Goa

A U.S. national was apprehended near the India-Nepal border for entering India without valid documents. The individual entered via the sea route in November 2025 and had been living in Goa since then.

A fire at Na Ladprao bar in Bangkok, Thailand, killed 27 people and injured dozens, prompting investigations into emergency exit obstructions. The article lists other deadly fires at nightclubs, bars, and music venues globally, including incidents in Switzerland, India, North Macedonia, Turkey, Spain, Indonesia, Cameroon, the U.S., Romania, Brazil, and Russia, with death tolls ranging from 13 to 200.

The Forest Department has enforced a ban on entry to forests and waterfalls in Goa following the death of Aditya Satpati, a 20-year-old from Belagavi, who drowned at the Barajan waterfall in the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary. The incident occurred in the core protected zone of the sanctuary.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached over ₹1,000-crore in assets linked to illegal iron ore mining in Goa. The investigation revealed that AVS Group operated ten mining leases between 2007 and 2012, generating ₹2,492.95 crore from illegal extraction, sale, and export of iron ore.

Goa is left with only one month's drinking water supply due to a delayed monsoon. The India Meteorological Department predicts rainfall activities will resume in the state by next weekend.

A Goa Forest Official filed a police complaint against a Minister, alleging illegal uprooting of trees during soil transportation from a forest, which violates forest laws and government policies aimed at increasing green cover.

Congress plans to reconstitute the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee executive and other organizational bodies as part of a restructuring effort. Agitations starting June 18 aim to pressure the BJP government in Goa.