Drug abuse on rise among Goa's school children
06 September 2015 17:12 IST
Substance abuse, which is largely associated with adults, has now trickled down to teenagers with a growing number of school children getting addicted to various narcotics in Goa, according to an NGO working in the ... READ
Patients on the floor: Human Rights Commission summons GMC
05 September 2015 17:17 IST
Goa Human Rights Commission has summoned the health secretary and Dean of Goa Medical College to explain why patients are made to sleep on the floor at GMC hospital. READ
Watch a drama; help the terminally ill patients
29 August 2015 22:18 IST
Dilasa (Solace), a noble cause which requires your attention since it could happen in any house. A solace for terminally ill patients, for peaceful death. READ
Big relief! Goa didn't report single Mother-to-Child HIV
18 August 2015 20:05 IST
Not a single case of mother-to-child HIV transmission has been reported during the last year in Goa, as compared to the national average of five per cent, a senior official said today. READ
Dead bodies fight for space in Goa, 70 bodies lying unclaimed
06 August 2015 14:13 IST
Total 70 dead bodies, including 33 foreigners, are lying unclaimed in the morgues of Goa while almost 163 cabinets are not in a working condition. READ
Govt central lab finds Goa samples of Maggi noodles safe
05 August 2015 18:32 IST
In a major boost to Nestle India, FSSAI-approved laboratory of Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) has found Maggi noodles to be in compliance with the country's food safety standards. READ
Goa Govt asks local Nestle unit to recall all Maggi noodles
09 June 2015 22:05 IST
The Food and Drugs Administration in Goa has asked Nestle company to recall all the stock of Maggi noodles from 709 outlets across the state by this evening, which would be destroyed in presence of ... READ
Unlike rest of India, Maggi gets clean chit in Goa
03 June 2015 21:08 IST Amid row over alleged violation of safety norms by Nestle in manufacturing of Maggi noodles, the samples of the fast food in Goa have not shown any traces of the flavour enhancer MSG and lead, ... READ
Let states decide, no country-wide beef ban: Amit
28 May 2015 17:19 IST
BJP today ruled out a country-wide ban on beef, saying it is for the states to take a decision on it keeping in mind the "sentiments of the people". READ
TIME lists Goa's Dr Vikram among 100 in the World
17 April 2015 19:24 IST
Goa based psychiatrist Dr Vikram Patel who is also a Professor of International Mental Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, has made it to the TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people ... READ
