisis: 'Rumours about MLAs leaving for BJP are all over...', says Cong lawmaker

  India | July 10, 2022 17:28 IST

  Goa Congress crisis: As rumours are strife, Congress MLA Aleixo Sequeira said, "MLA meeting underway in a hotel, 7 MLAs there. I was not called by high command, only here for courtesy meet. Rumours (about MLAs leaving for BJP) are all over."

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  Goa to introduce bill to stop forceful 'religious conversions': CM Pramod Sawant

  India | May 29, 2022 8:56 IST

  "Two MLAs have stated that there is a need to bring strict law. We will think on amending or to bring new law in the forthcoming assembly session in order to protect the religious harmony of the state. We respect all religions, whether Hindu, Muslim or Catholic," CM Sawant said.

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  Burglars strike house in Goa, leave with 'I love you' message

  Crime | May 25, 2022 12:26 IST

  Police said the burglars broke into the bungalow after gaining entry by cutting open a bathroom grill, when the family had gone out for a function.

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  Goa government urges citizens to continue wearing face masks, follow COVID norms

  India | April 28, 2022 7:20 IST

  According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, there are currently 27 active COVID cases in Goa.