PANAJI/MARGAO: Even though the Zilla Panchayat elections were not held on party lines, the Congress party late on Tuesday claimed that 13 and 14 of its men or women supported by its leaders, MLAs and ministers in the cabinet, have won the elections in North Goa and South Goa, respectively and that two of them would head the Zilla Panchayats.

PANAJI: An Israeli drug peddler Atala alias Yeaniv Venahim has been arrested by the Pernem police on Monday night, informed the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mr Ravindra Yadav on Tuesday.