Goa CM announced that the ex gratia amount of Rs 5 lakhs will be provided to the next of kin of the deceased, and Rs 50,000 for the injured will be sanctioned through the SDRF. 

Internal fireworks caused Goa club fire; club manager and three employees arrested, says CM Sawant

Preliminary inquiry findings indicated that the fire started on the first floor of the club, and due to congestion and narrow exits, the customers were not able to evacuate. 

Goa nightclub fire: FIR against owners and organisers; panchayat sarpanch detained

According to sources, Chief Minister Sawant summoned Rane for a meeting in Panaji on Sunday. A statement issued later clarified that Dr Kuttikar would not be suspended pending a fair inquiry. The CM also praised doctors for their service.

Goa CM rescinds doctor’s suspension after IMA, oppn slam health minister; his video goes viral

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday hailed the recent law passed by the state legislative assembly which allows women in the state to work in night shifts.

Goa: CM praises bill allowing women to work in night shifts

The BJP's Pramod Sawant was sworn in as chief minister of Goa at 1.50 am on Tuesday. Eleven ministers were sworn in along with him. "I will not be able to work as much as Manohar Parrikar ji but I will definitely try to work as much as possible," Sawant said shortly after taking office.

BJP's Pramod Sawant sworn in as new Goa chief minister, says 'will never be able to do as much as Parrikar'

The BJP-led alliance in Goa has not yet reached a consensus on the next chief minister, a move necessitated by the death of Manohar Parrikar. Parrikar, 63, died on Sunday evening at his residence near here after battling pancreatic cancer for over a year.

No consensus yet on next Goa chief minister: BJP MLA

Life and times of Manohar Parrikar

Goa Power Minister Nilesh Cabral on Thursday said that ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will continue to be the guiding force behind the Goa BJP’s campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly by-polls.

Parrikar continues to be guiding force of BJP's poll campaign in Goa: State minister

Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was admitted in the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) late Saturday night, a statement said. The chief minister's office said in the statement that he was taken to GMCH for an upper GI endoscopy.

Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar hospitalised again

The Goa government has told the Bombay High Court that mere diagnosis of cancer does not mean that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was not fit enough to handle the state administration, and cited Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' accomplishments to drive home its point.

Goa govt says mere diagnosis of cancer not enough to ask Parrikar to resign

Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is likely to give up some his portfolios after Dussehra, according to ministers who met him Friday in a hospital in New Delhi to discuss governance issues in his home state, reported news agency PTI.

Goa: Ailing Parrikar meets BJP leaders, allies; likely to shed some portfolios

The chief minister was admitted to GMCH on February 25 after he complained of uneasiness