Missing Goa Minister

The probe into the "missing" Rafale papers should start from Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar who had claimed the files related to the deal were with him, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said today while addressing party workers in Goa.

The Dubai royal "kidnapped" off the coast of Goa has been taken back to the UAE with the help of India, according to French-American national Herve Jaubert who was also accompanying her. Mr Jaubert says he was also taken back to the United Arab Emirates earlier this month and detained for days before his release.

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.

Congress legislator and senior Goa leader Vishwajit Rane has resigned from the party. A short while ago, Mr Rane added deep insult to the Congress' injury when he walked out of the state assembly before the BJP's Manohar Parrikar sought and won a vote of confidence.

Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has told his Maharashtra counterpart that he would not be able to attend the meeting on the ongoing Mahadayi river diversion row, scheduled for Friday in Mumbai.

The hunt for former minister of Goa, Mickky Pacheco, who has been convicted in an assault case, has reached the home of Defence Minister Mahohar Parrikar.

On November 9, BJP leader Manohar Parrikar would complete 20 years in politics. And coincidentally - if all goes as per the buzz in Delhi - he could be sworn in as India's new Defence Minister the same day.

Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti, who like some of her other prominent colleagues has given the ongoing party conclave in Goa a miss, has justified her absence as a result of a "fear of flying".

If you missed over coverage, here are the top ten stories of the day.

A Goa court will decide on Thursday whether to grant bail to Mickey Pacheco, the state's former Tourism Minister, who is missing, and has been named the main suspect in the mysterious death of his girlfriend, Nadia Torrado.

Digamber Kamat-led Goa government is celebrating its three years in power in the backdrop of its former minister on the run who is wanted by police in connection with the death of a girl.As the state government held a formal function to mark its three 'successful' years in the power, Crime Branch continued searches at various places to trace former...

The Goa police say former tourism minister Fransisco Pacheco has not yet been traced. Pacheco resigned on Saturday, a day after the police interrogated him in connection with the death of his friend Nadia Torrado, a 28-year-old woman. He has since been missing. All police stations in Goa have been informed.Police say it's too early to say if he is ...

The probe into the "missing" Rafale papers should start from Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar who had claimed the files related to the deal were with him, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said today while addressing party workers in Goa.

The Dubai royal "kidnapped" off the coast of Goa has been taken back to the UAE with the help of India, according to French-American national Herve Jaubert who was also accompanying her. Mr Jaubert says he was also taken back to the United Arab Emirates earlier this month and detained for days before his release.

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.

Congress legislator and senior Goa leader Vishwajit Rane has resigned from the party. A short while ago, Mr Rane added deep insult to the Congress' injury when he walked out of the state assembly before the BJP's Manohar Parrikar sought and won a vote of confidence.

Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has told his Maharashtra counterpart that he would not be able to attend the meeting on the ongoing Mahadayi river diversion row, scheduled for Friday in Mumbai.

The hunt for former minister of Goa, Mickky Pacheco, who has been convicted in an assault case, has reached the home of Defence Minister Mahohar Parrikar.

On November 9, BJP leader Manohar Parrikar would complete 20 years in politics. And coincidentally - if all goes as per the buzz in Delhi - he could be sworn in as India's new Defence Minister the same day.

Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti, who like some of her other prominent colleagues has given the ongoing party conclave in Goa a miss, has justified her absence as a result of a "fear of flying".

If you missed over coverage, here are the top ten stories of the day.

A Goa court will decide on Thursday whether to grant bail to Mickey Pacheco, the state's former Tourism Minister, who is missing, and has been named the main suspect in the mysterious death of his girlfriend, Nadia Torrado.

Digamber Kamat-led Goa government is celebrating its three years in power in the backdrop of its former minister on the run who is wanted by police in connection with the death of a girl.As the state government held a formal function to mark its three 'successful' years in the power, Crime Branch continued searches at various places to trace former...

The Goa police say former tourism minister Fransisco Pacheco has not yet been traced. Pacheco resigned on Saturday, a day after the police interrogated him in connection with the death of his friend Nadia Torrado, a 28-year-old woman. He has since been missing. All police stations in Goa have been informed.Police say it's too early to say if he is ...