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Goa nightclub fire: Luthra brothers brought back from Thailand, to be produced in Delhi court today

By Odisha News Online Dec 16, 2025 159

NEW DELHI, DEC 16 : Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa’s Arpora, where a devastating fire claimed the lives of 25 people, landed in India on Tuesday after being deported from Thailand. The brothers were accompanied by a team of officials from central agencies, while the Goa […]Continue Reading

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Fireworks banned at nightbclubs, hotels, other tourist establishments in North Goa

By Odisha News Online Dec 11, 2025 142

GOA,DEC 11 : Days after a devastating nightclub fire in North Goa claimed 25 lives, the district administration has imposed a blanket ban on fireworks and pyrotechnics inside all tourist establishments. The order, issued on Wednesday evening, comes in the wake of the December 6 incident at the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub in Arpora, […]Continue Reading

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Luthras booked Thailand tickets while their Goa nightclub burned; denied interim relief

By Odisha News Online Dec 11, 2025 212

NEW DELHI, DEC 11 : Goa Police have uncovered that nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra booked their escape to Thailand barely 90 minutes after the massive blaze erupted at their Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Anjuna, even as fire crews and police were still battling the inferno. Investigators found that the brothers logged […]Continue Reading

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Goa nightclub fire: ‘I am only a partner,’ says co-owner Ajay Gupta

By Odisha News Online Dec 10, 2025 173

Goa, Dec 10 : Ajaya Gupta, one of the co-owner  Birch by Romeo Lane, was brought to Delhi Police’s Crime Branch on Wednesday in connection with the devastating fire at the North Goa nightclub that claimed 25 lives. Speaking briefly to reporters while entering the office, his face largely concealed by a mask, Gupta insisted […]Continue Reading

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Goa government cracks down on ‘Romeo Lane’ chain after deadly club fire; two properties sealed

By Odisha News Online Dec 8, 2025 235

GOA, DEC 7 : The Goa government has intensified action against the Romeo Lane hospitality chain after a devastating fire at one of its clubs killed 25 people on Saturday night. Officials confirmed on Monday that two additional properties linked to the chain, a beach shack in Vagator and a club in Assagao, have been […]Continue Reading

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Women, tourists among 25 dead after cylinder blast sparks fire at Goa nightclub

By Odisha News Online Dec 7, 2025 215

GOA , DEC 12 : At least 25 people were killed and six others suffered injuries in a massive fire that erupted at a nightclub in North Goa after midnight on Sunday. Most of the victims were kitchen staff, including three women, while three to four tourists were also among the dead. Chief Minister Pramod […]Continue Reading

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G20 Tourism Working Group and Tourism Ministerial Meetings begins in Goa

By Odisha News Online Jun 20, 2023 508

By Puja Mishra Goa,June 20 : The fourth Tourism Working Group meeting is being convened from June 19 – 20 in Goa. Whereas, the Tourism Ministers’ meeting will be taking place from June 21 – 22, 2023 in Goa. The G20 delegates received a warm and traditional welcome upon their arrival for the meeting. A […]Continue Reading

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3rd G20 DWG Meeting Held in Goa, Contribution of Indian Women Highlighted

By Odisha News Online May 10, 2023 542

New Delhi, MAY 10: The third meeting of the G20 Development Working Group (DWG) was held in Goa. The meeting is being held from May 8 to 11 and is being attended by G20 members, nine invited countries and more than 80 representatives of various international and regional organizations. The second day of the DWG […]Continue Reading

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‘Menace of terrorism continues…’: Jaishankar’s indirect attack on Pakistan at SCO meet

By Odisha News Online May 5, 2023 521

GOA,MAY 5 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday slammed Pakistan, although without directly referring to it, on terror at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet in Goa. Talking about terrorism, EAM Jaishankar said that the menace of terrorism, including cross-border terrorism, continues unabated. Jaishankar, Pakistan’s Bilawal Bhutto shook Continue Reading