Families of the victims of #Dharwad mishap are in shock & grief, as the ten school friends, most of them medical professionals, died in a road mishap in Karnataka en route to #Goa. The toll is 11 at present.
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#Goa Health Minister #VishwajitRane said 26 #COVID19 patients died at the state-run #GMCH & sought an investigation by the High Court to find out the exact cause of the deaths.
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After #Goa's announcement that #Ivermectin will be given to all adults in the state, #WHO has recommended against the general use of the drug for treatment of #COVID19.

#SoumyaSwaminathan
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#Goa is the only state in the country to have registered more than 50% positivity rate in the #SecondWave of #COVID19, overburdening the health infrastructure and leading to the death of more than 2,000 people.



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Voting started in all assembly seats in #Goa and #Uttarakhand, besides 55 constituencies at #UttarPradesh in the second phase of the state polls.
#ElectionsWithTNIE #GoaElections2022 #UttarPradeshElections2022 #UttarakhandElections2022
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Eight #Congress MLAs in #Goa, including former chief minister #DigambarKamat, on Wednesday joined the ruling #BJP, in a body blow to the opposition party which is now left with just three MLAs in the 40-member state Assembly.

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#Goa-bound chartered flight from Russian capital #Moscow with 240 passengers on board was diverted to #Uzbekistan following a #bombthreat.
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The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red alert for #Goa as state braces for heavy rainfall and flooding. #Kerala and #Gujarat on orange alert.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2023/jul/06/as-rains-lash-india-imd-issues-red-alert-for-goakerala-gujarat-on-orange-alert-2592020.html

CEO of a #Bengaluru startup was arrested while allegedly fleeing in a taxi after killing her four-year-old son in #Goa.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/jan/09/bengaluru-ceo-kills-four-year-old-son-carries-body-in-bag-held-2649410.html

Madhya Pradesh woman filed for divorce after eight months of marriage because her husband took her to Varanasi and #Ayodhya along with his parents instead of #Goa for honeymoon.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Jan/26/mp-woman-files-for-divorce-after-husband-takes-her-to-ayodhya-varanasi-instead-of-goa-for-honeymoon-2

Union Minister Anurag Thakur directed All India Football Federation (AIFF) to take strict action against its official, Deepak Sharma, after two women footballers filed a complaint of physical assault by him in #Goa.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2024/Mar/30/anurag-thakur-orders-strong-legal-action-after-women-footballers-accuse-aiff-official-of-assault

At least six persons were killed, and several sustained injuries after a stampede broke out #LairaiDeviTemple in North #Goa.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/May/03/6-dead-over-15-injured-in-stampede-at-lairai-devi-temple-in-goa

A Delhi court has denied interim relief to Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of Goa’s Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, where 25 people were killed in a devastating fire.

The Luthra brothers sought four weeks’ transit anticipatory bail and interim protection from arrest. However, the court refused any immediate relief and sought a response from the police. The matter has been posted for hearing on Thursday.
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As geopolitical tensions in #WestAsia continue to disrupt international travel plans and the rupee weakens, Indian travellers are increasingly opting for destinations closer home, driving a surge in demand for domestic tourism.

According to industry estimates, destinations in #Jammu and #Kashmir, #HimachalPradesh, #Kerala, #Assam, #Sikkim and #Goa are witnessing a significant surge in bookings as travellers are avoiding trips abroad due to safety concerns and growing uncertainty.


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