Dabholkar, Pansare & Kalburgi were killed with same weapon
18 December 2015 21:48 IST
In what might be the biggest lead yet into establishing a common link in the murders of Kannada scholar MM Kalburgi in Dharwad in August, communist leader Govind Pansare in Kolhapur earlier this year, and ... READ
Sahitya Akademi refuses to accept awards returned by authors
18 December 2015 16:54 IST
Sahitya Akademi has decided not to accept the awards returned by 35 winners to protest against rising intolerance. READ
Economic blockade in ’55 to 'Operation Vijay' in ’61 liberated Goa
18 December 2015 14:17 IST
On December 18, 1961, Operation Vijay was put into action. Indian troops crossed the border into Goa. READ
Goa's Alvares 'green couple' gets Lifetime Service Award
18 December 2015 00:30 IST
The husband-wife duo of Claude and Norma Alvares, founders of the Goa Foundation which first raised the issue of sand mining in Goa's beaches in 1987, have been named for this year's Lifetime Service Award ... READ
FORCE dares BBSM to close down Pvt Eng primary schools
17 December 2015 20:26 IST
After not responding to their challenge to have an open debate, the FORCE has now challenged the BBSM to close down all the private English medium primary schools in Goa, if they are detrimental to ... READ
Hear How Lata Helped Liberate Goa in Her Own Voice
17 December 2015 18:03 IST
Newly independent India was desperate to free Goa from the clutches of Portuguese dominion. READ
BBSM ready for a public debate on MoI; but not with FORCE
16 December 2015 17:44 IST
Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch is ready for a public debate on the issue of Medium of Instruction, but with the government authorities, not with those demanding grants to English medium primary schools. READ
Sanatan activist chargesheeted for Pansare murder
15 December 2015 13:25 IST
The police on Monday filed a charge sheet in a local court against Sameer Gaikwad, an activist of right- wing outfit Sanatan Sanstha, arrested in connection with the murder of Communist leader Govind Pansare. READ
Goa has intellectual vibrancy, not beach life; says Pak Goan
14 December 2015 22:18 IST
Pakistani journalist of Goan origin, Cyril Almeida, has come a long way from his home in Islamabad, crossing Wagah, to India from Atari, Amritsar, then to Mumbai via Delhi until finally landing in Goa. READ
196 countries set target to save planet, sign Paris Pact
14 December 2015 14:06 IST
History was made on Saturday night in Paris. As many as 196 countries adopted a new climate accord – to be known as the Paris agreement – that commits to limit global warming to below ... READ
