Goa

Timeline

1. 30 May2026
   States

   Goa marks 40th Statehood Day with Vice President at Kala Academy¹²

   Goa observed 40 years of statehood on 30 May 2026 at Kala Academy, Panaji, with Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan as chief guest. The programme included a Mario Miranda centenary stamp and special cover and the release of a coffee table book on the state's progress.

   • Goa became the 25th state of India on 30 May 1987
   • 40th Statehood Day held 30 May 2026 at Kala Academy, Panaji
   • Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan attended on his first official Goa visit as VP
   • Commemorative stamp and special cover for cartoonist Mario Miranda released
2. 6 Dec2025
   Disasters

   Nightclub fire in Arpora, Goa kills 25³⁴⁵

   A fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora, North Goa, killed at least 25 people on the night of 6 December 2025, most by suffocation. Police arrested staff and the club's owners, who had left for Thailand, were later detained there.

   • Date: night of 6 December 2025
   • At least 25 deaths, including four tourists
   • Fire attributed by officials to electrical firecrackers (one report cites a cylinder blast)
   • Owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra flew to Phuket after the fire; Thai authorities detained them around 14 December
   • Location: Arpora, North Goa

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Sources

1. All India Radio
2. Goa Department of Information and Publicity
3. The Tribune
4. All India Radio
5. Dawn