THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2026

K’taka teen drowns in pool at Colva

Tragedy struck a family from Tumkur-Karnataka when a 17-year old girl Zaiba Syed drowned in a swimming pool at a Colva hotel early Friday morning.

Two other girls rescued, battling for life at GMC

the goan I network
MARGAO

Two other females, who were rescued in a critical condition, were later shifted to the Goa Medical College and hospital, Bambolim. 
The 10-member family from Tumkur had come to Goa on Thursday and had soon checked in a hotel at Colva. Members of the family had headed to the Colva beach yesterday.   
The tragic incident occurred around 8.15 am on Friday when three female members of the group, believed to be sisters, descended in the swimming pool while their mother kept a watch over them. 
As the trio showed signs of struggling in the swimming pool, the mother raised an alarm and rushed to the rooms to wake up her brother Syed Sultan.   
As panic rent the air, Sultan came rushing from the room and jumped into the pool in a bid to rescue his three nieces. “They were all swimming in the danger zone, and I too was about to drown when we were 
SHARE ON

SC questions Centre on making Aadhaar mandatory for PAN

The Centre on Friday faced searching questions from the Supreme Court for making Aadhaar mandatory for PAN cards, despite its order that it should be optional.

The Goan Network
Published Apr 22, 2017, 6:52 PM IST
SHARE ON

PTINEW DELHIThe government tried to justify its stand saying that fake permanent  account number (PAN) cards were being used to “divert funds” to shell  firms. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi made the submission as a bench  comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan asked him why Aadhaar  has been made mandatory for applying for PAN when the apex court had  earlier said it should be made optional. Responding to court’s query, Rohatgi…

READ MORE

Keep Reading — More from GOA NEWS

2 more related stories queued · tap to continue reading

Home HOME News GOA NEWS Global GLOBAL GOENKAR Search SEARCH