GOA: DOWRY AND ASSAULT CASE AGAINST GOA BJP VICE-PRESIDENT ANIL HOBLE; ARGUMENTS ON AUGUST 3
PANAJI (GOA): Panaji Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Vijayalaxmi Shivolkar today fixed August 3 for the arguments on the petition filed by Suchitra Shirodkar, mother of Anil Hoble’s daughter-in-law, seeking a Court monitored investigation into the criminal case registered against Goa BJP vice president and chairman of OBC corporation Anil Hoble, his wife Sandhya and son Milind. Stating that…
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BY-ELECTION NOTIFICATION ISSUED; NOMINATION PROCESS BEGINS
Panaji (Goa) The Chief Electoral Office (CEO) on Saturday issued notification about the by-election for the Panaji and Valpoi assembly constituency to be held on August 23. With the publication of notification in the official gazette, the process for filing of nomination for both the seats begins. The last date for filing the nomination is August 5. The…
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A HOPE FOR A BETTER LIVING
SUUHAS TENDDULKAR Climate change, the greatest of all crises facing humanity, is happening and there is no denying that. The effect of climate change has been validated in studies after studies Green Piece is meant to be an informative take on new technologies, solutions and strategies that can help individuals and communities in Goa to practice sustainability in daily life. The concept…
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DRIVE SAFELY
SUNDARAM CHITRAMPAT The rampant accidents and deaths that take place on Indian roads is the result of reckless driving due to ignorance of traffic rules by both drivers and riders of motorised vehicles. Every individual, born and brought up on Indian soil, is inherently encouraged to forgo all rules whether it is traffic rules or otherwise. Vehicular traffic will never be…
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BABUSH IS PREDICTABLY UNPREDICTABLE IN POLITICS
There are some people who are most predictable in their one quality of life – unpredictability. They are always unpredictable, and you can always predict that they will be unpredictable. I would count Babush Monserratte in that category. After donning several political hats, making announcements, Babush has always stunned the state politics with his moves. The recent move to join…
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SHRAVAN – THE MONTH OF CELEBRATIONS
SHRUSHTI As the last day of Ashadh month is celebrated as ‘gataari amavasya’, Goans cheer the last non-vegetarian day before the holy month of Shrawan begins. Many families prepare all the non-vegetarian dishes before Shrawan begins. Once the Shrawan begins, most of the Hindu Goans go veg for a month. This is the month where many Hindu festivals are celebrated. One…
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REMEMBERING THE GODS IN SHRAAVANA
PRITHVIRAJ THALI Shraavana evokes in me an undefiled purity and faith in absolute deliverance. As I self-introspect, I sense the liberating presence of the divine within. Like a soothing salve, it spreads over my being, suffusing me with a unique sense of completeness and fulfilment. Inner purity and piety are as central to Hinduism as are their outward expressions, which…
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WRD WARNS ITS OFFICIALS
Panaji (Goa): The water resources department (WRD) has warned its officials not to bring in political pressure to get transfers within the department. “The department being a technically intrinsic department, it is essential that technical and ministerial staff of the department are skilled and have wider perspective of the works they perform. The staffs have also been transferred as per…
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LIFE BEYOND THE SLUMS
SANGITA SHARMA Slums all over the world mushroom in and around urban areas and have the dubious distinction of substandard housing and unhygienic conditions of living. They are steeped in poverty and squalor. Being informal settlements, they lack reliable sanitation services, clean water, electricity, law enforcement and other basic services. They stem out of rural-urban migration, urbanisation, unemployment and poverty….
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GHUMAT- SOUND OF GOAN FOLK
RAHUL KAMAT Ghumat forms an integral part of Goan folk music. Team TNV speaks to Manoj Parab a young Goan who is on a mission to unite Goans in the spirit of Goemkarponn through this musical instrument. Q. What inspired you to promote Ghumat? – In a time when we have people talking about Goem and Goemkarponn, we met another Goemkar…
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