Goa Tourism Minister in murder controversy
Goa’s Tourism Minister Mickey Pacheco is in the middle of a controversy after the death of one of his friends. The Goa crime branch has been asked to investigate the case after women’s rights groups alleged the minister may be involved in the death of 27-year-old Nadia Toreado. Toreado died on May 30 after consuming [...]
Goa an unsafe hotspot? Not after May, promises govt
Murders, sinister stories of a foreign land mafia, local cops getting busted for peddling drugs, rape of children… Goa was a fit case for the caption, ‘Paradise Lost’. But good news has started trickling in with the Rs 200 crore central package and steps to strengthen tourist safety. The man who could change that unfortunate [...]
Russian woman found dead in Goa hotel
A 33-year-old Russian lady was found dead in her hotel room at Arapora area in North Goa on Wednesday night, police said. The deceased identified as Elena Velichq was found dead in her room, where she was staying alone, at around 10 pm. Police inspector Manjunath Desai said the lady had arrived in the state [...]
9-year-old Russian girl allegedly raped in Goa, complaint filed
PANAJI: A nine-year-old Russian girl was allegedly raped by a tourist in north Goa's Arambol beach, police said here Wednesday. According to the police complaint filed by the girl's mother at the Pernem police station on Tuesday evening, the incident happened when she was bathing in the sea at the popular Arambol beach, 45 km [...]
5 held for Goa blast have allegiance with Sanatan Sanstha
PANAJI: Sanatan Sanstha's link to Margao blast conspiracy is getting thicker with all five accused arrested in the case having allegiance to the Hindu right wing organisation operating from Goa, police said. The latest accused arrested, Dhananjay Ashtekar(20), an Electronic Engineering student from Khed in Ratnagiri, is also associated with the Sanatan Sanstha. He was [...]
Be careful while visiting Goa, Britain tells its nationals
PANAJI: Britain has warned its nationals that they should be careful while visiting Goa and the four major Indian metropolitan cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, which could be terror attack targets. "Future attacks may target public places frequented by Westerners and expatriates, including the major metropolitan centres (Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai) and tourist areas such [...]
Margao blast case: Second accused dies
PANAJI: The second accused in the Margao blast case, who had suffered severe injuries in the explosion, died here on Tuesday. "The accused Yogesh Naik died this morning at 0500 hours," Omprakash Kurtarkar, Superintendent of Police told reporters. Yogesh was accompanying main accused Malgonda Patil on the day of the blast and suffered severe injuries. [...]
