”Goa” News

Tight security as Mumbai hotels prepare to reopen

MUMBAI, India – Doormen in white suits and black turbans greeted visitors to the Oberoi with a bow on the eve of the hotel's reopening three weeks after it was targeted in a militant rampage. Security was noticeably tighter Saturday as
12 23 2008 7:15AM (...more)

Goa's party season low-key after Mumbai attacks

PANAJI, India (AFP) – The Mumbai attacks have cast a shadow over the Indian resort state of Goa, with its famous end-of-year party season likely to be hit as foreigners stay away and security is tightened. Some 400,000
12 16 2008 10:08PM (...more)

Mumbai neighbourhood uneasy over return of Jewish centre

MUMBAI (AFP) – People living close to a Jewish prayer centre besieged by Islamist fanatics who murdered its rabbi and his wife fear that if it reopens their Mumbai neighbourhood could once again become a terror target. Some residents near Nariman House said they would rather
12 10 2008 6:41AM (...more)

Goa court gives final warning to Scarlett's mum

PANAJI, India (AFP) - Authorities in the Indian resort state of Goa on Saturday gave a final warning to the mother of murdered British teenager Scarlett Keeling to appear in court to face neglect charges.
10 12 2008 4:47AM (...more)

Goa police probe 'neglect' claim against murdered girl's mother

PANAJI, India (AFP) - Police in the Indian resort state of Goa are to investigate a complaint that the mother of murdered British teenager Scarlett Keeling neglected her daughter, they said Friday.
10 11 2008 2:33AM (...more)

Goa targets drink, drugs as new tourist season starts

PANAJI, India (AFP) - The Indian resort state of Goa is getting tough on drink, drugs and loud music as the new tourist season starts, to restore its tarnished reputation after the shock murder of a British teenager.
10 7 2008 2:47AM (...more)

Accused Indian man denies Goa murder: report

LONDON (AFP) - An Indian man accused of killing British girl Scarlett Keeling said he was not responsible for her death but has admitted leaving her semi-conscious on a beach in India, according to an interview published Sunday.
09 28 2008 11:01PM (...more)

Mother of slain teen tells India she will not bury 'incomplete' body

PANAJI, India (AFP) - The mother of a British girl killed in the Indian beach resort of Goa said she would not bury her daughter's body without her missing organs, which authorities have still not released.
05 4 2008 6:10PM (...more)

Mother of Scarlett tells India she will not bury 'incomplete' body

PANAJI, India (AFP) - The mother of a British girl killed in the Indian beach resort of Goa said Saturday she would not bury her daughter's body without her missing organs, which authorities have still not released.
05 4 2008 2:42AM (...more)

British teen's murder in Goa inspires Bollywood film

MUMBAI (AFP) - The murder of 15-year-old British tourist Scarlett Keeling has inspired a Bollywood director to make "Rave Party" -- a film exposing the drug scene in India 's tropical holiday hotspot Goa .
05 2 2008 11:00PM (...more)