Goa Suicide

The CEO of an artificial intelligence start-up, arrested for allegedly killing her four-year-old son in a service apartment in North Goa, tried to end her life after committing the gruesome crime, police said on Tuesday, citing initial investigations

The body of a 50-year-old man was found in a forest patch of Goa a couple of days ago, while that of his wife and minor son were recovered off Devbag beach in neighbouring Karnataka, with police suspecting it may be a case of mass suicide.

Three members of a family allegedly died by suicide in Aman Colony, Zuarinagar in Goa around 9:17 pm on Tuesday, as per a police official.

Amid Congress efforts to dislodge the BJP government in Goa, senior Congress leader Digambar Kamat dispelled rumours that he was joining the rival camp. Mr Kamat, who reached Delhi this afternoon, said he "won't commit suicide by joining the Congress".

The BJP has rushed two observers to Goa and asked all its lawmakers to remain in the state amid concerns over the health of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and a Congress bid to seize power. Reports that senior Congress leader Digambar Kamat may join the BJP added to the political churn. Mr Kamat has dismissed the reports. The BJP and its allies ha...

Demonstrations were held in several cities across India, including Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, Goa and Bhopal on Sunday as public outrage over a spate of rape and murder of children spiral. Over the last two weeks, two cases have shaken the nation. Last Sunday, a 16-year-old, who was allegedly raped by a BJP lawmaker in Unnao,...

Sporting Clube de Goa player Averistho Fernandes committed suicide early today morning, police said.

Goa's child protection authority has come up with an idea to prevent the Blue Whale challenge from harming schoolchildren -- it has told schools in the state to paste warnings on their notice boards. This simple strategy is now part of a safety guideline made by the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights

The suicides of two youngsters in Kerala and Maharashtra while playing the Blue Whale challenge, has forced the Goa Police to issue a formal advisory to parents on safeguarding their wards from playing the online game.

Panaji: Nearly one out of every four suicides in Goa is committed due to depression, frustration or stress, reveals the official figures of the state government. The figures also show unemployment, failure in love affairs and financial problems of the family as other major reasons behind the people taking the drastic step of ending their lives in t...

Two people have died and several others missing after a Portuguese era footbridge that connected south Goa's Curchorem to Sanvordem collapsed on Thursday evening. The Navy has been called in for rescue operations and Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is also tracking the situation.

A 19-year-old boy allegedly shot a teenage girl dead before attempting suicide by turning the gun on himself near Ponda town in Goa, police said today.

A French woman allegedly committed suicide after killing her seven-year-old adopted daughter at Anjuna village near Panaji, police said today.

The Goa unit of Congress today said the BJP-led state government's decision to include the national bird, peacock, in the list of nuisance animals was suicidal and against ecology.

In tourism booklets and guides, it's packaged as paradise - a place to unwind from your worries. But under the glamorous surface and buried in numbers, Goa's suicide statistics reveal a vastly different story.

The CEO of an artificial intelligence start-up, arrested for allegedly killing her four-year-old son in a service apartment in North Goa, tried to end her life after committing the gruesome crime, police said on Tuesday, citing initial investigations

The body of a 50-year-old man was found in a forest patch of Goa a couple of days ago, while that of his wife and minor son were recovered off Devbag beach in neighbouring Karnataka, with police suspecting it may be a case of mass suicide.

Three members of a family allegedly died by suicide in Aman Colony, Zuarinagar in Goa around 9:17 pm on Tuesday, as per a police official.

Amid Congress efforts to dislodge the BJP government in Goa, senior Congress leader Digambar Kamat dispelled rumours that he was joining the rival camp. Mr Kamat, who reached Delhi this afternoon, said he "won't commit suicide by joining the Congress".

The BJP has rushed two observers to Goa and asked all its lawmakers to remain in the state amid concerns over the health of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and a Congress bid to seize power. Reports that senior Congress leader Digambar Kamat may join the BJP added to the political churn. Mr Kamat has dismissed the reports. The BJP and its allies ha...

Demonstrations were held in several cities across India, including Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, Goa and Bhopal on Sunday as public outrage over a spate of rape and murder of children spiral. Over the last two weeks, two cases have shaken the nation. Last Sunday, a 16-year-old, who was allegedly raped by a BJP lawmaker in Unnao,...

Sporting Clube de Goa player Averistho Fernandes committed suicide early today morning, police said.

Goa's child protection authority has come up with an idea to prevent the Blue Whale challenge from harming schoolchildren -- it has told schools in the state to paste warnings on their notice boards. This simple strategy is now part of a safety guideline made by the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights

The suicides of two youngsters in Kerala and Maharashtra while playing the Blue Whale challenge, has forced the Goa Police to issue a formal advisory to parents on safeguarding their wards from playing the online game.

Panaji: Nearly one out of every four suicides in Goa is committed due to depression, frustration or stress, reveals the official figures of the state government. The figures also show unemployment, failure in love affairs and financial problems of the family as other major reasons behind the people taking the drastic step of ending their lives in t...

Two people have died and several others missing after a Portuguese era footbridge that connected south Goa's Curchorem to Sanvordem collapsed on Thursday evening. The Navy has been called in for rescue operations and Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is also tracking the situation.

A 19-year-old boy allegedly shot a teenage girl dead before attempting suicide by turning the gun on himself near Ponda town in Goa, police said today.

A French woman allegedly committed suicide after killing her seven-year-old adopted daughter at Anjuna village near Panaji, police said today.

The Goa unit of Congress today said the BJP-led state government's decision to include the national bird, peacock, in the list of nuisance animals was suicidal and against ecology.

In tourism booklets and guides, it's packaged as paradise - a place to unwind from your worries. But under the glamorous surface and buried in numbers, Goa's suicide statistics reveal a vastly different story.