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Architects’ symposia today



PANAJI
Architects in Goa and beyond will debate the issue of ‘housing’ including issues on Goan housing, gated communities, Goan villages (hamlets) and heritage housing during a one-day symposium organised by the Goa Chapter of the Indian Institute of Architects.   
The sessions which begin at 2pm on March 20 at the Maquinez Palace will see presentations by noted Architects, Tallulah D’Silva, Anoop Gadgil, Ashish Rege, Arminio Ribeiro, Milind Ramani and Ameet Sukhtancar,” IIA Goa Chapter Manguesh Prabhugaonkar said.   
The symposium is expected to shed light on the challenges facing the housing industry in Goa and especially the changing styles that are often a cause of social tension in Goa manifested through protests and opposition to complexes rising up in once laid-back Goan villages.
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Linking media to FIR is to silence press freedom, says Chodankar

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) Secretary Girish Chondanker on Sunday condemned a First Information Report (FIR) that was filed against them by police after a complaint by the BJP. He added that by making media party to the FIR pointed to a curbing of the press’ freedom.

The Goan Network
Published Mar 20, 2017, 6:39 PM IST
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the goan I networkPANAJISpeaking at a press conference, Chodanker said it was understandable for BJP to name Congress but getting media to be party in the case was a step to silence them.“This new government has shown that their first step is to curb the freedom of press. This is a warning to the Goans, media, citizens and NGOs not to raise their voice against the government. But they cannot silence the media,” he warned.   The defamation case was filed by BJP…

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