Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deadly crushes occur regularly at religious festivals across India [File: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters] At least six people have ...

There is a controversy over the 16th-century Pelourinho Novo (“New Pillory”) pillar in Old Goa after the Goa government ...

Panaji, May 4 (PTI) The sloping ground near the temple in Goa where a deadly stampede claimed six lives was accident-prone with a similar but minor incident reported in the past, an official said on ...

Nearly 1,000 police personnel will be deployed for security during the annual Shree Lairai Devi Festival set to commence at Shirgao village in Goa on Monday, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said. At ...

The Shree Lairai Devi Festival in Goa will see nearly 1,000 police personnel deployed for security. This follows the tragic stampede last year that resulted in six deaths. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant ...

Panaji: The Goa government is pulling out all stops to ensure there is no repeat of last year’s stampede during the annual temple pilgrimage festival, Jatra, at the Lairai Devi temple in Shirgao ...

The officials said that at least six persons were killed, and 30 sustained injuries after a stampede broke out during a temple festival at a village in North Goa in the wee hours of Saturday, reported ...

A devastating fire tore through luxury cottages near Ajoba Temple in North Goa's Ashwem-Mandrem area, with flames spreading rapidly and causing massive losses while raising concerns over emergency ...