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Aldona, Porvorim, Saligao to go without power today

Many areas in Bardez will have no power supply in the morning session of Saturday to facilitate urgent repair work along the High Tension power line.

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Entire constituencies of Aldona, Porvorim and Saligao will have no electricity from 9 am to 2 pm on July 29. Candolim too will not have power during the same time.
An official handout from the electricity department said the power shutdown has been arranged to carry out urgent maintenance and repair works on 33KV Porvorim I & II feeders.
Power department, Executive Engineer, R V Dessai informed that work has been taken up on the main line from Tivim to Nachinola sub-station. "Since the same line continues to Porvorim and Saligao feeders, some work will be attended to along the line," Dessai said.
He said some jumpers and conductors will be replaced along the line as part of the repair work.
Meanwhile, residents of Aldona and surrounding villages continued to suffer due to constant power cuts and fluctuations for almost two weeks.
Social media has been flooded with jokes and creative write-ups on the series of power cuts witnessed in Aldona, as locals began to vent their frustrations.
Local MLA, Glenn Ticlo was even not spared,
as consumers and his political opponents took pot shots at him for the relentless power cuts.
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Vasco Saptah begins; hundreds seek Lord Damodar’s blessings

Hundreds of people from around and beyond the State thronged Vasco on Friday to participate in the 118th annual Damodar Bhajani Saptah, which began with traditional rituals at Lord Damodar temple, Vasco.

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Published Jul 29, 2017, 4:20 AM IST
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VASCOVasco-based businessman Paresh Joshi placed the Shreefal (coconut) at the feet of Lord Damodar, to mark the beginning of the Vasco Saptah. The Vasco Damodar Saptah Committee President Anant Naik was also present along with other committee members during the placing of Shreefal at the feet of Lord Damodar. Devotees from across the State were seen standing in queue since the wee hours of Friday, while political leaders and industrialists from Goa, Maharashtra and…

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