A 22-year-old woman died in Sanguem village, Goa, after a man allegedly fired a rifle during a gathering. The accused has been arrested, and police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Shigmotsav, Goa's spring festival, highlights its traditions, celebrations, and regional variations.
The five-state assembly poll results announced on Thursday brought gloom for several political heavyweights, including two current and five former chief ministers, who lost the electoral battle from their respective seats.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has managed to contain dissent in most areas in the run-up to the Goa assembly polls scheduled for February 14, but four seats, including the prestigious Panaji constituency, continue to be a cause for worry.
Left with just three MLAs, the Congress does not have the required one tenth of the legislative strength in the 40-member House to claim the Cabinet minister-level post.
The Goa police on Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly raping and murdering a four-year-old girl in Quepem town, 80 km away from Panaji. The victim, who hails from Kurla in Mumbai, was on a vacation in Goa at her grandparent's place in Quepem. While the incident happened on Sunday, her body was recovered from an under-construction building in the town on Tuesday.
The Association of Democratic Reforms said Goa has set a unique record, which is "unparalleled" in the history of Indian democracy.
The father of a four-year-old girl, who was raped and killed in Quepem town of Goa, has refused to perform the final rites of the body till his demand for justice is met. He demanded that the 22-year-old accused should be given the death penalty.
Noting that no permission has been given by the defence ministry for entry into the airbase, he said that the 'crime scene', a 'non-sensitive' area, has been completely barricaded, including visually, on his orders and no defence asset would be used to facilitate the visit of the Pakistani team.
'The people of Goa have not given the BJP a mandate to form a government, but the fact is they are trying to form the government.'
The 10-day Ganesh festival began on Saturday under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, with devotees restricting celebrations to their homes and using online platforms to get 'darshan' of the Lord at temples, amid strict COVID-19 restrictions imposed by governments.
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