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Aid to Mandrem family who lost house in fire

Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Sunday announced a relief of Rs 2 lakh from the Chief Minister's Fund and contributed Rs 50,000 to the family whose house was destroyed in a fire at Mandrem on Saturday.

THE GOAN NETWORKPublished May 9, 2016, 12:00 AM IST

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It may be recalled that the house belonging to carpenter Pradeep Korgaonkar and Prakash Korgaonkar was completely destroyed in the fire, causing damages of Rs 10 lakh.

Chief Minister Parsekar visited the site and assured to repair the damaged house before the monsoons and land acquisition process will start soon to construct a proper road in the village. He has asked the people for co-operation in this regard.

Meanwhile, former union minister Ramakant Khalap also visited the site and announced to give financial assistance.

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Absent panchas trigger uproar in Chicalim

THE GOAN NETWORK

Published May 9, 2016, 12:00 AM IST

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Absent panchas trigger uproar in ChicalimTHE GOAN NETWORKVASCO The Chicalim villagers on Sunday took the panchayat members to task, as out of 11 panchas, only four attended the gram sabha. The villagers accused the panchas of fooling the villagers and getting elected on false promises. While not much came up for discussion, the villagers brought to the notice of the sarpanch that water tankers are drawing rampant ground water from the village without any specific timing.…